“Knowledge is Poison?” Srila B. S. Goswami Maharaj. October 13, 2021. Gupta Govardhan

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#00:01:56# Shraddha gives us the company of the Lord; by believing in this one thing everything is achieved—like unified string theory; Brahman—Paramatma—Bhagavan: three aspects of One; Brahman-based theories accommodate everything.

#00:07:30# Bhagavan—Krishna in the company of His Shakti; Guru is to be seen like Krishna directly: Krishna-priya, Mukunda-preshtha; impartial look; Ramananda-samvad: whatever rasa one tastes, he thinks it’s the best.

#00:12:59# According to the devotion in the heart of the devotee—Krishna reciprocates; “different Krishnas”; Ratha Yatra: why Nityananda doesn’t come close to Mahaprabhu; Radharani: no one can extract more quantity and quality of rasa from Krishna, She is Krishna’s equal; Paramatma and Bhagavan—what’s the ratio?—Sun and sunlight in your room.

#00:17:44# How can Krishna reciprocate with everyone; woman in this world can play different roles; Krishna’s the ultimate multitasking Absolute with an infinite number of recipients; no immigration quota in the spiritual world; Vedas—katha-sagar; when Mahaprabhu says something, it has extra value; are we supposed to extract from the Vedas ourselves?—Six Goswamis did that; Guru Maharaj is shastra-nipun; extracting from the scriptures is a qualification for Acharya.

#00:24:16# Mahaprabhu’s example: sunrise can be perceived at every moment: that’s true about Krishna-lila and that’s how Krishna reciprocates all these relations simultaneously.

#00:26:25# Shift to shakti; the proof of approaching Everest is when you start coming in connection with subordinate peaks: Radharani and Her servitors.

#00:28:09# Sri Upadeshamritam: to reach the last shloka, start with controlling your tongue; Radha Kunda is not conventional water: bathe in the waters of self-sacrifice; according to one’s inner necessity and sincere hankering for truth, one will come in the connection with a certain level of theistic conception and subsequent association; what I like to do in Krishna consciousness; a pool of rasgulas; Krishna is not a sweet ball. Krishna’s happiness is a devotee’s happiness; give Krishna what He wants.

#00:33:12# 8^th shloka of Sikshastakam: if what please Krishna is heartbreaking to me—that is my happiness; adarshanam; if you think that you’re Krishna conscious—you’re finished.

#00:38:27# After all this chanting, why doesn’t Krishna reveal Himself to me; resist what comes to you: genuine Krishna consciousness is irresistible; Krishna’s addicted to a particular heart that Krishna cannot resist; causeless and irresistible—in both ways; Daruka is cursing the ecstasy, Radharani curses Her tears; they interrupt Their service.

#00:41:53# All our innate hankerings are perfectly satisfied—sometimes cannot tolerate so much grace; evaṁ-vrataḥ sva-priya-nāma-kīrtyā; madness for ordinary people; Gaurakishor Das Babaji Maharaj performs his bhajan in the former outhouse—but that was external for him, he couldn’t tolerate the stench of material mentality.

#00:45:48# Under the garb of scholarship, there can be poison—imitation can be like this; studying Sanskrit and Bengali for the sake of service; are you ready to admit that knowledge is poison? Guru Maharaj comes from a Sanskrit-speaking household; do Gaur and Nityananda know siddhanta when They say that nam-sankirtan is the highest?

#00:51:06# Krishna likes to surrender Himself with ignorant people; gyana-shunya-bhaktas: their prem is not obstructed by aishwarya-gyan; sing the glories of Shraddha Devi—that’s how Krishna is revealed. Shridhara-sakala-veti—Sridhar Maharaj knows everything; when knowledge is serving Krishna—then it’s in its rightful position; Saraswati Thakur hammers the topic of gyana-shunya-bhakti: his Gurudev was illiterate, but Saraswati Thakur found all spiritual knowledge in one of the toenails of his lotus feet.

#00:56:44# Sahajiyas, imitationists in the garb of goodwill, displaying some faith; cautious in selection of association—our real fortune depends there; good company is the most valuable thing; a moment’s association with sadhu can give everything.