SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA KI JAYA 12

Share with the group extracts the monumental work written by Bhaktivinoda Thakura entitled, THE Bhagavatam, YOUR PHILOSOPHY, THE ETHICS AND THEOLOGY 12.
So is the Bagavata , which is decidedly the book for all kinds of theists. If we worship God spiritually as maximum , with all our heart , mind and strength , we are Bagavatas and we own a life of spiritualism that either , nor the worshiper of Brahman or the yogi unites his soul with the universal soul Paramatma - , can be obtained. The superiority of the worship of Bhagavan is the unification of all types of theistic worship within an excellent principle of human nature called bhakti. This word has no equivalent in English. Piety , devotion , resignation and spiritual love without mixing with any request , except by way of repentance , made ​​the highest principle of bhakti. The Bagavata worship God asks us to this great and invaluable principle that is infinitely superior to human knowledge and the principles of yoga.
The Sanskrit word yoga has many meanings , its primary meaning is : unite, join , union. The union which the yogi has the universal soul Paramatma - , is different to the union that the devotee experiences with God. Binding of the yogi , is a union of their spiritual identity with the Universal Soul , which perceived internally as a single and supreme person . Free from all material conceptions he meditates on divine thus perceived inside. The union has consecrated soul with God is an eternal relationship with Him spiritual love , keeping each its individual quality and personality. " Could arise a question : How can the human mind have a distinct existence of the Universal Soul after the coarse of the human constitution ceases to exist ? .
Our short space does not permit an explanation of the principle of bhakti , rising beautifully from the first stage of implementation in the form of Brahmanical worship , expressing admiration and holy is called rasa , until the fifth or higher stage of absolute union with God in love madhurya sweetly call or prema bhakti rasa . A full explanation would require a large volume that is not our purpose in this work. Suffice it to say , that the principle of bhakti goes through five distinct stages during its development to its highest and purest form . Then , when it reaches the last form again is likely to further progress from the stage of love ( prema ) than mahabhava , which is , in fact, a complete transition to the spiritual universe where God alone is the Bridegroom of our soul.
The voluminous Bagavata is nothing else than a complete illustration of this principle of continuous development and progress of the soul from the stage of gross matter to completely perfect the Universal Spirit , which is distinct and personal , eternal, absolutely free, powerful and completely intelligent. The whole thing is spiritual , there is nothing gross or material on it. To record this spiritual picture in the student who tries to learn , comparisons have been made with the material world , which can only convince the ignorant and impractical. Examples materials are absolutely necessary for the explanation of spiritual ideas . The Bagavata believes that the spirit of nature is the truth in nature and is the only part of her practice .
The phenomenal appearance is truly theoretical nature , although it has had the greatest influence on our beliefs from our childhood days . The outward appearance of nature , it is anything but a sure index of spiritual character . Therefore, comparisons are needed. Nature , as it is before our eyes , should explain the spirit , or otherwise the truth will always remain hidden and the man never go out of his childhood but his mustache and beard turn white as snow from the Himalayas .