East or West

KC is the Best

East or West

KC is the Best

veda-shastra kahe—‘sambandha’, ‘abhidheya’, ‘prayojana’‘krishna’—prapya sambandha, ‘bhakti’—praptyera sadhanaabhidheya-nama ‘bhakti’, ‘prema’—prayojanapurushartha-shiromani prema maha-dhana

Realizations in the Journey of Life

• Material life: Realization of value-lessness

• Spiritual life: Realization of value-ableness

Three Types of PathsThree Types of Paths

Pluralism:“All ways are right.”

Exclusivism:“My way is the only right way”

Inclusivism:There is one way with various levels on it

Uniqueness of Uniqueness of Vedic revelationVedic revelation

1.1. Systematic Sambandha Jnana:Systematic Sambandha Jnana:

• With whom should I develop a relationship? Why?With whom should I develop a relationship? Why?

• What happens if I don’t? Why?What happens if I don’t? Why?

2.2. Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya:Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya:

• What is the process by which I can transfer my What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna?love from krishnetara to Krishna?

3.3. Endearing, captivating Prayojana:Endearing, captivating Prayojana:

• What happens when I develop my love for God?What happens when I develop my love for God?

Sambandha with what?Materialism: Possessions, Positions, People

Religious Materialism: God as means to above things

Scientism: Particles

Impersonalism: Nothing

Bhakti: God

Sambandha with what?Materialism: Possessions, Positions, People

Religious Materialism: God as means to above things

Scientism: Particles

Impersonalism: Nothing

Bhakti: God

Who looks more attractive: God or Man?

Hero – Krishna Director – Yoga-Maya

Script-Writer – Krishna

Hero – Krishna Director – Yoga-Maya

Script-Writer – Krishna

Revealed

Scriptures

Revealed

Scriptures

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Mundane Literature

Vedic Scriptures

(Shruti)

Vedic Scriptures

(Shruti)

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Revealed Scriptures

SmritiSmriti

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Shruti

Vaishnava Smriti

Vaishnava Smriti

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Smriti

Shrimad

Bhagavatam

Shrimad

Bhagavatam

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Vaishnava Smriti

Dashama

Skanda

Dashama

Skanda

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Shrimad Bhagavatam

Goswami grantha

(eg. CC)

Goswami grantha

(eg. CC)

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Dashama Skanda

•Mundane Literature•Revealed Scripture•Vedic Scripture (Shruti)•Smriti (Purana / Itihasa)•Vaishnava Smriti•Shrimad Bhagavatam•Dashama Skandha•Goswami Grantha

The Calamity of Impersonlism:Depict the highest

revelation that can help us come out of Maya to

itself be a product of Maya.

Eg. Depicting medicine as poison

Uniqueness of Uniqueness of Vedic revelationVedic revelation

1.1. Systematic Sambandha Jnana:Systematic Sambandha Jnana:

• With whom should I develop a relationship? Why?With whom should I develop a relationship? Why?

• What happens if I don’t? Why?What happens if I don’t? Why?

2.2. Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya:Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya:

• What is the process by which I can transfer my What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna?love from krishnetara to Krishna?

3.3. Endearing, captivating Prayojana:Endearing, captivating Prayojana:

• What happens when I develop my love for God?What happens when I develop my love for God?

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Are good intentions good Are good intentions good enough?enough?

Can willpower alone cure a Can willpower alone cure a disease?disease?

Eg. Cough, loose motionEg. Cough, loose motion

How Abhidheya Works

The Progressive Revelation of Bhakti

• Ramanuja: Continuous recollection of God Love is a kind of knowledge, bhakti – sadhana and phala

• Madhva: Strong emotion of love accompanied by knowledge of God’s majesty

• Nimbarka: Special kind of love, sadhana & phala

• Vallabha: Love, Maryada and Pushti

The Progressive Revelation of Bhakti

Jiva Goswami: Bhakti is the essence of God’s int potency of bliss, which is his most important potency.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism:

Unparalleled sweetness

sadhu-saìga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-shravana

mathura-vasa, shri-murtira shraddhaya sevana

sadhu-saìga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-shravana

mathura-vasa, shri-murtira shraddhaya sevana

Uniqueness of Vedic revelation

1. Systematic Sambandha Jnana:

• With whom should I develop a relationship? Why?

• What happens if I don’t? Why?

2. Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya:

• What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna?

3. Endearing, captivating Prayojana:

• What happens when I develop my love for God?

East or West

KC is the Best

East or West

KC is the Best