Chapter 2 Text 66-72

1. Chapter 2Text 66-72 Symptoms of a person with Divine Intelligence. Peaceful. Entitled for Liberation.

2. nästi buddhir ayuktasya na cäyuktasya bhävanä na cäbhävayataù çäntir açäntasya kutaù sukham “One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Kåñëa consciousness] can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?” Text 66

3. Key to peace and happiness. To know Krsna as the, Supreme enjoyer. Supreme proprietor & Supreme wel-wisher. In other words to be Krsna Conscious.

4. indriyäëäà hi caratäà yan mano ’nuvidhéyate tad asya harati prajïäà väyur nävam ivämbhasi “As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence.” tasmäd yasya mahä-bäho nigåhétäni sarvaçaù indriyäëéndriyärthebhyas tasya prajïä pratiñöhitä Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are restrained from their objects is certainly of steady intelligence. Text 67-68

5. Importance of Senses controlled • Even one of the senses not controlled can create disturbance.E.g. Body and soul vs vehicle and soul.Even one horse uncontrolled…??? • One must control senses by superior engagement, i.e. engaging them in Krsna’s service as in case of Ambrish Maharaja.

6. yä niçä sarva-bhütänäà tasyäà jägarti saàyamé yasyäà jägrati bhütäni sä niçä paçyato muneù “What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage.” Interest of different people,Materialist – active for sense gratification,Spiritualist – active for devotional service. What is the meaning of day and night?E.g. sleeping in Bg.class and fully awake while in movie. Text 69

7. äpüryamäëam acala-pratiñöhaà samudram äpaù praviçanti yadvat tadvat kämä yaà praviçanti sarve sa çäntim äpnoti na käma-kämé A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires. A person in Krsna Consciousness is like ocean – desires present, but does not strive to fulfill the desires. Everyone beside devotees is agitated or disturbed, but only devotees of Krsna never disturbed. Not even desiring liberation from cycle of birth and death. Text 70

8. “A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—he alone can attain real peace. That is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not bewildered. If one is thus situated even at the hour of death, one can enter into the kingdom of God.” [71-72]. Attaining divine platform in a moment – king Khatvanga. Nirvana – ending material life – general understanding. Brahma-nirvana – beginning of spiritual activities devoid of material sense gratifica-tion. Devotional service – attaining brahma-nirvana in this life time. Chanting Hare Krishna is the best way to attain brahma nivana platform or Krsna Consciousness. Entitled for Liberation