Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 HARE KRSNA, I am looking for clarifications of some doubts. Can somebody please help me to proceed in KC. I am new to Krsna consiousness. I am going thru a few books of Srila Prabhupad. I am getting some doubts like the following..... 1. I read that we are here (material world) because we desired to to enjoy independent of KRSNA. But Who gives us the desire to enjoy independently of KRSNA and why ? It is confirmed in vedas that without KRSNA's will nothing will happen. But all the misery we are getting are due to our desires. What is the basic source of the desires ? Is it possible to desire or execute our desires without KRSNA's will ? 2. Are we eternal entities in spiritual world but due to our desires came down here ? Or is it that KRSNA created us ? If he created us for what ? If not Where did we come from as spiritual entities ? I have read in Srila Prabhupada's book that we are the people who revolted against the rule of the GOD. Also KRSNA says in BG to Arjuna that "I and you were both there etenally, but I remember the past but you do not"...... Why are we created in the first place which leads us to all the problems. 3. Regarding wars, if it is a desire of a person to kill another, how does KRSNA sanction it in the first place and then calculate his karma for his future sufferings ? I am sorry if am straight. But these are my sincere doubts. Please clarify. Thanks & Warm Regards Anand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 HARE KRSNA, Good questions, dear Anand. I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. 1.As love cannot be forced, Krishna never tries to force us to stay with Him even though that is how we would remain happiest. Eveyone has a minute quantity of independence. We just have to learn to use it wisely. We are here in the material world to learn that lesson. 2. Spiritual energy is an eternal energy of God. We, as spirit souls, have always existed and will always exist, just as Bhagavad-Gita confirms. Feels amazing, doesn't it!? We are just as eternal as God Himself, but we are eternally His servants and He is eternally our Lord. 3. Law of karma is very intricate and it is difficult for us to ascertain how and why a certain reaction takes place. The law of kama is nevertheless always just, even if we have forgotten the cause of our suffering. That does not mean, however, that we should not feel compassion for the suffering people or animals. A devotee is always merciful and tries to help others, egardless of their past good or bad karma. Similarly, God is always merciful and compassionate. That is why he sends us pure devotees, such as Srila Prabhupada, to guide us on our way back home to the spiritual world where we belong. All the best to you on your spiritual path! You may also wish to ask your local Iskcon temple devotees more questions - I'm sure that they will be more than glad to discuss spiritual topics with an intelligent devotee such as yourself. yours in the service of Lord Krishna, Sambhavi _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 HARE KRSNA Anand prabhu, 1. I read that we are here (material world) because we desired to enjoy independent of KRSNA. But Who gives us the desire to enjoy independently of KRSNA and why ? It is confirmed in vedas that without KRSNA's will nothing will happen. But all the misery we are getting are due to our desires. What is the basic source of the desires ? Is it possible to desire or execute our desires without KRSNA's will ? >>>Krsna sanctions our desires if He thinks that we are qualified for it. But since that is our desire we have to take the reaction. Basic source of desire is Atma whose nature is to have desire to serve Krsna. But due to contact with materaial nature soul's desire gets perverted and takes the shape of self enjoyment. It is NOT possible to execute our desires without KRSNA's will. 2. Are we eternal entities in spiritual world but due to our desires came down here ? Or is it that KRSNA created us ? If he created us for what ? If not Where did we come from as spiritual entities ? I have read in Srila Prabhupada's book that we are the people who revolted against the rule of the GOD. Also KRSNA says in BG to Arjuna that "I and you were both there etenally, but I remember the past but you do not"...... Why are we created in the first place which leads us to all the problems. >>>As far as I remember We are here in the material world since time immemorial. The reason is that we revolted against the rule of Krsna. This may seem contradictory and this is something that defies our common sence and logic. But this is the way to understand it at present. When we advance in devotion then by Krsna's and His devotee's grace we can understand that. Just as we initially accept e =mc**2 and then study the theory of relativity to actually derive it, we must accept certain things and the realization comes along later as we get more and more sincere. We were NEVER created and shall NEVER be destroyed. We are eternally parts and parcel of Krsna. Once we become pure devotee we shall forever live with Krsna, here or in Vaikuntha. For a pure devotee material world is no different than spiritual world, since material nature is also Lords creation. We can become pure devotee by surrendering to Krsna which is done by surrendering to a boafide spiritual master, serving him and asking doubts from him in humble mood. 3. Regarding wars, if it is a desire of a person to kill another, how does KRSNA sanction it in the first place and then calculate his karma for his future sufferings ? >>>Again Krsna sanctions our desires if He thinks that we are qualified for it. But since that is our desire we have to take the reaction. Karma calculation is simple and complicated. Complicated are the details of it. Simple is the principle behind it. The principle is that if we do something for Krsna, sanctioned by sadhu-shastra-guru, we get no karmic reaction and it does not bind us. In all other cases we have to take the reaction -good or bad. I am sorry if am straight. But these are my sincere doubts. Please clarify. >>>I am sure that Krsna prefers straight people and sincerity is most paramount. Doubts are like deamons and must be killed. yas hirdesh _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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