Religion of the Heart - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

The Lord is not Impersonal 23dental and the j(va-souls are also transcendental.When a particular sådhu came from India to the West someyears ago, he was honored as a representative of Indian religion,although he wasn’t actually a representative of the religion of theVedas. When he gave a lecture at the University of Chicago, allreligious leaders of the world were present. He began his lecturewith these words, “My brothers and sisters in America¡”Everyone was charmed when they heard this. Everyone wasthinking, “We are brothers and sisters of this Indian sådhu.” Byhis humble and inviting mood he showed the real mood of theVedic religion. We are all brothers and sisters because we have allcome from that same big glow and we all have the same qualitiesin our heart.Naturally all the j(va-souls want to go to their own abode butbecause they are covered by the illusory environment they cannotsee that glow, and because of their small ability to beattracted, that glow cannot attract them.Mahåprabhu gave the example of a mirror. He said chetodarpa@a-mårjjanam.When a mirror is covered by dust we cannotsee ourselves. If we clean the dust, we can see ourselves. Hesaid it is necessary to clean the dust from the j(va-soul’s ownform, then all the j(va-souls will get their own natural religionback. They will be attracted, naturally, by their own abode.I am describing this glow, this effulgence of the Lord’s abodeas a transcendental glow, but actually it has an infinite form.The Taittir(ya Upani!ad {3.1} says:yato vå imåni bh)tåni jåyante yenajåtåni j(vanti yat prayanty abhisa^-vißantitad brahma tad vijijappleåsasva“All the j(va-souls and all the universes have come from thatabode. That glow is maintaining all the j(va-souls as well as all ofthe universes and it is the place where they will go at the end of