Guest guest Posted January 10, 1999 Report Share Posted January 10, 1999 "He excused himself because his car was not running properly. He just didn't feel like going to their gathering." "He lied?" Narada replied, astonished. "Last night, he expressed to me his satisfaction about the good condition of his car. So he lies. I can't lie openly, especially to a devotee. I thought that such an older devotee would never lie, so easily at least." "That's part of life. Everyone lies." "Not a devotee," Narada retorted to him. "Yes, I know, you're going to say that Yudhistira lied, but it was under Krishna's order." "Many acaryas lied; Sankara, Buddha… Krishna was the greatest liar. Bhaktivinod, he preached that there was no hell, etc." "Then? We are not different from politicians. A gentleman does not lie." "That was a white lie." "Truthfulness is a virtue of a brahmana. Anyway, brahmana or not brahmana, black or white, I always wanted to be straight." "You know what Canakya pundit said?" "What?" "Look in the forest and see, only crooked trees are standing, the straight ones were cut down." "Of course, he was a politician." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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