Tapas, 2 February 2020
Hare Krishna
All glories to Gurudeva
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Prabhuji
I have no knowledge on Vedas. Request you all for helping me to have some basic knowledge on Vedas.
Dandavat Pranam
your ever endearing servant
Tapas
Dejan (Dan) Boskovic, 2 February 2020
Hare Krishna
All glories to Gurudeva
All glories to Srila Prabhupāda!
Thank you for your mail, prabhuji.
Radhanath Swami in one lecture said that we should chant 16 rounds a day and attend one lecture to have protection against Maya. We should be scared of Maya too, I am pretty sure he said that in the same lecture. And as I hear pure devotees who do a lot for Krishna never feel like they do enough.
I read and have read Bhagavad Gita few times and am on tenth chapter but my knowledge is not realized yet. Sastra said that you must approach a bonafide spiritual master and serve him and he will tell you the truth because he has seen it. He has that realized knowledge. That is my opinion ,Srila Prabhupāda said we can’t do this just by reading but that is the process of devotion sravanam(hearing) read Bhagavad Gita read everything you can get your hands on and try to brake 4 pillars of demoniac life (meat, eating, illicit sex, intoxication and gambling) chant 16 rounds minimum and thus make your self eligible to receive a spiritual master. Which you can get to know a little through the lectures on YouTube and he will make your knowledge perfect.
That is the best answer I can give you that I am trying to follow. But I am a neophyte. I suggest you keep asking. And see if more advanced devotes give you an answer that is practical and will enliven you more and make your quest for knowledge of the Vedas enjoyable and fruitful.
Haribol
yours
Dan
Manian VB, February 2020
Pranams to devotees.
The best veda is Bhagavad gita. if you strictly follow its teachings your soul will be up lifted
Sundar Gopal Das, 4 February 2020
Dear Sriman Tapas,
Hare Krishna!
Pls accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga.
Thank you so much for your query.
Actually, the ultimate goal of Vedas is to know Lord Sri Krishna-vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo (Bg.-15.15). So Srila Prabhupada has given us the most important teachings of Lord Sri Krishna in the form of Bhagavad Gita-As it is and Srimad Bhagavatam which is the natural commentary on Vedanta by Srila Vyasadeva along with his Bhaktivedanta Purport. Actually, it is not very easy to derive the most essential Bhakti element from the complicated presentation of Vedic wisdom. The embedded complication act as default encryption is not meant for deprivation of this valuable knowledge but to restrict unauthentic and unscrupulous interpretation. That’s why it is advisable instead of independent study of Vedas, better scrutinizingly go through the treasure house of essence of Vedic wisdom as given by Srila Prabhupada through his books.
In addition, the introduction to Isopanishad, Srila Prabhupada’s one lecture on the “Teachings of Vedas” has been included:
https://vedabase.io/en/library/iso/introduction/
After completely studying all the books of Srila Prabhupada, if you are further interested in Vedas, you can read the followings:
Also you can go through this booklet named ‘Elements of Vedic Thought and Culture’ written by His Holiness Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami (Disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada) :
https://mayapur.store/english-books/3-elements-of-vedic-thought-and-culture.html
Furthermore, you can order the following book online from BBT:
http://bbt.org/book/veda-secrets-east-anthology
Does this make any sense?
with regards,
your servant,
Sundar Gopal Das
Mahabhagavat Das SDA, 6 February 2020
Dear Sriman Tapas,
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Gurudeva.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
What do you wish to know about the Vedas when Sri Krishna says the following:
yām imāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ pravadanty avipaścitaḥ
veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥ
kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām
kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati
Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this
Bg. 2.42-43 (https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/2/42-43/)
bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahrta-cetasām
vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate
In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place.
Bg. 2.44 (https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/2/44/)
trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān
The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna, become transcendental to these three modes. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self.
Bg. 2.45 (https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/2/45/)
Sincerely,
Mahabhagavat Das
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