how are we so sure

[Guest guest]

Who ever reads this please do not take this in a bad way, but I have been thinking lately. If krishna wanted us to comeback, he would have come by now and taken all the devotees with him right? . How are we so sure that he wants us. Even if he does, then why doesn't he just come and drive us home with his super spiritual powers in less than a second?

 

[gHari 0]

Krsna has given us free will. In order for us to learn how to use it well, we are thrown into the pool. Eventually we learn how to swim.

 

Krsna could pull us out of the pool any time He wants. But then we wouldn't learn how to swim, and could never use the pool.

 

Now, false ego, that is like a box of chocolates. But perhaps another day for that story.

 

 

 

[danava 0]

Yes Sri Krishna can do it now. The only thing you need to do is to desire Sri Krishna and only Sri Krishna. As long as you have all these ilussionary desires to be master/enjoyer you have this word where you can fulfill your desires. Sri Krishna is not monster -- you want to feel like God? Its stupid but well here you are -- all this word is yours, enjoy, if you think it is better than Krishna. You are pretty sick of thing like they are here? OK, wise decision -- here are books, Vaisnavas, prasadam /images/graemlins/smile.gif Everytime you are the one who is making decisions. Krishna is not forcing you to stay here nor will Krishna force you to comeback.

 

Why then Sri Krishna allows us to have some freewill?

This is excerpt from "Jaiva Dharma" by Bhaktivinoda Thakura:

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Vrajanatha: In that situation, what is the harm that Lord

Krsna does not give the soul free will? Krsna knows everything.

Therefore Krsna knows if a certain soul will misuse his free will

and bring suffering to himself. In that situation it is cruel of

Krsna to give such a person free will. Is it not?

Babaji: Free will is a precious jewel. In the material world

there are many inanimate material objects. None of them were given

the jewel of free will. That is why inanimate objects are lowly

and unimportant. If he had not been given free will, the

individual soul would be lowly and unimportant, just like inanimate

objects. The individual soul is a tiny particle of spirit.

Whatever qualities spirit has, the soul must also have. Free will

is one of the qualities of spirit. Spirit can never be separated

from its eternal qualities. Therefore, as a tiny particle of

spirit, the soul must have free will. It is because they have free

will that the individual souls are superior to inanimate matter and

are the masters of the material world. The souls, who all have

free will, are all the dear servants of Lord Krsna. When they

misuse that free will and enter the world of maya, merciful Krsna

weeps to see how they are suffering. Eager to deliver them, He

follows the individual souls into the material world. Ware that the

souls will not see His nectarean pastimes in the material world, He

brings His inconceivable pastimes there. Seeing that the

conditioned souls do not understand His pastimes, he descends to

Navadvipa and teaches them about His form, qualities, and pastimes

and about His own holy name, which is the best way for spiritual

advancement, and He also teaches them by acting the role of His won

devotee. Baba, how can you place the blame on merciful Krsna?

Even though His mercy is fathomless, you remain unfortunate and

very pathetic.

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[Guest guest]

thanks, that paragraph answered my question.

 

Now, Can some one tell me the story of "False ego is like a box of chocolates".

[Guest guest]

we'd want to come back to this plane of existence all over again. We wouldn't have learned our lesson, if he took us back prematurely.