Bhagavad-gītā 2.14
That means when you remain in your original body, means spiritual body, and do not come to this gross or subtle body, that is your eternal life.
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That means when you remain in your original body, means spiritual body, and do not come to this gross or subtle body, that is your eternal life.
It is not theory; it is fact, stated in the Vedic literature, Padma Purāṇa, how we have passed through so many bodies, and ultimately we have got this civilized civilized human form of body.
Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means that you are misled and simply bodily conscious of life.
So Arjuna belonged to the group of men who was meant for giving protection to the society.
So as you are all ladies and gentleman interested in the yoga system, so the first-class yoga system is bhakti-yoga.
So our Vaiṣṇava philosophy, biggest means Kṛṣṇa, because He is the richest, He is the strongest, He is the wisest, He is the most beautiful.
This body is made by the material nature under the order of Kṛṣṇa.
Now, Kṛṣṇa says, ye yathā māṁ prapadyante: \"According to the degree of surrender, one comes nearer and nearer.
So that spiritual nature is described in the Bhagavad-gītā.
So long we are materially attached, we have to accept a type of body according to our resultant action of activities.
That is the teaching of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, not that we go to God and beg our daily bread.
So, I began from the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, how to develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
The difficulty is that when you are admitted into some school.
So to some extent we have discussed from where we have to receive knowledge, perfect knowledge, without any mistake, without any illusion.
So therefore the Vedic injunction is tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum eva abhigacchet [Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.
So charity, or sacrificing your possession for the benefit of others, this is also yajña.
Actually, it is very difficult to control the mind.
And how we are trying to be master or enjoyer of this material world?
There are different types of yajña, sacrifices, and the person who offers sacrifices, he is called yogī.
So to hear about Kṛṣṇa it does not appeal to everyone.
Most American boys and girls, they are all beautiful.
So our falldown, this I have explained the other day, is there when we wanted to compete with Kṛṣṇa or become Kṛṣṇa.
To keep your health and body, and the body and the soul together, you must live very nicely so that you may not be diseased.
Those who are sūraya, devas, demigods, they are simply worshiping tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Mahārāja Ikṣvāku is the first king of the sun dynasty, sūrya-vaṁśa, kṣatriya, the forefather of the dynasty where Rāmacandra, Lord Rāmacandra, appeared.
So the ultimate goal of life is to understand Viṣṇu.
Now, when we act something on account of my persistence by the sanction of the Lord, then I become subjected to the fruits of such resultant action, and we get a different type of body.
So again the same beginning: cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ [[bg/4/13|[Bg.
Now, in this verse three times, four times, the word has been used, pūrvataram, pūrvatamaiḥ.
Therefore the karma should be systematized, and it should be regulated by brahminical culture, by kṣatriya culture, by vaiśya culture, by śūdra culture.
Kṛṣṇa says, \"These four varṇas are created by Me.
Antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ [[bg/2/18|[Bg.
So it requires a little qualification, how to go to the sun planet.
This is another explanation of Kṛṣṇa's greatness, that by His one plenary expansion, eko 'py asau racayitum, one plenary expansion is maintaining the whole material creation—eko 'py asau racayitum—just to create this material world.
Our problem is this transmigration of the soul, one body to another, this is going on.
So, the routine work of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, how and when He appears.
This is very important verse in the Bhagavad-gītā.
Therefore ajo 'pi san: Kṛṣṇa has no birth, no death.
So Bhagavān is individual; we are also individual, part and parcel.
\" They cannot understand that Kṛṣṇa spoke this Bhagavad-gītā millions of years ago to the sun-god.
This is very important verse to understand Bhagavad-gītā.
From the material standard, gradually we have to go upwards and come to the point of understanding Kṛṣṇa.
So we are beginning today speaking on Bhagavad-gītā, the preliminary scientific study of this science of God.
Just like from the root the tree grows and becomes expanded.
In the śāstra it is stated that jīvo jīvasya jīvanam [[sb/1/13/47|[SB.
The same manure, same water, the same gardener, but according to different flowers, the fragrance is different.
So you can perceive Kṛṣṇa's presence, Kṛṣṇa's all-pervasiveness, even while you drink water.
So the material and spiritual world, everything is manifestation of two energies.
Just like a child is seated on the car, and the car is moving.
So from the Supreme Soul all these material elements have come.