Bhakti-lata Bija
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To become big is easy. “I am a big man, I have something to be proud of.” But to accept that we are nothing in the face of the Absolute, to accept this creed in its true color, is very difficult.
In the following excerpt from Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion Srila Sridhara Maharaja begins to speak about some of the numerous events that make Vasanta-pancami an especially holy day.
The Yamuna River starts out clear as rainwater from a lake and hot spring at the foot of a glacier, 19,200 feet up in the Himalayas. But for much of its 853-mile length, it is now one of the world’s most defiled rivers.
The grace of Nityananda Prabhu will construct a firm foundation for us. If there is a firm foundation, then we may build a great structure over it. If we have faith in Nityananda, then that faith can bear any amount of weight. It won’t betray us.
At the confluence of India’s holiest rivers, two childhood friends meet and share the respective traditions to which they have committed their lives.
Brilliant! Scary!
Funny.
You really have to watch this video to understand the cartoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ouf_gmA5o
Now, you know what he means.
This one is hilarious!
Actually, anyone who’s somewhat aware of what’s going on in the world of agribusiness will get this cartoon, at least the surface meaning. And anyone who has lived where farmers’ rights are trampled by the big corporations, such as Monsanto, as well as those who’ve seen films such as Food, Inc.
However, I would suggest that we consider how, like E. M. Forster’s “The Machine Stops,” this cartoon works on more than one level. Then we might really understand it.
I like the little piggies. thanks for the video KD das otherwise I would have completely missed the point. I want to patent ME!
‘Monsanto’ literally translates as “Sacred Mount”. The original, non perverted Monsanto is located in the spiritual world where the bhakti-lata-bija has been monopolized and so devotees go there with dakshin in hand to gratefully receive it from the hearts of saintly traders. Nitai Gauranga!