லாஸ் ஏஞ்சல்ஸில் பகவத் கீதை பற்றிய சொற்பொழிவு

Tirtha Maharaja to speak on Bhagavat Katha
Wednesday, 05.09.2007, 04:01am (GMT-7)

LOS ANGELES: Once there was a young boy named Upamanyu who lived in a village of cow-herders in South India. He accepted a Guru who gave him the instruction to milk the cows on the farm. One day when he had returned in the evening, his Guru asked him a question, "O Upamanyu, why is it that you are so fat and healthy?" Upamanyu replied, "I have been drinking the milk from the udders of the cows."

His Guru then told him, "I did not tell you to do this, so do not do it anymore." The next day Upamanyu returned home and his Guru requested him to again explain what he had been eating. He told, "After the cows have been chewing grass there is some foam on their mouths, I have been taking this foam." His Guru then replied, "I have not told you to do so."

The next day when the Guru was walking through the forest he heard the voice of Upamanyu calling for help. Following the voice, he came upon a blind well echoing with Upamanyu's distressful calling, "Gurudeva! Gurudeva! Help! Help!" "Why have you fallen there, dear Upamanyu?" "O my master, you told me not to take the cow's milk or the foam from the cow's mouth therefore I ate the sap from a plant that was growing in the forest.

It was poisonous and it made me blind and I have fallen into this well, please help me!" Upamanyu's Guru lifted him out of the well and placed his hands on his head and restored his vision. He said, "I bless you that all knowledge imbued with realization of the Absolute Truth shall manifest in your heart." This is the result of serving the perfect spiritual authority such as the spiritual master, and following their order at all costs one automatically pleases the Supreme Lord and gets the opportunity to make spiritual advancement.

Without the blessings of a Sad Guru, one's life will not be completely successful. Everyone is searching for freedom in this world. However, complete freedom cannot be found in the material world. America provides many material freedoms, more than most countries do, such as travel to anywhere conveniently, purchase food and supplies easily, as well as do many other activities that give a sense of independence.

But how do we discover freedom from the real problems of life, problems like fear of old age, fear of painful disease, and imminent death? Up to now the materialistic scientist's have not provided a solution to these problems and the solutions they do provide have more harmful reactions in the long run than good. When the materialistic scientists are questioned about their failures their response is: "In the future we will find a solution", but this is a post dated check and has no value. The environment around us cannot provide these answers, nor can we rely on our senses or look to these fallible persons for solutions.

There is a person however, who by dint of his realization of the transcendental reality can surpass the limitation of our sense perception, because his consciousness is factually established on the plane of the Absolute Non-Dual Reality, that person is the Sad-Guru. By basing our decisions on such a perfect and absolute authority, it enables one to realize the fullest potential of one's mental and spiritual abilities in this life.

The responsibility that ensues is to follow the Guru's instructions precisely and to be sure that the Guru is an absolutely perfect authority. If his teachings are fully in line with established scripture and the bona-fide succession, and he himself is free from all material desires, he is qualified to impart divine knowledge to one who has chosen to submissively hear his message. One such bona fide Sad Guru is Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja who will be making a visit to America in May and June of this year.

He will visit Houston on May 29 - June 3, San Francisco June 15 - 17, and Badger, California June 19 - 25 to speak Bhagavat Katha. He is a bona fide acharya of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya and has translated and composed over thirty books on the philosophical teachings of the Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

The association of a Mahatma or perfected soul is known as the door of liberation and Srila Narayana Maharaja, who is of the tradition of sannyas (renunciation), inspires many to accept the simple practice of unalloyed devotional service unto the transcendental divinity, Sri Radha and Krishna. Presently one of Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaja's senior most disciples is visiting Artestia and Norwalk on May 11 and 12. His name is Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja. He entered into Devananda Gaudiya Math in Navadvip West Bengal at 12 years of age and received Diksha Mantras from Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vaman Goswami Maharaja.

His Diksha Guru ordered him to go to Mathura to study Vedanta darshans, Gaudiya Siddhantas and Vaishnava philosophy under Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja and while in Mathura he completed his Sanskrit education from the prestigious Mathura Chaturveda Sanskrit Mahavidyalay. He has been traveling all over the world and preaching Bhagavat Katha for ten years under the guidance of Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaja.

The Hindi Bhagavat Katha with Sripad B.V. Tirtha Maharaja will be held at the Radha-Krishna Mandir on 12634 Pioneer Blvd, Norwalk, California on May 11, 7pm - 9pm and May 12, 4pm - 7pm.