SOUL ON FIRE | Krishna is Contradictions Personified
Lesson from Isopanishad
📷Blake Smith 🎨Muchukunda dasa
KRSNA IS A WALKING CLUSTER OF CONTRADICTIONS
tad ejati tan naijati
tad dūre tad v antike
tad antar asya sarvasya
tad u sarvasyāsya bāhyataḥ
tat — this Supreme Lord; ejati — walks; tat — He; na — not; ejati — walks; tat — He; dūre — far away; tat — He; u — also; antike — very near; tat — He; antaḥ — within; asya — of this; sarvasya — of all; tat — He; u — also; sarvasya — of all; asya — of this; bāhyataḥ — external to.
The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.
A wise man once told me if you don't accept the inconcievability of God, you don't accept God at all.
God has a form and it’s unlimited. That is a paradox. People want God to be impersonal so they don't have to deal with Him. In the next few paragraphs I will share some thoughts about this. Please don't be offended😶
It's like how we depersonalise meat so we can eat it. KFC apparently changed it's name from Kentucky Fried Chicken so people wouldnt have to ever feel sorry for eating fried animal flesh.
Think how you might be depersonalising others in order to maintain violence in someway towards them. Racism, generalisations, stereotyping are some ecamples for me.
We resent God because we don’t get our way. Hes up there, in us and everywhere going “don't hate me cos you ain't me” And saints and sages are prodding us saying if you cant beat Him join Him…
It is true that Krsna is a person and maintains an impersonal aspect aswell. Jnanis like to meditate on the impersonal oneness because they're sick of people and relationships, but that can only bring one to nirvana which is like being in outta space; the novelty will wear off and we will want to party again. Bhakti means nonstop partying in spiritual consciousness. It really is the best of both worlds - freedom from suffering (nirvana) and total bliss (ananda)
COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE BY PRABHUPADA
YOGA PSYCOLOGY ♡ WHY KRSNA?
In the bhakti tradition the reason for practice may surprise you. It has nothing to do with truth or reason.
Bhakti means love. The father of Krsna hears that his son is actually God Himself and what does he say? “That may be true but He is my son and I have to teach Him lessons” Nanda is completely absorbed in affection and that affection overides any other input however true it may be.
When Krsna calls the gopis into the forest and then tells them to do the right thing and go home, the gopis breakdown in pain. These devotees possess a love thats untouched by reasons, reverance or rules.
For a beginner on this path how can we derive inspiration from this? When someone asks why you follow rules or why Krsna, you can simply say the truth - Krsna captured you heart!
Noone does things because of knowledge. We aren't robots. We go where we're happy. Whereever Krsna is, the atmosphere is serene, blissful and wonderful. So we go there and stay there…
As soon as you explain why you practice bhakti or why others should you miss the point. “Abandon all religion and surrender to me” bhakti is causeless, voluntary, joyfully performed and totally nectar. Just try it and youll feel blissful.
Chant and be Happy
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