Atheists are envious theives

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Atheists are theives

 

By Ajita Krishna Dasa

 

Krishna is the owner of everything

 

Because Krishna (the sanskrit word for God) is an ulimited being, then it

followss that everything that exist is a part of Him, everything is created

from His energies. In other words - Krishna is the owner of everything. In

the Vedic scripture Srimad Bhagavatam it is said that the Lord is the owner

of everything that exist (dravya-mayam) and that he's the owner of the

entire universe (akhila-adhyaksa). In Bhagavad-gita Krishna Himself is

declaring:

 

aham sarvasya prabhavo

mattah sarvam pravartate

 

"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates

from Me." [bg. 10.8]

 

In the Vedic scripture Sri Ishopanishad it is also confirmed that the Lord

is the owner of everything:

 

ishavasyam idam sarvam yat kincha jagatyam jagat

tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam

 

"Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled

and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things

necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not

accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong."

 

Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna Movement (ISKCON), writes

in his purport to this verse:

 

"This Isopanisad is part of the Yajur Veda, and consequently it contains

information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the

universe. The Lord's proprietorship over everything within the universe is

confirmed in the Seventh Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita (7.4-5), where para

and apara prakrti are discussed. The elements of nature-earth, water, fire,

air, ether, mind, intelligence and ego-all belong to the Lord's inferior,

material energy (apara prakrti), whereas the living being, the organic

energy, is His superior energy (para prakrti). Both of these prakrtis, or

energies, are emanations from the Lord, and ultimately He is the controller

of everything that exists. There is nothing in the universe that does not

belong to either the para or the apara prakrti; therefore everything is the

property of the Supreme Being."

 

“One should therefore be intelligent enough to know that except for the Lord

no one is a proprietor of anything. One should accept only those things that

are set aside by the Lord as his quota. (¬) Such is the arrangement of the

Lord. Thus we should be satisfied with those things He has kindly set aside

for us, and we should always consider to whom those things we possess

actually belong.

 

Theists are servants of God

 

Theists who knows that Krishna's existence is a fact recognizes Krishna's

ownership of everything, and therefore they never take anything from Krishna

without first making sure that He's giving them his permission. And they use

these things in a way that pleases Krishna. When a person knows that

everything emanates from Krishna, and that Krishna owns everything, then it

becomes natural to serve Him. I this regard Krishna Himself declares:

 

iti matva bhajante mam

budha bhava-samanvitah

 

"The wise who know this [i am the source of all spiritual and material

worlds. Everything emanates from Me] perfectly engage in My devotional

service and worship Me with all their hearts." [bg 10.8]

 

Atheists are envious theives

 

Theists recognizes Krishna's supreme ownership of everthing that exist, og

they try to serve Him in a loving, reciprocal relationship. Atheists, on the

contrary, are envious (abhyasuyakah) of Krishna's might and ownership.

Consequently they deny His existence. Therefore they take Krishna property

with the aim of using it for their own selfish interests. To take things

from others without asking their persmission and without good reasons is

called theft. Atheist are therefore choosing to be theives by denying

Krishna, and they become criminals by becoming disobedient to His laws.

Therefore Krishna explains about atheists in the Bhagavad-gita:

 

pravrttim ca nivrittim ca

jana na vidur asurah

 

"Those who are demoniac [atheists] do not know what is proper behavior and

what is improper behavior."

 

The punishment for this selfish, unloving behavior is hard. Krishna says in

Bhagavad-gita:

 

an aham dvisatah kruran

samsaresu naradhaman

ksipamy ajasram asubhan

asurisv eva yonisu

 

"Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are

cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac

species of life."

 

Srila Prabhupada explains:

 

"The demoniac person may not agree to accept the supremacy of the Lord, and

it is a fact that he may act according to his own whims, but his next birth

will depend upon the decision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and not

on himself (...) As for the demoniac, it is clearly said here that they are

perpetually put into the wombs of demons, and thus they continue to be

envious, the lowest of mankind. Such demoniac species of life are held to be

always full of lust, always violent and hateful and always unclean. They are

just like so many beasts in a jungle."

 

The only way to be saved for the atheists is therefore to give up their

foolish opposition against Krishna and surrender unto Him. Only by accepting

that He's the owner of everything, and only by using everything in a way

that pleases Krishna, is it possible to to become free from the punishment

awaiting a theif.

 

Sri Ishopanishad explains about such a surrendered attitude:

 

kurvann eveha karmani jijivishec chatam samah

evam tvayi nanyatheto 'sti na karma lipyate nare

 

" One may aspire to live for hundreds of years if he continuously goes on

working in that way, for that sort of work will not bind him to the law of

karma. There is no alternative to this way for man."