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Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] \" bhāvanaṁ brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ dhāraṇaṁ sad-viśeṣaṇam sarva-sattva-guṇodbhedaḥ pṛthivī-vṛtti-lakṣaṇam []\" Prabhupāda: [correcting pronunciation] Vṛtti-lakṣaṇam. Nitāi: Vṛtti-lakṣaṇam.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
We can understand from Vedic knowledge what is our position, what is our relationship with God, how we shall act in that relationship.
Spiritual life means to revive our spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.41 Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt tejaso daiva-coditāt rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ []\" [break] [02:58] “By the interaction of fire and the visual sensation, the subtle element taste evolves under a superior arrangement. From taste, water is produced, and the tongue, which perceives taste, is also manifested.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" dyotanaṁ pacanaṁ pānam adanaṁ hima-mardanam tejaso vṛttayas tv etāḥ śoṣaṇaṁ kṣut tṛḍ eva ca []\" [break] [01:27] “Fire is appreciated by its light and by its capacity to cook, to digest, to destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking.Prabhupāda:
Anartha means we are accustomed to this material condition of life, so many anarthas.
Therefore the whole world is unhappy, chaotic condition, and everyone is manufacturing his own way of life to become happy.
Brahman effulgence is spiritual world, certainly, but there is no variety.
Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" taijasāt tu vikurvāṇād buddhi-tattvam abhūt sati dravya-sphuraṇa-vijñānam indriyāṇām anugrahaḥ []\" [01:34] “By the transformation of the false ego in passion, intelligence takes birth, O virtuous lady. The functions of the intelligence are to help in ascertaining the nature of objects when they come into view, and to help the senses.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] \" yad vidur hy aniruddhākhyaṁ hṛṣīkāṇām adhīśvaram śāradendīvara-śyāmaṁ saṁrādhyaṁ yogibhiḥ śanaiḥ []\" [break] [01:54] “The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha, the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form like a lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found solely by the yogīs.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" vaikārikād vikurvāṇān manas-tattvam ajāyata yat-saṅkalpa-vikalpābhyāṁ vartate kāma-sambhavaḥ []\" [break] [01:08] “From the false ego of goodness, another transformation takes place. From this evolves the mind, whose thoughts and reflections give rise to desire.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: “The threefold ahaṅkāra, the source of the gross elements, the senses and the mind, is hence identical with them because it is their cause. It...—
Material life means everyone is trying to become victorious in the struggle of existence without God consciousness.