Comments on: Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

By: Ambi

Ambi — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:00:24 +0000

That is our problem right there… we try to ‘understand’ with things beyond our limited faculties… when we should take the first step in (here comes the faith part, a teensy bit) and understanding *will* come on its own.

Now stop speculating on this and cool your brains.

By: Pranjal

Pranjal — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:32:47 +0000

Sigh! Intellect exhausted.
I have taken it that i will never comprehend some prose that talks Gods as if they were sitting by my side and sharing a cup of tea.
So no trying to understand spirituality from now!

By: Ambi

Ambi — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:26:46 +0000

These words were of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu…

I wouldn’t expect you to understand such words spoken with such devotion, which I am unworthy of even commenting on.

By: Ambi

Ambi — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:21:31 +0000

Well, I could have told you earlier… that this is not only because of “Gita says so”… but also because the Vedas stress on these points, the Acharyas of the past (and the bonafide ones in the present) exemplify these rules and also prescribe them to any serious seeker of truth… countless people have actually experimented, realized, benefited spiritually from these teachings and so on…

But I don’t think all this would have made any difference, would it now?

All I am asking you is whether you use the same logic of questioning so many other things that we almost don’t even bother to notice in everyday but believe in so wholeheartedly. Want an example? When you go to a new city or town, you need to ask for directions… you would obviously ask someone on the road. Would you question yourself or him saying “so I should trust you because you say so?”…

Hold now!! Before you jump one me again,I have been saying all the while that we need the initial ‘seed’ faith… once you start seeing that each step is identified and we have been guided correctly, that faith will increase. So all I am saying, if we are reluctant to have that ‘initial seed’ of faith, we shouldn’t be questioning the direction giver/s legitimacy.

By: Pranjal

Pranjal — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:17:55 +0000

“Therefore, it is to be understood that the spiritual nectar of Krishna’s lips has touched these ordinary ingredients and transferred to them all their spiritual qualities. A fragrance and taste that are uncommon and greatly enchanting and that make one forget all other experiences are attributes of Krishna’s lips”

Oh dear… i can’t believe i actually read just this!!

By: Pranjal

Pranjal — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:05:48 +0000

ahh… all i am questioning is the logic of believing something only because Gita says so!

By: Ambi

Ambi — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:31:15 +0000

Well, if at all you are interested, you can read this article.

http://krishna.org/prasadam-what-is-it-and-why-we-should-not-eat-anything-else/

This might give you a more ‘toned’ down approach than what I usually have… but then again, it IS after all from a devotional aspect. But who knows? Might be helpful for you (even if it is for more ammunition).

By: Ambi

Ambi — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:25:16 +0000

The answer from my side is Yes for your first ‘question’, but I don’t think there is any point debating this… since we both are on different boats, literally or otherwise, since there is no common ground of understanding.

The dripping sarcasm aside, I am surprised that you, among everyone else, would ask the above questions on sin and authority of Gita. Does it trouble you then, even if it is after all just a ‘concept’ in your consideration?

In extension, have you questioned as to what authority do the many other things have on our life, which dictate how we live it? Can anyone claim that they have full control of the way the live their life?

By: Pranjal

Pranjal — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:09:57 +0000

“who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin”. I like to eat poori. I regularly get it made at my home. The one and only purpose is to provide pleasure to my taste buds. Thats all. because the hunger can be killed by eating anything but that taste can be provided only by poori. i also don’t indulge in anything on dining table which would make me more like a pujari and less like an engineer- i don’t offer any Pooja Vooja before eating. SO i am eating sin right?

And Bhagwad Gita says that we are not to eat Meat and hence we should not. Thats all huh? On what basis does bhagwad gita say so? Oh i forget, it was spoken by the God himseld.

By: David

David — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:10:19 +0000

Thanks for an extensive reply Ambi. I respect your patience and earnestness in answering.