If You Deny God,You Deny Yourself | BG 2.12 | HG Vaisesika Dasa | New Jersey | 10 June 2026

Bhaya means we become afraid of our own existence. When we deny God, we deny ourselves, because we are part and parcel of God. Just as Prabhupāda mentions in the Nectar of Devotion, when you see the Sun, you also see yourself; and if you deny God, you deny yourself. You are not able to see yourself, because we are always in relationship with God. Prabhupāda explains in his unique purport—unique because the other ācāryas give a different interpretation of the verse—that bhaya in this context means that you are traumatized by being an individual. Prabhupāda gives this example: if you get an infection on your hand, then you go to the doctor, and the doctor says, "Well, you can take this medicine for three weeks," and then you say, "That sounds troublesome; just cut my hand off, because it's troubling me, so just cut it off." Prabhupāda says the tendency that one comes to in frustration—as an individual in relationship with temporary matter—is (frustrating, to say the least) traumatizing. In fact, it's mentioned by Maitreya to Vidura in the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam that our situation in the material world is like a person having a bad dream. He says, "Imagine that you're seeing somebody cut your head off in a dream, and the agony that you experience in seeing your own head cut off." Then they point out that, of course, you're not able to witness your own head being cut off—because how would that perspective work, and how would your optical nerve work also?—but it's agonizing nonetheless. (0:26:31) 0:08 Appreciating HG Vishnugada Prabhu and HG Bhima Prabhu 04:20 Reading from BG 2.12 05:11 Coexistence of the soul with Krishna 0:24:24 Give up attachment, fear and anger: the psychological problems for the soul 0:35:29 Krisna is never lazy 0:41:17 A Transcendental Approach to Family and Attachment 0:58:00 Is physical book distribution relevant in the age of social media ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-step... https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_... https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?ut... https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm... ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook:   / fanthespark   Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... For the latest videos, subscribe    / @fanthespark   For the latest in SoundCloud:   / fan-the-spark   ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose