Baffled Dr. Frog

There is a type of logic known as kūpa-maṇḍūka-nyāya, the logic of the frog in the well. This refers to the mundane logicians who are compared to a Dr. Frog, who lived in a three feet wide well and proudly thought that his well was the biggest body of water in the entire world. When a friend frog who had seen the Atlantic Ocean excitedly hopped over to Dr. Frog's well to inform him that there was a body of water much bigger than his well, he could not believe it. "A body of water bigger than my well? That is preposterous!" When the other frog insisted that it was much bigger than his well Dr. Frog puffed his chest out and inquired, "Is it this much bigger than my well?" His friend replied, "No, Dr. Frog, it's much bigger than that." Amazed, Dr. Frog puffed his chest out even further and inquired, "Is it this much bigger than my well?" to which the other frog replied, "No, Dr. Frog, it is much, much bigger than that!" Baffled, Dr. Frog puffed out his chest even further only to have it explode at which point he dropped dead.

So when it comes to those things that are beyond our experience we should not foolishly cling onto our own limited knowledge and experience. Rather we should hear and learn from those have greater knowledge and experience than we do. In this way we will easily expand our understanding of reality.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Cause of Suffering?

Are you sure that suffering is a lack of Krishna Consciousness?

Regards,

Henry

Answer: Lack of Krishna Consciousness

It is a fact that our suffering is due to a lack of Krishna consciousness. Whether I am sure or not does not matter. This remains as an unalterable fact. When we revive our original Krishna consciousness we attain a state of unlimited
peace, love, and happiness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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