Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 > In NOD Srila Prabhupada, quoting Srila Rupa Goswami, after listing the > wonderful effects of such activities, states that they may not have such > an effect in every case but that examples are cited to show the potential > of such activities. (Could anyone supply the actual quote?) Five Potent Forms of Devotional Service Pg 111: "In these statements about devotional service, sometimes it may appear that the results are overestimated, but actually there is no overestimation. Some devotees as revealed scriptures give evidence have had immediate results by such association although this is not possible for all. For example the Kumaras immediately became devotees simply by smelling the incense in the temple. Bilvamangala Thakur simply heard about Krishna and then immediately gave up his beautiful girl friend and started out for Mathura and Vrindavan, where he became a perfect Vaisnava. So these statements are not overestimations nor are they stories. They are actual facts but are true for certain devotees and do not necessarily apply to all. These descriptions, even if considered overestimations must be taken as they are in order to divert our attention from the fleeting material beauty to the eternal beauty of Krishna consciousness. And for a person already in contact with Krishna consciousness, the described results are not unusual." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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