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From Muralidhara Prabhu
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From Pancha Pandava Prabhu:
You mentioned that detachment means to distance ourselves from negative things. What does distancing mean?
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I humbly request you to help me understand the following matter in the proper perspective:
a) I find that by talking only of the four regulative actions (no illicit sex, no meat eating, no gambling, no intoxication), we have subdued the importance of the principle of truthfulness(one of the four principles of religion/dharma). Gambling is one of the activities which violate’s the principle of truthfulness. However there are other sinful actions which also affect truthfulness. For instance telling lies or cheating is against truthfulness.
b) Since devotion is the ultimate criteria (absolute criteria?) by which a devotee evaluates every action, the relationship between the principle of truthfulness and devotion is not clearly brought out and communicated.
c) Moreover, from your lectures we get the message that morality is relative and not absolute; you quote incidents where telling lies is OK because of a higher principle. ( You have also clarified the difference between ethics and morality in one of your lectures)
d) It is hence important to know how the principle of truthfulness affects cultivating devotion.
e) This clarification is required in the context of BG 7.28, where it is said that sinful actions will have to be stopped for engaging in devotional service; I presume that telling lies is a sinful action.
f) I am asking these questions because I find that devotees tell lies in work situations for their personal benefit, without hesitation under the pretext that it is for doing devotional service.
g) Can you also include the principle of “not being selfish” in your reply because there is a strong relationship between selfishness and devotion?
h) My realisation: Just like material detachment is an indicator of the advancement one has made in one’s spiritual journey, being moral (including truthfulness) is a barometer of the extent of material detachment. I hence feel that morality has a strong correlation with devotion.
i) Please enlighten me with your answer.
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I read your Gita-daily article about terrorism: Terrorism arises from ignorance, materialism and ego. Clearly, Islamic State is Islamic and Islam is the cause of the maximum terrorism in the world, Why can’t we call a spade? Why do we have to be politically correct and try to come up with roundabout explanations to avoid putting the blame where it is due?
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I read your Gita-daily article about the genesis of faith: Faith is nourished by divine revelation, saintly reiteration and personal realization. I wanted to know: Did Arjuna’s seeing the Universal Form enhance his faith?
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“The Lord, being the performer of unlimited pastimes, is the reservoir of unlimited ecstasy. In loving him, our heart’s deepest longings for happiness will be perennially and perfectly fulfilled.”
Lecture Podcast
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God is both great and sweet. Awareness of his greatness evokes submission, and awareness of his sweetness evokes affection. Devotee-seekers need to be aware of both features, for submission and affection symbiotically reinforce devotion.
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