Process of Purifying Our Life

0:00[Gaura-Govinda translates into Oriya throughout]

Spiritual education and life purification

0:01Prabhupāda: Just like a student is admitted in the school for learning ABCD, and if he follows the rules and regulations and continues his studies regularly, then one day he would be able to pass M.A. examination, so from the very beginning we have to execute these processes.

0:38Because our life is impure at the present moment, and we have to purify this life.

0:52SB 6.1.13तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण शमेन च दमेन च ।त्यागेन सत्यशौचाभ्यां यमेन नियमेन वा ॥१३॥देहवाग्बुद्धिजं धीरा धर्मज्ञाः श्रद्धयान्विताः ।क्षिपन्त्यघं महदपि वेणुगुल्ममिवानलः ॥१४॥tapasā brahmacaryeṇaśamena ca damena catyāgena satya-śaucābhyāṁyamena niyamena vādeha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrādharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥkṣipanty aghaṁ mahad apiveṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥTo concentrate the mind, one must observe a life of celibacy and not fall down. One must undergo the austerity of voluntarily giving up sense enjoyment. One must then control the mind and senses, give charity, be truthful, clean and nonviolent, follow the regulative principles and regularly chant the holy name of the Lord. Thus a sober and faithful person who knows the religious principles is temporarily purified of all sins performed with his body, words and mind. These sins are like the dried leaves of creepers beneath a bamboo tree, which may be burned by fire although their roots remain to grow again at the first opportunity.

1:00These things are there in the śāstra. We have to execute tapasya, austerity, to purify. Tapo divyaṁ putrakā yena śuddhyed sattvam SB 5.5.1So it is not a formality.

1:17It is a process to become free from this material bondage and go back home, back to Godhead. Tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti BG 4.9

1:31We should be very serious, not that to take initiation as a matter of fashion, but it should be very carefully and seriously done. [break]

1:49Human life is meant for this purpose = athāto brahma jijñāsā. If you do not inquire about Brahman, if you simply inquire, "Where is food?

Human inquiry versus animalistic life

2:10Where is sense gratification...?" The whole world is going like that.

2:13Anywhere you go, the inquiry is, "Where is sense gratification?" "Where is sex?" "Where is safety," and "Where is eating?" This is the inquiry generally. The cats, dogs, birds, beast—everyone is inquiring like that.

2:38In the morning you'll find the birds are chirping = "Now it is morning. Where we have to go to have our necessities of life?" This is the inquiry of this material body.

2:58But when you get this human form of body, the inquiry should be different. [aside:] Explain this. [Gaura-Govinda translates] [break] So Narottama das Ṭhākura sings,

3:20hari hari biphale janama goṅāinumanuṣya-janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyājāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu

3:35So we should always remember this song of Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura.

Material suffering and spiritual shelter

3:42He is ācārya. He's guru. Ācāryopāsanam. Ācārya upāsanā is one of the process of making progress. So this song is very important.

4:00hari hari biphale janama goṅāinumanuṣya-janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyājāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu[aside:]

4:14Explain. [break] In the material world everyone is suffering. There is no exception, either rich man or poor man, learned or fool—everyone. This is the place for suffering.

4:34And if we take this place of suffering as comfortable, that is our ignorance. Therefore Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings,

4:45biṣāya biṣānale dibā-niśi hiyā jwale taribare nā koinu upāygolokera prema-dhana hari-nāma saṅkīrtana rati nā jaṅmilo kene tāy[aside:]

4:54Explain. [break] So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says that we should take advantage of Caitanya Mahāprabhu's and Nityānanda Prabhu's presence.

5:18Pāpī tāpī jata chilo harināme uddhārilo tāra śākṣī jagāi and mādhāi, brajendra-nandana jei śacī-suta hoilo sei balarāma hoilo nitāi, that "Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa.

Divine deliverance through holy names

5:41Formerly He was Brajendra-nandana." Brajendra-nandana. Brajendra is Mahārāja..., Nanda Mahārāja. And He accepted father—Nanda Mahārāja. Nanda-nandana.

6:02"Same Nanda-nandana has now become Śacī-nandana." Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mother's name is Śacīdevī. So brajendra-nandana jei śacī-suta hoilo sei: "Who was formerly Brajendra-nandana, He has now become Śacī-nandana.

6:28And formerly who was Balarāma, He has become Nitāi." Brajendra-nandana hei śacī-suta hoilo sei balarāma hoilo nitāi. So why They have come again?

6:48Now, pāpī tāpī yata chilo harināme uddhārilo: "They have come to deliver all kinds of sinful men, suffering humanity, just allowing to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra." Pāpī tāpī jata chilo, harināme uddhārilo. So what is the evidence how papi tapi were delivered?

Historical evidence of spiritual transformation

7:14Tāra śākṣī jagāi and mādhāi. So there is no hopelessness. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu is there. If we take shelter of Their lotus feet, there is no hopelessness.

7:28But we should not commit any more sinful activities. Then They will deliver us from these clutches of ... [end]