This world is compared to a forest fire caused by the cohesion of bamboo bushes. Such a forest fire takes place automatically, for bamboo cohesion occurs without external cause. Similarly, in the material world the wrath of those who want to impose their supremacy over material nature interacts, and the fire of war takes place, exhausting the unwanted population. The Lord has nothing to do with Such fires or wars that take place. But because He wants to maintain the creation, He desires the mass of people to follow the right path of self-realization, which enables the living beings to enter into the kingdom of God.
The Lord wants the suffering human beings to come back home, back to Him, and cease to suffer the threefold material pangs. The whole plan of creation is made in that way, and one who does not come to his senses suffers in the material world by pangs inflicted by the illusory energy of the Lord.
Therefore, in order to douse the forest fire encompassing the sparks of greed, envy, hatred, lust, pride, jealousy and false ego, one must take shelter of the Supreme Lord.
By sincerely following His prescriptions, we exhibit our complete surrender to Him. By doing so, we can easily invoke His causeless mercy and all material sufferings become imperceptible, owing to the sublime blessings which He showers in reciprocation of our one- pointed, unalloyed devotional service.
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