prasada to poor people; some relevant quotes

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> I pretty much like this example, although I will say that there is a

> confusion of identities. The cows are like the grhastas, they are the ones

> who feed the sannyasis.

 

There are some limits to every analogy.

 

Particularly here, there was this complain from the sannyasis

that there is too much of this "mundane low-class welfare" activity

going on in ISKCON, thus let's get rid of it. Only the highest form

to be there available. But the actual problem, as I see it, the

sannaysis are keeping themselves much behind "sheep" thus they

can't see how much more of "green grass" (the conditioned people

in the world that have not yet received a bit of prasada but will

be only rotting away) there is infront. All they need to do is to

put themselves in front. But instead, they demand that "sheep"

start grazing just like them, "cows", or otherwise "sheep" may be

risking to get thrown out from that particular "pasturing spot"

(ISKCON) all together. Thus only a quarrel may occur than would

result in no gain for nobody.

 

I hope no offense is taken by somebody with this analogy.

 

 

 

- mnd