Theistic Conduct

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

The following is the extract of the initiation lecture given by our Gurudeva in Rajkot 29/1/09 in which Maharaja speaks about the importance of Theistic conduct in our lives.

Even now we don’t understand the purpose of transcendental vibrations. Time and again it is proved and well tested that it works. Only it works and nothing else works. As a human being we have our finer intelligence. We can think about these things. Suppose we are really sick we go to the hospital. Formerly hospitals were not in picture. It was not seen and it was not a very common thing. We have seen previously, the society completely free of doctors. The doctors were like stray cats. They are not part of our society. In about 70 years, the whole road is full of hospitals. There are innumerable hospitals. This shows the degradation of society from theism to atheism.

The important thing is that just by being theistic we pick ourselves up. Krishna recognises even our slightest service. As soon as we have inclinations towards going to Him, He walks towards us. We don’t know at all. After being admitted in hospital they will put you in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) to earn money. Yamaraja says ICU (I see you). If Yamaraja is bound to come, he will come anywhere. Why we should go to ICU and pay and talk to him. The difficulty is that the doctors too really don’t know anything. Their treatments are based on blood tests. There was one doctor from Sydney. I asked him how long the blood test is valid. He said that it is valid for one day. Then I again asked him are you sure it is valid for one day. NO NO it is half a day. Then again I asked him ‘Are you sure whether it is valid for half a day?’ He said, ‘NO No, it is for a few minutes’. He was very honest about it. Everything is changing in the world. One thing is changeless in this world and that is the change itself. Everything changes at every moment. If there is so much change, then we cannot depend upon the blood test reports and if their treatment is based on the report it is going to be wrong. They have to change their medicines. The whole process is going in the wrong direction. Somehow or other we have plenty of money and we try in this way. The thing is, then they also see nothing is working and eventually they put the patient on oxygen. Oxygen is known as prana vayu – it is life force. For life force, fresh air is required. It is coming from Krishna and cows. The cows have mystical yogic power to produce oxygen and inhale our CO2(carbondioxide) . It purifies the contamination and hence the cows are worshipped. Everything from the cow is a remedy for our diseases. For children’s growth cow milk is a must. Formerly every house had a cow in front of the house.

All these reports and medicines end in administering oxygen, and the oxygen goes to the body and spreads all over the body. Anything goes into the body goes all over the body. Each limb of the body requires oxygen inside and outside. Oxygen is a gift from Brahmajyothi which is effulgence coming from the vigraha of the Lord. This gift from Krishna cannot be manufactured or supplied by anybody. Therefore Krishna’s supremacy must be accepted. Those who accept they become happy to that extent. After all this nonsense, again we have to depend on Krishna. So better trust Him from the beginning. We are completely saved from this torturous treatment. No report is valid for more than one minute and the medicines are based on such treatment. Because of our ignorance we have left the simple remedy and got into complicated remedy. From today we should stop this and try to tolerate. The thing is that tolerance is not there now . With little reason we are angry or agitated. The soberity is not there. We are not sober. That we should try from today.

The main characteristic of a sober person is that even in agitating circumstances he is not agitated. This is initiation. Otherwise what is the use of initiation? Nothing else is to be learnt. You have to learn this first. For this Krishna’s names are very important. Prabhupada was very magnanimous and he wanted every living entity to come to this understanding. He was telling Christians that I am not here to convert you. Please chant Jesus Jesus. Just chant. Doesn’t matter. The sober attitude does not have Muslim, Hindu or Christian faith. We are completely above this. Unless we cultivate this understanding there is no use of initiation. It becomes a fashion. As soon as we learn to become sober(dhirah) then everything becomes clear. From peaceful attitude everything could be generated. Without peace and patience nothing could be solved. Peace and Patience is PP. Instead of double P(PP) we take double AA – Anger and Agitation. We spoil the whole thing. We should avoid this completely from today if not before.

The American are not very religious. The US Dollar note has got one sentence ‘In God we trust’. This sentence saves them. It is just a sentence but Krishna recognises it. Millions of hands the coins or notes go into. Hands are purified. Somebody reads his eyes are purified. Anybody thinks about it, the brain gets purified. Their whole life is purified. Nobody sees but he or she is purified. Krishna is slipping in the hand. Prabhupada gives an example that the child does not know that fire will burn the finger but it burns. We are like small children and unknowingly we are affected. In any form, theism must flow from our whole existence. If we have abundant theism then we can hand it over to somebody. This process has to go on unbroken and Prabhupada is our Jagad Guru. We are all indebted to him. We come to this movement by reading his books. The day we read his books we are initiated into Krishna consciousness. Don’t give in to petty divisions. That is not initiation. Be magnanimous. The modes force us to divide ourselves. Get rid of them and be very happy with Krishna. Be in the mode of goodness at least if not anything else. Sattva guna is best but Suddha sattva is required. In extra purified goodness all these petty things do not exist. It is all Krishna’s domain. By magnanimous attitude only you can survive healthily on this planet. By ignorance we become narrow-minded. Don’t give in to these lower modes. From today you are promising in front of fire and Krishna that we will go after natural things. The doctors have started mud bath and they know this is the cure for our diseases. Because every material object has three things - earth, fire and water. Earth is cure for our body, water is cure for our body and fire is more important cure for our body. From today please do not go in for modern treatment. It is a silly thing to make them part of our society. Prabhupada wanted us to have unflinching faith in Supreme transcendence and avoid anything which separates us from this transcendence. The simple life will give you a godly attitude. We do not really have any inclination towards simplicity. This is a gift of western education. This gift should be rejected and our Vedic gift should be accepted.

Chant,

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna

Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama

Hare Hare

and be happy.