Guest guest Posted November 18, 1999 Report Share Posted November 18, 1999 Dear Mother Sridhari Mataji, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. Very nice text Mataji. A very balanced text as compared to some texts which appeared earlier such as "Equal rights using folio to credit Srila Prabhupada" and "equal rights using folio to discredit the Chairman of GBC" where I felt the texts were very one sided. > the first instruction that we receive from Srila Prabhupada is that we are not this body, but because > we have a body, we must act according to it. The problem is some of us only talk on behalf of the bird and some only talk on behalf of the cage. How can both come to any conclusion? Some think that it is sufficient to take care of the bird, and no need to take care of the cage. But as long as the bird is in the cage, it is vey important to take care of the cage. Otherwise the bird will get sick. The living beings are by constitution feminine by nature. The male or enjoyer is the Lord, and all manifestations of His different potencies are feminine by nature..........Srila Prabhupada. Bhag 1.11.33 But as long as we are on the material platform, we have to respect the material laws. One cannot say "I am not this body , I am a spirit soul" and then stop feeding the body or stop taking bath or mixing freely with opposite gender. The real intelligence is we have to perform our bodily, mental and social duties (all related to the cage - Varnashrama Dharma) and engage in devotional service (activities related to the bird - or spirit soul) simultaneously. Your humble servant, Bhadra Govinda Das. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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