When Lord Caitanya was traveling in South India he arrived at bigest temple of the world, Ranganatha temple,
He went to see the Deity, and He saw one brahmana was reading Bhagavad-gita.
And people were joking with him, ‘Oh, Mr. Brahmana, how you are reading Bhagavad-gita?’
Because they were neighbors, they knew that this brahmana was illiterate, and he was studying Bhagavad-gita. So they were joking.
But the brahmana did not care about them.
He was taking the book and in his own way he was reading.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw this incident.
He came to the brahmana.
He asked the brahmana, ‘My dear brahmana, what you are reading?’
The brahmana could understand, ‘This person is not joking with me; he is serious.’
So he explained, ‘My dear sir, I am reading Bhagavad-gita. Unfortunately, I am illiterate.
I do not know even the alphabet.’
‘Why you are reading Bhagavad-gita?’
So he said, ‘My spiritual master knows that I am illiterate, but still, he has asked me to read Bhagavad-gita. What can I do? Therefore I have taken this book. I am seeing simply pictures..
I do not know how to read.’
‘Oh, that’s all right. You cannot read. But I see that you are crying. How you are crying, if you are not reading?’
‘Yes, I am crying. Of course, there is cause.’ ‘What is that?’
‘As soon as I take this Bhagavad-gita, I remember Krsna.
Krsna is sitting as driver and Arjuna is hearing.
I am going from the begining to the end of the book and then i am simply craying looking at picture of Arjuna and Krishna.
I cry remembering how Supreme Lord love his devotees. He has become servant of his devotee. Is not that
amazing?
I have heard the story. I know something of the instruction but cannot read.
So as soon as I take this book, this picture comes before me and I simply think how Krsna is nice that He has become a charioteer of His devotee. He is so great. Still, He has accepted a
menial service of His devotee. This gives me so much pleasure that I cry.’
Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced him, ‘Your Bhagavad-gita reading is perfect. You have taken the essence.’
MORAL OF THE STORY:
“If you simply remember how Krsna is teaching Arjuna and Arjuna is hearing—
if you simply remember the picture—that is sufficient.
We don’t have to become a learned man to argue with another learned man.
Simply if I remember this picture, that is perfection.We have to simply think of Krsna. You think in any way. That is your perfection.
Smartavyah satatam visnuh [Padma Purana]. This is the injunction. You have to think of Visnu always. This is samadhi; this is meditation; this is yoga siddhi, perfection of yoga.
“One who has learned to think of Krsna always, he is already on the perfectional stage.
Aradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim [Narada Pancaratra]. If one has come to this stage, just to understand Krsna to be the great, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he’s a surrendered soul: ‘Krsna, whatever You like You do. I am surrendered.’ This is aradhana.
Then he isn’t required to undergo any austerities or penance. His everything is finished. And naradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim. And if he does not come to this stage, his so-called scholarship, learned argument, this or that—all nonsense, finished. Useless. One has to come
to this stage. Therefore Lord Caitanya embraced the brahmana: ‘Yes, your study of Bhagavad-gita is perfect.’ Because one has to come to this stage, thinking of Krsna always.
“So, that is the perfection. Krsna and gopis. They were cowherd girls. Their father, mother, they were
only ordinary village [people], keeping cows. That’s all. What was their education? They were not Vedantists. But they learned to love Krsna. That was their qualification. And Caitanya Mahaprabhu certifies,
ramya kacid upasana vraja-vadhu-vargena ya kalpita: ‘Oh, there is no better worship than that which was contemplated by the gopis.’ They did not know what is Krsna, but they loved Krsna. That’s all. They loved Krsna. Because Krsna was God or Krsna was something great? No.
Their natural affection was for Krsna. They could not stay even for a moment without seeing Krsna. That was their qualification. This is Krsna consciousness.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
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Mega malls of a famous Malayali (Lulu) are now popular in Kerala and spreading to Karnataka. The owner does not set up such malls in Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode and Malappuram. Instead, It goes to Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and now Palakkad.
But why?? First of all he does not want to disturb the small shops run by the M*uslims in the area. By setting up a mall in the land of the Khafirs, he can destroy the small businesses of the Khafirs. Secondly...He recruits 20,000 employees to a mall. Of these, 15,000 are m*uslim
youth from Malappuram. 5000 are women from the Kafirs. Thus 15,000 men interact with 5000 young caffeine girls. Love J*ihad is going on in abundance. Most of them are silent as the victim's job is threatened.
Thirdly... This gives 15,000 loyal youth the opportunity to
Once upon a time, a robber lived in a forest. His name was Ratna. He used to rob people and also kill them. People were always afraid of him. No one dared to walk in that forest alone. One day Narada Muni was passing through the forest. Ratna came forward to attack him.
People who used to see Ratna used to run for their lives. Narada Muni feared no person. He faced Ratna. Narada Muni asked him why he robbed and killed people. This is cruel deed. A person who kills others commits sin. He asked Ratna to stop his evil deeds. Ratna replied
that if he stopped his deeds, than how would he take care of his family. He had to support his old parents, his wife, and two children. How was he going to feed them? Nareada replied: “To look after your family you must work hard but no one in your family will pay for your bad
"It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife."
There is a flaw in our Constitution, it is not only endorsing but has also institutionalized the British created caste system based on birth , to divide the Hindu Society.
On what basis is it dividing people on the basis of birth ? Our shastras have only classified people ..
On the basis of one's qualities & not on birth
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge
TEXT 13
catur-varnyam maya srstam
GUNA-karma-vibhagasah
tasya kartaram api mam
viddhy akartaram avyayam
It is clearly stated that the 4 Varnas are classified on the basis of
GUNA ( qualities ) and not JANMA ( Birth )
Bhagavad Gita is the essence of all Vedas
Then on what basis is our Constitution dividing people on the basis of birth ?
Request you to ban concept of Minority Educational institutions, they have no room in a Secular country
Minority institutions run on tax payers money like @jamiamillia_ & @AligarhMuslimUn have become breeding grounds for Anti National activities
These Minority institutions are creating religious divisions in our instead of bridging the divide
They are infusing poison of hatred into young minds & are destroying the very fabric of our society
Instead of teaching tolerance, they are promoting intolerance
If you feel Minority Educational institutions are necessary, then grant Minority Educational institutions to Brahmins who are the real micro Minority in India today
Best thing is to do away with the very concept of Minority Educational institutions and giving lollipops to then
Once a tourist met a fisherman on the coast of Goa.
Looking at the type of fish he had caught, the tourist asked him how long it took him to catch them.
“Not very long,” answered the fisherman.
“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the tourist.
The fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.
The tourist asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?
“I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, spend time with my family and friends.”
The tourist interrupted, “I have an MBA from IIM-A, and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat.”