Wisdom That Breathes by Keshava Maharaja Simple Surrender | CC Madhya 22.100 | Almviksgard, Sweden | Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Maharaja
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Sep 17, 2025 The discussion revolves around the core principle of surrender to Krishna as the essential quality of a Vaishnava. Keshava Maharaja explores the deep teachings of Bhakti Siddhanta, emphasizing the relationship between the seer and the seen. Rupa Goswami's transformative moment in the storm is highlighted, alongside the practical aspects of surrender. The sixfold nature of surrender is broken down, linking to inner transformation. Stories of Bhakti Siddhanta's fearless conviction and the call for humility serve as powerful reminders for practitioners.
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Surrender As The Core Quality
- Surrender is the essential quality that triggers all other Vaishnava virtues.
- A surrendered life makes truthfulness, compassion, and non-enviousness arise naturally.
Cliffhanger Lesson On Letting Go
- A man falls off a cliff, grabs a branch, and cries for God to help him.
- The voice tells him to let go and promise to catch him, yet he still fears surrender.
Drig-Drishya Reverses The Seer
- Bhakti Siddhanta summarized his teaching as drig-drishya vichar: seer and seen.
- The key reversal is God is the seer and we are the seen, pointing to surrender as the goal.
