Guest guest Posted June 9, 2001 Report Share Posted June 9, 2001 The Vedic philosophy teaches that the top priority in life should be reawakening our relationship with the Lord. Therefore a sensible man should never allow himself to get so wrapped up in his material duties that they sap all his energy and kill his desire for serving Krsna. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who was both a great Vaisnava and a responsible magistrate in the Indian government, said that we should balance our material and spiritual needs, but that we should favor the latter. In other words, we should earn our livelihood in the spirit of simple living and high thinking. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.14.6), Narada Muni recommends just such a life to Maharaja Yudhisthira: "An intelligent man in human society should make his program of activities very simple. If there are suggestions from his friends, children, parents, brothers, or anyone else, he should externally agree, saying, 'Yes, that is all right,' but internally he should be determined not to create a cumbersome life in which the purpose of life will not be fulfilled." >>> Ref. VedaBase => MM 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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