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By His spiritual and material energies He is present everywhere-both in the material and in the spiritual universes. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed devotion. Although He is present in His abode, He is all-pervading, and everything is situated within Him.
(More...) It is here clearly stated that the supreme destination from which there is no return is the abode of Krsna, the Supreme Person. The Brahma-samhita describes this supreme abode as ananda-cinmaya-rasa, a place where everything is full of spiritual bliss. Whatever variegatedness is manifest there is all of the quality of spiritual bliss-there is nothing material. All variegatedness is expanded as the spiritual expansion of the Supreme Godhead Himself, for the manifestation there is totally of the spiritual energy, as explained in Chapter Seven. As far as this material world is concerned, although the Lord is always in His supreme abode, He is nonetheless all-pervading by His material energy. So by His spiritual and material energies He is present everywhere-both in the material and in the spiritual universes. Yasyantaḥsthani means that everything is sustained by Him, whether it be spiritual or material energy.
(More...) Imported quote 16087 There is a statement in Brahma-samhita: Just ride on the airplane which runs at the speed of mind. Our material airplanes can run 2,000 miles per hour, but what is the speed of mind? You are sitting at home, you immediately think of India, say 10,000 miles away, and at once it is in your home. Your mind has gone there. The mind-speed is so swift. Therefore it is stated, "If you travel at this speed for millions of years, you'll find that the Spiritual Sky is unlimited." It is not possible even to approach it. Therefore, the Vedic injunction is that one must approach-the word "compulsory" is used-a bona fide spiritual master, a guru. And what is the qualification of a spiritual master? He has rightly heard the Vedic message from the right source. Otherwise he is not bona fide. He must practically be firmly established in Brahman. These are the two qualities. This Krsna Consciousness movement is completely authorized from Vedic principles. In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna says, "The actual aim of Vedic research is to find out Krsna." In the Brahma-samhita it is also stated, "Krsna, Govinda, has innumerable Forms, but they are all one." They are not like our forms, which are fallible. His Form is infallible. My form has a beginning, but His Form has no beginning. It is ananta. And His Form-so many multiforms-has no end. My form is sitting here and not in my apartment. You are sitting there and not in your apartment. But Krsna can be anywhere at one time. He can sit down in Goloka Vrndavana and at the same time He is everywhere, all-pervading. He is Original, the Oldest, but whenever you look at a picture of Krsna you'll find a young Boy of 15-20 years old. You will never find an old man. You have seen pictures of Krsna as a charioteer from the Bhagavad-gita. At that time He was not less than 100 years old. He had great-grandchildren, but He looked just like a boy. Krsna, God, never becomes old. That is His Supreme power. And if you want to search out Krsna by studying the Vedic literature, then you will be baffled. It may be possible, but it is very difficult. But you can very easily learn about Him from His devotee. His devotee can deliver Him to you: "Here He is, take Him." That is the potency of Krsna's devotees.
(More...) Imported quote 18523 But there is another consciousness-so don't mix it up-that Krsna consciousness. That consciousness, sarva-ksetresu bharata: that Krsna is present everywhere. Sarva-ksetresu. That is the difference between Krsna... Krsna says, ksetra-jnam ca, ksetra-jnam ca aham: "I am also ksetra-jna. I am also soul, but I am Supersoul." How? Now, sarva-ksetresu bharata: "I am present in everyone's body." I am not present in your body. You are not present in my body. I am present in my body. Dehino 'smin yatha dehe [Bg 2.13].
(More...) Imported quote 18946 So if we keep Krsna consciousness very active always, that means try to understand Krsna from different angles of vision. Here also, as we are studying analytically the functions of agni, but what is this agni? This is also Krsna, Krsna's energy. Bhūmir apo anala vayuḥ [Bg 7.4], Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita. Anala. Anala means agni. Bhinna me prakrtir astadha. They are not different from Krsna. Just like sunshine: sunshine is not different from Krsna. Whenever there is sun, wherever there is sun, there is sunshine. Similarly, wherever there is Krsna, the Krsna's energies are also there. Therefore Visnu. Visnu means all-pervading. So Krsna's energies are spread everywhere, just like the illumination, dyotanam. It is called dyotanam, illumination. If the fire is there, there must be illumination. And you have seen in the morning-as soon as the sun..., before the sun rising actually, before we can see the sun, immediately there is illumination, dyotanam. So the energy, sunshine, is the energy of the sun. It is always there. Sunshine is not differentiated from the sun. Similarly, Krsna's energy is not differentiated from Krsna. Therefore fire is Krsna's energy, air is Krsna's energy, water is Krsna's energy, land is Krsna's energy, the sky is Krsna's energy. This is Krsna's all-pervasiveness, or God's all-pervasiveness. Parasya brahmanaḥ saktis tathedam akhilam jagat [Visnu Purana]: "Akhilam, the entire universe, is expansion of Krsna's energy."
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