The Ear

Simply giving an Aural reception to this Vedic Literature the feelings for loving Devotional service of the Lord Krishna the the Supreme-Personality of Godhead, sprouts up at once for extinguishing the fire of lamentation and fearfulness.

Text 7, Chapter 7, Canto 1, Srinad Bhagwatam

Commentary by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami

There are various senses of the living being of which the Ear is the most effective. This sense works even when a man is deep asleep. One can protect himself from the hands of enemy while awaken but while asleep one is protected by the Ear only. As such particular importance of the organ for hearing is mentioned here in the attaining of the highest perfection of life namely to get free from three material pangs. Everyone is full of lamentation at every moment, he is after the mirage of illusory things and is always afraid of his supposed enemy. These are the primary symptoms of material diseases. And is it definitely suggested herein that simply by hearing the message of Srimad Bhawatam one gets attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna and as soon as this is effected the symptoms of the material diseases disappear. Srila Vyasadev saw the all perfect Personality of Godhead and in this statement the All Perfect Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna is clearly confirmed.

The etymological order

The ultimate result of devotional service is to develop genuine love for the Supreme Personality. Love is a word which is strictly used in relation with men and woman. That is the etymological order in the English language. And therefore love is the only word that can be properly used in relation with Lord Krishna and the living entities. The living entities are mentioned as Prakriti in the Bhagwat Geeta and in Sanskrit. Prakriti is a feminine object. The Lord is always described as the Parama Purusa or the Supreme Male Personality. As such the affection between the Lord and the living entities are of exactly like the male and female. Therefore the word Love of Godhead by the living entities is quite appropriate.

A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami ,First edition Srimad Bhagwatam , Canto 1.6.7

Note: Etymology is the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language. Merriam-Webster

Human Ocular Extramission

When reading the below article (The Human Stare)I felt great satisfaction in knowing that a Pure Devotee of Godhead, 'simply by his glance' can affect us in such away that our entire life has been benefited. I remember A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami would often glance in my direction,(acknowledging my humble existence) and would fill me with great transcendental bliss. His glance was very powerful. He touched the heart and soul of not only me but everyone he came in contact with. Bhagwat Gita explains what these type of sages (Saints-Transcendentalists-Pure Devotees) see as they traverse the globe.

Note: Following this Gita reference is the original article "The Human Stare".

Chapter 5. Karma-yoga--Action in Krsna Consciousness

The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].

PURPORT

A Krsna conscious person does not make any distinction between species or castes. The brahmana and the outcaste may be different from the social point of view, or a dog, a cow, or an elephant may be different from the point of view of species, but these differences of body are meaningless from the viewpoint of a learned transcendentalist. This is due to their relationship to the Supreme, for the Supreme Lord, by His plenary portion as Paramatma, is present in everyone's heart. Such an understanding of the Supreme is real knowledge. As far as the bodies are concerned in different castes or different species of life, the Lord is equally kind to everyone because He treats every living being as a friend yet maintains Himself as Paramatma regardless of the circumstances of the living entities. The Lord as Paramatma is present both in the outcaste and in the brahmana, although the body of a brahmana and that of an outcaste are not the same. The bodies are material productions of different modes of material nature, but the soul and the Supersoul within the body are of the same spiritual quality. The similarity in the quality of the soul and the Supersoul, however, does not make them equal in quantity, for the individual soul is present only in that particular body whereas the Paramatma is present in each and every body. A Krsna conscious person has full knowledge of this, and therefore he is truly learned and has equal vision. The similar characteristics of the soul and Supersoul are that they are both conscious, eternal and blissful. But the difference is that the individual soul is conscious within the limited jurisdiction of the body, whereas the Supersoul is conscious of all bodies. The Supersoul is present in all bodies without distinction.

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The Human Stare

Psychiatrist and author Colin A. Ross, M.D., has published experimental data that supports his scientific hypothesis that the eyes emit energy that can be captured and measured. Dr. Ross' paper, "The Electrophysiological Basis of Evil Eye Belief," is published in the current issue of Anthropology of Consciousness, a journal of the American Anthropological Association. The full paper is available here.

Although nearly everyone has experienced the sense of being stared at only to find that a person or animal really was looking, Western science has long rejected that the human eye can emit any form of energy. Dr. Ross says his findings move "human ocular extramission," which he also refers to as an "eyebeam," from the realm of superstition to science.

"We used our patent pending Electromagnetic Beam Detection System, which includes modified EEG neurofeedback equipment, to prove that the human eye emits an electromagnetic signal that can be measured scientifically," said Dr. Ross. "I hope that future experiments will determine why energy emitted from the eye is so strong and whether it can be harnessed through focused attention."

Dr. Ross has been researching a new science and medicine focused on the human body's electromagnetic field, which he detailed in his 2009 book, Human Energy Fields (ISBN-13: 978-0-9821851-0-0).

Dr. Ross previously made headlines by applying to the $1 Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge administered by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Although Dr. Ross can prove that his eyebeam can make a tone sound out of a computer, JREF insists that no energy can be emitted from the eyes and mocked Dr. Ross with its Pigasus Award. JREF has not responded to Dr. Ross' test protocol.

Dr. Ross is the author of 140 papers in professional journals and 23 books. He has lectured widely in North America, Europe, China, New Zealand and Australia, has reviewed for many different psychiatry journals, and received a number of research grants. His writing also includes short stories, poems, aphorisms, plays and essays on a wide range of topics.

For more information about Dr. Ross and the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma, visit www.rossinst.com.

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