Guest guest Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 > > > > > For the same reason it would be OK to beat (ordinary) sudras. > > > Well I have seen at Kumbha Mela and other such events, the only way to > > manage the crowd is the police waving sticks as ninety percent are > > simple villagers (who are also mentioned in the original verse along > > with sudras). Mostly I see them waving their sticks but hardly ever > > beating, and I haven't seen any other succesful method to keep order > > under those circumstances, except the barricades that they put up > > everywhere to keep everyone in line, that also happen to be made of > > sticks. > > That was my point. I don't feel particularly inspired to search for it > right now, but Prabhupada says somewhere in the Bhagavatam that for some, > the only way to learn is to be beaten. Of course, people don't like to > read or hear these things, but that doesn't make them any less true. > > Your servant > Braja Sevaki dd It brings a thought to mind: That beating and punishing can be done in a loving manner is evident from the Damodara lila. Remember, mothe Yasoda was running after Krishna with a stick in her hand. No one loves Krishna like mother Yasoda does, but she binds him with ropes. None of us things she's cruel and that someone should have called police on her.(LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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