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<h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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But Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given us a special gift, but, that in spite of our not understanding everything very analytically, as they are described in the Vedic scriptures, one can understand himself by the simple process by chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is special gift of Lord Caitanya. He says that if you chant this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, then automatically everything will be revealed unto you.
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[[Vanisource:681025 - Lecture BG 13.06-7 - Montreal|681025 - Lecture BG 13.06-7 - Montreal]]:
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So actually, there are twenty-six different elements which is conducting this material world. ''Etat kṣetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛtam'' ([[Vanisource:BG 13.6-7 (1972)|BG 13.6-7]]). ''Kṣetra'' means this body. Either you take this body or this material world, they are interaction of these twenty-four elements. 

Either you take the gigantic body of this universe or you take the body of this planet or you take this your body, my body or a cat's body, dog's body, all these bodies, they are formed of these twenty-four elements, ''sa-vikāram'', by action and reaction. Just like chemically, if you mix one chemical with another chemical, a third element is produced, similarly, originally the reservation of all these elements is called ''mahat-tattva''. It is called ''pradhāna, upadhāna''. 

So gradually they manifest, they divide by three ''guṇas''. Three ''guṇas ''means in the ''mahat-tattva'', in the total material reservoir, three ''guṇas'', three modes of nature, first of all appear and they act with one another, and then gradually, one after another, the twenty-four elements become manifested. ''Etat kṣetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛtam''.

Now, of course, we can theoretically accept that this is the position, but actually to understand this position, to acquire the requisite knowledge, that requires many stages of development. And how that knowledge is developed, that is also described in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' by Kṛṣṇa. What is that? The first principle of acquiring knowledge is described here: ''amānitvam. Amānitvam. Amānitvam'' means that we are very much proud of our material existence. That pride must be given up. That is the first principle of knowledge. 

(reads commentary) ''Athoktaṁ kṣetrād vibhinnatvena jñeyaṁ kṣetrajña-dvayaṁ vistareṇa nirūpayiṣyan taj-jñāna-sādhanāny amānitvādini viṁśatim aha pañcābhiḥ''. Now, the body and the soul. Now, the body is analyzed. It is composition of twenty-four elements. Now, how to understand the soul as he is? 

We are now in the position of material consciousness, and we have to develop into spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. What are the stages? That is being described. That means this is the general way of acquiring real knowledge of the soul and the body.

But Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given us a special gift, but, that in spite of our not understanding everything very analytically, as they are described in the Vedic scriptures, one can understand himself by the simple process by chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is special gift of Lord Caitanya. He said that if you chant this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, then automatically everything will be revealed unto you. 

Because in this age it is very difficult to follow the process of knowledge. Just like ''amānitvam'', to give up the pride of one's existentional, material existentional condition, ''amānitvam''. ''Amānitvam'' means . . . Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī: ''sva-sat-kāraṇāpekṣatvam. Sva-sat-kāraṇa apekṣatvam, adambhitvam dharmikatvam''. 

First thing, that to deny the material existence that, "I am not this matter." So this is not ordinary thing that, "I am not matter." But Lord Caitanya says that this realization that, "I am not matter" will be very easily realized if you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa sincerely. He says that ''ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam'' ([[Vanisource:CC Antya 20.12|CC Antya 20.12]]). If we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, the immediate, first installment of profit will be the understanding that ''ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam''.
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