The first thing Srila Prabhupada did is inform us that we are not the temporary material body, but eternal spiritual souls, aham brahmasmi, jivera svarupa haya nitya Krishna dasa and gopi kamalayor dasadasadanudasa, this means that we are all eternal, loving and eternal servant spiritual souls of Krishna and His devotees and the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna, the lover of the gopis, that is our eternal constitutional position, that never changes, and when we think that I am a brahmana or priest, a father of a family, they are my children, I am American, Italian, etc., that is called being covered with designations, designations mean misconceptions that chain you to the material world.
That is why Srila Prabhupada said that the first thing to do in Krishna consciousness is to free ourselves from the designations, and identify ourselves in our eternal constitutional position, and that is the only way to know each other, you imagine a society in which God or Krishna is the center, and everyone else has spiritual vision and only live to satisfy the center, that is, God or Krishna, that would be the spiritual world on Earth.
The cause of all people’s sufferings is that we do not know how to relate to spiritual vision.
When one reads the Bhagavatam, he understands that when the Earth was ruled by holy kings such as Lord Ramachandra, Maharaja Yudisthira, Bharata Maharaja, etc., there was no materialism or atheism on Earth, all were devotees of Krishna, and nature was very kind, it was neither hot nor cold intense, there were no earthquakes, floods, etc., everyone was happy and prosperous, but now wherever you go people are full of envy, selfishness, hypocrisy and the tendency to fight with others are very strong, that’s why Srila Prabhupada says in his books that when the holy kings ruled, the Earth was heaven, Srila Prabhupada always said that now the Earth is ruled by infernal rulers and it is hell, those who fear these rulers infernal, to take refuge in the process of Krishna consciousness.
The conclusion is that the only way to know each other is on the spiritual level, on the material level that is not possible, I remember that when I settled in Spain in 2011, I met many people who knew me, and I I told everyone that I am not interested in having a material relationship with others, I am only interested in a spiritual relationship, and I was very surprised to see that people respected this decision of mine, and even some were interested in knowing what it means a spiritual relationship, then I inform you about Krishna consciousness.
(by Haripada dasa)
Bhagavad Gita is to be studied first then Srimad Bhagavatam and then the Caitanya Caritamrta. That will helps us and the rest of the world. The primary teaching of the Bhagavad Gita 1972 edition is that we are not these bodies. First we must understand GITA before BHAGAVATAM. That is Srila Prabhupada’s instruction. To not follow this progression in teaching others is a great disservice to others.
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