When Bad is Considered to be Good

Last night (14 October 2010) as we were enduring a hellish traffic jam to gradually make our way from Pune to Nigadi, where I was scheduled to give a lecture, we passed a movie theatre advertising a movie called "Crook--It's Good to be Bad." I could immediately understand that the world society has been transformed into a hell on earth because we are now thinking that it is good to be bad and bad to be good. We cannot expect a happy life in such a demoniac society. Formerly during the Vedic times, when good was highly celebrated on all levels of the society and bad was denigrated, the atmosphere was very pleasant on this planet. Therefore the Krishna consciousness movement is dedicating to turning the topsy-turvy world back into an upright position by establishing in words and actions the Vedic principle that it is good to be good and bad to be bad.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Hellish Traffic Jam Traveling from Pune to Nigadi
14 October 2010Hellish Traffic Jam Traveling from Pune to Nigadi


Ad for "Crook-It's Good to be Bad" MovieAd for "Crook-It's Good to be Bad" Movie

Establishing that It is Good to be Good
Nigadi, India--14 October 2010Sankarshan Das Establishing that It is Good to be Good

Establishing that It is Good to be Good
Nigadi, India--14 October 2010Sankarshan Das Establishing that It is Good to be Good

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: If Guru's Order Is Not Krishna Conscious

We are taught that we should follow our guru and his instructions throughout our life. I also feel so. However, if our guru asks us to do something which seems to be Krishna conscious but is not, then what happens? Am I liable for that bad karma or is the guru?

Your Servant

Ravi

Answer: Don't Accept Such A Guru

This is why Srila Prabhupada advises in the Nectar of Instruction that one should only take as his spiritual master a devotee who is an uttama adhikari, a highly advanced devotee, so that one will not suffer under insufficient guidance. If you do this, you will not have to worry about the scenario that you have described.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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