Distribute knowledge

Knowledge is meant for distribution. Although there is already much scientific knowledge, whenever scientists or philosophers awaken to a particular type of knowledge, they try to distribute it throughout the world, for otherwise the knowledge gradually dries up and no one benefits from it. India has the knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, but unfortunately, for some reason or other, this sublime knowledge of the science of God was not distributed throughout the world, although it is meant for all of human society. Therefore Krishna Himself appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and ordered all Indians to take up the cause of distributing the knowledge of
Bhagavad-gita throughout the entire world.

yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna’-upadesa
amara ajnaya guru hana tara’ ei desa

“Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krishna as they are given in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.” (Cc. Madhya 7.128)

Although India has the sublime knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, Indians have not done their proper duty of distributing it. Now, therefore, the Krishna consciousness movement has been set up to distribute this knowledge as it is, without distortion. Although previously there were attempts to distribute the knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, these attempts involved distortion and compromise with mundane knowledge. But now the Krishna consciousness movement, without mundane compromises, is distributing Bhagavad-gita as it is, and people are deriving the benefits of awakening to Krsna consciousness and becoming devotees of Lord Krishna. Therefore the proper distribution of knowledge has begun by which not only will the whole world benefit, but India’s glory will be magnified in human society. Kamsa tried to arrest Krsna consciousness within his house, with the result that Kamsa, with all his opulences, was later vanquished.
Similarly, the real knowledge of Bhagavad-gita was being choked by unscrupulous Indian leaders, with the result that India’s culture, and knowledge of the Supreme were being lost. Now, however, because Krishna consciousness is spreading, the proper use of Bhagavad-gita is being attempted.

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.20

Adventures of the spirit

The unlimited adventures of spiritual life are the means by which we can actually conquer death. By nature we are the eternal soul, so as these bodies gradually age and ultimately fall, we naturally move on to our next destination. We will all meet with this inevitable adventure, the next phase of our journey through life. Yet for most people it is a great unknown and a fearful conclusion.

To be ignorant of our eternal conscious identity places us in the hands of countless fears. Fear of survival, fear of feeding oneself, fears of maintaining our families, being loved or appreciated. Then, meeting frustrations throughout our personal lives we may even fear the idea of being an eternal person, someone who is held accountable for their actions. Finally there is fear of not being supremely independent, having to submit to a higher power.

Real adventure means to face all our fears and conquer them. Hiding away or trying to convince ourselves otherwise are symptomatic of cowardly behavior. To bury our heads in the sand only covers our vision of the truth, the ostrich is not out of danger, just the danger is out of his sight. Fear arises due to our becoming absorbed in the dreamlike condition of our material life. Whilst dreaming at night we become so engrossed that we fail to remember our bodies sleeping in the bed. Completely identifying with our dreamworld we forget our worldly duties and relationships. We may even experience being attacked by a tiger in our dream, running and screaming to escape. Yet, someone awake, watching our tossing and turning will not fear the tiger, for him it does not exist. Feeling concern, he may attempt to awaken us, thus relieving our distress. Upon awakening we immediately remember our actual identity and real life, the fears for the tiger now gone. Similarly, when we awaken from our material slumber we again become aware of our true spiritual identity and of our pure loving relationships on that platform. We remember that we have an incredible comrade known as Krishna, the original adventurous person and source of all fearlessness. With our consciousness of Krishna, our eternal friend and lover, finally restored, we once again taste the real adventure of the spirit. This rush of excitement of reuniting with Krishna through chanting his names, is so incredible that all other thrills appear insignificant.

For those tasting the transcendental bliss of chanting Krishna's names, searching for ways to give others this treasure becomes an unparalleled adventure. To try and awaken others to their real existence and their true potential is certainly a risky challenge. It is so much an adventure that even Krishna himself, the original pure consciousness, takes on this pastime. Descending as Gauranga, Sri Krishna Chaitanya, he personally unleashes a great flood of love and compassion upon the world, unconcerned with our disqualification for such priceless jewels. Unable to tolerate seeing the self-inflicted frustrations and fears of the people, Sri Chaitanya brings the highest wealth of pure love and seeks that everyone takes. To become an instrument of divine love in the hands of the supreme lover, Sri Chaitanya, is an unmissable opportunity for extraordinary adventure. Without doubt there will be risks and obstacles in such an endeavor, yet these act to enhance the flavour of the love, a ever-increasing love of reciprocation between Gauranga and his devotee. To be such an instrument of love, compassion and knowledge means that we will receive more ourselves. It is in giving that we receive. A hosepipe does not create water, it simple delivers it. The more it sprays, the more passes through it. Similarly, Sri Chaitanya is the fountainhead of this pure love and compassion, which passes down through the medium of his loving devotees. By acing as their servants, we will have this very love and compassion flowing through us. That is a sensation which does not have a comparison in this world of temporary fixes.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare