Oh Death, where is thy sting?

[theist]

Some propose that when prominent Vaisnavas are in a dangerous position due to illness or some other thing that we drop all consideration of the self not being the body and instead just concentrate on sentiment and petitioning Krishna to heal the material side of the problem.

 

This is a mistaken idea. The real problem is not any apparent illness that afflicts the body the problem is ALWAYS the mis-identification of the diseased body with the self.

 

Does it make sense that we then put aside the real solution to the problem, which is realization of the self, in favor of some sentiment we take as being on the spiritual platform? How can any such sentiment be on the spiritual platform if it is dependent on the ignorance of misidentifying the body as the self?

 

IOW's it is always and in ever circumstance appropiate to understand the distinction between the spiritself and the material body.

[Amlesh]

 

Some propose that when prominent Vaisnavas are in a dangerous position due to illness or some other thing that we drop all consideration of the self not being the body and instead just concentrate on sentiment and petitioning Krishna to heal the material side of the problem.

 

This is a mistaken idea. The real problem is not any apparent illness that afflicts the body the problem is ALWAYS the mis-identification of the diseased body with the self.

 

Does it make sense that we then put aside the real solution to the problem, which is realization of the self, in favor of some sentiment we take as being on the spiritual platform? How can any such sentiment be on the spiritual platform if it is dependent on the ignorance of misidentifying the body as the self?

 

IOW's it is always and in ever circumstance appropiate to understand the distinction between the spiritself and the material body.

 

Thanks Theist for this wonderful post.

[Haridasdasdas]

 

Some propose that when prominent Vaisnavas are in a dangerous position due to illness or some other thing that we drop all consideration of the self not being the body and instead just concentrate on sentiment and petitioning Krishna to heal the material side of the problem.

 

This is a mistaken idea. The real problem is not any apparent illness that afflicts the body the problem is ALWAYS the mis-identification of the diseased body with the self.

 

Does it make sense that we then put aside the real solution to the problem, which is realization of the self, in favor of some sentiment we take as being on the spiritual platform? How can any such sentiment be on the spiritual platform if it is dependent on the ignorance of misidentifying the body as the self?

 

IOW's it is always and in ever circumstance appropiate to understand the distinction between the spiritself and the material body.

 

WONDERFUL! Yes, we must always also remember that Krishna is without obligation, and does not need our advice, since he knows our desires already.