I was visiting Puerto Rico just three weeks before the recent hurricane struck. While being there my wife brought me to the lush rainforest of El Yunque and to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. People seemed very friendly and happy and the weather was a tropical paradise. But suddenly Hurricane Maria left the island of enchantment almost devastated.
This must be a wake up call. The world needs to look for a positive alternative. There is a solution to the madness of material life. That is to follow God’s laws, otherwise we incur more and more karmic reactions. ‘As we sow, so shall we reap.’ I say this out of compassion for those suffering in this world. As a devotee feels pain to see others in pain.
If one takes life unnecessarily such as killing animals to satisfy one’s tongue, especially killing mother cow, nature’s laws will act. Therefore as Hare Krsna Devotees we follow the principles of no meat eating, no intoxication, no illicit sex and no gambling, along with chanting
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare.
We offer all our food first to the Lord which spiritualizes our existence. Such a simple process!
We get intoxicated by chanting Hare Krsna and eating Krsna Prasadam (the Lord’s mercy). And we gamble by giving our life to Him and taking all risks for Krsna. We give up Lust by falling in love with the Lord.
This is a section of the book “Brilliant As the Sun”(English).
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