An excerpt
From Srila Raghunatha Dasa`s
Sri Manah-Siksa
Sloka six
(In spite of having subdued the enemies of lust and anger, one may not have conquered the greatenemy of deceit. This verse instructs us how to gain victory over this powerful enemy.) O wickedmind! Although you adopt the path of sadhana, you imagine yourself purified by bathing in thetrickling urine of the great donkey of full-blown deceit and hypocrisy. By doing so, you are simul-taneously burning yourself and scorching me, a tiny jiva. Stop this! Delight yourself and me by eternally bathing in the nectarine ocean of pure love for the lotus feet of Sri Radha KrishnaYugala.
The
Sri Bhajana-darpana-digdarsini-vrtti
Commentary of
Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
(1)
Prodyat kapata-kutinati-bhara khara ksaran-mutre snatva:
Bathing in the trickling urine of the great donkey of full-blown deceit and hypocrisy
The overt deceit and hypocrisy which are present in a
sadhaka even after adopting the path of sadhana are compared to the urine of a donkey. Considering oneself to be intently engaged in bhajana while remaining devious and hypocritical at heart is like considering oneself pure by bathing in the filthy, burning urine of a donkey. A sadhaka should carefully abandon this pitfall.
There are three kinds of
bhakti-sadhakas: (1) svanistha, (2) parinisthita, and (3) nirapeksa. The svanistha-sadhaka completely discards the rules and prohibitions prescribed within varnasrama and endeavors incessantly simply to please Bhagavan Sri Hari. The parinisthita-sadhaka performs all his activities in accordance with the rules and prohibitions laid down for the service and attendance of Bhagavan. Both these types of sadhakas are grhasthas. The nirapeksa-sadhaka is a renunciate. All three are benefited only when they become thoroughly honest. Otherwise, by resorting to deceitfulness, they are surely vanquished. The hypocrisy demonstrated by these three is described below.
(1) Deceit of the
svanistha-sadhaka--(a) indulging in sense-enjoyment on the pretext of sadhana-bhakti
, (b) serving wealthy and influential materialists instead of unpretentious devotees, (c) accu-mulating wealth beyond one`s needs, (d) having great enthusiasm for futile, temporary enterprises,
(e) indulging in illogical arguments on the pretext of cultivating knowledge, and (f) adopting the
dress of a renunciate to get material prestige.
(2) Deceit of the
parinisthita-sadhaka---(a) making an external show of strict adherence to rules and regulations but remaining inwardly attached to material subjects, and (b) preferring the association of philanthropists, jnanis, yogis, and materialistic people to that of resolute, loving devotees.
(3) Deceit of the
nirapeksa-sadhaka--(a) to maintain pride by thinking oneself to be an elevatedVaisnava, (b) to adopt the dress of a renunciate and, due to false ego, regard other
sadhakas as inferior, (c) to accumulate wealth and materials beyond the basic necessities of life, (d) to associate with women on the pretext of sadhana, (e) to keep close contact with materialistic people with the inten tion of collecting funds and donations instead of going to the temple, (f) to worry about collecting funds on the pretext of performing bhajana, (g) to enfeeble one`s attachment for Krishna by attributing importance and respect merely to the external dress and symbols of the renounced order and by being overly attached to the rules and regulations of renunciation.
Therefore, the defects of mundane arguments (
kutarka), false philosophical conclusions ( kusid-dhanta
), and anarthas, all arising from deceit in the domain of bhajana, have been compared to the urine of a donkey. Many sadhakas consider themselves purified by bathing in this unholy urine of the donkey of deceit, but in reality it only consumes their soul...... If you would like to read more about this or any other books by Srila Narayana Maharaja, let me know, I point you into the right direction
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