Only God's Love Can Solve the Problems of Life. 8/9/15. From Argentina.

All glories to Prabhupada!

My message today begins with the following verse: 

vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogah prayojitah janayaty vairagyam jnanam ca yad ahaitukam (SB 1.2.7)

By rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world. (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7).

 Bhakti Yoga should be executed for the satisfaction of the Supreme Person, Vasudeva Krishna. That will gradually make the person who practices to become detached from things that have no connection with Him and the person will also receive the gift of pure knowledge and the desire to offer everything they own to the Lord of Love. That is an incredible quote from Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna is the one who is speaking in the Bhagavad Gita and who is spoken about in the Srimad Bhagavatam, all glorification are meant for Him.You should not think that Srimad Bhagavatam is a simple esoteric idea. No. Today there is much esoteric, many people talk about things that are not visible, but usually they refer to the impersonal Brahman or cosmic ocean, but not the Supreme Person.

  Many people worship the impersonal aspect of God for some material benefit, mystical powers, etc ... Krishna is infinite and will manifest in the way you want to connect with Him. In the case of Draupadi, for example, the Lord manifested in the form of a sari, to protect her from degradation.On another occasion, Krishna was present to save Prahlad Maharaja from the different assassination attempts by his father.

  Likewise, Krishna has saved us many times. It may be that we have been conscious in the past. But, anyway, Krishna is always aware of all things. He does everything. Therefore minimizing the Srimad Bhagavatam believing that it is just a Hindu interpretation of Truth, it is also a way to ignore a great gift. Only God's love can solve the problems of life. That love is unique. I consider myself a fan of Krishna, because when I think about Him I know that I have to love all others, and I want to, without discriminating between someone more important than others. (As Christians who believe that animals have no soul). Without discriminating, even Mother Nature. Rather we must fight for the rights of nature, the rights of animals, native peoples, fighting for the future of humanity. Because today nobody cares about anyone's rights, only the right to exploit, decapitating others, industrialization, etc ... If one does not recognize that the other living beings must be respected because they have a right to because they deserve it, then whatever you do is incorrect, twisted and wrong. Abuse is considered the methodology to get everything you want unscrupulously.

 For example, Frederick Nietzsche once said that the Manu Samhita was the first book in which he found that women and the poor have rights. Imagine, 5,000 years ago that concept already existed, while in Europe only in the 70s women were given the right to vote, before that there was only a terrible patriarch.The culture of India, however, has a different position in that respect because it always keeps the concept that we are one big family where the concepts of man or woman are temporary, only the soul is eternal.

  Charles Darwin established the misconception of the principle of survival, where the more powerful survive over the weak (survival of the fittest). The so-called "weak" have no chance in the world. No right. After that there were more and more terrible proposals, one of those was that any "defective" individual should be removed, because the inferior races should not reproduce. This movement was responsible for millions of murders of people worldwide. It is completely discouraged. That same mentality gives rise to abortions and many other atrocities. By mercy we have received the right concept of knowledge for these things. Only love can save us. One who does not practice love for all living entities can not talk about God. The Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam are classical writings about love, respect towards all. When a human being becomes a vegetarian, 51 percent of your problem is solved. Even environmental problems are solved.

Srila Prabhupada Ki Jay!
With affection, your ever well-wisher.
B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami

Love God above all things. 1/25/15. India

My dear spiritual family,
A greeting from the heart from Berhampur,

We were invited to a festival of the Sri Chaitanya Mission. All very nice here. Much love from the devotees. This is for me another gift from Srila Prabhupada. Being able to meet other Vaishnava families and celebrate together the love of our Gurus.

To love comes first. In Christianity what comes first? The first commandment. You must love God above all. Everything else you love is secondary. In this issue there are also certain hierarchies. My spiritual master, the sadhus are in a very high place in the hierarchy. Parents who are also spiritual teachers are also high in this hierarchy. And Mother Earth and the Sun are very high in this hierarchy as well. Mother Earth and the Sun come directly to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Practically in theology, in love, we can clearly see that Vivasvan, the Sun God is compared to Krsna Himself. It is the power of God.

om tad vishnoh paramam padam sada

pashyanti surayo diviva chakshur-atatam

tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrivamsaha

samindhate vishnor yat paramam padam

"Just as the sun's rays in the sky are extended to the mundane vision, so in the same way the wise and learned devotees always see the supreme abode of Lord Vishnu. Because those highly praiseworthy and spiritually awake brahmanas are able to see the spiritual world, they are also able to reveal that supreme abode of Lord Vishnu." (Rig Veda 1.22.20)

The Lord Krishna said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga, the Bhagavad Gita to Vivasvan, the Sun God. In other words Lord Krishna had something to do with the Sun God.

Rather the Sun God was His student. For example, one says: "General such and such was my student."
Or "Bill Gates was a student in my class." Krishna says, the Sun God was my student billion years ago, I gave him the instructions of the Bhagavad Gita. Who? Vivasvan? The God of the Sun? Millions of years ago? Yes. The Guru of the Sun God was Krishna Himself.

I am the taste of water, sunlight and moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man. I am the intelligence of women.
(Bg 10.34)

I am the universal motherhood. I'm the one who maintains everyone. The origin of the material.
And the spiritual. I am your father. I am the generating seed of your life. I am your well-wisher, who knows the past, present and future. I'm the one you should know if you want to know yourself. He is Bhagavan Sri Krishna. That's not anything small. It is not a secondary person who is some middle manager out there among men.

So now you understand why we should love Him. There is more. Loving God above all things is a privilege. To love God is a responsibility. It is a commitment and therefore we always want to sing His glories. Wherever, whenever unconditionally. This love develops by singing His glories. Serving His devotees. For me, the struggle for Mother Earth, to become guardians of Mother Earth is like a compromise that is included in the commitment to Krishna completely. Fully enclosed. We should be eager to serve Mother Earth. Caring for the health of the earth is caring for health of the people. Srila Prabhupada is the founder of the first eco yoga villages, for example New Vrindavan. He sat on the grass and explained how to protect the cows. Krishna consciousness is such a great gift that it allows us to combine our practice and become guardians of Mother Nature. This looks like something new for where does this appear in the Bhagavad Gita? Where?

Even some people have questioned me: "What is this about becoming a guardian of Mother Nature?" But the fact is that the Bhagavad Gita teaches  us that we must be responsible with our mother. Our Mother Earth is suffering from the ignorance of modern man. In Caracas, we once read Christian prayers to  Lord Jesus. It was very exciting. He was calling to God, please, be present, invoking his presence. When there is a temptation, Lord, please save me from this temptation. Lord please save me from this demon. When there are mega mining and pollution in this world, I pray: O my Lord please save us from this and help us to become conscientious because after all we are dependent. We are all dependent, He created us, He is maintaining us. If you're taking this seriously, naturally you become a leader.

You become a leader when you are determined to do something. When you become aware of others.
Always aware of the goodness of Krishna. For example, dependent upon nourishment.
For example, if you read the Nectar of Devotion you read that one should give Krishna seasonal fruits, tasty fruits. At that time there were no airplanes spraying chemicals on fruits. Also, Nectar of Devotion also says that one should offer fragrant flowers. Everything is outlined. The Hari Bhakti Vilas explains what is silk which is wool, which is cotton and how to use it in worshiping the Lord. Therefore, in Vedic culture farming without chemicals is obvious. No irresponsible procedures.

All of this is a part of what I learned from my spiritual master. Now I'm trying to put it into practice. And I am also seeking the alliance of people who are working on raising that kind of awareness of the people. And all this effort is favoring you immensely. Understanding this means becoming grateful and loving with others. Because the other commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Love others as you love yourself. Now you must be an advocate against all forms of abuse against other beings. Are animals not our neighbors? The Spoon Revolution is the answer.

Our love for our fellow creatures made us raise our voice in the form of the Spoon Revolution. They are our neighbors. And the human beings with the Ikwashenduna work is a movement beyond humanist. It is a movement to protect the Great Mother, the Great Mother is the mother of all. I can not see any other way. Why see her differently? Who can say it is not? I rely on the Bhagavad Gita and what I have learned from Srila Prabhupada. Thanks Srila Prabhupada. and thanks to all of you who follow me and help me in this plan of awareness which will only help us grow our love for all.
Srila Prabhupada ki jay.

Your always well-wisher,
B. A. Paramadvaiti Swami.