Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 achintya, "Bhakti Vikasa Swami" <Bhakti.Vikasa.Swami@p...> wrote: > One time an atheistic svami remarked, "What is the use of watering the > tulasi plant? It is better to water eggplant. By watering the eggplant one > can get some fruits, but what is the use of watering the tulasi?" > > >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 3.15.19 > > > > Who is the svami referred to here? I thought it must be Vivekananda but his > followers deny so. I have often heard it being attributed to Vivekananda, but I am not aware of where exactly he said it. It sure sounds like something he would say. I once read something of his which said that it would be better to play football than read Bhagavad-gita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 I believe this statement was attributed to Rama Krishna "Paramahamsa". - "krishna_susarla" <krishna_susarla <achintya> Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:57 PM Re: better to water eggplant > > > achintya, "Bhakti Vikasa Swami" > <Bhakti.Vikasa.Swami@p...> wrote: > > One time an atheistic svami remarked, "What is the use of watering > the > > tulasi plant? It is better to water eggplant. By watering the > eggplant one > > can get some fruits, but what is the use of watering the tulasi?" > > > > >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 3.15.19 > > > > > > > > Who is the svami referred to here? I thought it must be Vivekananda > but his > > followers deny so. > > I have often heard it being attributed to Vivekananda, but I am not > aware of where exactly he said it. It sure sounds like something he > would say. I once read something of his which said that it would be > better to play football than read Bhagavad-gita. > > > > Achintya Homepage: achintya > > DISCLAIMER: All postings appearing on Achintya are the property of their authors, and they may not be cross-posted to other forums without prior approval by said authors. Views expressed in Achintya postings are those of their authors only, and are not necessarily endorsed by the moderator or spiritual leaders of the Gaudiiya school. > Links > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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