Religion of the Heart - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Religion of the Heart - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
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xvi<strong>Religion</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Heart</strong>“The subject matter <strong>of</strong> Ír(mad-Bhågavatam is very sweet because itdeals with K~!@a’s Pastimes but those Pastimes have been madeeven sweeter because <strong>the</strong>y were spoken by Ír(la Íukadev Goswåm(.”I hope we can see in this book that <strong>the</strong> sweet nature <strong>of</strong> K~!@a’sPastimes are made even sweeter because <strong>the</strong>y come through <strong>the</strong>lotus lips <strong>of</strong> Ír(la Govinda Mahåråj. Ír(la Guru Mahåråj saidÍr(la Govinda Mahåråj is a natural paramaha^sa. He is taking <strong>the</strong>sweet fruits <strong>of</strong> K~!@a’s Pastimes and making <strong>the</strong>m even sweeterand more relishable by adding his own sweet nature to <strong>the</strong>m.In 1955, when Ír(la A.C. Bhaktivedånta Swåm( MahåråjPrabhupåda received <strong>the</strong> first copy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ír( Gau#(ya Darßanmagazine published by Ír(la Govinda Mahåråj, he commentedthat Govinda Mahåråj was a “transcendental humorist,” and“people would like to read articles written by him with great relishbecause <strong>the</strong>y are not only instructive but also amusing.” Ihope <strong>the</strong> reader will find this book both instructive and amusing.The preface is a Bengali poem “Your Fearless Lotus Feet,”written by Ír(la Govinda Mahåråj in 1957 for <strong>the</strong> glorification <strong>of</strong>Ír(la Guru Mahåråj on <strong>the</strong> occasion <strong>of</strong> his Ír( Vyåsa-p)jå. In thispoem we are shown <strong>the</strong> perfect spirit <strong>of</strong> dedication and devotionan expert disciple has for his Guru as well as <strong>the</strong> perfect example<strong>of</strong> humility a disciple should have for his spiritual master. Thepoem also shows <strong>the</strong> deep insight into <strong>the</strong> higher siddhånta thatÍr(la Guru Mahåråj said Ír(la Govinda Mahåråj was so expert in,and that comes so naturally to him. Guru Mahåråj said he was anatural paramaha^sa and this is evident in this poem.In Part One he explains <strong>the</strong> gist <strong>of</strong> Ír( <strong>Chaitanya</strong> Mahåprabhu’ssupreme conception <strong>of</strong> K~!@a consciousness based on <strong>the</strong> ßloka:•rådhyo Bhagavån vrajeßa-tanayas tad-dhåma V~ndåvanam, composedby Ír(la Vißvanåth Chakravart( ¢håkur. Ír(la GovindaMahåråj takes this ßloka and adds new life and a beautiful meaningto it just as he does with so many ßlokas. He explains andshows by logical reasoning how <strong>the</strong> Absolute Truth is a person,not an impersonal void or an abstract entity, and that person is
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