Guest guest Posted November 22, 2000 Report Share Posted November 22, 2000 Is there any record of Srila Prabhupada's reply to the following query, or a similar version of it? > Karmic reactions and reincarnation are, so to say, a sort of didactic > punishment by God, meant to teach and awaken rebellious souls through > continual experience of suffering and pain. But what is the point, what is > the purpose of such a didactic means if we cannot remember our past lives? > How can it function at all if we don't have the whole picture, if we > aren't aware of our past mistakes and their causal reactions? It is as if > someone would beat you because you deserved it, but he wouldn't tell you > why. One can argue that this is why the holy scriptures and teachings > exist, to tell us why we suffer, but still it is not as substantial as > realization and insight based upon personal experience. "You deserved your > suffering because it says so in the books." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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