Çré ÉçopaniñadCourse

Lesson 3

Mantras 1- 3

Relation to invocationRelation to invocation

The living entities can again regain The living entities can again regain their sense of completeness by their sense of completeness by acting in relationship with Krsna. This acting in relationship with Krsna. This action is called action is called isavasya isavasya consciousness. consciousness.

How to do that?......How to do that?......

Mantra 1Mantra 1

éçäväsyam idam sarvaàéçäväsyam idam sarvaà

yat kiïca jagatyäà jagatyat kiïca jagatyäà jagat

tena tyaktena bhuïjéthätena tyaktena bhuïjéthä

mä gådhaù kasya svid mä gådhaù kasya svid dhanamdhanam

Everything animate or Everything animate or inanimate that is within inanimate that is within the universe is controlled the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. and owned by the Lord. One should therefore One should therefore accept only those things accept only those things necessary for himself, necessary for himself, which are set aside as his which are set aside as his quota, and one should quota, and one should not accept other things, not accept other things, knowing well to whom knowing well to whom they belong.they belong.

Our Quota is Given to Serve the Lord

Our Future is Black if We Simply Horde

ÉçäväsyaÉçäväsya

éçaéça – by the Lord– by the Lord

äväsyam äväsyam – owned and – owned and controlledcontrolled

Everything Animate & Everything Animate & Inanimate…Inanimate…

parä prakåtiparä prakåtiSpiritual EnergySpiritual Energy

AnimateAnimate

aparä prakåtiaparä prakåtiMaterial EnergyMaterial Energy

InanimateInanimate

““There is nothing in There is nothing in the universe that does the universe that does not belong to either not belong to either the parä or the aparä the parä or the aparä prakåti; therefore prakåti; therefore everything is the everything is the property of the property of the Supreme Being.”Supreme Being.”

Mantra 1 PurportMantra 1 Purport

What is sin?What is sin?

““The root of sin is The root of sin is deliberate deliberate disobedience to the disobedience to the laws of nature through laws of nature through disregarding the disregarding the proprietorship of the proprietorship of the LordLord.”.”

Mantra 1 Mantra 1 PurportPurport

Bhägavata Communism…Bhägavata Communism…

““As the communists, As the communists, they say, “Everything they say, “Everything belongs to the state,” belongs to the state,” we say “Everything we say “Everything belongs to God.” We belongs to God.” We never say that anything never say that anything belongs to anyone. No. belongs to anyone. No. This is Bhägavata This is Bhägavata communism. So communism. So everything belongs to everything belongs to God.”God.”

Bhagavad - gétä 1.15, Bhagavad - gétä 1.15, London, July 15, 1973London, July 15, 1973

Perfect Kåñëa Perfect Kåñëa consciousnessconsciousness

So we should not So we should not take anything take anything neglectfully. Neither neglectfully. Neither we should be we should be careless to take careless to take care of Kåñëa’s care of Kåñëa’s property, Kåñëa’s property, Kåñëa’s living being, living being, Kåñëa’s house, Kåñëa’s house, Kåñëa’s temple, Kåñëa’s temple, Kåñëa’s business…Kåñëa’s business…

Perfect Kåñëa Perfect Kåñëa consciousnessconsciousness

… … Kåñëa’s... Kåñëa’s... Everything Kåñëa’s. Everything Kåñëa’s. Éçäväsyam idaà Éçäväsyam idaà sarvaà yat kiïca sarvaà yat kiïca jagatyäà jagat. If we jagatyäà jagat. If we think like that, then think like that, then that is perfect that is perfect Kåñëa Kåñëa consciousnessconsciousness..

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.22 Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.22 Våndävana, August 3, 1974Våndävana, August 3, 1974

tena tyaktena bhuïjéthätena tyaktena bhuïjéthä

tena—by Himtena—by Him

tyaktena—set-apart quotatyaktena—set-apart quota

bhuïjéthäù—you should accept bhuïjéthäù—you should accept

One should therefore accept One should therefore accept only those things necessary for only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his himself, which are set aside as his quota…quota…

Not more than what we Not more than what we require..require..

““Whatever wealth is Whatever wealth is there within this there within this universe, all belong to universe, all belong to God, and we are, as God, and we are, as sons of God, we have sons of God, we have got right to take got right to take advantage of this advantage of this wealth, but not more wealth, but not more than what I require. than what I require. That’s all. This is That’s all. This is spiritual communism. If spiritual communism. If you take more, then you you take more, then you become punishable. This become punishable. This is the law of nature.” is the law of nature.”

Bhagavad - gétä 1.15, Bhagavad - gétä 1.15, London, July 15, 1973London, July 15, 1973

Not more than what we Not more than what we require..require..

How to decide what How to decide what we “require” ?we “require” ?

Does this change Does this change during our life?during our life?

Is it different for Is it different for different people?different people?

Mantra one tells us Mantra one tells us what what to do; to do; mantra two tells us mantra two tells us howhow to do it and to do it and expands the expands the whywhy

One may aspire to live for One may aspire to live for hundreds of years if he continuously hundreds of years if he continuously goes on working in that way, for that goes on working in that way, for that sort of work will not bind him to the sort of work will not bind him to the law of karma. There is no alternative law of karma. There is no alternative to this way for man. to this way for man.

Mantra 2Mantra 2

Freedom and BlissFreedom and Bliss

The benefit of working in the The benefit of working in the isavasyaisavasya conception: one becomes free from conception: one becomes free from karmic reaction and acts on the karmic reaction and acts on the liberated platform. Such activities are liberated platform. Such activities are the the onlyonly method for freedom. method for freedom.

By controlling our will materially, we By controlling our will materially, we have full freedom to exercise our will have full freedom to exercise our will spiritually. spiritually.

Ways of WorkingWays of Working

Karma with results offered to KrishnaKarma with results offered to Krishna Akarma simply to please KrishnaAkarma simply to please Krishna Vikarma must be avoidedVikarma must be avoided

““There is no harm in There is no harm in becoming a family becoming a family man, or an altruist, a man, or an altruist, a socialist, a socialist, a communist, a communist, a nationalist or a nationalist or a humanitarian, humanitarian, provided that one provided that one executes his activities executes his activities in relation with in relation with éçäväsya, the God-éçäväsya, the God-centered centered conception.”conception.” Mantra 2 PurportMantra 2 Purport

““Çré Éçopaniñad Çré Éçopaniñad advises us to exert advises us to exert our energy in the our energy in the spirit of éçäväsya. spirit of éçäväsya. Being so engaged, Being so engaged, we may wish to we may wish to live for many, live for many, many years..many years.. ””

Mantra 2 Mantra 2 PurportPurport

If one does a small amount of If one does a small amount of Krishna conscious activity (eg take Krishna conscious activity (eg take prasad) one can be guaranteed a prasad) one can be guaranteed a human birthhuman birth

The killer of the soul, whoever The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and faithless, full of darkness and ignorance. ignorance.

Mantra 3Mantra 3

Why not Why not vikarma? Then vikarma? Then again become again become animals or like animals or like animalsanimals

Animals are just as concerned with Animals are just as concerned with what they are doing as we are. But we what they are doing as we are. But we have much better opportunities and have much better opportunities and facilities to do things than they do. facilities to do things than they do. Why? Because Why? Because we have higher duties we have higher duties to performto perform. But in human society . But in human society people are always ignoring these duties people are always ignoring these duties and acting on the animal platform. and acting on the animal platform.

Perfectly constructed boat = Human body

Captain = Spiritual master

Favorable winds = Instructions of the Lord

human being who does not utilize human life to cross the ocean of material existence must be considered the killer of his own soul.. (SB.11.20.17)

Mantra 3

ätma-häätma-hä““If, with all these If, with all these facilities, a human being facilities, a human being does not fully utilize his does not fully utilize his life for self-realization, life for self-realization, he must be considered he must be considered ätma-hä, a killer of the ätma-hä, a killer of the soul. Çré Éçopaniñad soul. Çré Éçopaniñad warns in clear terms warns in clear terms that the killer of the that the killer of the soul is destined to enter soul is destined to enter into the darkest region into the darkest region of ignorance to suffer of ignorance to suffer perpetually.”perpetually.”

Mantra 3 PurportMantra 3 Purport

If we take up self-realization, our If we take up self-realization, our material needs will be provided. material needs will be provided.

Understanding ObjectivesUnderstanding Objectives

Explained the terms: Explained the terms: – éçäväsya éçäväsya – parä & aparä prakåtiparä & aparä prakåti– Bhägavata communismBhägavata communism– ätma-häätma-hä

Explained the Explained the conceptual conceptual flow from flow from Mantras 1-3 Mantras 1-3..

Personal Application ObjectivePersonal Application Objective Discussed ways the principle of tena Discussed ways the principle of tena

tyaktena bhuïjéthä can be applied in our tyaktena bhuïjéthä can be applied in our liveslives

Çästra-cakñusä ObjectiveÇästra-cakñusä Objective Identified from current affairs Identified from current affairs

circumstances where ‘éçäväsya’ principle circumstances where ‘éçäväsya’ principle could be appliedcould be applied..

Preaching Application ObjectivesPreaching Application Objectives

Cited examples from Prabhupäda’s life Cited examples from Prabhupäda’s life showing his application of the éçäväsya showing his application of the éçäväsya principleprinciple..

Cited appropriate analogies from Mantras 1 & Cited appropriate analogies from Mantras 1 & 3 purports. 3 purports.

Discussed how our society could be improved Discussed how our society could be improved through application of the éçäväsya principlethrough application of the éçäväsya principle..

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