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Imported quote 16467 Show noteShow noteThe heavenly planets are inhabited by demigods like Indra, Chandra, Varuna, Vayu etc. and the pious souls reach there after performance of many virtuous acts on the earth. Modern scientists agree also that the timing arrangement in higher planetary system is different from the earth. As such it is understood from the revealed scriptures that duration of life there is ten thousands of years (of our calculation). Six months of earth is equal to one day of the heavenly planets. Facilities of enjoyment are also similarly enhanced and beauty of the inhabitants is legendary. Common men on the earth are very much fond of reaching the heavenly planets because they have heard it that comforts of life are far greater there than on the earth, they are now trying to reach the Moon planet by sputniks although it will never reach there. Considering all these, the heavenly planets are more celebrated than the earth. But the celebrity of earth has defeated that of the heavenly planets on account of Dwarka, where Lord Sri Krishna reigned as the king. Three places namely Vrindaban, Mathura and Dwarka are more important places than any famous planets within the universe. The places are perpetually sanctified because whenever the Lord descends on earth, He displays His trancendental activities particularly in these three places. They are perpetually the holy land of the Lord and the inhabitants still do take advantage of the holy places even though the Lord is now out their sight. The Lord is the Soul of all living beings and He desires always to have all the living beings, in their Swarupa or in the constitutional position, may participate transcendental life in His association. His attractive features and sweet smiling go deep into the heart of everyone and once it is so done the living being is admitted in the kingdom of God where going nobody returns. This is confirmed in the Bhagwat Geeta.
(More...) Imported quote 18901 Show noteSo there is such chance. So how much careful we should be, training our mind so that at the end of life we can think of Krsna. That is the Krsna consciousness movement, training the mind to think of Krsna, the same thing, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru [Bg 18.65]. This should be trained up. And the... That is also practical. We can understand. Just like some air is passing before us, and there is some good smell, rose smell. We can understand that the air is carrying the flavor of this rose because it is passing through the rose garden. So you cannot see the mind or the air-it does not mean that subtle things are not there. Don't believe your eyes in that way. You have to know things as it is stated here. The space, the air, they are acting. Prana-vayu. The yoga system is controlling the vayu, the air within the body. That is called pranayama, prana, prana, vayu, control the prana-vayu.
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