Terrorism: How to Stop It

The recent terrorist attack in New Zealand in which 49 people who murdered while they were worshipping God is due to false bodily identification. The shooter went on a rampage against Muslims. He was ignorant of the fact that we are not these bodies, that our bodily designations of Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist etc. are now are our actual self. These various bodily designations have nothing to do with the real self who is situated within the body. This shooter will face a heavy karmic reactions for many, many lifetimes for all the people that he has murdered and injured. The law of karma is very stringent. No one can escape it. However, if one surrenders to Krishna, Krishna relieves his devotee from his karma.

Terrorism is Due to Ignorance

Terrorism is Due to Ignorance

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Terrorism: Its Cause and Solution

Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: Is Krishna's Love a Secondary Opulence?

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet, all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to you and your wonderful and ecstatic preaching efforts.

 Before I place my question before you, I would like to thank you for your daily newsletter and your thoughts, as they are a constant inspiration day by day. Your kindhearted and straight forward approach to preaching is a benediction for this world!

 In today's answer you mentioned the six opulences of the Lord - strength, beauty, fame, wealth, renounciation and knowledge. For many years I have been wondering why the attribute or, let's say, opulence of love has not been mentioned. We regularly hear that Krsna is the most loving Person. Can love be considered one of the secondary opulences or is it because the love of Srimati Radharani even exceeds Sri Krishna's love, thus He himself does not have "most love" (which surely does not diminish His love and is rather a spiritual comparison and not a material quantitative one)? I would be very happy for an answer from you.

 So far I wish you and Guru Mata all the best and hope to meet you again in the future.

 Your servant Gaura Nataraja das
Answer: It's the Primary Opulence

 From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA

 My Dear Gaura Nataraj,

 Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 You have asked a very interesting and sublime question. Krishna's love is unlimited and primary. Each one of the six opulences is a manifestation of Krishna's unlimited love.

 I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

 Your ever well-wisher,

 Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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