I am greedy for Carnamrta when I go to the temple. Is there any difference between Panchamrta and Carnamrta? Sometimes rose petals are also there in Carnamrta.
A bee continues its unending search for nectar from many flowers. But it is the flower that is most beautiful and exuberantly filled with sweet honey that attracts it the most. Likewise, we have a number of scriptures. Of them, Srimad Bhagavad Gita, which forms part of the world’s largest epic, the Mahabharata, contains that nectar which makes the learner go beyond birth and death.
The insight that the Gita provides in controlling our life’s destiny is unparallel. The Gita gives us wonderful courage to deal with the many challenges that life poses. In order to gain the rich experience that the Gita enumerates, noblemen – men of character – searching for the true meaning of life come to study the Gita.
From the bumblebee I have learned to be unattached to accumulating money, for although MONEY IS AS GOOD AS HONEY, anyone can kill its owner and take it away. Purport The honey gathered in the comb is taken away by force. Therefore one who accumulates money should realize that he may be harassed by the government or by thieves or even killed by enemies. Especially in this age of Kali-yuga, it is said that instead of protecting the money of the citizens, the government itself will take away the money with the force of law. One should own as much as he immediately needs. There is no need to keep a big balance at hand, along with the fear that it may be plundered by the government or by thieves.
' If we ourselves don't enjoy the fruits of labor, someone else will..that makes life worh living. '
I can't understand this.
Even the mudhas as described in Bhagavad-gita work very hard but they don't know why they are working so hard serving illusory masters.
If tommorow you leave crores of money in your bank for your relatives and they use it for purposes other than to help spread Krsna conscious. What service is that?
Do you really think Krsna wants you to work so hard? How will you utilze your time for Krsna consciousness?
Your conclusion is just the opposite of that of the great saintly person who was met by Prahlada Maharaja regarding the lesson he learnt from the bumblebee. That's why I am also asking?
Narada Muni said to Yuddhishtira, " O king of the earth, it has been decided by expert, learned scholars that only the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, in whom all that is moving or nonmoving within this universe is resting and from whom everything is coming, is the best person to whom everything must be given. "
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.14.34
Therefore, serving Lord Krsna or His devotee can make the service complete and fulfilling which is otherwise not possible.
Instead of serving all we could also induce all to cooperate in serving Krsna. Since everyone is part and parcel of Krsna, as the part serves the whole, as watering only the root of tree is beneficial, as feeding food to the stomach will supply food to all parts of the body. As subordinate living beings, we are meant to cooperate to satisfy Him.
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I am greedy for Carnamrta when I go to the temple. Is there any difference between Panchamrta and Carnamrta? Sometimes rose petals are also there in Carnamrta.
Hare Kṛṣṇa. Caraṇamṛta is in the form of dravya. So, those rose petals can be considered as caranāśrita.
Bumblebee reminds me of Srimati Radharani who once addressed a bumblebee as a messenger from Sri Krsna while Sri Uddhava looked on...
Hare Kṛṣṇa.
A bee continues its unending search for nectar from many flowers. But it is the flower that is most beautiful and exuberantly filled with sweet honey that attracts it the most. Likewise, we have a number of scriptures. Of them, Srimad Bhagavad Gita, which forms part of the world’s largest epic, the Mahabharata, contains that nectar which makes the learner go beyond birth and death.
The insight that the Gita provides in controlling our life’s destiny is unparallel. The Gita gives us wonderful courage to deal with the many challenges that life poses. In order to gain the rich experience that the Gita enumerates, noblemen – men of character – searching for the true meaning of life come to study the Gita.
Wonderful!
I had something else in mind.
From the bumblebee I have learned to be unattached to accumulating money, for although MONEY IS AS GOOD AS HONEY, anyone can kill its owner and take it away.
Purport
The honey gathered in the comb is taken away by force. Therefore one who accumulates money should realize that he may be harassed by the government or by thieves or even killed by enemies. Especially in this age of Kali-yuga, it is said that instead of protecting the money of the citizens, the government itself will take away the money with the force of law.
One should own as much as he immediately needs. There is no need to keep a big balance at hand, along with the fear that it may be plundered by the government or by thieves.
Hari bol
Hare Krsna Mataji
You speak of hardwork and service to others.
' If we ourselves don't enjoy the fruits of labor, someone else will..that makes life worh living. '
I can't understand this.
Even the mudhas as described in Bhagavad-gita work very hard but they don't know why they are working so hard serving illusory masters.
If tommorow you leave crores of money in your bank for your relatives and they use it for purposes other than to help spread Krsna conscious. What service is that?
Do you really think Krsna wants you to work so hard? How will you utilze your time for Krsna consciousness?
Your conclusion is just the opposite of that of the great saintly person who was met by Prahlada Maharaja regarding the lesson he learnt from the bumblebee. That's why I am also asking?
Hari bol
Madhu was also a formidable demon.
As Prabhupada said that, " The Krsna consiousness movement is the greatest philanthropic activity."
Hare Krsna Mataji
Narada Muni said to Yuddhishtira, " O king of the earth, it has been decided by expert, learned scholars that only the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, in whom all that is moving or nonmoving within this universe is resting and from whom everything is coming, is the best person to whom everything must be given. "
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.14.34
Therefore, serving Lord Krsna or His devotee can make the service complete and fulfilling which is otherwise not possible.
Hari bol
Instead of serving all we could also induce all to cooperate in serving Krsna. Since everyone is part and parcel of Krsna, as the part serves the whole, as watering only the root of tree is beneficial, as feeding food to the stomach will supply food to all parts of the body. As subordinate living beings, we are meant to cooperate to satisfy Him.
That can only happen when one becomes das anudas
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