as if God is unable...

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so much is being discussed and everyone claims to be right, how about

following quote from Srimad Bhagavatam

 

man-m€y€-mohita-dhiyaƒ

puru€ƒ puruarabha

reyo vadanty anek€ntaˆ

yath€-karma yath€-ruci

 

TRANSLATION

O best among men, the intelligence of human beings is bewildered by My

illusory potency, and thus, according to their own activities and whims,

they speak in innumerable ways about what is actually good for people.

 

PURPORT

Unlike the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the individual living entity is

not omniscient, therefore his activities and pleasures do not represent the

whole truth. According to one's individual way of doing things (yath€-karma)

and one's personal preference (yath€-ruci), one speaks to others about what

is good for them. Everyone thinks, "What is good for me is good for

everyone." Actually, the best thing for everyone is to surrender to the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord KŠa, and thus realize one's eternal

nature of bliss and knowledge. Without knowledge of the Absolute Truth, many

so-called learned people are whimsically advising other whimsical people who

also lack perfect knowledge of the actual goal of life.

 

> > >"And actually, God is feeding us. You will find in Africa,

> > >there are millions of elephants. Who is giving them food?

> > >In your home, within the hole, you will find millions of

> > >ants. Are you giving them food? Who is giving them food?" ...

> >

> > A typical misuse of Prabhupada's quote. Let's see the context of

> > Prabhupada's statements on this topic and see if it justifies not

> > feeding other's because God is doing it:

>

> Dear Ram Lakshman prabhu.

> Pamho. AgtSP.

>

> Can you please explain why would the upper quote be misuse of Prabhupada's

> quote? Is it useless, or is it used improperly?

>

> I thought this quote could be useful to others, so it is not useless. And

> I didn't use it with any intention other that presenting Prabhupada's

> quote, so it is not used improperly. How do we decide when quote is

> properly used and when misused?

>

> If you would hear this quote on Prabhupada's lecture, would you also

> consider it being misused? Or is it misused, just because it was pasted by

> another, and therefore there must be some evil intention behind it?

>

> Any quote can be re-interpreted, therefore every quote can be presented as

> misused. How do we understand, when quote is misused?

>

> Can we speak of misuse of quotes, when motives of quotator are unknown? I

> can understand misuse of quotes, when somebody wants to hurt another on

> purpose. That is misuse. But when motive is not to hurt another, can we

> speak of misuse. Or is it actually misunderstanding of properly used

> quote?

>

> I beleive that in association of devotees, when we do not intend to hurt

> another, perceived misused quotes are actually misunderstood properly used

> quotes. Devotees do not want to hurt anybody, what to speak of hurting

> other devotees. But we get misunderstood, becouse it is easier to conclude

> about others motives, than asking another person about his motive and his

> explanation.

>

> But I may be off. So, please, how do you know, when quote is misused?

>

> ys gnd

>

> >

> > "If you find out a small hole, you will find millions of ants coming.

> > They are also living entities. And who is arranging for their food?

> > You are not very much busy to... Although it is your duty. That is

> > also Bhagavata communism. Bhagavata communism says that even if you

> > have got a lizard in your room, you must give him something to eat. If

> > you have got a serpent in your room, you must give it something to eat.

> > Nobody in your house should starve. You see? This is Bhagavata

> > communism, not that "Only my brother and sister will not starve, and

> > other animals should be killed." This is not communism. Here is

> > communism. This is Krsna consciousness communism, that a Krsna conscious

> > person is thinking even for the ant, even for the lizard, even for the

> > serpent. That is real communism."

> >

> > Even though God is feeding everyone including the ants, still "it is

> > your duty".