SBen221018 The last advice of Sri Krsna to Uddhavji 13: Hari Guru Vaisnavas are our only support
Channel: BhaktiSiddhanta.org
Date: 2022-10-18

The ultimate opportunity of this human birth.
The gravity of Vaiṣṇava-ucchiṣṭa. The rarity of Hari-bhajana. Realization vs knowledge. 
The real meaning of death. Bhagavān is our only support. Loneliness & helplessness as the prerequisite to take shelter of Guru-Vaiṣṇava. Relativity: Physics and Bhakti. Jīvā-tattva. Spiritual vs material saṁskāra. Gajendra’s Śaraṇāgati. Yadu & Avadhūta. 

“So, Hari-bhajana is really very rare. I cannot cheat you. Hari-bhajana is really rare—but it is possible. Every possibility is there that we can do Hari-bhajana. Try to feel lonely first. First of all, you try to feel lonely. If you can feel lonely, helpless—then and only then you can try to get some support. Otherwise, you can cry in front of me, but you are not taking any action—what can I say? Only you are hearing Hari-kathā, but practically, you are not going to realize. You are hearing Hari-kathā, but you don’t realize. Realization is the most important thing.” 

Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura told: 

brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva
guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja
(CC Madhya 19.151)

In the course of traveling up and down, throughout this infinity world, sometimes we may become a king, then a beggar, sometimes a beast or bird—but this time we have received such a fortunate human birth. 

(Padma Purana sloka): 80 lakhs of species + so many different kinds of human births; out of those, how many are actually doing bhajana? | Lakṣmaṇa deśika ucchista example | Krsna to Arjuna: śreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj (4.33) | samskaras inform future choices, tendencies | Spiritual vs material samskaras: permanent vs temporary - any previous impressions from harikatha-kirtana-seva are everlasting, whereas all those from our material relations and endeavors are temporary | 

We are addicted to matter | Matter and antimatter (jivatma) | Realization vs. knowledge | Realization = guru-krpa | To really realize the precariousness of this human life: whereas we are ready to take enjoyment up to the moment of our last breath | Jiva-tattva | (SB sloka) The real meaning of death:

“You have no practical experience about death; that’s why you’re going to lead your life fancifully.” 

| Realize your helplessness, your loneliness, then you can understand Guru-Vaisnava as your only support | Like Gajendra’s Saranagati; realizing his helpless condition; realizing mantra jajāpa paramaṁ jāpyaṁ… | “Try to realize your relativity” - physics and bhakti | Einstein: only able to conceive of this theory due to reading Gita and realizing something, some level of sambandha-jnana | Frame of reference: our karma-phala vs tattva-vid. | śreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj | We will have to realize the net outcome of any yajna: how will spiritual realization be nurtured or hindered? |

indirectly or directly: everything coming from Bhagavan | “If your karma-phala is bad, you are guided by Maya.” | Example of Duryodhana: I know the difference between dharma/adharma, but I cannot realize - jānāmi dharmaṃ na ca me pravṛtti…(Mahābhārata) | Pitāmaha Bhīṣma example | A material guru must be given up | 

scattered realization vs complete realization: How can we do bhajana of the Supreme Absolute with the mind being so scattered? | Real satisfaction will only come when we can align our center point with Hari-Guru-Vaisnavas | Self-interest is the primary force of destruction of the bonded soul | The day you can leave all matter: Prahlad (sloka) - to climb to the cinmaya platform |

Yadu inquires to understand the Avadhuta: What is your source of enjoyment? tvaṁ hi naḥ pṛcchatāṁ brahmann| Krsna to Uddhava: yadunaivaṁ mahā-bhāgo - establishing this basic point for our benefit | The burning forest fire of material existence: ceto darpana | Akhanda tattva | vaiṣṇavera āvedane kṛṣṇa dayāmaya, e hena pāmara prati ha’bena sa-daya (Bhaktivinoda) | Deer kasturi example: deer is completely unaware re. that source of nectar scent - jivatmas always seeking more enjoyment, never saturated | To inquire without any challenging mood | santi me guravo rājan : Tattva-vid can give tattva-jnana w/ 3 conditions | 

The mood of the Avadhuta to collect knowledge | Introduction to the 24 gurus of the Avadhuta | Guru is everywhere: after integrating and reconciling everything, now he is fully satisfied and informed |

All lectures on Brihad Bhagavatamrita (English) here
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