The Core of Brilliance Personality

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! This is from a conversation I had on another site with another person.

    But is that not what the soul is - esssentially? As any attributes you assign to your soul now are actually part of your earthly personality. Your likes/dislikes, memories, plans, etc.

    Wihout memory of the past, we are nothing. Since memory is an atrribute of the physical body, the nature of a soul would be impersonal.  by shvu

    God is quite personal in that consciousness is the window that all existence can be experienced within 'soul'. We can literally experience all of existence....ie..... see elightenment as defined in buddhism

    Mind is simply for defining what we experience and as you shared perfectly, mind is bound to the body but the consciousness upon that body, is the life eternal and in all parts;............... of God........ by bishadi

    This is common thinking amongst the thoughtful. And in a sense this oneness is factual. Even though personally I do not perceive myself as 'God'...but a part of God...with a limited field of consciousness.

    That limited field of consciousness, in contact with mind, can travel and perceive vast area...but not all area (at once). And is tainted with a subjective experience (until we expand further). But ofcourse expanding further, higher intellect presses down (buddhi)...to 'see' objectively...and partially the experience of 'super'subjectivity'. Infact such vision is possibly the saving grace of man 'personality'. And this seeing becomes union. We become spiritual man. The potential for an organic whole on planet earth. Some forward thinking, excellent, non-sectarian christians call this 'the christ' and can see a fulfillment of earth gradually unfolding. The omega!

    I can understand your point bishadi.

    But...if there is a two sided coin (and it is possible). Maybe such a presentation is half the coin. Look at it this way....you and me have seen how great...how wonderful....how joyous...how magnificent...how much a blast...is this god 'personality experience'. By applying good intelligence...could we be limiting ourself by limiting the possibility of more of God. The other side to the coin. A positive spiritual existence of pure form....

    Personally I think if we deny the existence of such a realm...and Divine Personage with associates, spiritual planets etc...we are limiting the unlimited possibility and greatness of God.

    The argument of the person who denies such....would be....'we have not seen such'. My argument would be...how do you know others haven't? And then I would say....go deeper...use full the faculty of man and your personality....to discover more of your true self...which is truly exquisite!

    Some may say...we have not seen...therefore we do not accept. Well, have we seen all in the material nature. I have seen a brown raindow at night, while living in Guatemala. People do not belive me. Yesterday I saw a huge colored cloud...shining from a reflection of the sun...two other people saw it too. The rest would think we were mad. Why do people not see...because they limit themselves. God has no limit. They choose not to see...to slow and look!

    And as you have said bishadi....personality is a blast! I would say God is fantastic....and Personality is the core of excellence!
    The author penned Vedic scripture which points to such personality as described above (by giving a picture of such). The Srimad Bhagavatam shows the apex (personality)...(the commentators) who were brave enough to go deeper and being full of compassion, wrote for the neophyte.

    Those who are not neophyte...can utilize that text...to go deeper also. The neophyte can accept the text by face value and advance.

    The topmost devotee...never limits God in any regard. And is forever free. And sees text 'as it is' with his divine vision. by Nava

The expert topmost persons have no direct need for this book other than to strengthen their own conclusions. Still, they should discuss this book with due respect in order to benefit the madhyama-adhikaris. Therefore it is the madhyama-adhikaris who are the proper candidates for studying this book. All the above-mentioned three categories of people are qualified to study Shrimad Bhagavatam, yet most of the commentaries on this matchless book are composed for the benefit of the neophytes. The commentators were all swanlike persons, and they have exhibited more compassion towards the neophytes than towards the madhyamas. Whenever they discuss jnana, they are referring to brahma-jnana, or the impersonal understanding of the Absolute Truth. Therefore modern speculators are not benefited. Nowadays many people of our country discuss foreign literature and science with a desire to scrutinize its significance. They quickly become faithless after observing the indirect presentations by the writers of the scripture and the scriptural commentaries that are appropriate for the above-mentioned neophytes. They then either adopt a different religion or become famous by introducing a new one. The danger with this is that such people uselessly waste their time inventing a new level of understanding while leaving aside the previous mahajanas' perfect path, which automatically uplifts one from a lower qualification to a higher one. If there were some literatures appropriate for the madhyama-adhikaris to discuss, then no anarthas, or unwanted things, in the form of sub-religion, cheating religion, or irreligion would have entered India. The principal purpose of this book is to fulfill the above-mentioned requirement. Actually this book will directly and indirectly benefit all three types of persons—the uttama, madhyama, and kanishtha. Therefore they should all respect this book. BVT from intro to Sri Krsna Samhita (the essence of Srimad Bhagavatam - for full book click here.

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