Prasada: 'his kindness and grace'

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Re: Prasada: 'his kindness and grace'

 

'Prasada is the solution to all of our perceived problems. Without

prasada,

we are left to create havoc in the environment, exploiting others in the

 

name of self-preservation. Prasada means 'kindness, grace.'

 

Q&A discussion with Swami B.V. Tripurari. (excerpt)

 

Q. Why is there such an uneven distribution of spiritual fortune in the

world? Why was only India chosen to be the fountainhead of spiritualism

where all the great incarnations appeared?

 

A. Wherever God manifests, that place becomes sanctified and the entire

Earth is blessed. It is also said that Bharata (India) was much larger

in the past, and many of the Puranic tales describe lands outside of

India proper. Thus the Puranas speak more of a world culture. Try to

appreciate God's descent in Bharata from a planetary viewpoint. The word

'India' is not mentioned anywhere in the scripture.

 

Furthermore, it is quite possible that at the present time God is more

present in other parts of the world, as India either turns her back on

her spiritual heritage altogether, or misidentifies spirituality with

misunderstood Hindu culture, superstition, and religious dogma. Srila

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada expressed this at one point in his

campaign. Indeed it is the Western interest in Bharata's spirituality

that is spreading it all over the world. Wherever the interest in God is

greater, that is where he is most present.

 

As many of Caitanyadeva's eternal associates did not take birth in

Navadwipa Dhama, but rather outside of the Dhama for the sake of

distributing love of God all over the world, devotees of Sri Caitanya

are

taking birth all over the world to continue this effort. In doing so

they

can appreciate the spirituality of other traditions in the spirit of

essence seeking (saragrahi) Vaisnavas.

 

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