taking care of one's child

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> So, based on your answer, how can one really know if he is serving a

> real Vaisnava (I don't have any doubt that you are a real Vaisnava

> of the highest order) or not, and thus whether we are performing

> Vaisnava seva or not.

 

You cannot know, but that is not the point. The point is that this

living entity has taken birth as your child and you must take care of

him properly as a careful and loving father and mother. The future

status of the child is not the issue here. It is your duty as a

householder and it is not dependent on whether the child is a real

pure vaisnava or not. And if you properly take care of the child and

make him feel loved and wanted and safe within ISKCON, he will always

want to stay in ISKCON and be a pure devotee. This is the real point.

 

When the child feels unwanted and unprotected within ISKCON, he

rejects ISKCON and becomes a materialist of sorts. Therefore it is

essential that the parents are perfect parents and give the child the

love, protection, and attention, it requires for proper growth in all

respects.

 

Then the spiritual culture, atmosphere and instructions will act

favorably.