Coal Vs Charcoal
Tapaswya Paramantam Virjam
Bhaktiswya Paramartha Sreya
Gopaya Gopiya Nityam
Brahmagya Brahmatma Deham
Through celibacy one must achieve energy of Lord and through devotion one must achieve supreme Lord as ultimate goal. Those who are cowherd boys and girls, they must be knower of supreme Brahman Hari and also become a soul full of wisdom of Brahman becoming Brahmatma.
PURPORT:
What is the ultimate goal of Tapaswya? Those who are Brahmachari and going through celibacy by practicing sense control , their ultimate goal is to achieve spiritual strength that becomes source of spiritual heat and energy. It is just like charcoal. A coal that is one hidden under earth which is the body of living entity and after many many years in certain condition it transformed into coal. When it is removed and burns, it generates heat and light. But when this same coal that is extracted from mine and processed with certain condition, it becomes charcoal. Charcoal generates more heat and energy than its constituent’s substance that is coal. Though coal and charcoal both ultimately comes from the body of living entity but charcoal is much better heating source than coal. Thus, charcoal is the supreme use of coal as source of heat and energy. In the same way ordinary living entity having jiva soul that is hidden within the body of living entity. It is naturally not known until it is extracted from the mine of body. And though it is extracted by expert miners like spiritual masters but even it could not become ultimate source of heat if it is not transformed into charcoal in certain condition. That condition is called practicing celibacy which is known as Tapaswya. Thus once one achieves complete success in that Tapaswya by fully controlling senses one becomes like charcoal that is ultimate of coal. That is highest potency of one jiva soul to become ultimate source of spiritual heat, energy and light. But ordinary devotees who are initiated by spiritual masters and living in ordinary life, going through rounds of chanting of Hari Nam etc. are still raw coal that is just extracted from mines. They are also source of heat and energy but they are not ultimate use of coal that is charcoal.
Again similarly those who are engaged in devotional services by following regulative principles of “Hari Bhakti”, their ultimate goal must be achieving mercy of Lord Hari in the form of trancendental bliss. Mercy of supreme Lord can be achieved in many ways. Those who are lower class of Bhakta, they may achieve mercy of Lord in the form of material success without any transcendental bliss as source of material enjoyment. That is limited to material enjoyment within the engagement of demigods by command of supreme Lord. Those who are superior devotees they try to achieve relish of transcendental bliss by enjoying Lord’s pastimes. Those pastimes are manifested in the form of relationship with supreme Lord and their devotional engagement with Lord to fulfill that relationship.
In the same way those who are cowherd boys and girls, they must be knower of supreme Lord Hari. Those are most likely residing with supreme Lord always in His pastimes in one way and other. They must be constant followers of Hari every time every where. Thus they manifest together or one after another by command of Hari and participate in Lord’s innumerable pastimes. In this context they are all knower of Brahman and known as Brahmatma. All glory to Supreme Lord Hari! All glory to Mohaprabhu! All glory to Prabhupada! All glory to Pancha Tattva! All glory to Narahari Narashima Dev! All glory to associates Vaisnavas! Hare Krsna! Haribol!
Bhaktiswya Paramartha Sreya
Gopaya Gopiya Nityam
Brahmagya Brahmatma Deham
Through celibacy one must achieve energy of Lord and through devotion one must achieve supreme Lord as ultimate goal. Those who are cowherd boys and girls, they must be knower of supreme Brahman Hari and also become a soul full of wisdom of Brahman becoming Brahmatma.
PURPORT:
What is the ultimate goal of Tapaswya? Those who are Brahmachari and going through celibacy by practicing sense control , their ultimate goal is to achieve spiritual strength that becomes source of spiritual heat and energy. It is just like charcoal. A coal that is one hidden under earth which is the body of living entity and after many many years in certain condition it transformed into coal. When it is removed and burns, it generates heat and light. But when this same coal that is extracted from mine and processed with certain condition, it becomes charcoal. Charcoal generates more heat and energy than its constituent’s substance that is coal. Though coal and charcoal both ultimately comes from the body of living entity but charcoal is much better heating source than coal. Thus, charcoal is the supreme use of coal as source of heat and energy. In the same way ordinary living entity having jiva soul that is hidden within the body of living entity. It is naturally not known until it is extracted from the mine of body. And though it is extracted by expert miners like spiritual masters but even it could not become ultimate source of heat if it is not transformed into charcoal in certain condition. That condition is called practicing celibacy which is known as Tapaswya. Thus once one achieves complete success in that Tapaswya by fully controlling senses one becomes like charcoal that is ultimate of coal. That is highest potency of one jiva soul to become ultimate source of spiritual heat, energy and light. But ordinary devotees who are initiated by spiritual masters and living in ordinary life, going through rounds of chanting of Hari Nam etc. are still raw coal that is just extracted from mines. They are also source of heat and energy but they are not ultimate use of coal that is charcoal.
Again similarly those who are engaged in devotional services by following regulative principles of “Hari Bhakti”, their ultimate goal must be achieving mercy of Lord Hari in the form of trancendental bliss. Mercy of supreme Lord can be achieved in many ways. Those who are lower class of Bhakta, they may achieve mercy of Lord in the form of material success without any transcendental bliss as source of material enjoyment. That is limited to material enjoyment within the engagement of demigods by command of supreme Lord. Those who are superior devotees they try to achieve relish of transcendental bliss by enjoying Lord’s pastimes. Those pastimes are manifested in the form of relationship with supreme Lord and their devotional engagement with Lord to fulfill that relationship.
In the same way those who are cowherd boys and girls, they must be knower of supreme Lord Hari. Those are most likely residing with supreme Lord always in His pastimes in one way and other. They must be constant followers of Hari every time every where. Thus they manifest together or one after another by command of Hari and participate in Lord’s innumerable pastimes. In this context they are all knower of Brahman and known as Brahmatma. All glory to Supreme Lord Hari! All glory to Mohaprabhu! All glory to Prabhupada! All glory to Pancha Tattva! All glory to Narahari Narashima Dev! All glory to associates Vaisnavas! Hare Krsna! Haribol!
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