The Esoteric Teaching of Vedanta-sutra
In this Satsang we discuss the Vedānta-sūtra philosophy regarding the necessity of an external source of energy for the material creation; in other words, God. The material energy is inert and can do nothing without a source of energy and intelligence to organize it into the creation. Then we address a variety of questions from the participants.
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In this Darshan we discuss the Vedānta-sūtra philosophy refuting the idea that because we see injustice and unfairness in the world, God is either not omnipotent or unfair. God appears to be biased towards His devotees, but this is not a disqualification for Him, because all apparently contradictory qualities are harmonized in Him.
Evening Darshan 15 July 2008: Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
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In this Darshan we got started talking about Vedic harmonic musical intervals, and at the end there is a little demo of the harmonic series and intervals derived from it. The real significance of all this is mentioned by Florian about halfway through: it opens the door to an absolute aesthetic of ecstatic transcendental emotion (rasa).
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In this Satsang there is a nice kīrtan, then we discuss the two pillars of Vedānta-sūtra philosophy as presented in the Second Adhyāya.
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This Darshan discussion was about the illusion of material existence and how to recognize the abstractions of false names and forms overlaid on the reality of Brahman.
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This Darshan begins with a short kirtan sung by Florian and Conor. They are getting good! In material consciousness, we live in a synthetic reality composed of the false names and forms, a deliberately fabricated lie designed to trap us in material existence by tricking us into performing sinful activities. Our only hope of escaping this trap is to receive transcendental knowledge from the Vedas.
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Every once in a while, someone brings up the question of why I refer to myself as “Babaji.” Usually such people are contaminated by association with my ISKCON Godbrothers or similar organizations. Unfortunately even if I explain, their neophyte level of realization does not permit them to understand. This is why we generally do not preach to people who have a background in ISKCON or other sectarian religious organizations. Anyway we had quite an interesting conversation about it.
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We start off with the deceptions in the ingredient labeling on food products, and move on to an analysis of how atheists have subverted even religions into carrying their message. This is a very profound and important conversation, because it unmasks yet another layer of The Big Lie.
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Our latest Evening Darshan covers quite a bit of ground, from our search for a strategy to take us to the next level, through our realization experiences, to Practice of the Presence by Brother Lawrence, an esoteric Christian work I highly recommend.
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As usual we talked about all kinds of things: the craft of spiritual writing, the art of preaching, etc. Unfortunately there was a graduation block party at the nearby local school, so some parts are hard to hear.
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