01 Jul 2023 morning – The Difference Between Vaishnava Vyasa Puja and Sankaracarya Sampradaya Vyasa Puja (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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The mayavadis/advaitavadis do not follow the instructions of Vyasadeva, they just worship their form.
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada explained that one should follow the instructions of the guru and then perform guru puja. -Vyasadeva has given many proofs of God’s potencies and form. The Mayavadis say that the form of the Lord is temporary, and therefore they commit an offence against the Lord.
The form of the Lord is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, eternal, transcendental, and blissful. There is no difference between His soul and His body; in the material world there is a difference between the soul and the body of baddha-jivas.
If you worship the guru but don’t follow his instructions, you become an offender. If you accept the guru, you must follow his instructions.
Mayavadis accept Brahma as the absolute truth, but they do not believe in the existence of the soul.
Krishna says, “aham brahamasmi – I am Brahma”. Brahma, in Sanskrit, means one who is great and magnifies others – unique and incomparable, Bhagavan.
The reason why Shankaracharya established his philosophy.
All Vaishnavas respect Shankaracharya because he enabled Vaishnavas to establish the position of bhakti. Bhaktivinoda Thakura has clearly said that Shankaracharya is a direct manifestation of Shivaji.
Bhagavan does not have four defects.
The jiva will never become Brahma.
The incarnations of the Lord are not different from Him.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the acintya bheda-abheda tatttva siddhanta philosophy (simultaneous difference and non-difference).
Siddhanta is an established philosophical conclusion.
Parikaras: eternal associates of the Lord – sarva shakti prakash.
Krishna is shaktiman tattva and all the associates are shakti tattva. Purna-shakti is Srimati Radhika.
Those who go to Vaikuntha belong to Vaikuntha (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura).
Dvapayana Vedavyasa is jnana shaktiavesha avatara, avatara of the literary potency of the Lord.
Srila Gurudeva Narayana Maharaja used to say that Srila Svami Maharaja was the namaavesa avatara of the Lord.
The difference between a neophyte devotee and an uttama maha bhagavata (e.g. Narada Rsi).
Yudhishthira Maharaja is considered a sadhu and the 5 qualifications of a sadhu.
