The Balcony, 243
Symptoms of Transcendence
I decided to pace along on the
temple/ashram’s balcony floor and in the course of it, chanted some rounds on
my beads. The japa, or chanting, with a good dose of faith, is the means
to elevate my consciousness. Altering consciousness is a lifetime endeavour, if
not several lifetimes.
For our meditation, I would like
to bring to the readers attention verse 2.54 from the Bhagavad-gita.
Arjuna said: O Krishna, what are
the symptoms of one whose consciousness is thus merged in transcendence? How
does he speak, and what is his language? How does he sit, and how does he walk?
PURPORT BY PRABHUPADA: As there
are symptoms for each and every man, in terms of his particular situation, similarly
one who is Krishna conscious has his particular nature – talking, walking,
thinking, feeling, etc. As a rich man has his symptoms by which he is known as
a rich man, as a diseased man has his symptoms, so a man in transcendental
consciousness of Krishna has specific symptoms in various dealings. One can
know his specific symptoms from the Bhagavad-gita. Most important is how
the man in Krishna consciousness speaks, for speech is the most important
quality of any man. It is said that a fool is undiscovered as long as he does
not speak, and certainly a well-dressed fool cannot be identified unless he
speaks, but as soon as he speaks, he reveals himself at once. The immediate
symptom of a Krishna conscious man is that he speaks only of Krishna and of matters
relating to Him. Other symptoms then automatically follow.
May the Source be with you!
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