SB 11.23.49 – End bhramana by ending bhrama

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Thank you Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.49 Deham Mano Matram Mangrihitva Mamahamityandatiyo Manushyaha Eshohamanyo Yamati Brahmena Durantapare Tamasi Brahmante Deham Mano Matram The body comes from the mind Imamangrihitva Depending on the kind of desires that we have we get a body accordingly and Imamangrihitva the soul accepts that body Mamahamityandatiyo Manushyaha Mamaham that I and mine these conceptions Andatiyo these blind the soul blind the person Manushyaha Eshoham Anyo Yam Iti Brahmena And based on this sense of I- one creates dualities Eshoham that this is this is related with me and this is related with other people Anyo Yam Iti Brahmena With this Brahma Durantapare Tamasi Brahmante So Brahma causes Brahmana Illusion causes Wandering Durantapare Durantapare is that which is very difficult to cross over Tamasi, the ocean of ignorance Brahmante One wanders around in this ocean So here the Adanti Brahmana is explaining how the mind misleads us because of its misconceptions its illusions and the primary among those illusions are Mamahamityandatiyo The Atma is Chit conscious and the Atma has spiritual intelligence Even in the material world we have been told with intelligence, the material intelligence But the soul’s intelligence gets Andatiyo, gets covered over because of the conceptions of I and Mind Mamahamityandatiyo And because of these misconceptions the soul keeps wandering here and there in material existence trying to increase what one has and trying to avoid the loss of what one has So in this way based on this material misconception the soul completely even when the soul has a human body the soul loses track and sight of the ultimate goal of life which is to go beyond all material conceptions like the I and Mind misconceptions and we will see that one of the biggest distractions in our chanting comes from this I and Mind conception you know I am I am not respected as much as another person is respected I don’t have as much money as another person has maybe my neighbor has, my colleague has I don’t get a salary as much as that person gets or my spouse is not as good as another person’s spouse and like this so many thoughts come up and because of these we get distracted if we understand this point that ultimately our relationship is with Krishna and everything that we go through in this world is temporary and getting infatuated by getting emotionally excited by the things of this world is unnecessary and undesirable unnecessary because the soul has a real enriching and exciting life with Krishna and undesirable because to the extent we get caught up in material emotions we can’t relish spiritual emotions because the two operate at two different levels of reality and that’s why the soul stays trapped in material existence so instead of letting ourselves be carried away by such misconceptions and going on in material existence because then to protect what we have, we have to do karma and that karma causes karma bandhana and that leads to ongoing brahman in material existence, wandering on so just putting aside now at a material functional level we have to work to protect our assets and to look after our material welfare but when we understand that this is not really the ultimate concern and the ultimate concern is developing relationship with Krishna then during the time of the mantra meditation at least, we can put aside this mamahamityandhiyo not get worked up by these things and focus on remembering that actually our most cherished possession will be Krishna and devotion for Krishna Bhakthanatha Purusha says in the Vaishnava song my dear lord, I am yours you are mine what need do I have for any other wealth this is a very good mood to have when we are chanting now is the opportunity for me to get the ultimate wealth and as compared to that supreme wealth, everything else is irrelevant so let me put aside thoughts about all those other things and focus on that which is and which can be realized which is to be my eternal that is Krishna and my relationship with Krishna thank you