On closing loopholes

12-17-1999, 09:59 AM

On 16 Dec 1999, Madhava Gosh wrote:

> "COM: Guru-Krsna (das) HDG (Alachua, FL - USA)" wrote:
>
> > [Text 2844707 from COM]
> >
> > On 9 Dec 1999, Madhava Gosh wrote:
> >
> > > Therefore I see that I will have to play much more soccer to make up for
> > that. (Have fun quoting that one, GHQers)
> >
> > Better to follow, not imitate, isn't it. Did Srila Prabhupada ever instruct

> > any of his disciples to play soccer?
> Did he ever instruct them not to?

That is not an answer to my question, prabhu--just a typical diversionary
tactic, I humbly submit. But I'll answer the question for you: He did not
instruct his disciples to play soccer. Beyond that, in so many ways he also
instructed us "not to." For, if we even *try* to follow even a *fraction* of
the
many direct instructions which he *did* give us, then we barely have time to
eat or sleep, what to speak of wasting time in mundane sports.

My humble understanding is that rather than try to find loopholes for
various and sundried kinds of sense pleasure, we fallen conditioned souls
would be wiser to be sure that we are engaged solely in the activites of
pure devotional service--if not 24 hours a day, then at least 16 (allowing a
full 8 for sleep, sweet sleep

--gkd