Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Paleo Diet & Darwin's Stolen Theory of Evolution



Gadadhara Das: It is baffling to see how thin the research of Walter L. Voegtlin was, the man who started the idea of eating "meat" to get healthy ("The Paleo Diet"). The idea behind the diet is that man at one time was a "caveman" and hunted according to where he lived and therefore some how he was more healthy. And some how that "cave man" evolved into an intelligent human being because of his "so called" healthy eating habits. There are so many holes in his research, but the most striking is his assumption that we humans were even cave men at all. Not to say that there were not cave men, even in todays world you can find them, the play foot ball for a living! But seriously, there is so much evidence that man is much much older than 10,000 years. The Vedas (Ancient texts) of India tell of ancient civilizations that were far more advanced in technology then is available in our world today.  Check out Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race  .  Of coarse the whole basis of The Paleo Diet comes out of the "theory" that we evolved from apes. There is no bases for this idea. It has actually never been proven even by so called modern science.

Modern archeologist would be much benefited to know a simple concept that their "imperfect senses" are not able to create "perfect instruments" to test these time tables and recreate even facial and bone structures for man to look like the so called ape-cave-people. There is far more factual evidence that point to highly intelligent human beings from over hundreds of thousands of years ago who ate a diet of vegetables, grains, seeds, and milk products: these are the type of people who created advanced technology like the atom bomb or air planes (thousands of years before the modern scientist even thought of it).

Check out the book Forbidden Archology, he shows much evidence for humans existing for billions of years. There is much more evidence that suggests that instead of man evolving from apes, man is devolving into animal life. Just a practical example is modern language; ebonics, the loss of important and meaningful words, intellectual power. The movie "idiocracy" (2006) is a sad but true account of the way civilization is headed.

Edson Bobadilla: Gadadhara Das haha, seriously? I am pretty sure the theory of evolution is as solid as understanding how to dial 911. I am not so sure you fully understand its relevance to human evolution as primate. You did not evolve yesterday. It's a process that takes millions of years. Also, language and the fact that we are slaves to a social system doesn't coincide with intellect.

Gadadhara Das: ‎@Edson Bobadilla: Thanks for reading my comment. :)  Understanding how to dial 911 is a "factual" understanding, not a "theoretical" understanding. A theory is not a fact. A Theory is only "an analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another." Those facts when put together may not always constitute a whole fact. Theories that have been proven wrong include : Spontaneous Generation Theory, Laplacian Evolution, The Age of The Earth, and Aristotle's Theory of Dynamic Motion.

When you realize that the soul and the body are not the same, then Darwin's theory of Evolution is shot to the ground. The body DOES change, or "evolve" (if you will) in a life time. It is a completely different body. For instance, you do not have the same body that you had when you were a small child, but you are the same person. Darwin's theory of evolving from Apes doesn't hold up because there is no consideration of tracing out the soul's role in the evolution. But a human evolving from a Child to a Man does hold up. It holds up as "fact". It is a very easy concept and can be easily understood by looking at some photos of yourself when you were a child.

The whole social system is based on this theory that "you" are "the body" and its no coincidence that Darwin's theory is the apex of modern thinking. But where do we find that the body and the soul are the same? What makes a dead body a "dead body"? The logical explanation of a Dead Body is that there is no "soul" in it to make it "alive". Life comes from "life". Life doesn't come from "dead matter" as Darwin's "theory" suggests. The body is only made of organic matter; certain compounds put in a complex manner together. So why cant the modern scientist create a "living" body out of "dead matter"? They have all the compounds and matter. They have all the elements. Everything is available to them. But they can not create "life" or anything that can "grow". Anything that they can manipulate has already been living at one time. Darwin's "theory" says that man evolved from Apes, but if this is so, where did the Apes come from? And another question is "Why are there still Apes?" if we evolved from them? Even the "theory" of "natural selection" with in the "evolution" theory is very thin on information. How does the nature "work" on selecting the "fit" to "survive" and then "evolve"? Where do the superior "skills" of the evolving animal come from? Where does the superior "intelligence" come from? These things are not explained by Darwin and his theory.

Darwin actually got a vuage idea for his "theory" of evolution from the Vedic idea of evolution. But only part of the whole information. The Vedas state that there is an evolution of the soul from one body to another, just like I mentioned that a Child evolves into an Old Man in a life time. In the second chapter of the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Macmillan ed. 1972, it is stated: "As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death". And in the 15th Chapter "The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas." I recommend reading "Life Comes From Life" available here:http://tinyurl.com/8xup5nl . Also check out Forbidden Archology if you are interested in archeological history.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Pin Prick And Social Unrest


The growing social unrest of the 99% (in America) and 147% (Russia) and protests in other parts of the world is a symptom of a failed social structure. No modern ideal concerning the social body of the world will save the unrest; not improved capitalism, not communism, not socialism, or democracy or even monarchy can ease the unrest of the social body. The "pin prick" in the structure at large is precisely the walls and barriers separating all masses of people.

The idea of a "one nation" with a common cause will heal this "pin prick". This common cause is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam in the first verse and aphorism of the Vedanta philosophy, janmady asya yatah (Srimad-bhagavatam 1.1.1) and establishes the ideal of the common cause.

The disparity of the current human social structures is that they have become Godless and lack any principles to fill their needs. Every single human being in the social structures at large have been trained and encouraged by the past failed social structures of Monarchy, Capitalism, Democracy, Communism and even the social influences of religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Bhuddism.

The world society has been encouraged to compete with each other to become "the Lord of all I survey"; to dominate and manipulate the weaker citizens, and to create their personal and unique identity in geographical limits. This is actually the natural inclination of the human living being, but if the "why" is not understood and the principles to harness this tendency are not in place, then chaos and social unrest will rain, as we see is the situation in the world today.

Every living entity in all of civilization (and even the animal kingdom) is made of energy and is encased in a particular body according to their particular flavor of inclination to dominate. That certain spirit energy is identified in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as Bhraman (or the soul) and the body is only a material manifestation. The body does not work unless the spirit soul is present. A "body" does not work with out the spirit soul because the body is only made of matter (blood, bone, flesh, and bile) and the spirit is the actual source of function in the body. It is with this knowledge that one can begin to understand how to amend the social unrest of the world and create a peaceful structure and environment for the social body.

The citizens in this material world misidentify themselves in that they think that they ARE their bodies. But just like an airplane does not run by itself, there is a pilot who operates it, similarly the spirit soul operates the body. The citizen thinks "I am American", or "I am Chinese", or "I am a Black man", "a White man", "I am Bhuddist", "I am Christian". But these are false identities and false designations that create the very walls and barriers that separate the masses of people from their natural, boarder-less, peaceful, united, common cause. The words used in the Srimad-Bhagavatam are "AHM BRAMASMI", or "I AM PURE SPIRIT SOUL".

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Read Prabhupada's Approved Books Before You Write A Thing!


  I read Patita Pavana Prabhu's latest article (which is a response to another aritcle about Prabhupada's disciples writing their own books) http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/12-11/editorials8009.htm

   What a bunch of self aggrandizement nonsense if you ask me! Srila Prabhupada's books have the potency, his disciples so far have shown that their books do not. Writing for the Back to Godhead was meant for the disciples to show their realizations UNDER THE ORDERS OF THEIR GURU, but they do not follow his instructions. It is a fallacy that ANYONE even if they do not follow can become a Guru. You can look at a glass of water but if you do not drink it than you will die of thirst!!! Their books may be nice and they may be interesting, but they do not lead anyone to a bonifide GURU so what is their use???? Its like saying "HERE IS SOME GOLD AND BUT YOU CAN NOT OWN IT" .  or  YOU CAN LICK THE OUT SIDE OF A HONEY JAR, BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TASTE THE HONEY.

Patita Pavan: "many of Shrila Prabhupada's disciples have actually become empowered. Disciples of His Divine Grace and the great parampara have actually presented genuine and insightful commentaries on transcendental subject matters. For example, Shriman Kushakratha das, an unsung hero of ISKCON, translated, wrote and printed some 300 titles which must be some sort of world record. To my mind many of the books produced by Shrila Prabhupada's disciples have been inspiring and enlightening, though some others have careened off track due to not understanding Prabhupada's message properly"

    First of all those books nicely translated by Kusakrata Prabhu are not his books they are merely translations of the Goswami's books. What are the use of ANY of them unless one has read ALL of Srila Prabhupada's books???  If one where to actually read all of Srila Prabhupada's books, NOT JUST ONE TIME 30 YEARS AGO BUT DAILY - THREE HOURS A DAY- AS SRILA PRABHUPADA HAD INSTRUCTED FOR THE REST OF OUR SMALL LIVES then reading and citing a few of the Goswami's books may be in line ONLY TO back up and further elaborate on the statements in Srila Prabhupadas books.  THE BOOKS THAT WE READ THREE HOURS A DAY!!!. The facts remain that NONE of Prabhupada's disciples have been empowered!

  With Srila Prabhupada at the helm of the movement we found small dedicated Sankirtana groups out on the streets for eight hours a day. AND THAT IS THE ENTIRE BASIS OF THE WHOLE MOVEMENT. The basis of the movement is not writing books, it is not sitting in temples, it is not worshiping in the temples, it is not sitting privately chanting your rounds in the holy dham, or holding 24 hour kirtans in the temple. The basis of the movement is to GO OUT ON SANKIRTANA. That does not mean selling books!

   You can not have the wagon first and then the horse! The wagon is the books and the horse is SANKIRTANA. Srila Prabhupada wrote these books and wanted them distributed so THAT IT WOULD EMPOWER EVERYONE to go out on the streets like LORD CHAITANYA MAHPARABHU AND DANCE IN ECTASY... THIS IS A PROCESS CALLED "SANKIRTANA". And  WHAT MADE THEM GO OUT ???  THEY HAD REAL SRAVANAM, THEY HAD REAL KIRTANAM!!! These things are HARDLY AVAILABLE NOW! Where do you find those books now? They are NOT AVAILABLE! They have been changed. SEVENTY SEVEN PERCENT OF THE BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS  IS NOW CHANGED. And most of the other books as well. In fact, the only four books that Srila Prabhupada said we need 1) the BHAGAVAD-GITA 2) THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 3) THE CHAITANYA CHARITAMRTA 4) THE NECTAR OF DEVOTION.... THESE HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED. They are NOT the same books. They are NOT the same size or the same color or they same quality, the content is NOT THE SAME!

  That is the power of Srila Prabhupada's KIRTANAM! That if one will read or hear from a REAL lecture or written literature SINCERELY written BY THE ACHARYA, it will produce a change of heart for them to go out in the streets and chant the HARE KRISHNA MANTRA TO EVERYONE. The only use of ANY "ANY shastra" (whether it is a book by Jiva or Sanatana Goswami or Vishwanath Chakorvarti) is to get one to 1) accept a bonifide GURU and 2) to follow HIS instructions. A bonifide GURU is Srila Prabhupada and HIS INSTRUCTIONS are to enthrall EVERYONE in the MOOD of the Acharyas in the line of DISIPLIC INSTRUCTION. If a disciple does not follow, then it DOES NOT WORK. It has NO EFFECT! sampradaya vihina ye mantras te nisphala Srila Prabhupada's instructions are for His disciples to have proper Saddana first. That means reading HIS BOOKS and hearing FROM HIM. THEN KIRTANAM! THEN SANKIRTANA! THEN BOOK DISTRIBUTION! "THE BOOKS ARE THE BASIS" MEANS TO FIRST READ THE BOOKS! THEN TALK ABOUT THE BOOKS! THEN DISTRIBUTE THE BOOKS!

  The current state of Srila Prabhupada's old disciples is a sad state of affairs. They are mostly on the bodily concept of life thinking that they are old and ready for retirement, giving up their service. They are exactly like the Godiya Math members. They just travel around getting their feet washed and write their useless books pontificating their small realizations about THEMSELVES and their PAST TIMES with Prabhupada. They parade with leaflets and banners all of the glories that Prabhupada once gave them for their one time foundation/bricklaying service. But they do not care to maintain ANY of their past service or CONTINUE as they WERE DOING. They wanted to become Prabhupadas, but they do not fit the bill. They try to wear HIS clothes but they DO NOT FIT! The message they should get is that WE ARE NOT THIS BODY! WE ARE NOT THIS AGE! WE ARE ETERNAL SERVANTS OF THE ACHARYA! WE ARE NOT EVEN SERVANTS OF KRISHNA, WE ARE SERVANTS OF THE ACHARYA ALWAYS, ONLY, FOREVER!

   YES ! SRILA PRABHUPADA SAID WRITE, BUT WRITE IN BACK TO GODHEAD MAGAZINE! THIS IS THE OUTLET FOR THE DISCIPLES AFTER THEY HAVE READ, LISTENED, SRAVANAM'ED ; THEN SUNG, DANCED, PONTIFICATED, KIRTANAM'ED; THEN OFFERED PRASADAM TO VISHNU THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL MASTER AND DISTRIBUTED IT!

Go GET A LIFE! (a REAL life!)

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

The Lord Chaitanya Spring Festival



PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT/PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FEB. 20TH, 2011
WHAT: “The Lord Chaitanya Spring Festival & Parade”
WHERE: Telegraph Ave/People's Park
WHEN: SUNDAY March 20th 2011 at 11AM

CONTACT:
Gadadhara das
ISKCON B.A. INC.
2334 Stuart St
Berkeley, CA 94705

Phone: 510-863-4711

ISKCON of the Bay Area Inc, a non-profit organization, presents the “Lord Chaitanya Spring Festival & Parade” on Sunday at 11:00a.m. in Berkeley, CA.

FREE ADMISSION!

Berkeley, CA- FEB. 25TH 2011

The Lord Chaitanya Spring Festival and Parade will start at Stuart Street and Telegraph Ave in Berkeley, CA and proceed toPeople's Park for MUSIC, FOOD, EXHIBITS, GIFTS, AND A FREE VEGETARIAN CUISINE and much more! The parade will feature large floats, dancing, and music. Bring your funky hats and colorful attire !

We invite everyone to bring their family and friends to experience this extraordinary event, enjoy the sumptuous Vegetarian feast, and have fun in the parade. This festival is wheel chair accessible and family friendly. No drugs or alcohol will be permitted.

Information: http://www.lordchaitanyafestival.org
CONTACT: Gadadhara das
Phone: 510-863-4711
email: lordchaitanyafestival@gmail.com

Sunday, January 09, 2011

The Secret Love Of Godhead

According to the authorized Vedas, the top most "knowledge" available is considered to be "confidential" and the "secret of all secrets".  It says in the ninth chapter second verse of Bhagavad-gita, rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam, "this knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed."(Bhagavad-gita 9.2) But, is it not a contradiction that it is considered confidential, secret, and exclusive; yet this knowledge is publicly available in practically any part of the world just by reading the Bhagavad-gita?

Krishna says in chapter 13 of the Gita, iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate "Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge, and the knowable have been summarily described by Me. Only My devotees can understand this thoroughly and thus attain to My nature." This is a principle of confidentiality and this same principle is seen in all walks of life and in any social structure; business, pleasure, family, politics etc. Supposing you run into the bureaucratic red tape of State Government and cant get what you need done. But if you befriended the head man, "The Governor", and you gained his "confidence" he can help you. He can make a few calls, he give you "the keys" to the State. By any loving, reciprocal, confidential relationship all is possible. This principle is the basis of even the Mafia. The Mafia works on love and trust. As soon as the trust is broken, then you are out. You are dead. When all "confidence" is reached then all secrets are revealed. But when all confidence is broken then nothing will work, chaos begins.

Confidence is gained only by service to another. A boy meets a girl and he offers her a flower. She is impressed by his devotion. A politician serves the country. The country reciprocates by election. Service to another is unavoidable. It is a universal law. Man serves his wife, wife her husband. A man serves dog, dog serves man. Worker serves the employer, the employer serves his girlfriend. The School Master serves the teachers and the students serve the teacher and the teacher serves the students and the teacher also serves the School Master so on.

The Bhagavad-gita says bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśate tad-anantaram

"One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God."(BG18.55)

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is never understood by mental speculation, erudite scholarship, or even practicing spiritual Godly rituals. In other words one can read this knowledge and still not understand its meaning even if he has material intelligence. The secrets will not be revealed. That is why it is confidential. The Supreme Lord  is only understood by devotional service. Those who are envious can not understand this confidential knowledge. Lord Kapiladeva says in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, naitat khalāyopadiśen nāvinītāya karhicit na stabdhāya "This instruction is not meant for the envious, for the agnostics or for persons who are unclean in their behavior. Nor is it for hypocrites or for persons who are proud of material possessions." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.32.39) 

Enviousness is the bases of all fighting; the Hindus are fighting the Muslims, North Koreans against the South, Democracy against Communism; they are all fighting because everyone is trying to Lord it over the material nature, they are trying to lord it over others, and they are envious of the Supreme Lord who is the actual controller of all material nature and who directs the wanderings of all living beings. 

Therefore it is recommended to give up envy and become humble and in this way one can begin devotional service. Lord Caitanya Maha Prabhu, says  tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā [Cc. adi 17.31]. “One should think of oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others, in such a state of mind one can chant the Holy Names constantly." By chanting the Maha Mantra "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare" one is chanting "Oh Lord please engage me in your devotional service". 

When this mantra is chanted an immediate transmission takes place. It is like the radio waves when the radio is turned on, the signal is transmitting from the tower. Chanting is like turning on the two way radio of transcendental communication with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna. And the more one chants, the stronger the connection gets and the more this confidential knowledge becomes revealed.