Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

....though I know very well that material enjoyments is pure distress disguised in the form of enjoyments. by mihir

Thank you for pointing this out Mihir, an excellent point. I asked one person sometime ago why did God make this world? His response was 'God is kind and made this world so we can enjoy!'

In a way he gave a half correct answer, because God is kind and wishes us to learn. But this philosophy that life is purely for sense enjoyment is really limited vision and incorrect. I sometimes wonder if in the west, surrounded by opulence, rarely seeing extreme poverty and other suffering, that it is such a blinder  we miss the point that this world is a prison house. Unless we have encountered some personal suffering (which is life changing), we may just see this world as a place to work, gain wealth, have successful relations and enjoy. But unfortuntely that way is destined to fail, because the temporary will never satisfy fully, and so on.

Listening to Srila Bhaktivinoda teach Sri Caitanya's precepts, that this world is a prison house for those who wish to forget God - some may perceive this as negative spirituality. But I ponder how much more is life fulfilled when we have relations in God realization. We are most fortunate to have seen the truth of the matter, and to be moving toward a life of simplicity and love. As we grow older the fruit will become more and more evident.

By the way Mihir, I have really appreciated reading your posts in the last few days, and getting to know you a little bit more. Thank you.

y.s. Nava.
 

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