How to Deal with Different Opinions

2019-09-13
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.22.06 - How to Deal with Different Opinions (download mp3)
by Gaura Vilas Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 11.22.6
yasam vyatikarad asid
 vikalpo vadatam padam
prapte sama-dame ’pyeti
 vadas tam anu samyati

Translation:
By interaction of My energies different opinions arise. But for those who have fixed their intelligence on Me and controlled their senses, differences of perception disappear, and consequently the very cause for argument is removed.

Purport:
Conflicting varieties of perception are created by the interaction of the Lord’s material energies in the minds of different philosophers, who staunchly defend their opinions, stating, “This may be the case or perhaps that or the other; or this may not be the case, or perhaps that is not the case.” Such logical or rational proposing, doubting, counter-proposing, counteracting, etc., take thousands of different forms and become the basis of argument. Actually, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna, is the basis of all existence, since everything emanates from the Lord, is maintained by the Lord and at the end is merged to rest within the Lord. Lord Krsna is para-tattva, the highest truth underlying all other dependent truths. In a society of learned persons who have understood the Personality of Godhead to be everything, there is no further cause of philosophical quarrel. Such unity of opinion is not based on the absence of philosophical inquiry, nor on the stifling of rational discussion, but is the natural result of spiritual enlightenment. So-called philosophers proudly boast that they are searching and researching for the Absolute Truth, yet they somehow consider one who has found the Absolute Truth to be less intelligent than one who has not found it but is searching. Because Lord Krsna is the Absolute Truth, one who fully surrenders to the Lord becomes the most learned person.

1 comment:

Prasuti said...

Very constructive lecture, excellent examples which were well presented.
Thank you Prabhu