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In this video Chintamani devi dasi shares some of her rare stories and memories of Srila Prabhupada when he was in America and visiting Columbus, Ohio back in May of 1969, at a huge program with Allen Ginsburg, then to New Vrindavana in West Virginia, and a few other memories, along with how Srila Prabhupada told her to worship her deities of Jagannatha, Balarama and Subhadra. Photos of her deities are included.
Elevation To Krishna Consciousness, Ch 4 — […] There is also another prayer: jagannatha-svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me: “O Lord of the universe, please be visible unto me.” In all these prayers, and in many others, the supreme controller of the universe is acknowledged.
Everyone is trying to become supreme controllers, but it is not possible by individual, communal or national effort. Because everyone is trying to be supreme, there is great competition in the world. The world is created in such a way, however, that no one can become supreme.
Regardless of what position we place ourselves in, we will find that someone is inferior to us and that someone is superior. No one individual can say, “I am the supreme. No one is above me.” Nor can anyone say, “I am the most inferior. No one is below me.” Once we think that we are the most inferior, we’ll immediately find that someone is inferior to us; and once we think that we are supreme, we’ll immediately find someone superior. This is our position.
God’s position, however, is not like this. In Bhagavad-gita Krsna asserts His superiority Himself in this way:
mattah parataram nanyat
kincid as ti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva
“O conqueror of wealth (Arjuna), there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.” (Bg. 7.7)
God is asamaurdhva, which means that no one is equal to or superior to Him. If we find someone who has no superior, we can accept him as God. God can be defined as one who has no superior and who has no equal. This is the Vedic version. In the Upanisads it is said, na tat samas cabhyadhikas ca drsyate: no one is found equal to or greater than Him.”
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