Beyond Liberation

This booklet is for those who seek the positive principle in life, the force of pure love. That force is far beyond material enjoyment and higher still than impersonal liberation. It is such a powerful force that it can ultimately transport one to the spiritual world, a realm in which only sweet love and harmony exist.

All fearful, negative thoughts can easily be dissolved by understanding our true spiritual identity as servants in a loving relationship with the Supreme Person. This is not a material identity and is beyond the bodily conception.

In God's world, time has no bearing; everything and everyone has the quality of immortality. That spiritual world is full of beauty, charm and bliss.

"Beyond Liberation" illuminates the various paths that we traverse in this brief life on our quest to find ultimate happiness. All information herein has come directly from the ancient Vedic texts.

Born in 1921, in Bihar, India, near the sacred Ganges River, Shrila Narayan Maharaj is widely recognized as an authoritative scholar having profound understanding of the essence of the ancient literatures of India. He translated into Hindi and commented on more than thirty Sanskrit and Bengali classical texts, thus preserving the teachings of the ancient Vedas. Shrila Maharaj taught Vaishnava philosophy throughout India for over forty years before venturing to the West in 1996. Since then, he circled the globe over fifteen times, propagating the pure bhakti mission of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He was awarded the title “Ambassador of Peace” in Birmingham, U. K., in 2002 for his selfless service to mankind for the advancement of spiritual consciousness. He was also a leader in the restoration of many historical, sacred landmarks in India. His profound affection endeared him to his many friends and students, whose lives became transformed by receiving his 'heartly blessings'. On 29 December 2010, he concluded his pastimes in this world, leaving us bereft of his physical presence. His jewel-like teachings, however, are eternal and will continue to shine like a radiant beacon to guide us all on the path of pure devotion.

The Vedas are ancient Indian scriptures, containing all the varieties of wisdom ever known to mankind. Ultimately, all knowledge on every level can trace its origin back to this immense body of literature. It answers humanity's inquiries into the search for material happiness, the pursuit of salvation through liberation, as well as the path of self-realization through pure devotional service to God. The Vedas describe God's impersonal, as well as personal, qualities and His many different energies. Its origin in antiquity, this timeless literature has been passed down, unchanged and flawless, in its purest original condition, from God to teacher to student through an unbroken chain.

Conclusions concerning all possible circumstances are found within the Vedic scriptures; even our frustrated hankering for eternal happiness can ultimately be satisfied. Modern human society is suffering from pain and confusion, quarreling and harsh relationships, material greed and hypocrisy. Many, though, are endeavoring in their life's struggle to see things as they really are. We thirst for a higher truth, yet are constantly misguided by the dictates of our uncontrolled senses and deep ignorance.

The purpose of this booklet is to outline three distinct paths that people follow in order to achieve happiness in life. Most people seek pleasure from what is in front of them in the external world of objects and from satisfaction of the body's sensory demands for all kinds of pleasure. The second proposition is to renounce the external material world completely and take shelter of the peace found within the soul. The third, much more rarely followed path, is one traveled by an awakened soul who seeks to know his eternal identity in relationship with God.

The following simple story illustrates that the pursuit of any of these goals requires following a specific process, just as if we were to become a lawyer we must qualify by studying certain texts and going through the proper channels to achieve our qualification.

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