Sruti Kirti - Prabhupad - Remarriage

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On 16 Jul 1999, Samba das wrote:

 

 

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> I was not quite sure if you were reffering to me regarding being 'holier

than thou'.

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no

 

 

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> As far as building enthusiasm is concerned. That reminds me of a Newsweek

article I once read entitled 'Feeling good about doing bad'. It was about the

programs they have for American schoolkids, who have terrible grades, but are

encouraged to feel good anyway as that is the healthy thing to do.

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If someone is actually trying their best, then at least they can feel good

they gave it their best shot. But I don't know if that in any way relates to

this Newsweek story.

 

On the other hand, making people feel 'bad' about being 'good' may not be so

'good' either. Generally making people feel bad and inadequate makes them look

elsewhere for hope and encouragement.

 

 

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> Unfortunately the truth is that I am not very eager to meet a pure soul.

That is my problem. I do think I should be eager, and I think others should be

eager.

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Possibly we aren't as determined to relate with Krsna in pure devotional

service as we might like to think. But then that we may have any determination

at all is no small thing -- certainly it is something we should take as

precious and cultivate with the utmost care possible.

 

 

> So if I reccomend that we should aspire to take

> initiation from a mahabhagavata, it is because that seems logical to me, and

sometimes I give some reasons for it.

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To me, sometimes we just have to get on with our lives, utilizing whatever

Krsna desires to send us for help. He is unlimited in his potencies and our

best friend as well. He may already be sending us so many advanced devotees to

help. We should be careful not to be looking with our eyes wide shut.

 

 

> For instance, Ameyatma prabhu recently made that comment about

> some girls smiling at him, and he reccomended that the girl should be

> married. Can we not give him the benefit of the doubt that he knows what

kind of smile he saw?

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Quite possibly he did. All you have to do most times is look back like your

not interested. If that doesn't work, you might look back like, "what are you

out of your mind or something?" I can wholeheartedly attest to the employment

of these oh so subtle strategies.

 

Telling a devotee father that it would be nice if his teenage daughter or son

where well situated in a proper KC relationship is like telling a teacher it

would be good if his students learned how to read. To me it's just a big

overintelligent duh.

 

 

> And even if he was wrong, even if the girl was

> completely innocent, is there something wrong in the advice that teenage

girls should be married? I am sure the father will do the right thing for his

daughter (hopefully).

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It almost seems like you guys must not have kids, at least not kids in real

life. Yeah, I bet this poor guy never thought about his daughter getting

married until Ameyatma came up to him and insinuated his daughter was lusting

over him in kirtan. I bet the guy ran out and ordered her a suitable husband

before the end of the week.

 

 

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> Why do we have to spend so much time criticising each other? Why not try to

understand the good points? Is this conference simply a place to pull each

other down, or can we try to do something about getting varnasrama going?

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I am very sorry that I am being critical. But this particular situation with

the kid smiling in kirtan at an ISKCON senior citizen seems incredulous to me.

Whatever the kid's problem (most likely simply being a human being) she was in

kirtan. Why make her feel like a jerk by more or less telling her father that

she's so lusty she's agitating a some middle aged 'Protector of Vedic Dharma'.

Yep, that takes the cake as far as insightful applications of KC go in my

book.

 

On the other hand, maybe I'm just envious that all the teenagers seem to be

smiling at Ameyatma and not me.

 

ys,

 

Sthita