The Sun Is Closer Than The Moon

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Dear Giri-nayaka Prabhu

 

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada!

 

There is no question. Prabhupada has let us know for sure on many occasions

that the Moon is further away than the Sun. And it is described like that in

the Bhagavatam also. That the Moon is much bigger than the Sun. But the Moon

and the Sun appear to be the same size to us. So if we accept the

Bhagavatam's description of the relative sizes of the Moon and Sun the Moon

has to be further away.

 

In this text you are saying, more or less, "What Prabhupada says in the

Bhagavatam seems to be wrong, here is my explanation, it is better."

 

There is something very seriously wrong with this. The words of the pure

devotee of Krishna are correct. We may not realize how they are correct. But

we have to accept that we are conditioned. We have imperfect senses, we make

mistakes, we are illusioned and we cheat. These faults all conditioned

souls, including the scientists, have.

 

The great benefit of receiving knowledge from Srila Prabhupada is it is

perfect and not flawed because of these four defects found in all

conditioned souls.

 

So we may not understand exactly how what Srila Prabhupada is saying is

correct. But we understand it is correct. And if we surrender and serve

Srila Prabhupada then the knowledge and realization of the knowledge will

come to us.

 

But if we start off with the presumption that we have a greater ability to

understand the Srimad-Bhagavatam than Srila Prabhupada we are in real

trouble.

 

Hope you are well. Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!

 

Your servant

 

Madhudvisa dasa