Guest guest Report post Posted June 23, 2006 if human birth is meant to continue on with Krishna Consciousness, then why are all these meat eaters born ever day. Most people born into catholic, muslim, etc. families will never even know who Krishna is. Why are the given a human form ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 23, 2006 Most people born into catholic, muslim, etc. families will never even know who Krishna is. Why are the given a human form ? Devotees need to spread Krishna Consciousness more. There are still billions of people who do not know anything about Krishna, all around the world. The vast majority have never read/heard the transcendental words of the Gita; nor do they know such a book exists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 24, 2006 True, but I thought human birth was only for CONTINUING Krishna Consciousness. So why are there so many humans, when it is clear that most of them will never learn about Krishna? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 24, 2006 True, but I thought human birth was only for CONTINUING Krishna Consciousness. So why are there so many humans, when it is clear that most of them will never learn about Krishna? All Consciousness in any form belongs to Krishna only, when that is realized there is no brith again. Those Consciousness merges with Krishna again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 24, 2006 Hare Krishna! People are born humans due to their previous karma. The goal of human life is to serve Krishna! So...being born a human being is not a green ticket to realising Krishna but it is a platform God has given so the human being can become Krishna Con. Animals cannot become Krishna Con...only human beings. But just because one is human...he/she will not become Krishna Con just being a human being. So based on previous karma we get this body and based on more good karma we realise Krishna...if not very difficult! Haribol! anand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suchandra 1 Report post Posted June 24, 2006 if human birth is meant to continue on with Krishna Consciousness, then why are all these meat eaters born ever day. Most people born into catholic, muslim, etc. families will never even know who Krishna is. Why are the given a human form ? Of the 400.000 different human species there're civilized and uncivilized forms of human species. jalaja nava-laksani sthavara laksa-vimsati krmayo rudra-sankhyakah paksinam dasa-laksanam trimsal-laksani pasavah catur-laksani manusah "There are 900,000 species of aquatic life; 2,000,000 species of plants and trees; 1,100,000 species of insects; 1,000,000 species of bird life; 3,000,000 species of beasts, and 400,000 species of human life." Padma Purana . The meaning of "species" understood by biologists is different from the meaning implied here. The meaning used by biologists applies to the gross physical appearance or the gross morphological feature of the living material bodies. The Vedic meaning, however, which is derived after thorough and careful analysis, is based on the level of consciousness of the living being. For example, biologists say that all human beings belong to one species, whereas the Vedic literatures list 400,000 species. In other words, there are 400,000 grades of human beings on different levels of consciousness. In other words, whats presently populating this planet are mainly not human-beings by consciousness but varna-sankara... ------------------------ Text 24 utsideyur ime loka na kuryam karma ced aham sankarasya ca karta syam upahanyam imah prajah Translation If I did not perform prescribed duties, all these worlds would be put to ruination. I would be the cause of creating unwanted population, and I would thereby destroy the peace of all living beings. Commentary by Srila Prabhupada Varna-sankara is unwanted population which disturbs the peace of the general society. In order to check this social disturbance, there are prescribed rules and regulations by which the population can automatically become peaceful and organized for spiritual progress in life. ------------------------------ ....born out of lust who are controlled by the urge of their minds and senses, little more advanced animal consciousness but definitely not human. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
