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When one is exclusively devoted and unconscious of the environment, then one may go on with his smarana within. But this is not at all possible for the beginners.
“Researchers and policy makers generally don’t see the earth that predates humans as an optimal original state. ‘Obviously the best thing for the environment is to kill ourselves,’ Jahn says.”
A grassroots movement has recently emerged in which a number of scientists, philosophers, ethicists and legal experts have rallied together in support of the idea that some nonhuman animals are persons.
“…may I be blessed with the grace of Gadadhara Pandita, the master of the Bhagavatam from whom Mahaprabhu listens to the Bhagavatam. I invoke his mercy.”
Too often we encounter either complete beginner’s guides to spiritual practice or the classic sacred texts, which have endured yet may be hard to penetrate. Karnamrita’s book falls nicely in between these extremes.
I think this video is significant because it elaborates on one of the defining characteristics of the Western (and American in particular) mind. As sadhakas, I think we do well to have these tendencies elaborated upon and tied to our daily behavior for us, as alone we are less likely to reflect and identify our habits for what they are.
We often hear of things in sastra and from sadhus concerning the “enjoying spirit” and the “causeless unwillingness to serve,” but often times we can benefit from even further elaboration on how these faults appear in moment-to-moment life. It is too easy to think we are beyond such things if they are not spelled out for us. That is why I have always loved the anistha bhajana-kriya section of Madhurya Kadambini, because the depth of analysis stands out and forces us to see things about ourselves. Properly conceived, psychological insights like those in this video can have much of the same effect, in my opinion.