Lelki üzemanyag 31

Scientific understanding is also similar. In earlier days when Faraday discovered electricity, many people laughed, “What is this? It is mere curiosity. What utility can we have from this electricity?”

I once read an account of Faraday demonstrating an experiment to show the effect of his discovery. He generated electricity with a machine and then he showed small pieces of paper being moved by that electric current. Many were satisfied to see his new discovery, but then a lady remarked, “But after all this, Mr Faraday, what practical benefit shall we derive from this luxury play of yours?”

Faraday replied, “Madam, can you please tell me what is the utility of a newborn babe?” His point was that when a baby is born we have to take care of him, then, when grown, his energy will be put to work usefully. Similarly, some consider that God consciousness is only a luxury, a fashion, or a play—that it has no practical application or direct utility. But when God consciousness becomes intense, those who experience it will see that all other activities, however apparently important, have no value. Why? Because ultimately we want to live. We don’t want to die.

To live is the main and general necessity of us all. None can deny that they want to live, and not only live, but live happily, properly, and consciously. Furthermore, we want to avoid all affliction, misery, and suffering.

When God consciousness arises within someone, he can see clearly, “Why is everyone engaged in a wild goose-chase in this material world? Everyone wants happiness, but all are chasing a phantasmagoria.”

(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj: Home Comfort - Searching for Our Home)

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Lelki üzemanyag 30

If one has no eyes but another can see, the blind man will naturally seek help from the one who has vision. We are also blind to what is within ourselves, otherwise what is the necessity of consulting a doctor? The doctor can see what we cannot; he will diagnose the disease and then we will undergo treatment. Naturally we will have respect for his diagnosis and will give him something for his assistance. It is not unreasonable.

The guru is the specialist doctor, and we will understand his qualification when we come to see that what he says is real and not imaginary. Such vision will depend upon the degree of awakenment of the eye. If one who is blind is treated by a capable doctor he will gradually directly perceive, “Yes, I begin to see something. I now have some eye-experience.” From that time on he won’t care for the speculative opinions of the other blind people, but he will have his own direct capacity to see. With the coming of sight he can understand that the application of the medicine has some real effect.

(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj: Home Comfort - Searching for Our Home)

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Lelki üzemanyag 29

The subject of the higher things discovered by the mental ‘telescope’ or the soul’s ‘telescope’ has been dealt with in the scriptures. Such subject matter is known by the saints, and we have to take their help in order to have entrance into that land. We are not at present in a position to have experience of the higher plane, but later, by the help of the saints and scriptures, when we ourselves have that type of ‘telescope’ vision we will be able to have such a higher experience.

स्वे स्वेऽधिकारे या निष्ठा स गुणः परिकीर्त्तितः ।

sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

“Adherence to one’s own plane of qualification is laudable.”

अचिन्त्याः खलु ये भावा न तांस्तर्केण योजयेत् ।

achintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā na tāṁs tarkeṇa yojayet

Don’t let the argumentative spirit overshadow everything. Argument is not all in all. It is not that it must be the resort of every belief. The spiritual realm is achintya, inconceivable; nonetheless, we must try to understand things according to our capacity, faith, and realisation. Above all, we have to accommodate within our mind that sweetness is sweet, and truth is truth, however incomprehensible it may be, but we should not take any standard from here and apply it to that higher realm.

(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj: Home Comfort - Searching for Our Home)

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Lelki üzemanyag 28

If one has no eyes but another can see, the blind man will naturally seek help from the one who has vision. We are also blind to what is within ourselves, otherwise what is the necessity of consulting a doctor? The doctor can see what we cannot; he will diagnose the disease and then we will undergo treatment. Naturally we will have respect for his diagnosis and will give him something for his assistance. It is not unreasonable.

The guru is the specialist doctor, and we will understand his qualification when we come to see that what he says is real and not imaginary. Such vision will depend upon the degree of awakenment of the eye. If one who is blind is treated by a capable doctor he will gradually directly perceive, “Yes, I begin to see something. I now have some eye-experience.” From that time on he won’t care for the speculative opinions of the other blind people, but he will have his own direct capacity to see. With the coming of sight he can understand that the application of the medicine has some real effect.

(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj: Home Comfort - Searching for Our Home)

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