Rain in Bahrain

It is now 3:49 am on 27 November 2006. In three hours we are departing from the Kingdom of Bahrain for an evening lecture and overnight stop on the nearby peninsula of Qatar before heading onward for the holy land of India. It has been a very joyful experience for us to be here in the midst of so many wonderful devotees of the Lord who are so joyfully practicing Krishna consciousness together as a loving spiritual family.

The most unusual rain which accompanied our visit here was joyfully received by the locals on this parched desert island, although it caused a flood in front of the temple. This created an interesting experience for us when we arrived and departed from the temple last night. How were we to get in and out of the car without getting our shoes and socks wet?

Sankarshan Das Departure from KIngdom of Bahrain

The devotees came up with a solution for our dilemma.

Devotees at Kingdom of Bahrain

In this material world the lack of rainfall is becoming more and more of a problem in an ever-increasing number of locations throughout the globe. However, if the world leaders would simply take note of the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita, the water-shortage problem can easily be solved.

annad bhavanti bhutani
parjanyad anna-sambhavah
yajnad bhavati parjanyo
yajnah karma-samudbhavah

"All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajna [sacrifice], and yajna is born of prescribed duties." Bhagavad-gita 3.14

What is the prescribed sacrifice for this age? The congregational chanting of the holy names of God:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

If for no other reason besides bringing rain, the world population should chant Hare Krishna.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Proof of God's Existence...

If we are searching for God, then it seems logical to say that God would be the origin. However, if we were not specifically searching for God, then we could also say that everything originated from some base chemicals and that too would be logical. This type of reasoning does not indicate any presence or lack of God.

You have now hinted at a possible answer to my question, i.e. reciprocation from God. Now that would seem tangible proof of His existence. But, so far I don't seem to have had any kind of communication from God. Can you please explain what form this reciprocation would be?

Thanking you in advance.

Kindest regards.

Jeremy

Answer: According to One's Surrender...

But where did the base chemicals come from? That you have not explained. All we are saying is that there is some original source from which everything is coming. The name by which we refer to that original source is not as important as understanding that there is an original source and understanding what our relationship is with that original source.

How God reciprocates with a person depends on the degree of surrender of that person. This is explained as followed by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita:

ye yatha mam prapadyante
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham
mama vartmanuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah

"As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha."
--Bhagavad-gita 4.11

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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