Do you think that Narada Muni cannot be an inhabitant of Siddhaloka andVaikunthaloka at the same time?Krsna resides in Divya Vrndavana (in the spiritual world) and Bhauma Vrndavana(in the material world) at the same time. So do all the devotees of Vrndavana.That is made very clear in the Brhad Bhagavatamrta. Those residents of BhaumaVrndavana who have pure vision see that there is no difference between the twoeven now.The Siddhaloka in the material world has a similar relationship with thespiritual Siddhaloka as does Bhauma Vrndavana with Divya Vrndavana. Those whoare pure devotees among the mystics of the Siddhaloka within this universe (likeDevarsi Narada) can freely shift between both realms.DASYA RASAQuestion from Lomancita dasFebruary 4, <strong>1995</strong>Some devotee says, that when we are performing a devotional service now, we arealready on the platform of dasya rasa. But I have found in the end of a purportto 8. mantra in Nectar of Instruction, that this relationship with Krsna (santa,dasya, sakhya, etc) can be achieved on the level of raghanuga bhakti. But we arenow on the level of sadhana bhakti proces with folloving regulative principles.So how can one consider himself to be in dasya rasa relationship with Krsna?Answer by <strong>Suhotra</strong> SwamiFebruary 5, <strong>1995</strong>One thing is that in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's movement, all devotees areengaged in raganuga-bhakti, even while following vaidhi-sadhana. I explainedthis elaborately in an article about raganuga-bhakti published in thisconference in March of last year. Below is a quote from that article."In summary, according to Srila Jiva Gosvami there are two kinds of raganugabhaktas:jata-ruci (those whose taste has come about) and ajata-ruci (thosewhose taste has not yet come about). It is not that ajata-ruci devotees inISKCON only deserve to be called `vaidhi-bhaktas.'" On the strength of SrilaJiva Gosvami's explanation of raganuga-bhakti, all ISKCON devotees may be calledraganuga-bhaktas. Cc Madhya-lila 22.156-157 also confirms that vaidhi-sadhanais to be accepted by Lord Caitanya's followers as the external aspect ofraganuga-sadhana, not as something separate from the practice of raganuga." [Endof quote]It is true that the members of ISKCON who are properly initiated and engaged insadhana-bhakti are "Krsna-dasa" or "Krsna-dasi", but until they come to thejata-ruci stage, or in other words the stage of awakened transcendental taste insadhana bhakti (especially taste for hearing and chanting), they will not beable to appreciate dasya-rasa on the transcendental platform. Vaidhi-sadhanameans sadhana bhakti without taste, and raganuga-sadhana means sadhana bhaktiwith taste. That taste is internal. Externally the two kinds of sadhana lookthe same.In any case, devotional service must include dasya or servitude. There is noquestion of bhakti without service. As Srila Prabhupada writes in SB 10.9.21,purport: "real bhakti begins with dasya-rasa." There is only a question ofwhether a devotee's taste for servitude has awakened or not. Howtranscendental rasa awakens is explained as follows by Srila Prabhupada in hisintroduction to the Srimad Bhagavatam.
1. The self-realization stage just after liberation from materiál bondageis called the santa, or neutral stage.2. After that, when there is development of transcendental knowledge of theLord's internal opulences, the devotee engages himself in the dasya stage.3. By further development of the dasya stage, a respectful fraternity withthe Lord develops, and above that a feeling of friendship on equal terms becomesmanifest. Both these stages are called sakhya stage, or devotional service infriendship.4. Above this is the stage of paternal affection toward the Lord, and thisis called the vatsalya stage.5. And above this is the stage of conjugal love, and this stage is calledthe highest stage of love of God, although there is no difference in quality inany of the above stages. The last stage of conjugal love of God is called themadhurya stage. [End of quote]So dasya-rasa means the mood of servitude manifested on the liberated platform.This is nicely explained by Srila Prabhupada in the first chapter of theTeachings of Lord Caitanya."If one can fix his mind on Krsna without deviation, he can attain a steadfastposition in Krsna consciousness, santa-rasa. When one attains santa-rasa,unflinching faith in Krsna is established, and all material desires cease. Thesespecific characteristics of santa-rasa--unflinching faith in Krsna and cessationof all desires which are not connected with Krsna--are common to all other rasasas well, just as sound is generally present in all other elements (air, fire,water and earth) because it is produced from the sky. Similarly, these twocharacteristics of santa-rasa are present in other transcendental relationships,such as dasya (servitorship), sakhya (fraternity), vatsalya (paternalaffection), and the madhura-rasa (conjugal love)."Until the mind is fixed on Krsna without deviation, until there is unflinchingfaith, until all material desires have vanished, a devotee cannot really be saidto have attained dasya-rasa, or any rasa—because he has no taste. But everyliving entity is a servant of Krsna at all times. At the stage of vaidhisadhanabhakti, this constitutional servitude is cultivated by following theregulative principles. When the devotee's transcendental taste awakens andbecomes steady, rasa can then begin.FIRE-BALLQuestion from Mahakirti dasFebruary 5, <strong>1995</strong>Dear <strong>Maharaja</strong>,' " The mystery of FIRE-BALL is definitively resolved " claims boldly Prof.Joshiko Ohcuki from Tokio. Prof. Ohcuki is now travelling with his smalllaboratory all arround the Japan and showing what nobody had seen until now.Before the eyes of interested public and reporters he is manufacturing withinglass tube small samples of FIRE-BALLS.'This is head of the text from one article published in Czech famous magazin.Fortunately cheating bussines of this Prof. is so obvious that even writer ofthis article refused his childish effort played with 5kW mikrowave generator.Please <strong>Maharaja</strong> can you give some sastric evidence or explanation of thephenomenon which we call FIRE-BALL. Personaly I am interested about this
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