karma (3)

"After the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, those faithful to Him kept apart from nondevotees, to avoid contamination. Seeing this, the personality of Kali sent his representatives in disguise to pollute the Vaisnava sampradaya. Posing as Vaisnavas, they spread their wicked doctrines, and appeared so intelligent and devoted that only pure devotees could detect their real identity. Most devotees -- not only the most neophyte – were enchanted by their tricks. In this way Kali's agents expertly introduced karma, jnana, and anyabhilasa in the Vaisnava sampradaya and caused suddha-bhakti to vanish from the world." (Sajjana Tosani 18.2.13-14 (1915) taken from Hare Krishna Festivals: What Srila Prabhupada Said
BY: SUNANDA DAS

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Tremendous Advancement Backwards

Happy holidays! Here in Canada, its time to race off to the marketplace to spend your honestly earned money on Christmas gifts. Time to drive that beautiful new Mazda car down to the bank, this the latest model shining in its full glory. Time to show your love for your family by buying them the things they want but usually cannot afford. Time for that special dinner, those evenings sipping wine and holiday spirits, warm and secure against the frozen northern snows. Time to watch and groan as the Calgary Flames go down in flames at the hockey arena. But is this paradise for real? When one uses the things of this world, including even air and water, one accrues a debt. Just like going for a stay at the Hilton hotel; you owe for what you have used, everyone must pay, no one rides for free. In exactly this way, each of us accumulates debt to the demigods who are responsible for supplying life’s necessities, by arrangement of Krsna. You cannot run out on the bill, because there are so many
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