Category:Aural Reception
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that aural reception, or hearing (śruti), is the most important and perfect method for receiving transcendental knowledge. Unlike experimental or ascending processes, the Vedic way of receiving knowledge is through submissive aural reception from a bona fide spiritual master to the student. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that the ear is the only sense that does not sleep, making it the primary gateway for spiritual messages to reach the heart. Through this process, the spiritual master kindles the fire of realization within the "woodlike" living entity. The entire Vedic system, known as śruti, is built on this foundation, allowing even those who are illiterate to understand the highest truths simply by hearing. Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that hearing about Kṛṣṇa is equivalent to touching Him, and by sincerely drinking the nectar of kṛṣṇa-kathā, one is cleansed of material attachments and envy. Ultimately, this submissive hearing allows a devotee to conquer the otherwise unconquerable Supreme Lord. Whether through the thundering vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute or the descriptions of His pastimes in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, aural reception is the beginning of devotional training and the easiest path to self-realization and liberation.
- The Perfect Method of Knowledge: Sabda-pramana, or receiving sound vibration from authorities by aural reception, is considered the perfect way of acquiring knowledge.
- Ears as the Gateway: The favor of the spiritual master is received through the holes of the ears (karna-randhraih), as the ear remains active even when other senses sleep.
- Cleansing the Heart: Simply by submissive aural reception of the transcendental message, one's heart is cleansed of all dirty things and material attachments.
- Conquering the Unconquerable: If one lends their aural reception to hearing about God from a self-realized person, they can eventually conquer the Supreme Lord.
- The Beginning of Service: The beginning of devotional training and service is to engage the hearing organs and receive the message of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Submissive Aural Reception - The Way of Perfect Knowledge.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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Pages in category "Aural Reception"
The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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- A person who does not lend his aural reception to hearing about the Supreme Personality of Godhead must be considered to have earholes like holes in a field
- After aurally receiving such messages (the holy name and descriptions of the Lord's form, qualities, entourage and pastimes), one should memorize these vibrations and repeat them - kirtanam
- All the transcendental pastimes of Krsna described in Srimad-Bhagavatam are relished by pure devotees through submissive aural reception. They do not reject even a drop
- Although that person (who does not lend his aural reception to hearing about the Supreme Personality of Godhead) has a tongue, it is like the tongue of a frog, which unnecessarily creates a disturbance by croaking, inviting the snake of death
- Anyone who drinks even a small drop of krsna-katha through aural reception is freed from all material attachment and envy. Like a bird with no means of subsistence, such a person becomes a mendicant and lives by begging
- Ascending process is not recommended in the Vedic process of knowledge. Vedic way of receiving knowledge - by aural reception, by submissive aural reception from the spiritual master to the student. This is the way
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- Henceforward, may all our (Nalakuvara's and Manigriva's) words describe Your (Krsna's) pastimes, may our ears engage in aural reception of Your glories - SB 10.10.38
- His Divine Grace the spiritual master can kindle the spiritual fire from the woodlike living entity by imparting proper spiritual messages injected through the receptive ear
- How is one to receive? One should receive the transcendental message by aural reception. The word karna-randhraih means "through the holes of the ears." The favor of the spiritual master is not received through any other part of the body but the ears
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- I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) have described but a fragment of the glories of Haridasa Thakura. Hearing this satisfies the aural reception of every devotee
- If this process is for simply hearing, aural reception, sincerely, then by this process, whatever position I may be, in whatever position I may be, I can conquer the Supreme Lord. He agrees to be conquered
- If you hear about Krsna, then you should know that you are touching Krsna by aural reception
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- O King Pariksit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Ramacandra's pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities
- One can become fixed in one's prescribed duty by faithful aural reception of Vedic instructions and assimilation of the essence of Vedic knowledge by devotional service to the Lord
- One must learn the transcendental subject by submissive aural reception from the right sources. Therefore these sages addressed the speaker Suta Gosvami with great respect
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- Perfect knowledge is called parampara, or deductive knowledge coming down from the authority to the submissive aural receiver who is bona fide by service and surrender. One cannot challenge the authority of the Supreme
- Purvacitti opened for Cupid, who bears an arrow of flowers, a path of aural reception into the minds of men
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- Sabda means sound vibration, and sruti means aural reception. So out of three processes, the sabda-pramana, or receiving vibration, sound vibration from authorities by aural reception, that is considered to be the perfect
- Simply by aural reception of these two books (Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam) from the bona fide spiritual master, one becomes enlightened about devotional service, which is dormant within the heart
- So if we simply give our aural reception to this transcendental sound, then there is immense profit. Immense profit. So we invite everyone to come here and take this advantage
- Such liberated persons as Vyasadeva are perfect not only by the power of vision and wisdom, but also in aural reception, in thinking, feeling and all other sense activities
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- The beginning of one's devotional training is to engage the ear in aural reception of the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam
- The beginning of service is to engage our hearing organs, and receive the transcendental message by aural reception
- The deep vibration of Krsna's flute surpasses the thundering of new clouds and attracts the aural reception of the entire world
- The entire Vedic system of knowledge is received by aural reception only, and thus sound is the most important source of knowledge
- The formless Brahman conception can be received only by aural reception and not by personal experience. Knowledge is therefore acquired by aural reception. It is confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra, sastra-yonitvat
- The lights that emanate from such transcendental sources generally enter into us by our aural reception. So only if we are ready to offer a submissive aural reception to the message of Godhead can we know Godhead as He is
- The main purpose of sannyasa life is to be in constant companionship with the Supreme Lord, either by thinking of Him within the heart or hearing of Him through aural reception. In this age, hearing is more important than thinking
- The personified Vedas praying, "This chanting and hearing of Your transcendental pastimes is the easiest process for self-realization. Simply by submissive aural reception of the transcendental message, one's heart is cleansed of all dirty things"
- The Vedas are known as sruti, and the knowledge received from them through aural reception is called sruta-dhara
- The Vedic knowledge was thus (by aural reception) imparted unto the heart of Brahma, the first living being in the material creation. It was Brahma who related this knowledge to the sage Narada Muni
- There are many scriptures, many religious scriptures, especially the Vedas. Sruti means Veda. Sruti is learned by hearing, not by reading. You can understand Vedic principle even though you are illiterate, provided you hear them, aural reception
- This information (of the antimaterial universe) is received by aural reception by a submissive disciple of the Personality of Godhead
- Those who drink through aural reception, fully filled with the nectarean message of Lord Krsna, the beloved of the devotees, purify the polluted aim of life known as material enjoyment and thus go back to Godhead, to the lotus feet of the Lord
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- Unfortunately the power of hearing is misused in hearing the vibrations of mundane affairs. The great sages were interested in hearing about the Lord through Vedic knowledge and nothing more. That is the beginning of aural reception of knowledge
- Unless one receives this Bhagavad-gita in a submissive spirit and aural reception, it is very difficult to understand Bhagavad-gita because it is a great mystery
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- Vedas are called sruti. Sruti means this is not experimental knowledge. This knowledge is acquired by hearing, that's all. If you have got nice receptive power through the ear, then your life can be successful. You don't require to use any other sense
- Vedic knowledge is called sruti learning by aural reception. One should actually receive the Vedic message from authorities like Krsna and His representatives. BG 1972 purports
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- When Maharaj Pariksit heard of this wonderful victory, he immediately rubbed the tears from his eyes and became overwhelmed with joy. This instance is an example of astonishment in devotional service by indirect perception through aural reception
- When the devotees aurally receive the activities of the SPG as enacted in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, they immediately achieve a transcendental vision in which they are no longer interested in materialistic activities. Thus they achieve freedom