Pimps Up, Ho’s Down

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Literally

This is a reply to a few comments from visakha on the Sripad Narayana Maharaja: The Irony and the Ecstasy post.

Isn’t it safe to assume that expressing transcendental knowledge is difficult even for gurus? The books are considered the basis by many bhaktas, but gurus are generally given more importance.

If I knew the way I would take you home

This is a reply to visakha’s comment on the All You Need Is Love post.

Vrajabhumi,

You are using Srila Prabhupada’s books to teach newcomers what to do in order to advance in bhakti yoga, and at the same time you are telling newcomers not to use Prabhupada’s books.

Sounds strange to me. I’ve read books by Prabhupada, Narayan Maharaja, and some of Sridhar Maharaja’s books.

If all these gurus are bogus, then what books would you advise?

You’re right, it’s a problem to some degree, for now.

Free Willy

This is a reply to vishaka’s comment on the Things They Would Not Teach Me Of In College post.

The reason we think we have free will is because we think we control our mind and therefore our body. But that is simply an illusion of control. The actual controller is antaryami.

The mind isn’t really that complicated, we are just conditioned into thinking that the mind is us or an extension or manifestation of ourself under our control. That is an illusion. The mind is a manifestation of antarmayi (God within). Becoming self-realized is about learning to detach yourself from the illusion of the mind being under your control. The mind will not cease if you give up the idea that it’s under your control. You are never alone, you are in a symbiotic relationship with God, conjoined at the mind and soul.

Fool That I Am