Mundane morality vs. spiritual morality...--12 August 2024 (C.E.538)

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Mundane Morality vs. Spiritual Morality

I wrote for yesterday's Thought for the Day No More Mr. Nice Guy. Today I realized that Arjuna is the perfect example of this. He was thinking to be a nice guy by not killing his relatives. Bu then after hearing the Bhagavad-gita from the lotus mouth of Lord Sri Krishna he realized that instead he should kill hi relatives on the order of Lord Sri Krishna. In other words he realized that spiritual morality takes precedence over mundane morality. This is a lesson that we all need to learn. Otherwise, we remain entangled in the cycle of repeated birth and death.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Hare Krishna Prabhu!
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Yes, and we also spent the night at Hemanga Prabhu's house along with his wife and their son Balarama. You are training very nice followers of Srila Prabhupada. They took very nice care of us.

Thank you for all that you do. I look forward to having your association again soon.

Your servant,
Srutakirti Das

Answer

My Dear Sruta Kirti Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances_/\ò_.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

In spite of my having so many disqualifications our most merciful Lord Krishna has blessed me with so many wonderful spiritually strong disciples. This reminds me of Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, 4th Canto, Chapter 12, Text 33 as follows:

This incident proves that the śikṣā- or dīkṣā-guru who has a disciple who strongly executes devotional service like Dhruva Mahārāja can be carried by the disciple even though the instructor is not as advanced. Although Sunīti was an instructor to Dhruva Mahārāja, she could not go to the forest because she was a woman, nor could she execute austerities and penances as Dhruva Mahārāja did. Still, Dhruva Mahārāja was able to take his mother with him. Similarly, Prahlāda Mahārāja also delivered his atheistic father, Hiraṇyakaśipu. The conclusion is that a disciple or an offspring who is a very strong devotee can carry with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka either his father, mother or śikṣā- or dīkṣā-guru. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used to say, "If I could perfectly deliver even one soul back home, back to Godhead, I would think my mission—propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness—to be successful." The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading now all over the world, and sometimes I think that even though I am crippled in many ways, if one of my disciples becomes as strong as Dhruva Mahārāja, then he will be able to carry me with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.

Hoping this meets you in good health,
Always your humble servant,
Sankarshan Das

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