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This Krishna consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything

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"This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything"

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This Krishna consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything.


(Translated from Hindi into English)

ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya (SB 1.2.13), Each one’s prescribed duties which are there, do those. For what purpose? svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir, saṁsiddhi means perfection, to achieve perfection. Every thing has a perfection. If there is no perfection then it is only labor. There must be perfection. Take any work, if you are doing business then there must be profit. If no profit, only working like an ass then what is the point.

So similarly this divisions of varṇāśrama so what is it’s perfection? Perfection is hari-toṣaṇam (SB 1.2.13). ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam (SB 1.2.13). So do exercise, regularly, make the body strong, that is also required. But that bodily strength use it for the pleasure of the Lord, nothing else. I have a lot of bodily strength, I become a ruffian, trouble others, that is no use. Whatever you do, one needs to perfect it hari-toṣaṇam, for the pleasure of the Lord. hari-toṣaṇam, one must please the Lord.

This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything. prāṇair arthair dhiyā vācā śreya-ācaraṇaṁ sadā (SB 10.22.35) this is the purpose. With life, with wealth, with intelligence, with words, in every way service to the Lord. We want, we also want to open a school for varṇāśrama, in Europe, four varṇa and four āśrama. Just like there is a school, college for engineering, school and college for medical, other branches, department of knowledge. In the same way there should be a school, college for brāhmaṇa also. How to become a brāhmaṇa. Similarly we should have for kṣatriya also. How to become a kṣatriya. Similarly for vaiśyas also.

This does not happen from birth, but from quality. guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ (BG 4.13), one must have quality and activity also. Just like there is a doctor, he has passed the examination but has not worked as a doctor, he worked as a paanwallah, or worked as someone else, so will someone call him a doctor. He must have the qualities of a doctor and the activities of a doctor also.

Page Title:This Krishna consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything
Compiler:Ionelia
Created:2015-12-17, 16:45:20
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1