Do we actually get liberation immediately after death ?

Dear Swamiji and Devotees,

Nityananda ! Gauraanga ! Hare Krishna !

In the purport of Srimad Bhagavatam of Canto 10, chapter 1, text 23 the  following has been stated-

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita (4.9) the Lord says, tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mameti:  after giving up the material body, the devotee of the Lord returns home, back to  Godhead. This means that the devotee is first transferred to the particular  universe where the Lord is at that time staying to exhibit His pastimes. There  are innumerable universes, and the Lord is appearing in one of these universes  at every moment. Therefore His pastimes are called nitya-lila, eternal pastimes.  The Lord's appearance as a child in the house of Devaki takes place continuously  in one universe after another. Therefore, the devotee is first transferred to  that particular universe where the pastimes of the Lord are
current. As  stated in Bhagavad-gita, even if a devotee does not complete the course of  devotional service, he enjoys the happiness of the heavenly planets, where the  most pious people dwell, and then takes birth in the house of a suci or sriman,  a pious brahmana or a wealthy vaisya (sucinam srimatam gehe yogabhrasto  'bhijayate). Thus a pure devotee, even if unable to execute devotional service  completely, is transferred to the upper planetary system, where pious people  reside. From there, if his devotional service is complete, such a devotee
is  transferred to the place where the Lord's pastimes are going on. Herein it is  said, sambhavantu sura-striyah. Sura-stri, the women of the heavenly planets,  were thus ordered to appear in the Yadu dynasty in Vrndavana to enrich the  pastimes of Lord Krsna. These sura-stri, when further trained to live with  Krsna, would be transferred to the original Goloka Vrndavana. During Lord  Krsna's pastimes within this world, the sura-stri were to appear in different  ways in different families to give pleasure to the Lord, just so that they would  be fully trained before going to the eternal Goloka Vrndavana. With the  association of Lord Krsna, either at Dvaraka-puri, Mathura-puri or Vrndavana,  they would certainly return home, back to Godhead. Among the sura-stri, the  women of the heavenly planets, there are many devotees, such as the mother of  the Upendra incarnation of Krsna. It was such devoted women who were called for  in this connection.

Here it has been stated that after death a person is first transfered to another material planet where Lord Krishna's past times are going on before he can go to Goloka Vrindavan. Does this mean that we don't get liberation immediately after death and we first have to go to the material world where Lord Krishna's past times are going on ? Similarly does this also mean that after death we don't immediately goto Goloka Navadvipa as we first might have to go to a material planet where Lord Nitaai and Lord Gaura's pasttimes are going on ? It also been stated that we directly don't go to the spiritual planet because our training for serving the supreme Lord is yet not over and we have to become more perfect in the Lord's association in the material world.

Sincerely,
Mihir.

 

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Re: Science question

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Dear Gurudeva and assembled devotees please accept my simple obiesances.

Thank you so much for this great video, it clears so many misunderstandings one may have, and replaces that with a much broader appreciation of the Srimad Bhagavatam. I enjoyed this video alot, very nurturing for faith. Jaya Sri Krsna!

Nava.

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Śrī Vedānta-sūtra Complete in English

Hare Kṛṣṇa Prabhus!It is my pleasure to announce the publication, online and in paperback, of the complete Vedānta-sūtra in English with the theistic commentary of Baladeva Vidyābhūsana. You can find out all about it or read it online here:http://esotericteaching.org/joomla/seminars/vedic-scriptures/theistic-vedanta

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Re: Descriptions of Ghosts

Dear Swamiji,

Nityananda ! Gauraanga ! Hare Krishna !

I feel so good to hear that the mantrarajas alone help to drive away ghosts. I personally also have so much of faith in them that is the reason I have made myself completely dependent on them. Its good to know that Lord Nitaai and Lord Gaura are so kind that they also liberate the ghosts. I am very happy to have made them my worshipable Lords.

Nityananda ! Gauraanga ! Hare Krishna !

Sincerely,
Mihir.

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Re: Soma the Deity of the Mind

Dear Hadai, This is a good question. The planets travelling in twelve zodiac signs have affect on the following:
The Sun has effect on - Soul (Aatma)
The Moon has effects on - Mind (Mana)
The Mars has effects on - Patience (Dhairya)
The Mercury has effects on - Voice (Vaani)
The Jupiter has effects on - Reasoning (Viveka)
The Venus has effect on - Sperms (Virya)
The Saturn has effect on - Sensitivity (Samvedana)

The motion of the heavenly bodies is through a distinct and well-marked path in the sky which contains the twelve zodiac signs. These twelve zodiac signs of the solar system are established in the twelve parts of our body. They are as follows:

Forehead - Aries (Mesh)
Mouth - Taurus (Vrishabh)
Chest area - Gemini (Mithun)
Heart - Cancer (Karka)
Stomach - Leo (Simha)
Waist - Virgo (Kanya)
Bladder - Libra (Tula)
Sex organ - Scorpio (Vrishchik)
Thighs - Sagittarius (Dhanu)
Knees - Capricorn (Makara)
Calf of leg - Aquarius (Kumbha)
Feet - Pisces (Meena)

This implies that, the position of the seven planets and the twelve Zodiac signs are well established within our body. The above mentioned organs and parts of the body are influenced by the planets of the solar system and their movement. So our body can be said to be a mini solar system of it's own.

Daaso'smi, BRS Swami Gaurangapada.

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Re: Science question

Dear Jagannatha Gauranga dasa, Here is a video which explains some of these truths nicely. The Mysteries of the Sacred Universe book and cd-rom by Sadaputa dasa are a good source of information about this. It is available of Krishna.com here and on Amazon book here and cd here. The Vedic Cosmography book can be read here. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna!




Daaso'smi, BRS Swami Gaurangapada.

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Re: Vaisnava Reminder Calendar - new update available

Thanks Nava. I think they are also working on a new version of GCal (beta is released) which is based on the Gaudiya Math standard of fixed muhurtas which should be quite close to accuracy and has many features. It is available for free download from KrishnaDays.com after registration. If someone can download it, please send it to me.

Daaso'smi, BRS Swami Gaurangapada.

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Re: Descriptions of Ghosts

Certainly Mihir. Nityaananda Gauraanga Naama will not only drive away the ghosts but They will free the souls who are present in those ghost bodies if Nitaai Gaura Naama are somehow heard by the ghosts when They are sincerely chanted with devotion by a devotee. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna!

Daaso'smi, BRS Swami Gaurangapada.

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Advice for the Youth and Students

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!Dear Swamiji and devotees, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.I like to speak a few open-hearted words about the urge for masturbation under brahmacharies. This is a problem not much addressed and talked about under devotees and I spoke with quite a lot of aspiring devotees who have discussed this problem privately with me. Following is the extract of some general realizations of the subject.Sex between a man and a woman in order to create a child to be raised as a devotee of Lord Gauranga Krishna is absolutely sacred and beautiful. As a matter in fact Lord Gauranga Krishna says about such a union between a man and a woman: 'I am that sex'. But sex to gratify our lusty desires has nothing to do with this sacred sex and turns out to be a dangerous blockage on our devotional path. Not only brahmacharies struggle with lusty desires; it is a problem experienced by the devotees in all ashramas.When we give in to our lusty desires and have sex without the above described intention we call it 'illicit sex'. Every single time we satisfy our lusty desires it is like fuel on the fire. Gratification of sex desire awakens more sex desire every single time. It is very addictive and as soon as you give into the addiction it becomes harder to stop. It is like alcoholism and drug addiction; you have to stop it altogether because every sip of liquor or taste of the drug bears the tremendous danger of falling back into the addiction with even more force than before.Many have asked me over time how we can get our lusty desires under control. There is no straight answer to this, at least not in general, since every individual needs a personalized approach. Of course when we bath in the ocean of Love for Lord Gaura Krishna lusty sexual desires would not even arise in the mind. Being absorbed 24 hours in the service of the Lord is the safest place to be. The rise of lusty desires comes when we are not engaged in the Lord and somehow we think we are the enjoyer. Everything, the whole creation, is there for the pleasure of Lord Gauranga Krishna.Now let us have a closer look at what those lusty desires actually are and what we are doing when we are giving in to them. I like to talk in particular about masturbation. You will be shocked and you should be! The following is described from a boy�s point of view but can easily be reversed and read in the she-form as well. First let us discuss what they are thinking when they are masturbating. In most cases it is the opposite sex they think of. What kind of person do they think person they physically know. Then the next question is does the person in question approve that you fantasize about her/him when you masturbate? Did you ask her/him? Most answer 'no' and this is very significant because masturbating while fantasizing about a person who does not willingly comply with your act means that you receive the stringent reactions of forcibly molesting her/him. Think about it. There is even a subtle vibration that transmits to the person in question that disturbs her/his normal functioning. Therefore sex models in magazines and films (many men/women fantasize about them) experience so many problems on so many levels.This goes even further. Our constitutional position is that of a servant of Lord Gauranga Krishna. Every living entity is a devotee of the Lord. Also the Lord is living in the hearts of all living entities. He knows everything we do, every breath we take. On this spiritual level of understanding we can easily conclude that masturbation on the opposite sex in our fantasy is nothing else than "molesting, accosting or abusing another person while the Lord is watching you doing it". When you remember this it is impossible to masturbate and your lusty desires are checked instantly. I know it is a terrible graphic but the truth has to be spoken. Most students at this point say that knowing this makes it impossible to masturbate anymore.There is an extra question. When you would know that you would die right after this act, would you avoid having one? 'Yes' is always the answer. Then the ultimate question: would you rather die or know that you are molesting another person while God is watching you?Sometimes things have to be forcefully brought into perspective to be understood on the core level. I apologize when your stomach turned while reading this. Every time when we have illicit sex is fuel on the fire, a terrible fire that keeps us separated from the Lord. It NEVER brings us closer to the Lord and it ALWAYS brings us further away from Lord Gauranga Krishna. Therefore I call upon all the sincere devotees to follow the highest standards of our sampradaya and abstain from illicit sex to have the mind always free to engage in the unlimited nectar of His Holy Names. And when lusty desires arise, call sincerely upon Lord Nityananda and He with His unlimited ocean of bliss will surely respond and all your lusty desires will melt away as snow for the sun instantly.Your servant,Hadai Nityananda dasaNityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!

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Soma the Deity of the Mind

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!

Dear Swamiji and devotees, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.

In Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura’s Sarartha Darsini on the Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, chapter 1, Text 1, he writes about soma the moon god and why soma is mentioned first before surya because Krishna appeared in the soma vamsa. He also writes there that ‘soma is the deity of the mind’.

My question is: how do we picture soma as ‘the deity of the mind?’

Your servant,

Hadai Nityananda dasa

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!

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Re: Descriptions of Ghosts

Dear Swamiji and Devotees,

Instead of following all different methods given in vedas to drive away ghosts can we simply chant Nityananda and Gauraanga Naam to drive away ghosts ?

Sincerely,
Mihir.

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Science question

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!

Dandavats and obeissances.

Dear Vaisnavas, could you please tell me which Vedic literatures go into detail about the universe and planets in a scientific manner. I know Srimad Bhagavatam does this, but is there any other Vedic literature that goes in great detail? I want to give some Science minds something to look at. Maybe Srimad Bhagavatam would be the best because it describes everything about the universe, tells us how it is created by God, tells us tthat there are innumerable material universes as well as the much larger spiritual universes, it tells us everything basically. Anyway I am not sure I should suggest to non devotees, intellectual thinkers though they are, to read such a spotless literature as Srimad Bhagavatam for they may thing some things mythology?

Sincerely

Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

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Vaisnava Reminder Calendar - new update available

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Dear Swami Gaurangapada and assembled devotees,

please accept my simple obiesances.

There is a new update available for this very nice Vaisnava Reminder Calendar Program. Please check the what's new section under download to see the changes in the new edition. Once nice feature now is that it has two options for calculation - Vcal and Gaudiya calculations.

I contacted the maker of this program last year to thank him. If you like the program please do the same, he is very simple nice devotee and would appreciate the encouragement.

Here is the download page: www.vreminder.tk/

aspiring service...Nava.

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