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Çré Éçopaniñad

What are the benefits to What are the benefits to studying studying Çré Éçopaniñad?Çré Éçopaniñad?

Unlocks the secret to satisfaction and Unlocks the secret to satisfaction and fulfillmentfulfillment

Defines good and evilDefines good and evil Reveals the LordReveals the Lord Invokes His mercyInvokes His mercy

OverviewOverview Importance of Vedic knowledge, IntroductionImportance of Vedic knowledge, Introduction The perfect relationship between the Lord, The perfect relationship between the Lord,

the living entities and His creation—the living entities and His creation—Invocation to mantra 3Invocation to mantra 3

The inconceivable Lord can only be known The inconceivable Lord can only be known by the maha-bhagavata—mantras 4-8by the maha-bhagavata—mantras 4-8

Comparing the cultivation of knowledge and Comparing the cultivation of knowledge and nescience—mantras 9-11nescience—mantras 9-11

Comparing worship of the relative and the Comparing worship of the relative and the Absolute—mantras 12-14Absolute—mantras 12-14

Prayers for revelation of the Lord’s spiritual Prayers for revelation of the Lord’s spiritual form—mantras 15-18form—mantras 15-18

Overview of Invocation-Overview of Invocation-Mantra 3Mantra 3

Invocation establishes the Invocation establishes the principleprinciple of completenessof completeness

Mantra one tells us how to Mantra one tells us how to practicepractice that completenessthat completeness

Mantra two explains the Mantra two explains the positive positive resultresult of such practiceof such practice

Mantra three describes the Mantra three describes the negative negative resultresult of not doing such practice of not doing such practice

InvocationInvocation

Of the Lord’s Features There are Three

But as a Person He is Most Complete

Struggle to become Struggle to become “complete”“complete”

Connection, understanding, love, Connection, understanding, love, communicationcommunication

AutonomyAutonomychoicechoicefreedomfreedomindependenceindependencespontaneity spontaneity

Authenticity & integrityAuthenticity & integrity Fun, play, recreation, celebrationFun, play, recreation, celebration Peace, beauty, harmonyPeace, beauty, harmony Meaning, significanceMeaning, significance

Trying to be “complete” Trying to be “complete” separate from Krishna is…separate from Krishna is…

Exploitive and selfishExploitive and selfish Never ending—the vacuum is Never ending—the vacuum is

Krishna-shaped and He is unlimited Krishna-shaped and He is unlimited (never satisfied and burns like fire)(never satisfied and burns like fire)

Condemning us to material suffering Condemning us to material suffering and re-birthand re-birth

So long we are attached to Kåñëa..So long we are attached to Kåñëa..

““The hand of a body is a The hand of a body is a complete unit only as long as it complete unit only as long as it is attached to the complete is attached to the complete body. When the hand is severed body. When the hand is severed from the body, it may appear from the body, it may appear like a hand, but it actually has like a hand, but it actually has none of the potencies of a hand. none of the potencies of a hand. Similarly, living beings are part Similarly, living beings are part and parcel of the Complete and parcel of the Complete Whole, and if they are severed Whole, and if they are severed from the Complete Whole, the from the Complete Whole, the illusory representation of illusory representation of completeness cannot fully completeness cannot fully satisfy them.” satisfy them.”

Iso Invocation purport Iso Invocation purport

So long we are attached to Kåñëa..So long we are attached to Kåñëa..

““Just like a big machine, and Just like a big machine, and there is a small screw. The there is a small screw. The completeness of that small completeness of that small screw, is to fit in the screw, is to fit in the particular place. Then it has particular place. Then it has got value. And if it is out of got value. And if it is out of touch of the machine it has touch of the machine it has no value. no value. So we are complete So we are complete units so long we are attached units so long we are attached to Kåñëa. Otherwise to Kåñëa. Otherwise useless..”useless..”

Invocation, Lecture L A, April 27, 1970Invocation, Lecture L A, April 27, 1970

oà pürëam adaù pürëam oà pürëam adaù pürëam

idaàidaà pürëät pürëam pürëät pürëam

udacyateudacyate pürëasya pürëam pürëasya pürëam

ädäyaädäya pürëam evävaçiñyatepürëam evävaçiñyate

Oà pürëam adaù…

OàOà the Complete Wholethe Complete Whole

pürëampürëam perfectly completeperfectly complete

adaùadaù thatthat

That Complete Whole, That Complete Whole,

is perfectly complete…is perfectly complete…

Complete Whole must contain Complete Whole must contain everything ..…everything ..…

If He were formless, or if If He were formless, or if He were less than His He were less than His creation in any other creation in any other way, He could not be way, He could not be complete. The Complete complete. The Complete Whole must contain Whole must contain everything both within everything both within and beyond our and beyond our experience; otherwise He experience; otherwise He cannot be complete…cannot be complete…

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Oà pürëam adaù…Oà pürëam adaù…

Pürëam idaàPürëam idaà

Pürëam idaàpürëampürëam—perfectly complete—perfectly completeidamidam—this phenomenal world—this phenomenal world

……all emanations from Him, such as this all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes.as complete wholes.

Pürëät pürëam udacyatePürëät pürëam udacyateWhatever is produced of the Complete WholeWhatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself….is also complete in itself….

Draw examples from nature of Draw examples from nature of the completeness of this the completeness of this

world…world…

Everything is Complete..Everything is Complete..

Pürëam idaà.. Although the Pürëam idaà.. Although the ocean water’s so much, ocean water’s so much, when there is scarcity of when there is scarcity of water, you have take help water, you have take help of Kåñëa. He’ll evaporate of Kåñëa. He’ll evaporate the water, He’ll make it the water, He’ll make it cloud. Then when it falls cloud. Then when it falls down, then it becomes down, then it becomes sweet. Otherwise you sweet. Otherwise you cannot touch…Everything is cannot touch…Everything is complete..complete..

Çrémad-Bhägavatam Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.8.211.8.21 April 13, 1973April 13, 1973

Nature's arrangement..Nature's arrangement..

As soon as the child is As soon as the child is born, immediately there is born, immediately there is profuse milk in the breast profuse milk in the breast of the mother. That is the of the mother. That is the nature's arrangement. nature's arrangement. Before birth, the food, the Before birth, the food, the child immediately require, child immediately require, the mother's breast, there the mother's breast, there is milk supply is milk supply immediately...immediately...

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.12 Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.12 October 23, 1972October 23, 1972

Thus this phenomenal world is also complete in itself. The twenty-four elements of which this material universe is a temporary manifestation are arranged to produce everything necessary for the maintenance and subsistence of this universe.

No other unit in the universe need make an extraneous effort to try to maintain the universe.

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The human form of life The human form of life is a complete is a complete manifestation of the manifestation of the consciousness of the consciousness of the living being, and it is living being, and it is obtained after evolving obtained after evolving through 8,400,000 through 8,400,000 species of life in the species of life in the cycle of birth and cycle of birth and death. death.

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pürëasya pürëam ädäyapürëasya pürëam ädäyaeven though so many complete units even though so many complete units

emanate from Himemanate from Him

pürëam evävaçiñyatepürëam evävaçiñyateHe remains the complete balance.He remains the complete balance.

What kind of God is only zero?What kind of God is only zero?

In the spiritual world In the spiritual world the one is pürëa and if the one is pürëa and if you take the whole you take the whole one it is still one. That one it is still one. That they cannot they cannot understand, the poor understand, the poor brain. They think brain. They think materially. If the one materially. If the one is complete and if one is complete and if one is taken away then it is taken away then it becomes zero...becomes zero...

What kind of God is only zero?What kind of God is only zero?

What kind of God What kind of God is only zero? Upaniñad is only zero? Upaniñad say pürëasya pürëam say pürëasya pürëam ädäya pürëam ädäya pürëam evävaçiñyate. If from evävaçiñyate. If from the complete you take the complete you take the complete, the the complete, the complete remains.complete remains.

Conversation with Professor Conversation with Professor Hopkins, July 13, 1975, Hopkins, July 13, 1975,

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

Kåñëa expands million times, still, He’s Kåñëa expands million times, still, He’s KåñëaKåñëa

Pürëam evävaçiñyate… Pürëam evävaçiñyate… Kåñëa is so full that Kåñëa is so full that even Kåñëa expands even Kåñëa expands million times, still, He’s million times, still, He’s the same thing, Kåñëa.the same thing, Kåñëa.

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.18, New Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.18, New Vrindaban, 22/6/ 1969Vrindaban, 22/6/ 1969

He will eat everything, but keep He will eat everything, but keep everything..everything..

Just like here, something Just like here, something being offered to Kåñëa, to being offered to Kåñëa, to God, He will eat it, but He God, He will eat it, but He will leave everything for you will leave everything for you as prasädam. How? as prasädam. How? Pürëasya pürëam ädäya Pürëasya pürëam ädäya pürëam eva avaçiñyate. This pürëam eva avaçiñyate. This is God’s power. He will eat is God’s power. He will eat everything, but He will keep everything, but He will keep everything for you as everything for you as prasädam…..prasädam…..

Initiation, June 30, 1972Initiation, June 30, 1972

Illusory representation of Illusory representation of completeness...completeness...

We make efforts to We make efforts to utilize the resources utilize the resources of nature to create a of nature to create a so-called complete life so-called complete life of sense enjoyment…of sense enjoyment….…illusory .…illusory representation of representation of completeness cannot completeness cannot fully satisfy us.fully satisfy us.

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Incompleteness..Incompleteness..Reflect on

experiences of incompleteness in your life…

How can the How can the

Invocation of Invocation of

Çré ÉçopaniñadÇré Éçopaniñad

help us make our help us make our lives complete? lives complete?

There are three ways in There are three ways in which the Absolute Truth is which the Absolute Truth is

completecomplete1) Brahman, Paramatma, Bhagavan1) Brahman, Paramatma, Bhagavan. .

Many religions or philosphies only know Many religions or philosphies only know immanence or only know immanence or only know transcendence. transcendence.

All three must be there, with the All three must be there, with the philosophy of acintya bedabeda tattva philosophy of acintya bedabeda tattva for a complete understanding.for a complete understanding.

2. He has created this 2. He has created this material world to also be material world to also be

complete. complete. We get We get complete material facility complete material facility

for our sense gratificationfor our sense gratification when we when we cooperate with the will of Krishna. cooperate with the will of Krishna.

Also the statement “can only enjoy our Also the statement “can only enjoy our senses when dovetailed with Krishna” senses when dovetailed with Krishna” can mean that the only true sense can mean that the only true sense enjoyment is spiritual, to please the enjoyment is spiritual, to please the Lord. Lord.

We cannot enjoy independently — We cannot enjoy independently — example given of the hand's example given of the hand's relationship with the bodyrelationship with the body

3. Full facilities for everyone 3. Full facilities for everyone to come to Krishna. to come to Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada said in a lecture on Srila Prabhupada said in a lecture on the Invocation: "So if you want to get the Invocation: "So if you want to get out of this entanglement, there is out of this entanglement, there is complete arrangement, facility, complete arrangement, facility, complete facility.” complete facility.”

Which verses in Bhagavad-gita? Which verses in Bhagavad-gita? (10.10, 10.11, 9.22)(10.10, 10.11, 9.22)

Why are there obstacles?Why are there obstacles?

Preaching Application ObjectivesPreaching Application Objectives

Effectively presented: Effectively presented: The principle of the existence of The principle of the existence of

Supreme Personality of Godhead on the Supreme Personality of Godhead on the basis of the statement basis of the statement oà pürëam adaù.oà pürëam adaù.

The nature of the spiritual potencies of The nature of the spiritual potencies of the Supreme Person with reference tothe Supreme Person with reference to pürëam evävaçiñyate.pürëam evävaçiñyate.

Çästra-cakñusä ObjectivesÇästra-cakñusä Objectives

Discussed the complete nature of this Discussed the complete nature of this phenomenal world, with examples, phenomenal world, with examples, with reference to with reference to pürëam idaà .pürëam idaà .

Reflected on experiences of feeling Reflected on experiences of feeling incomplete in our own lives. incomplete in our own lives.

Personal Application ObjectivesPersonal Application Objectives

Discussed what we can draw from the Discussed what we can draw from the Invocation of Çré Éçopaniñad which could Invocation of Çré Éçopaniñad which could help us to make our lives complete.help us to make our lives complete.

Take a need, and describe how people Take a need, and describe how people try to meet this need in a material way to try to meet this need in a material way to feel complete. Explain the problems. feel complete. Explain the problems. Describe how the need is ultimately Describe how the need is ultimately spiritual and how it can be fully met with spiritual and how it can be fully met with Krishna.Krishna.

Completeness..Completeness..

““All services in this All services in this world—whether world—whether social, political, social, political, communal, communal, international or even international or even interplanetary—will interplanetary—will remain incomplete remain incomplete until they are until they are dovetailed with the dovetailed with the Complete Whole.” Complete Whole.”

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