Guest guest Report post Posted March 31, 2004 On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 05:07 pm, Sanjay Dadlani wrote: > Some "critics" say that Krsna was "shot" in His foot to pay for the > karma that > He acquired when killing Vali (as Lord Rama) by devious means. Of > course this > theory holds no sense because in Gita Krsna declares He is free from > karma. But > it is an interesting theory anyway. Couldn't we argue that Krsna "accepts" karma and other such rules in order to perform his ineffable lila, and for the pleasure of his devotees? Ys., Rama Kesava Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 27, 2004 On 26.04.2004 19:00 Uhr, "Mahat-tattva (das)" <Mahat-tattva (AT) pamho (DOT) net> wrote: > Why is the marriage without children considered abominable? As far as my understanding goes it is the duty of the man to give the wife a child. Otherwise he is not merciful and will go to hell. But I have no quote from sastra. Ys Navanitacora das Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 27, 2004 On Monday, April 26, 2004, at 06:18 pm, Mahat-tattva (das) wrote: > Why is the marriage without children considered abominable? Why do you consider it so? What about those who marry and then find they cannot have children? As far the something can support Krsna Consciousness is must be utilised, therefore a grhastha situation without children cannot always be considered abonimable. Ys., Rama Kesava dasa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 27, 2004 Hari Bol My recent talk with a devotee mataji (my counsellor) was very interesting. She explained that since the time she has had a child she is been slowly developing feelings of selfless giving. Because child means you have to give things selflessly. A woman who does not have child can never understand the bliss of giving things selflessly and hence there is a likelyhood that she develops a hoarding mentality. My own mother is my step mother and does not have a child of her own. I can clearly see from her behaviour that mataji's statement is true. However there are many devotees whom i know have resolved not to have a child and their Grihastha Ashram is also glorious. However it is recommended that every Grihastha should have a child and should undero the responsibilities to get thoroughly purified in that ashram. Regards, Pramathesh Nimkar Senior Commercial Officer - Infra TCE Consulting Engineers Limited Matulya Centre 'A' 249, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400 013 India Phone: 91-22-56624743 extn. 314 Fax: 91-22-56624723, 56624710 "Mahat-tattva (das)" <Mahat-tattva (AT) pamho (DOT) net> 27-04-2004 07:54 PM To "Navanitacora (das) PDA (Vienna - AT)" <Navanitacora.PDA (AT) pamho (DOT) net> cc "BVKS Sanga" <BVKS.Sanga (AT) pamho (DOT) net>, "Balarama LOK" <Balarama.LOK (AT) pamho (DOT) net>, "Ganga IDS" <Ganga.IDS (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Subject Re: (no subject) > On 26.04.2004 19:00 Uhr, "Mahat-tattva (das)" <Mahat-tattva (AT) pamho (DOT) net> > wrote: > > > Why is the marriage without children considered abominable? > > > As far as my understanding goes it is the duty of the man to give the wife > a child. Otherwise he is not merciful and will go to hell. But I have no > quote from sastra. Before I joined devotees I had a friend. She had a sister who was a doctor. She told her that women in general need to have babies. Otherwise they are very likely to mentally suffer so much that they experience physical pain. For such women there is a high risk of developing cancer. Now if we could get a sastric statement to support this.....otherwise it won't fly. ----------------------- To from this mailing list, send an email to: BVKS.Sanga-Owner (AT) pamho (DOT) net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 5, 2004 What does this have to do with developing varansrama in ISKCON? Excuse me if this is a stupid question (actually stupid questions are my forte) but I am new to this conference and likely do not know the context of this text. Vyapaka dasa - "Shyamasundara (das) ACBSP (Vedic Astrologer) (USA)" <Shyamasundara.ACBSP (AT) pamho (DOT) net> "Basu Ghosh (das) ACBSP (Baroda - IN)" <Basu.Ghosh.ACBSP (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Cc: "Sastric (Discussion of) Varnasrama" <Sastric.Varnasrama (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Sunday, July 04, 2004 6:50 PM (no subject) > INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKER REGULATION ACT good first step in limiting > American mens' access to non-feminist foreign women. > > > > http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/7/emw138739.htm > > > (PRWEB) July 4, 2004 -- The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act > goes beyond protecting foreign women: it reinforces the Western gender > equality paradigm and facilitates the passage of similar future laws. We > support the strategy of using "womens' protection" to gain bipartisan > support for a law partially intent on eliminating foreign matchmaking > websites. These websites promulgate the "message" that American men are > highly desirable outside the U.S. and can have access to women not intent on > upholding over 30 years of hard won womens' rights. We also support the > strategy of placing "warning labels" on American men as this will decrease > demand for them among foreign women over time. > > Although this law is long overdue (and hopefully not too late), we welcome > the Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 as a means to regulating the > often arrogant and brazen international marriage broker industry. This > industry has gone from the fringe to the mainstream. The American male > population is now overly exposed to the message that it is acceptable to > desire and actually marry women "unspoiled" by American materialism and most > troubling, "uninfected" by American feminism. This message may impede the > progress of feminism here at home and give American men the idea that it is > acceptable to not respect feminist principles that took so long to instill > upon them. > > Although marriage to foreign women may alleviate the current marriage strike > (www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2003/0812.html), it is no excuse > to allow the IMB industry to continue "business as usual." > > Certainly, the existence of this industry is indicative of the sad state of > romantic relationships between men and women in North America; however, it > by no means should be allowed to continue unregulated. Sites such as > www.americanwomensuck.com and www.nomarriage.com are problematic enough. > > # # # > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 18, 2006 Lord Narasimha Slays Hiranyakasipu "The demigods, finding no other recourse, surrendered again to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, who then appeared and counteracted all the illusions presented by the jugglery of the demons. Heroes among the demons such as Kalanemi, Mali, Sumali and Malyavan fought the Supreme Personality of Godhead and were all killed by the Lord. The demigods were thus freed from all dangers." Srimad-Bhagavatam 8:10 Summary "Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the incarnation of fish, who appeared in devastation, although Your Lordship is the cause of all causes. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Hayagriva incarnation, who killed the two demons Madhu and Kaitabha; let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who appeared as the gigantic tortoise that held up the great mountain Mandara and who appeared as the boar that rescued the earth planet which had fallen into the water of the Garbhodaka. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Your Lordship, who appeared as Nrsimhadeva, who delivered all kinds of devotees from the fearful condition of atheistic atrocities. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who appeared as Vamanadeva and covered the three worlds simply by expanding Your lotus feet. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You who appeared as the Lord of the Bhrgus in order to kill all the infidel administrators of the world. And let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You who appeared as Lord Rama to kill demons like Ravana. You are worshiped by all devotees as the chief of the Raghu dynasty, Lord Ramacandra. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who appear as Lord Vasudeva, Lord Sankarsana, Lord Pradyumna and Lord Aniruddha. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who appear as Lord Buddha to bewilder the atheistic and demoniac. And let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You who appear as Kalki to chastise the so-called royal order degraded to the abominable condition of the mlecchas, who are below the jurisdiction of Vedic regulative principles." Krsna Book, Chapter 40 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Excerpted from texts and purports of HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
