The sweet sweet centre!

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Dear Swami Gaurangapada and assembled devotees, please accept my simple obiesances.

Here is some of my writing online:

There is one lady in town here, a born-again christian. She has always been very strong in pointing out that fact to me (her faith), as she sees my faith as inconsistent with hers.

She struggles a bit in life, and yesterday asked me to sit with her, listen, and share. I asked her if she thinks her God is a person, if she thinks upon going home she will associate with a person?

Her response was 'oh yes, very personal relationship. Just like sitting here with you now'.

So I asked, 'not just a light?'. 'No' was her response.

So then I said to her, 'When you sing Jesus's Name, you can reflect on his form, qualities, and pastimes...and prepare to enter them.'

She looked with a knowing and confirmation of spirit. Little did she know I was sharing a secret of Vedanta-sutra with her. Her eyes lit up, and I could see she longed to live in that place with her Lord.

As we parted company, she thanked me, expressing that her days burden had been lifted. She said she felt light.

I would question, why we place our total selves to one Lord (that attracts our heart)? It surely must be love, intuitively known - even before we realize (in the unchanging soul which is), even while in this world that is possible. The direction must surely be moving toward that, which is fully satisfying to our soul (and fructifying now).

Not all souls will move toward Krsna Goloka...some may even find total satisfaction in Navadwipa Goloka Dham. We can have two bodies as Gaudiya's in both Dham's. Or just one.

In the Gaudiya philosophy there are unlimited Vaikuntha planets, and even though we sing the praises of our Lord Sri GaurangaKrsna and His Dham (from our heart centre), we know that the truth of Vedanta accomodates all. Even the effulgence of Vaikuntha - impersonal light exists as eternal. We only speak very strongly against those who say God's body is material and temporary. We say they are atheistic (denying spiritual form), extracting their knowledge from maya (mayavada). Attracting people away (being demonically motivated), from that which may be inherent to their soul, blinding them! If someone finds satisfaction in santa-rasa (in the impersonal peace), that is available too. Jaya Sri Krsna! Jaya Vaisnava Thakura!

For writings on the soul journey, of one attracted to rasa-raja Sri Krsna:

Sri Brihad Bhagavatamrta by Sanatana Goswami - click here

and Sri Krsna Samhita by Srila Bhaktivinoda - click here

The Gaudiya claims the abode of Sri Krsna is the centre of Vaikuntha, because of the amount of madhurya (sweetness), the axis of all things you might say.We see this with our souls eyes, anointed with love. This is truth! Those with limited vision, and who do not understand the inconceivable nature of God, see gradation (and have conflict within themselves). Gradation is only explained by the acaraya's to describe madhurya (out of their unlimited kindness, being motivated by compassion). Those who are firmly situated in various vaikuntha planets never feel inadequacy, but instead fullest satisfaction.

What we must seek, is the shelter of higher agents - who have come to take us home!

Where our heart leads us, there we will find our fullest satisfaction. As sadhakas and seekers we are searching out the soul depth, intuitively following, that which we know to be truth.

It is inconceivable to grasp within our minds, the full nature of variety and oneness (intuitively we know). I cannot describe what I am seeing in my heart...I hope a tiny glimpse, a little of what I am trying to share and paint, reveals in our hearts.

Those who argue over one God and another, are still seeing only the relative material plane (the plane of inner conflict). God in total is something much more profound. Lord Caitanya called that acintya (inconceivable). Truly wonderful.

Non-dual truth!!!

y.s. Nava.

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