Hare Krishna all,Pamho,All glories to Srila Prabhupada !I am from middle class family and had difficulties in my brought up.Now I feel I should do something for the people who were part of my life. If I tell them to chant and read they wont dobecause they are going through lot of suffering and there minds are totally occupied by problems.I personally feel we should try to help them in best possible way and make them understand the reason for their suffering.My question is wether Krishna will be happy if we reduce expenditure on festivals and other programs and spend the same amount in charity. This charity is not to glorify ourself but to glorify Krishna and on the name of krishna.I know krishna is like root of the tree and nourishing root will nourish entire tree but feel pity when I see my fellow being it going through so much pain. Please forgive me if iam offensive.Your servantAakash
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This feeling of sadness when seeing that souls related to us in this Janma are not in Krsna Consciousness, is a mark of a Vaishnava. If you want to help anyone, you can divert your resources to get them in the Consciousness. It is the collective experience of many Vaishnavas in KC that if you set your spiritual life well, your material life will fall into place automatically by the mercy of the Lord.
Speaking in anologies, the Lord maintains a no-credit policy. You surrender 10%, you see the effect and reciprocation to that level, you surrender further, the lord reciprocates even more! It is said, for every one step you take towards him, he comes running 10 steps towards you with open arms!
@Bhaktin Maral Mataji, no you have not said anything wrong to me.
@ Aakash Menon Prabhu,
If I may quote Jesus, who taught love of the supreme Father to the Mellecas, who Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada called my guru.
Jesus said, "Who is my father, mother, sister brother but Those who love God"
We have to understand that our real family is the family of sincere devotees (no matter what religion)
Many fruitive workders take birth as our brothers, sisters parents and children.
Our being a devotee will more than help them a million times to get them out of our REAL problems Janma, Mritu, Jara, Vyadi. Brith, death old age and disease.
no,no
Shravan Prabhu, i never told that You are proud of something. and i did not tell to You anything. i told that when we give charity we should not think that we are doing something great for Krishna, it is good, but we have to understand that everything belongs to Krishna. Devotee's mind while giving charity is like the next:
i got this 10 000 rupees, it is Krishna's because of that i keep for my self some amount to maintain my basic needs and other part of money bring back to Krishna. other wise we are robbers.
Your servant,
Please accept my humble obeisances Mataji and fellow aspiring devotees.
Forgive for not taking the time to understand the question as well as the answer given by Aakash Menon prabhu...
"Srila Prabhupada told to HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaja:
-Do you know that there are billions of universes and our universe is one among them?
- yes.
- Do you know that there are billions of planets in our universe and our planet Earth is one among them?
-yes.
-do you know that there are lots of countries in the whole world and our country is one among them?
- yes.
- do you know that there are lots of cities in this country and our city is one among them?
-yes,
-do you know that there are lots of houses in this city and our house is one among them?
-yes.
-here there are so many rooms and we are only in one of them.
in this way no need to be proud. we are insignificant souls, and our job, earnings are also like that of a bird who was trying to dry the Ocean with her tiny break."
I dont feel proud, however feel blessed that Holy Names of Krishna flow from my mouth when I walk. I sure feel like that tiny bird trying to chant the Names of Krishna to the whole world. By the mercy of Krishna, given millions of lifetimes, I am sure like that little bird, empty the ocean with her tiny beak, so can I, given millions of lifetimes, perhaps can perform Sankirtan to the whole world.
Our body is no more than a conduit, like a water pipe. By being in submission to our supreme Husband Krishna, we can follow his instruction to inundate the whole universe with His Holy Names by allowing His Energy to flow through us.
Look at the numbers.
If our daily Sankirtana brings about just 100 humans in contact with the Names of Krishna (who is Krishan HIMSELF)
In 20 years, about 730,000 people would have heard Harinama Sankirtana. Now multiply that with a million lifetimes...
Hare Krishna Shravan Prabhu,
i did not understand for what You are asking to forgive You.
Your answer was perfect!
here all of us say something we read and understood according to our capacity, because of that answers may differ in the form, but the meaning is the same: Always remember Krishna and never forget Him, isn't it?!
Your servant,
Forgive me Bhaktin Maral Mataji and Aakash Menon prabhu for not taking the time to understand your question. Mataji, thank you for the heads up on my mistake.
we can help to our parents, siblings by only setting an exemplary set of life style. If we ourselves live pure, honest life, if we cultivate human qualities like
respecting everyone
not wait for respect to ourselves
humble
tolerant
...then people will be attracted. when Devotee serves to Krishna who is All attractive he/she also gains similar qualities as Him and becomes attractive.
You can help to them taking care of their material body, which is done by all other spices of life. but when we take care of the soul, body, mind then only we can call our care as like a human care.
Your servant,
Hare Krishna dear Devotees, please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
yes, not yet reading Your answer Shravan Prabhu was going to write the similar things.
First and most Krishna and Guru wants us to become pure Devotees chanting attentively our daily rounds. All other things are secondary.
Krishna has numerous Goddesses of Fortune - Lakshmi. She never leaves His chest.
Krishna wants You to be happy. and real happiness is understanding one's real position as a servant and insignificant soul.
As Srila Prabhupada told to HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaja:
-Do you know that there are billions of universes and our universe is one among them?
- yes.
- Do you know that there are billions of planets in our universe and our planet Earth is one among them?
-yes.
-do you know that there are lots of countries in the whole world and our country is one among them?
- yes.
- do you know that there are lots of cities in this country and our city is one among them?
-yes,
-do you know that there are lots of houses in this city and our house is one among them?
-yes.
-here there are so many rooms and we are only in one of them.
in this way no need to be proud. we are insignificant souls, and our job, earnings are also like that of a bird who was trying to dry the Ocean with her tiny break.
Your servant,
Krishna doesnt need our charity. Krishna owns everything in the Universe. He wants our Love. We have free will to Love Him or reject Him. If we love Krishna, we must follow the instructions given by Srila Prabhupada and Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Perform Sankirtana, 16 malas of Japa with attention daily and avoid 10 offenses. Haribol
Everything in our possession really belongs to Krishna. Krishna is the real owner. To think that we are giving in charity is egotistical and not to acknowledge that Krishna is the true owner of our possessions, and to abuse/misuse it for our sense enjoyment is being a thief.
Please accept my apologies if I offend anyone. Hare Krishna
Sri Isopanishad
MANTRA ONE
isavasyam idam sarvam
yat kinca jagatyam jagat
tena tyaktena bhunjitha
ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam
isa--by the Lord; avasyam--controlled; idam--this; sarvam--all; yat kinca-- whatever; jagatyam--within the universe; jagat--all that is animate or inanimate; tena--by Him; tyaktena--set-apart quota; bhunjithah--you should accept; ma--do not; grdhah--endeavor to gain; kasya svit--of anyone else; dhanam--the wealth.
TRANSLATION
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
PURPORT
Vedic knowledge is infallible because it comes down through the perfect disciplic succession of spiritual masters beginning with the Lord Himself. The first word of Vedic knowledge was spoken by the Lord Himself, and it is being received from transcendental sources. The words spoken by the Lord are called apauruseya, which indicates that they are not delivered by any mundane person. A living being who lives in the mundane world has four defects: (1) He is certain to commit mistakes; (2) he is subject to illusion;
(3) he has a propensity to cheat others, and (4) his senses are imperfect. Being conditioned by these four imperfections, one cannot deliver perfect information of all-pervading knowledge. The Vedas are not produced by such imperfect creatures. Vedic knowledge was originally imparted into the heart of Brahma, the first created living being, and Brahma in his turn disseminated this knowledge to his sons and disciples, who have handed down the process through history.
Since the Lord is purnam, or all-perfect, there is no possibility of His being subjected to the laws of material nature; however, the living entities and inanimate objects are both controlled by the laws of nature and ultimately by the Lord's potency. This Isopanisad is part of the Yajur Veda, and consequently it contains information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the universe.
This is confirmed in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita where para and apara prakrti are discussed (7.4-5). The elements of nature -- earth, fire, water, air, ether, mind, intelligence and ego -- all belong to the inferior or material energy of the Lord, whereas the living being, the organic energy, is the para prakrti (superior energy) of the Lord. Both of the prakrtis, or energies, are emanations from the Lord, and ultimately He is the controller of everything that exists. There is nothing in the universe that does not belong either to the para or the apara prakrti; therefore everything is the property of the Supreme Being.
The Supreme Being, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is a complete person, and He has complete and perfect intelligence to adjust everything by means of His different potencies. The Supreme Being is often compared to fire, and everything organic and inorganic is compared to the heat and light of that fire. Just as fire distributes energy in the form of heat and light, the Lord displays His energy in different ways. He thus remains the ultimate controller, sustainer and dictator of everything. He is the knower of everything and the benefactor of everyone. He is full of all inconceivable potencies: power, wealth, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.
One should therefore be intelligent enough to know that but for the Lord no one is a proprietor of anything. One should accept only those things which are set aside by the Lord as his quota. The cow, for instance, gives milk, but she does not drink that milk; she eats grass and grain, and her milk is designated as food for human beings. Such is the arrangement of the Lord, and we should be satisfied with those things which He has kindly set aside for us, and we should always consider to whom those things we possess actually belong.
A house, for instance, is made of earth, wood, stone, iron, cement and so many other material things, and if we think in terms of Sri Isopanisad, we must know that we cannot produce any of these materials ourselves. We can simply bring them together and transform them into different shapes by our labor. A laborer cannot claim to be a proprietor of a thing just because he has worked hard to manufacture it.
In modern society there is always a great quarrel between the laborers and the capitalists. This quarrel has taken an international shape, and the world is endangered. Men face one another in enmity and snarl just like cats and dogs. Sri Isopanisad cannot give advice to the cats and dogs, but it can deliver the message of Godhead to man through the bona fide acaryas (holy teachers). The human race should take the Vedic wisdom of Isopanisad and not quarrel over material possessions. One must be satisfied by whatever privileges are given to him by the mercy of the Lord. There can be no peace if the communists or capitalists or any other party claims proprietorship over the resources of nature, which are entirely the property of the Lord. The capitalists cannot curb the communists simply by political maneuvering, nor can the communists defeat the capitalists simply by fighting for stolen bread. If they do not recognize the proprietorship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all the property which they claim to be their own is stolen. Consequently they will be liable to punishment by the laws of nature. Nuclear bombs are in the hands of both communists and capitalists, and if both do not recognize the proprietorship of the Supreme Lord, it is certain that these bombs will ultimately ruin both parties. Thus in order to save themselves and bring peace to the world, both parties must follow the instructions of Sri Isopanisad.
Human beings are not meant to quarrel like cats and dogs. They must be intelligent enough to realize the importance and aim of human life. The Vedic literatures are compiled for humanity and not for cats and dogs. Cats and dogs can kill other animals for food without incurring sin, but if a man kills an animal for the satisfaction of his uncontrolled taste buds, he is responsible for breaking the laws of nature. Consequently he must be punished.
The standard of life for human beings cannot be applied to animals. The tiger does not eat rice, wheat or drink cow's milk because he has been given food in the shape of animal flesh. There are many animals and birds that are either vegetarian or carnivorous, but none of them transgress the laws of nature as these laws have been ordained by the will of God. Animals, birds, reptiles and other lower life forms strictly adhere to the laws of nature; therefore there is no question of sin for them, nor are the Vedic instructions meant for them. Human life alone is a life of responsibility.
It is wrong to consider that simply by becoming a vegetarian one can avoid transgressing the laws of nature. Vegetables also have life. It is nature's law that one living being is meant to feed another. Thus one should not be proud of being a strict vegetarian; the point is to recognize the Supreme Lord. Animals do not have developed consciousness by which to recognize the Lord, but a human being is sufficiently intelligent to take lessons from Vedic literatures and thereby know how the laws of nature are working and derive profit out of such knowledge. If a man neglects the instructions of the Vedic literatures, his life becomes very risky. A human being is therefore required to recognize the authority of the Supreme Lord. He must be a devotee of the Lord, offer everything to the Lord's service and partake only of the remnants of food offered to the Lord. This will enable him to discharge his duty properly.
In Bhagavad-gita (9.26) the Lord directly states that He accepts vegetarian food from the hands of a pure devotee. Therefore a human being should not only become a strict vegetarian but should also become a devotee of the Lord and offer the Lord all his food. Then only should one partake of prasada, or mercy of God. A devotee who can act in this consciousness can properly discharge the duty of human life. Those who do not offer their food to the Lord actually eat sin and subject themselves to various types of distress which are results of sin (Bg. 3.13).
The root of sin is deliberate disobedience to the laws of nature through disregarding the proprietorship of the Lord. Disobedience to the laws of nature or the order of the Lord brings ruin to a human being. If one is sober, knows the laws of nature and is not influenced by unnecessary attachment or aversion, he is sure to be recognized by the Lord, and he is sure to become eligible to go back to Godhead, back to the eternal home.
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This feeling of sadness when seeing that souls related to us in this Janma are not in Krsna Consciousness, is a mark of a Vaishnava. If you want to help anyone, you can divert your resources to get them in the Consciousness. It is the collective experience of many Vaishnavas in KC that if you set your spiritual life well, your material life will fall into place automatically by the mercy of the Lord.
Speaking in anologies, the Lord maintains a no-credit policy. You surrender 10%, you see the effect and reciprocation to that level, you surrender further, the lord reciprocates even more! It is said, for every one step you take towards him, he comes running 10 steps towards you with open arms!
Hare Krsna!
@ Aakash Menon Prabhu,
If I may quote Jesus, who taught love of the supreme Father to the Mellecas, who Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada called my guru.
Jesus said, "Who is my father, mother, sister brother but Those who love God"
We have to understand that our real family is the family of sincere devotees (no matter what religion)
Many fruitive workders take birth as our brothers, sisters parents and children.
Our being a devotee will more than help them a million times to get them out of our REAL problems Janma, Mritu, Jara, Vyadi. Brith, death old age and disease.
Shravan Prabhu, i never told that You are proud of something. and i did not tell to You anything. i told that when we give charity we should not think that we are doing something great for Krishna, it is good, but we have to understand that everything belongs to Krishna. Devotee's mind while giving charity is like the next:
i got this 10 000 rupees, it is Krishna's because of that i keep for my self some amount to maintain my basic needs and other part of money bring back to Krishna. other wise we are robbers.
Your servant,
Forgive for not taking the time to understand the question as well as the answer given by Aakash Menon prabhu...
"Srila Prabhupada told to HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaja:
-Do you know that there are billions of universes and our universe is one among them?
- yes.
- Do you know that there are billions of planets in our universe and our planet Earth is one among them?
-yes.
-do you know that there are lots of countries in the whole world and our country is one among them?
- yes.
- do you know that there are lots of cities in this country and our city is one among them?
-yes,
-do you know that there are lots of houses in this city and our house is one among them?
-yes.
-here there are so many rooms and we are only in one of them.
in this way no need to be proud. we are insignificant souls, and our job, earnings are also like that of a bird who was trying to dry the Ocean with her tiny break."
I dont feel proud, however feel blessed that Holy Names of Krishna flow from my mouth when I walk. I sure feel like that tiny bird trying to chant the Names of Krishna to the whole world. By the mercy of Krishna, given millions of lifetimes, I am sure like that little bird, empty the ocean with her tiny beak, so can I, given millions of lifetimes, perhaps can perform Sankirtan to the whole world.
Our body is no more than a conduit, like a water pipe. By being in submission to our supreme Husband Krishna, we can follow his instruction to inundate the whole universe with His Holy Names by allowing His Energy to flow through us.
Look at the numbers.
If our daily Sankirtana brings about just 100 humans in contact with the Names of Krishna (who is Krishan HIMSELF)
In 20 years, about 730,000 people would have heard Harinama Sankirtana. Now multiply that with a million lifetimes...
Devotees kindly send your blessing.
Your Servant
i did not understand for what You are asking to forgive You.
Your answer was perfect!
here all of us say something we read and understood according to our capacity, because of that answers may differ in the form, but the meaning is the same: Always remember Krishna and never forget Him, isn't it?!
Your servant,
No offense taken Haribol
respecting everyone
not wait for respect to ourselves
humble
tolerant
...then people will be attracted. when Devotee serves to Krishna who is All attractive he/she also gains similar qualities as Him and becomes attractive.
You can help to them taking care of their material body, which is done by all other spices of life. but when we take care of the soul, body, mind then only we can call our care as like a human care.
Your servant,
yes, not yet reading Your answer Shravan Prabhu was going to write the similar things.
First and most Krishna and Guru wants us to become pure Devotees chanting attentively our daily rounds. All other things are secondary.
Krishna has numerous Goddesses of Fortune - Lakshmi. She never leaves His chest.
Krishna wants You to be happy. and real happiness is understanding one's real position as a servant and insignificant soul.
As Srila Prabhupada told to HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaja:
-Do you know that there are billions of universes and our universe is one among them?
- yes.
- Do you know that there are billions of planets in our universe and our planet Earth is one among them?
-yes.
-do you know that there are lots of countries in the whole world and our country is one among them?
- yes.
- do you know that there are lots of cities in this country and our city is one among them?
-yes,
-do you know that there are lots of houses in this city and our house is one among them?
-yes.
-here there are so many rooms and we are only in one of them.
in this way no need to be proud. we are insignificant souls, and our job, earnings are also like that of a bird who was trying to dry the Ocean with her tiny break.
Your servant,
Everything in our possession really belongs to Krishna. Krishna is the real owner. To think that we are giving in charity is egotistical and not to acknowledge that Krishna is the true owner of our possessions, and to abuse/misuse it for our sense enjoyment is being a thief.
Please accept my apologies if I offend anyone. Hare Krishna
Sri Isopanishad
MANTRA ONE
isavasyam idam sarvam
yat kinca jagatyam jagat
tena tyaktena bhunjitha
ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam
isa--by the Lord; avasyam--controlled; idam--this; sarvam--all; yat kinca-- whatever; jagatyam--within the universe; jagat--all that is animate or inanimate; tena--by Him; tyaktena--set-apart quota; bhunjithah--you should accept; ma--do not; grdhah--endeavor to gain; kasya svit--of anyone else; dhanam--the wealth.
TRANSLATION
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
PURPORT
Vedic knowledge is infallible because it comes down through the perfect disciplic succession of spiritual masters beginning with the Lord Himself. The first word of Vedic knowledge was spoken by the Lord Himself, and it is being received from transcendental sources. The words spoken by the Lord are called apauruseya, which indicates that they are not delivered by any mundane person. A living being who lives in the mundane world has four defects: (1) He is certain to commit mistakes; (2) he is subject to illusion;
(3) he has a propensity to cheat others, and (4) his senses are imperfect. Being conditioned by these four imperfections, one cannot deliver perfect information of all-pervading knowledge. The Vedas are not produced by such imperfect creatures. Vedic knowledge was originally imparted into the heart of Brahma, the first created living being, and Brahma in his turn disseminated this knowledge to his sons and disciples, who have handed down the process through history.
Since the Lord is purnam, or all-perfect, there is no possibility of His being subjected to the laws of material nature; however, the living entities and inanimate objects are both controlled by the laws of nature and ultimately by the Lord's potency. This Isopanisad is part of the Yajur Veda, and consequently it contains information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the universe.
This is confirmed in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita where para and apara prakrti are discussed (7.4-5). The elements of nature -- earth, fire, water, air, ether, mind, intelligence and ego -- all belong to the inferior or material energy of the Lord, whereas the living being, the organic energy, is the para prakrti (superior energy) of the Lord. Both of the prakrtis, or energies, are emanations from the Lord, and ultimately He is the controller of everything that exists. There is nothing in the universe that does not belong either to the para or the apara prakrti; therefore everything is the property of the Supreme Being.
The Supreme Being, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is a complete person, and He has complete and perfect intelligence to adjust everything by means of His different potencies. The Supreme Being is often compared to fire, and everything organic and inorganic is compared to the heat and light of that fire. Just as fire distributes energy in the form of heat and light, the Lord displays His energy in different ways. He thus remains the ultimate controller, sustainer and dictator of everything. He is the knower of everything and the benefactor of everyone. He is full of all inconceivable potencies: power, wealth, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.
One should therefore be intelligent enough to know that but for the Lord no one is a proprietor of anything. One should accept only those things which are set aside by the Lord as his quota. The cow, for instance, gives milk, but she does not drink that milk; she eats grass and grain, and her milk is designated as food for human beings. Such is the arrangement of the Lord, and we should be satisfied with those things which He has kindly set aside for us, and we should always consider to whom those things we possess actually belong.
A house, for instance, is made of earth, wood, stone, iron, cement and so many other material things, and if we think in terms of Sri Isopanisad, we must know that we cannot produce any of these materials ourselves. We can simply bring them together and transform them into different shapes by our labor. A laborer cannot claim to be a proprietor of a thing just because he has worked hard to manufacture it.
In modern society there is always a great quarrel between the laborers and the capitalists. This quarrel has taken an international shape, and the world is endangered. Men face one another in enmity and snarl just like cats and dogs. Sri Isopanisad cannot give advice to the cats and dogs, but it can deliver the message of Godhead to man through the bona fide acaryas (holy teachers). The human race should take the Vedic wisdom of Isopanisad and not quarrel over material possessions. One must be satisfied by whatever privileges are given to him by the mercy of the Lord. There can be no peace if the communists or capitalists or any other party claims proprietorship over the resources of nature, which are entirely the property of the Lord. The capitalists cannot curb the communists simply by political maneuvering, nor can the communists defeat the capitalists simply by fighting for stolen bread. If they do not recognize the proprietorship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all the property which they claim to be their own is stolen. Consequently they will be liable to punishment by the laws of nature. Nuclear bombs are in the hands of both communists and capitalists, and if both do not recognize the proprietorship of the Supreme Lord, it is certain that these bombs will ultimately ruin both parties. Thus in order to save themselves and bring peace to the world, both parties must follow the instructions of Sri Isopanisad.
Human beings are not meant to quarrel like cats and dogs. They must be intelligent enough to realize the importance and aim of human life. The Vedic literatures are compiled for humanity and not for cats and dogs. Cats and dogs can kill other animals for food without incurring sin, but if a man kills an animal for the satisfaction of his uncontrolled taste buds, he is responsible for breaking the laws of nature. Consequently he must be punished.
The standard of life for human beings cannot be applied to animals. The tiger does not eat rice, wheat or drink cow's milk because he has been given food in the shape of animal flesh. There are many animals and birds that are either vegetarian or carnivorous, but none of them transgress the laws of nature as these laws have been ordained by the will of God. Animals, birds, reptiles and other lower life forms strictly adhere to the laws of nature; therefore there is no question of sin for them, nor are the Vedic instructions meant for them. Human life alone is a life of responsibility.
It is wrong to consider that simply by becoming a vegetarian one can avoid transgressing the laws of nature. Vegetables also have life. It is nature's law that one living being is meant to feed another. Thus one should not be proud of being a strict vegetarian; the point is to recognize the Supreme Lord. Animals do not have developed consciousness by which to recognize the Lord, but a human being is sufficiently intelligent to take lessons from Vedic literatures and thereby know how the laws of nature are working and derive profit out of such knowledge. If a man neglects the instructions of the Vedic literatures, his life becomes very risky. A human being is therefore required to recognize the authority of the Supreme Lord. He must be a devotee of the Lord, offer everything to the Lord's service and partake only of the remnants of food offered to the Lord. This will enable him to discharge his duty properly.
In Bhagavad-gita (9.26) the Lord directly states that He accepts vegetarian food from the hands of a pure devotee. Therefore a human being should not only become a strict vegetarian but should also become a devotee of the Lord and offer the Lord all his food. Then only should one partake of prasada, or mercy of God. A devotee who can act in this consciousness can properly discharge the duty of human life. Those who do not offer their food to the Lord actually eat sin and subject themselves to various types of distress which are results of sin (Bg. 3.13).
The root of sin is deliberate disobedience to the laws of nature through disregarding the proprietorship of the Lord. Disobedience to the laws of nature or the order of the Lord brings ruin to a human being. If one is sober, knows the laws of nature and is not influenced by unnecessary attachment or aversion, he is sure to be recognized by the Lord, and he is sure to become eligible to go back to Godhead, back to the eternal home.