we do not say anything ourselves

[Guest guest]

"Regarding the scientists, we have entrusted our own three scientists namely

Svarupa Damodara, Sadaputa, and Madhva and we leave the matter to them, we

do not say anything ourselves, but are leaving it to them. But there are

many common men who do not believe that they have gone to the moon planet.

So as common men we can simply say, how can dust and rocks reflect so much

of light as to illuminate the night, like the sun at day."

 

Letter to: Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay

 

And why does Prabhupada say "But one thing, I am convinced that the universe

is just like a great tree as described therein."Letter to: Svarupa Damodara

--Auckland, 27 April, 1976. Although in this case Prabhupada is right off

course, he seems a little doubtfull. Is this Vaisnava humilty or Yoga maya?

 

Çré Çukadeva Gosvämé said: O King, Maitreya, being thus agitated by the

inquisitive Vidura, at first seemed astonished, but then he replied to him

without hesitation, since he was fully God conscious.

PURPORT

Since the great sage Maitreya was filled with God consciousness, he had no

reason to be astonished at such contradictory questions by Vidura.

Therefore, although as a devotee he externally expressed surprise, as if he

did not know how to reply to those questions, he immediately became

perfectly settled and properly replied to Vidura. Yasmin vijïäte sarvam evaà

vijïätaà bhavati. Anyone who is a devotee of the Lord knows about the Lord

to some extent, and devotional service to the Lord makes him able to know

everything by the grace of the Lord. Although a devotee may apparently

express himself to be ignorant, he is full of knowledge in every intricate

matter.

SB 3.7.8

 

O son of Miträ, kindly describe how the planets are situated above the earth

as well as underneath it, and also please mention their measurement as well

as that of the earthly planets.

PURPORT

Yasmin vijïäte sarvam evaà vijïätaà bhavati. This Vedic hymn declares

emphatically that the devotee of the Lord knows everything material and

spiritual in relationship with the Lord. Devotees are not simply emotional,

as is ill conceived by certain less intelligent men. Their direction is

practical. They know everything that is and all the details of the Lord’s

domination over the different creations.

SB 3.7.26

 

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So is Prabhupada, in this regard a common man?

Chandigarh

14 October, 1976

 

 

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> > > --------------

> > > Prabhupada:

> > > "They have never gone. Simply propaganda. Even they have gone,

> > > what is the result? Simply with big report that it is inhabitable."

> > >

> > > (ACBSP. 2nd July 1976. Room Conversation. New Vrindavana.)

> > Well, Srila Prabhupada knew they did no landed on the Moon. But for

> > the sake of argument, His Divine Grace said "Even they have gone".

>

> I think Prabhupada stresses here [and in other discussion on the

> topic]"result". What is the result of the activites of these "rascal

> scientists"?

>

> Simmilary I try to find out what is the "result" that we are trying to

> achive by discussion on difference "of opinion between modern science

> and" Srimad - Bhagavatam?

>

> "So we are concerned with Krsna Consciousness, and even though there is

> some difference of opinion between modern science and allegorical

> explanation in the Bhagavata, we have to take the essence of

> Srimad-Bhagavatam and utilize it for our higher benefit, without

> bothering about the correctness of the modern science or the allegorical

> explanation sometimes made in Srimad-Bhagavatam. " (SP Letter 72-11-07)