We can live far away from them, but be respectful. If we offend a person when he is a karmi but if time comes and he becomes a great Devotee than that our offense done in past will give the reaction. As like it happened with step mother of Dhruva Maharaja.

She offended him when he was not a Devotee, but got reaction when he became a great Devotee.

It so happened that her own son went to the forest and she went to look for him and forest fired up and her body was burned into ashes.

In this way we do not know what will happen in the future with particular people. Who knows maybe that rascal "Devotee" or even karmi will become a great Devotee, far more purer than us???

Because of this respect everyone is very important.

Your servant,

Volunteer

Mohini Madhavi October 24, 2012 at 10:23am

Hare Krishna Aakash Menon Prabhu, please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

What we should do if we come across people in krishna consiousness
who are full of ego and don't care attitude toward others?

Better to wish to them all good things and keep some distance between ourselves. But always pray for them. For example, there might be envious people even among Devotees (especially among girls these things happen much...). So if we feel that someone is envious towards us we just pray for her/him and it is the only solution. It means in our previous lives we envied to that person and in this life getting reaction.

Pray for them saying maybe: "Oh Lord, let whatever i have done auspicious, let results go for her/him! Let he/she be happy! Oh Lord please help her/him...!!!"

And we should not worry about that we will remain without any auspicious karma indeed all material desires will be washed away and our heart will become compassionate and soft.

...

If someone is in krishna consiousness and has good amount of wealth and
knowledge of books but if he doesn't care for the fellow being by just saying
that it is krishna's will that he is suffering, What category these people come into.

lack of enough intelligence and compassion. Only way let them chant the Holy Names attentively and try to serve to sincere Devotees. When they chant at least one Name with full attention their hearts will be melted and they will become compassionate. Holy Name is Chintamani Stone. Holy Name can make from a stupid person a saint.

We can get our own example, how we were before coming to Krishna Consciousness and now. (at least for some extent the Holy Names and association with Devotees changed our hearts, isn't it?!)

---

Sometimes people go blind with wealth and little knowledge and start to think that
others around them are nothing but ignorant fools, I encountered these people and
unfortunately I have to be with them. I am hurt with this kind of behaviour and feel
it is better to be with good ignorant people than egoistic wise people. They are not
even eligible to be aspiring devotee.

If they are so then we have to become free from such like bad qualities. Krishna puts us among such like people just to show us that we ourselves have such like qualities and He wants us to wash them.

People are not reason for our suffering. If we are more intelligent then on the place of becoming angry we should use that situation in order to gain good lesson from that. If we are disturbed seeing bad in other person it means that quality we have. It means we have to work on that. It is Krishna's mercy.

It is difficult to accept but it is like that.

For example, in one lecture Radhanath Swami told about two trees who were standing closer to each other and bringing pain to each other and not for some 40-50 years but for over 100 years. And he told that their karma seems they were wife and husband in previous life and in this life also continue to disturb each other brining pain.

In this way this life is meant for giving out debts not for peace and joy.

Please begging forgiveness if something hurt You!

Your servant,

aakash menon > Mohini Madhavi October 24, 2012 at 6:20pm

Hare Krishna Mataji,

Thank you for making things clear for a fallen soul like me. I dont know

wether I am correct or wrong when I add discussions. I know it is not good

to throw garbage of our brain on others but I loose control over my brain in

anger and do stupid things. But I am very sensitive and easily get hurt when

someone tries to damage my self respect or may be my ego.

Your Servant

Aakash
- Volunteer
  
  Mohini Madhavi > aakash menon October 25, 2012 at 9:18am
  
  Indeed Your discussions are interesting Prabhuji,
  
  In order to clean the garbage one has to open it and for some time get contaminated by that dirt but it is the only way of cleaning it, isn't it?!
  
  I am not saying about You but about myself. These discussions are for that only: to solve our problems, to open our heart and get some help.
  
  As i also mentioned usually when one becomes a Devotee he becomes sensitive...
  
  But becoming angry we won't solve the problem on the contrary we will kill many nerve cells and shorten or life span, isn't it?! Maybe we can try some yogic things like pranayama. Also drink cow milk (after 7 days)...
  
  Your servant,
  - Sravani Krishna > Mohini Madhavi November 20, 2023 at 4:06pm
    
    Hare Krishna
    
    Dandwat pranam
    
    By gauranga and nityananda mercy I and my sister brother are now trying to become servants of the divine couple. But as we are sisters we tend to fight more often. We both fight a lot. But we don't use any offensive words. We fight and show anger for some time and again if any one of us want any help we help each other. So my question is how should I behave with my sister who is a devotee. ?
    - E-Counselor
      
      Radha Rasamayi DD > Sravani Krishna November 21, 2023 at 12:27pm
      
      Hare Krsna Sravani mataji,
      
      PAMHO.
      
      Very nice to note that you 2 sisters and your brother are taking first steps in Krsna Consciousness. The interpersonal relation between you three will not change overnight. You will remain siblings and behave like siblings. Dont take stress. Just continue to chant and help each other on this path.
      
      Haribol,
      
      Your servant,
      
      Radha Rasamayi DD

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