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Wake Up from Bodily Conception!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 6, 2010 at 4:00pm

GURUVAKYA

"Today the whole world is centered on the bodily conception of life. In fact, such a concept is glorified. Krishna criticized Arjuna for being overly attached, and encouraged him to perform his duty and fight the battle for a religious cause. But now people are encouraged from childhood to be in bodily consciousness.

Bodily consciousness is so strongly forced into people that hardly any religion is able to train their followers in real spiritual understanding. Even the religions are rooted in a bodily conception of life. This body is going to perish, from dust to dust, still all attention is given to this body. Whether in the field of sociology, religion, or politics, everything centers on the body. Beyond lip service, there is no real discussion of the soul. This is the present state of affairs. "

HH Jayapataka Swami
From the book: Vrindavane Bhajan Page 80
Tags: arjuna, bhajan, bodily, body, childhood, conception, jayapataka, krishna, lip, material
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