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------The purpose of choosing the word "Zenith" for this channel (aside from it sounding cool) is that it's defined as "the apex," "the summit," "the culmination," "a highest point or state." In all of our endeavors in life, we are all searching after the highest purpose, the highest meaning and ultimately the highest pleasure in life. Briefly it may be stated that there are two types of pleasures: material pleasure and spiritual pleasure. According to the great sages of bygone ages, material pleasure is compared to something that initially brings happiness at first, but ultimately brings us unhappiness in the end. For example, a child may think that eating lots of candy unrestrictedly may be good and taste like nectar at first, but he ultimately realizes that it was poison in the end when he gets a stomach ache. Similarly, we all may think that unrestricted drinking, drugs, lust, anger and greed are nectar at first, but it ultimately proves to be poison in the end.
-----Therefore, any philosophy that claims, "There is no God, there is no life after death, therefore simply enjoy as much as possible," is ultimately considered to be no better than the philosophy of a small, unintelligent child. Any intelligent introspective person, especially after prolonged frustrated desires, can easily conclude, "Why do I need to read a huge atheistic philosophy book of extensive word jugglery to tell me to enjoy unrestrictedly. I'm already doing these things anyway, but they're causing me so much anxiety and misery." What is that misery? The misery is that suppose an ungrateful child doesn't get what he wants, then he becomes angry and destructive; and suppose the child does get what he wants, then he gets a stomach ache in the end. In other words, there's misery on all sides of the equation, that is, unless the child willingly takes the superior advice of his mother. ------The conclusion is that in order to properly understand reality as distinguished from illusion, one should sincerely seek out a genuine spiritual teacher in order to see things as they are with the light of spiritual knowledge. According to the great sages of bygone ages, spiritual knowledge is compared to light, and ignorance is compared to darkness. Those who are in the darkest of ignorance of material life cannot see things as they are with the light of spiritual knowledge.
------Of course, this isn't a personal attack against atheists, because undoubtedly there are many atheists who act more spiritual and loving than those who claim to believe in God. As such, there are really only two types of faiths: faith in matter, and faith in spirit. For example, although someone may believe in God, they still have faith that lust and material sensual pleasures will bring happiness. However, according to all universal spiritual teachings, when one is too lusty, whether theist or atheist, it obscures ones compassion for the suffering of other living beings. Indeed, suppose a lusty guy wants to meet a girl. He doesn't care about her feelings, but only sex. Similarly, suppose a lusty girl wants to meet a guy. She doesn't care about his feelings, but only his money, car and apartment.
-----By over levying taxes from the public, which undoubtedly funds a lavish lifestyle of luxury, it can also be understood that the lusty and greedy politicians do not have compassion for their citizens who are unable to pay their bills and whose houses are consequently being foreclosed. According to the governmental law, by treating citizens like dead objects or not considering the feelings of other living beings, the politicians must be put into prison i.e. because of money laundering schemes. Similarly, why should we not think that there is some universal law or reaction governing our nefarious activities. In Sanskrit, this universal spiritual law is technically known as karma, and in the Bible (Galatians 6.7) it is known as "as you sow, so shall you reap."
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Bhakti-yoga.----Bhakti means "love," and yoga means "to connect with God." Just as by watering the root of the tree, one automatically waters the twigs, branches and leaves, so also by loving God, the root of all existence, one automatically love's not only ones own family, society and nation, but everyone's family, society and nation, because we're all ultimately connected to each other through God.
Companies:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) founded by Srila Prabhupada a.k.a.----A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Schools:
The Maha-Mantra or "Universal Spiritual Vibration."
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare--
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare---
In Bhagavad-Gita (10.10-11), Krishna says: "To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me. To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance."
Interests:
Krishna---Just as the Sun is called different names according to language, so in the yoga tradition, God is known as Krishna, and in the Biblical tradition, Christ. In the Bible (John 16.12), and in The Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 29.7-11) Jesus reveals the fact that the philosophy he gave his disciples was incomplete. Why? Because just as a teacher does not reveal advanced subject matter unless the student is ready, so also Jesus verifies this understanding in Matthew (13.10-17).
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Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Brahma-samhita, Caitanya-Caritamrta, Isopanisad, Vedas, Vedanta, Puranas,
Upanisads, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology.
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Hare Krishna! Jaya Shrila Prabhupada!
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