SV: prasada to poor people; some relevant quotes

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Mahanidhi wrote:

>Anyway, the point is that there is no balance there. "Give us

>money for the biggest temple in the world" is no problem but

>"Give us money for the prasadam to be given to hungry" is criticized

>as too bad. It simply makes no sense. We want to build such a most

>costly and grandiose construction for the sake of impressing and

>attracting the materialistically minded people of this world

>(Vaisnavas don't need costly temple for their bhajan). And in the

>same time we want to kill the program that distributes the free

>prasada to the hungry people on the pretext that it is "materialistic"

>activity that no humanity can reap any permanent benefit.

 

Well said!

 

This materialistic and selfish idea; that building a big oppulent temple isn't

"material", but feeding the poor is, is hidden under the pretense of

spiritualism. That makes it the worst kind of materialism, the one we've seen

hurt so many people again and again. And where there is hurt and disrespect of

others, there can be no devotion of Krishna.

 

Nothing material will "impress" the materialists, only love, compassion and

respect of others can do that.

 

When are these men going to learn?

 

Lotta