What is the taṭastha-svabhāva (marginal nature)? It is the nature that enables one to be situated between both worlds, and to see both sides. Taṭastha-svabhāva is the eligibility to come under the control of either of the śaktis. Sometimes the shore is submerged in the river because of erosion, and then again it becomes one with the land because the river changes its course. If the jīva looks in the direction of Kṛṣṇa – that is, towards the spiritual world – he is influenced by Kṛṣṇa śakti. He then enters the spiritual world, and serves Bhagavān in his pure, conscious, spiritual form. However, if he looks towards māyā, he becomes opposed to Kṛṣṇa and is incarcerated by māyā. This dual-faceted nature is called the taṭastha-svabhāva (marginal nature). How Mayas energy works? As soon as you look at, focus and give your conscious attention to matter i.e. material energy (that shiny little thing), you will be literally SUCKED into it, without even noticing. If you are fortunate, youll realize that youre being sucked in and youll get out of it by becoming conscious of it with this knowledge. Likewise, if you look at, focus and give your conscious attention to the spritual world, you will also be sucked into it. That simple! We are at the marginal area (taṭastha) and we are free to look and focus on either side! If we compare the transcendental realm to the ocean, and the material world to the land, then taṭa is the subtle line that divides the two, and the jīva-śakti is situated at the place where the two meet. The jīvas are like the countless atomic particles of light within the sunrays. Being situated in the middle place, the jīvas see the spiritual world on one side and the material universe created by māyā on the other. Just as Bhagavān’s spiritual śakti on one side is unlimited, māyā-śakti on the other side is also very powerful. The innumerable subtle (sūkṣma) jīvas are situated between these two. The jīvas are marginal by nature because they have manifested from Kṛṣṇa’s taṭastha-śakti (marginal potency). Jay GurudevaJi Ki ... Chant these names with love and you will feel the ecstasy: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ... Hare Krishna ... Jay Jagannath ...
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:28:07 +0000
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