Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 > We don`t like to mention the lecturer before I found(if I found) that > particular lecture, but senior devotee sended us this quote from Srila > Prabhupada as evidence that Krishna tries to > convince the jiva not to leave the spiritual world. Yes, I was there at this lecture, in Melbourne 1975. Madhudvisa asked this question, and Prabhupada gave this fascinating reply. It is on video too. > > > Devotee: "In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, it says that Krsna did not want us to > come to this material world. If Krsna did not want us to come, why are we > here?" > Srila Prabhupada: "Yes. You forced Krsna to allow you to come. Just like > sometimes a child forces his father. Father says, 'My dear son, do not do > this. > Do > not go there.' But he insists. 'Oh, I must go. I must go.' 'All right, you > go > at your risk. That's all. And you suffer. What can be done?' Because you > are son of God--God has got independence, full independence, almighty-- > therefore > you have acquired the quality of your father. You have got little > independence. So God does not interfere with your little independence. If > you > persist that > 'I must go and enjoy independently,' so God says, 'All right, you can go.' > This is the position. You have to take sanction. That is a fact. But when > you > persist, God sanctions. And you come and enjoy" (Collected Lectures on > Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Vol. III, pp. 112-113). > > > ys muniraja dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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