Guest guest Posted May 13, 1999 Report Share Posted May 13, 1999 On 13 May 1999, Samba das wrote: > > I feel that if one is reading Srila Prabhupada's books and chanting the > > Holy Names of the Lord everything will resolve satisfactorily, > I agree that no one can advance according to any externaly imposed > timetable. But the sastra does say you need that kind of adavanced > association, that is siddhanta. And you are saying that association cannot be obtained through the books? Therefore no one has made advancement in ISKCON since Srila Prabhupada left the planet? > I have not read anywhere something that > supports that everything will resolve, without getting actual mercy. I thought mercy was obtained by chanting Hare Krsna - performing devotional service (sravanam, kirtanam, etc.) in this age. Does anyone get into the shower clean? > > By reading Srila Prabhupada's books and chanting the Holy Names of > > the Lord that IS ACTING upon the instructions and the concomitant > > advancement will be realized, again, in time. > > Of course, but there are more instructions than that one. If he had to state > averything about spiritual life in one long run-on sentence or one huge > paragraph, we would run out of breath. So Lord Caitanya didn't REALLY mean Harer Nama..Kalau nastyeva, nastyeva etc? > He does say many times that you have to find a pure devotee. You don't think he was saying, humbly, that he is offering himself as the pure devotee in his books? And that is why we were to distribute millions of his books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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