Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Home Base: Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, Navadwip Dham, Nadia, WB, INDIA Srila Prabhupada's Birthcity, Calcutta Rathayatra Procession, INDIA My Dear Spiritual Daughter Devaki Bhakti dd, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thankyou for your letter cited below with my comments. I have noted the contents carefully. > Dear Srila Gurudeva, > Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All > glories to Your Divine Grace. > > I was reading in the B.G., Srila Prabhupada says: > "We are trying to control nature, and this tendency to control is there > because it is in Krsna. But although we have a tendency to lord it over > material nature, we should know that we are not the Supreme controller." > > My question is, we use this propensity in a perverted way in the material > world, but if it is there as one of our 'minute qualities' then how is > this propensity to control used in a pure way in the spiritual world? Can > it be? Or is it like envy and cannot be dovetailed? Please can you > clarify. > > Your insignificant discipe and daughter, > Devaki Bhakti devi dasi. In Krishna consciousness we use our propensity to control material nature by controlling it in the devotional service of Lord Sri Krishna. That is dovetailing our propensities. Controlling energy is natural, but if we do it for sense gratification we get entangled. If we control the energy and use it in Lord Sri Krishna's devotional service then we get liberated and devotion. Thanks for your question. I hope that this finds you in good health. Your ever well wisher, Jayapataka Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.