No Hell
Submitted by Harmonist staff on March 3, 2011 – 2:12 pm8 Comments
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When one is exclusively devoted and unconscious of the environment, then one may go on with his smarana within. But this is not at all possible for the beginners.
The business of producing milk is sustained by a process of relentless cruelty towards animals, from birth till death, with little letup. Cruelty compounded by poorly defined, poorly implemented methods and gross violations.
“…may I be blessed with the grace of Gadadhara Pandita, the master of the Bhagavatam from whom Mahaprabhu listens to the Bhagavatam. I invoke his mercy.”
Bhrigupada Dasa voices appreciation for the intersection of bhakti and academia.
I remember when he had a farm in Oklahoma. I was on that farm for a while.
This world is a hellish planet with its cities ,farms ect. unless we are fortunate to find a real guru who will help mitigate the pain by teaching us krsna bhakti.
I don’t get it. Can you explain?
Ys,
Kdd
Kamalini didi,
the idea was that the devotees can’t even recognize Satan because they don’t see the world in terms of good and evil. They are not affected by being punished for their bad deeds because they have a higher purpose than seeking enjoyment and avoiding suffering.
They assume Satan is one of them because they project their goodness onto others.
Does that make sense?
Yes, that makes sense. I wouldn’t have figured it out on my own though. Did everybody else understand it the same way you did? Did you make the cartoon?
Good. Yes I drew the comic. I guess they are a little complicated sometimes.
You could have named it “no way in hell”
Hilarious post! I love the multi-faceted message. Please feel free to correct me, but in Gaudiya-Vaisnava Theology, Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead thus there is no one greater or equal to Him. Thus the concept of Satan doesn’t apply, but rather, if Satan was a demonic entity, he would still be a living entity thereby being part and parcel of the Lord. Jai Gaura-Premanande!
yas,
Vick