Guest guest Posted December 18, 1999 Report Share Posted December 18, 1999 On 18 Dec 1999, Sraddha dd wrote: > > We may think ourself to be the lowest of the low, but we cannot accept your idea > >that a human being is not materially better than an animal. If you want to espouse > >Mayavada philosophy, then OK: "It's all one!" Now your opinion and my opinion are > >one and the same; so why bother to speak at all? Better to practice mauna, no? > > > I didn't speak about the animals. Animals don't go to the universities and colleges. Two-legged animals *do* go to universities and colleges. > > >I have met people on a street that have much more understanding of > > >Krishna than many of ISKCON devotees. > > > > Perhaps you'd like to explain that further? > > > Yes, when I am out distributing SP books I meet quite some nice persons who know >who is God, who understand what is love, who know about their relationship with God >and they are anything but proud of themselves. Sounds great, but those qualities you attribute to them are subject to be test-proven by the measures of guru-sadhu-sastra. Unfortunately we cannot take it on your word alone, Mataji. But if you like, you can continue to try establish your assessment of them on the basis of this 3-fold test. > Did you know that ISKCON devotees are known as the most proud and unfriendly > individuals amongst the religious people? Why do they think that? Is it because the devotees really *are* proud and unfriendly, or because the devotees refuse to descend to the sentimental platform? Even if the former, at least the devotees are "in the shower." (Right, Janu Prabhu? We don't "banish all 'unclean' devotees," even if they do happen to be proud or unfriendly.) If the devotees stay faithful to the process of bhakti-yoga, their present pride and unfriendliness will transform into humility and friendliness, and eventually they'll even go back to Godhead. But what can we say of the destination of the mundane religionists? Where will they go? Are you sure that their next birth won't be as mice or ants in the church of their choice? --gkd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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