Spiritualist or Materialist?

Spiritualist or materialist, which will it be for you? Castles made of sand are washed into the sea. So do you want to live a sand castle existence that is destroyed by time? Or would you prefer an existence that it is never withered away by time and that instead becomes fresher and more exciting with each passing day? The choice is obvious for all thoughtful persons, and the choice is yours! You are not forced to live in sand castle.

So why doesn't everyone opt for the obvious only good choice? The answer is: conformity. We live in a world society where 99.99% of the population is going for the sand castle and one is considered weird if he does not follow suit. This is why we need to seek out the genuine spiritualists wherever they are and bond with them. The synergy of associating of devotees of Truth is very powerful and uplifting. Take advantage of it and make your life successful.

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Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: I Am Jealous of My Oppressor. What to Do?

What can I do if I am jealous of Krishna and think that He is an oppressor?

Göran

Answer: Stop Oppressing Yourself

From: Helsinki, Finland

My Dear Goran,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This is the mentality that obliged you to enter the cycle of birth and death to begin with. This reminds me of a story.

Once upon a time the parts of the body became very disturbed. They thought that it was very unfair that they all worked very hard to feed stomach, and the stomach just sat there and enjoyed the food. So they decided to form a labor union and go on strike. They got their signs and formed a picket line repeatedly chanting, “Don’t feed the stomach. Don’t feed the stomach. The stomach is a Facist pig. Don’t feed the stomach.” So they went on with their strike with great enthusiasm for a couple of days, but then started losing their energy. By the fourth day they were all lying down on the ground so weak that they could not even stand up. Finally the leader of the labor feebly muttered that we must have another meeting of the labor union. And they all voted to go back to feeding the stomach because that was the only they could get any energy.

You are like one of the foolish bodily parts, cutting yourself from the very source of your existence, peace, prosperity, and happiness. Indeed you are the one who is the oppressor. You are foolishly oppressing yourself. So I hope you can wake up and stop oppressing yourself.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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