The aim of this book is to explain the teachings of an eternal scripture in a practical and easy way to understand. The difference between this summarized Bhagavad-Gita and other versions is that this is practical, easier to understand, and without deviation from the original message of Lord Krishna.
We have questions about God and life and the Bhagavad-Gita has the answers to them, but to extract the answers to our questions from the Bhagavad-Gita is not so easy, because we are so much degraded, and brain washed with man-made ideologies. I give these questions that most people have in mind, and the answers based on the Bhagavad-Gita, using simple language.
The translations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam verses from Sanskrit to English were prepared without deviating from the intended message of the scriptures.
The focus of this book is on the message of Lord Krishna to humanity and so I have omitted the statements in the translations, which address Arjuna, like ‘O Arjuna’, ‘O
son of Kunti’, ‘My dear Arjuna’,’O son of Bharata’ and so on. This makes it clear that the message of the Bhagavad-Gita applies to everyone and not just to Arjuna.
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Testification
In general people read religious scriptures, go to temples, perform rituals and austerities, and listen to religious discourses for many years. But they don’t change their nature and thus consciousness for the better. The below testification will help everyone to change for the better.
I testify the below:
I want to change and become a better person
I will give up killing (No meat, fish, and eggs)
I will give up hatred and love everyone
I will stop losing my head (No alcohol, drugs, and tobacco) I will stop risking my hard-earned money (No gambling) I will stop lying, stealing, cheating, and deceiving I will stop being greedy
I will stop being miserly
I will stop being wicked
I will treat everyone nicely
I will be satisfied with what I have
I am in my current situation only due to my own doing I will give up attachment to money by donating more I will let go
I will forgive
I will be more time disciplined
I will do something for the benefit of everyone
I will eat more healthy foods like fruits and vegetables I will minimize the use of cell phone
I will minimize the use of social media
I will question everything
I will be open minded
I will stop denying the facts
I will accept the truth
I will pass on all the above to everyone I know to help them improve their life
Signed (Your Name, Signature, and Date):
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The Topmost Spiritual Knowledge
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The Song of God
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The Word of God in Person
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Directly spoken by God (Lord Krishna)
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The conversation between man (Arjuna) and God
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18 Chapters, 700 Verses
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Last spoken 5,000 years ago in Kurukshetra (India)
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Not a once only delivery scripture, eternally existing
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Already spoken millions of times in many universes
The fields of knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita are as follows: 1.
The Science of God
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The Science of Living Entity
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The Science of Spiritual Life
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The Science of Material Life
“This is the purest knowledge, the king of education, the king of the most
confidential knowledge. It is the highest knowledge, most righteous, and
everlasting.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.2)
One must read the Bhagavad-Gita with a submissive spirit, to understand it. The purpose of the Bhagavad-Gita is to deliver mankind from material existence.
2. What information does the Bhagavad-Gita provide?
The subject of the Bhagavad-Gita entails understanding five basic truths:
• God (Isvara)
• Souls (Jivas), the living entities like you and me
• Time (Kala)
• Activities (Karma)
• Material Nature (Prakrti)
No other scripture on the planet provides this information. From the above five, karma is temporary, and the others are all eternal. Thus God, living entities, time, and matter are eternal.
3. What does the Bhagavad-Gita teach?
The Bhagavad-Gita teaches that we must purify our materially contaminated consciousness. Spiritual self-realization is the aim of the Bhagavad-Gita.
• There is only one God
• We are the soul, which is eternal
• Why we suffer or enjoy
• What is the relationship between God and living beings
• How brilliant God looks
• How great God is
• Why Lord Krishna is the only proven God
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• What are the qualities of godly human beings
• What are the qualities of demonic human beings
• How God witnesses all our actions
• How living beings move up or down in species
• How we can love and serve God
4. What is the history of the Bhagavad-Gita?
Unlike the scriptures which originate from outside India, the Bhagavad-Gita, is not a one-off scripture, it’s eternal. It was last spoken 5,000 years ago by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, and 120.533 million years ago to the person who maintains the sun planet, Vivasvan. It was first spoken in this universe, 155.522 trillion years ago.
“I gave this science of self-realization knowledge to Vivasvan, and he gave
it to Manu, and Manu gave the knowledge to his son, Iksvaku.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.1)
Vivasvan is a demigod who maintains the sun planet. Demigods are very powerful human beings, they are NOT the Supreme (Not God).
“Although I am unborn, imperishable, eternal, and the Lord of all living
beings, using My internal energy, I still appear in My original spiritual form.”
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.6)
Lord Krishna appears once on this planet in His original form, once in every daytime of Brahma, which is every 8.64 billion years, and each time the Bhagavad-Gita is spoken by Him. So far in the current cosmic cycle, Lord Krishna has appeared and spoken the Bhagavad-Gita more than 18,000 times on this planet (age of universe/timing of appearance=155.522 trillion/8.64 billion). This is how great Lord Krishna (God), His teachings, and the Bhagavad-Gita are.
“Once in a day of Brahma, He descends to this world to manifest His
transcendental pastimes.” (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-Lila 3.6)
The Bhagavad-Gita has been spoken by Lord Krishna in millions of other universes. It is continuously being spoken at every second. This means that it’s being spoken right now in some universe.
“The consecutive pastimes of Krsna are being manifested in one of the
innumerable universes moment after moment. There is no possibility of
counting the universes, but in any case, some pastime of the Lord is being
manifested at every moment in one universe or another.” (Sri Caitanya-
caritamrta Madhya-Lila 20.382)
“Since all Krsna’s pastimes are taking place continuously, at every moment
some pastime is existing in one universe or another. Consequently, these
pastimes are called eternal by the Vedas and Puranas.” (Sri Caitanya-
caritamrta Madhya-Lila 20.395)
The speaking of the Bhagavad-Gita is the greatest pastime of Lord Krishna which is for our benefit.
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5. Does the Bhagavad-Gita state that those who don’t follow it go to hell?
No. The Bhagavad-Gita clearly teaches that eventually every soul will get liberation.
This is because, every soul belongs to God.
One of the differences between the Bhagavad-Gita and the Non-Vedic scriptures is that the God of the Bhagavad-Gita is a responsible, mature, loving, and caring person. He is not a bully, hater, curser, nor childish.
“I hate no one. I am equal to all living beings…" (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 9.29)
“…One who has no enemies among all living beings comes to Me.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.55)
“One who is compassionate to all living beings … - These are some of the
qualities of those born with divine nature.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
16.1-3)
The fact that the people of various religions exist is the simple proof that it is God’s will that they exist. God is the creator of all living beings.
I have come across many in my life who say that I will go to hell because I don’t follow their religion. They think that God made a mistake by creating those who don’t follow their religion. They clearly don’t understand that God is in full control, infallible, and thus all living beings have the right to exist by the will of God. Some people think that God is testing us by creating people of various religions to see who converts. This is a non-sense ideology because the eternal God is omniscient. He knows the past, present, and the future of everyone, and we are not animals in a laboratory that need testing. God has been creating people eternally in this universe and other universes. It is foolish to think that God has only recently created His religion. God is eternal, and His religion is also eternal, Sanatan-Dharma.
“I am transcendental, beyond the fallible and infallible, and because I am
the greatest, I am celebrated as the Supreme person, on the material, and
spiritual planets, and in the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.18)
6. Does God sustain all living beings?
Yes, it’s God’s will that the variety of people and animals exist. God sustains all living beings because they are His children.
• Does the sun only give light to the followers of one religion? No. The sun gives light to all plants, animals, oceans, and all humans
• Do the plants only give fruit and vegetables to people of one religion? No. They provide for all living beings everywhere
• Does it only rain on land occupied by people of one religion? No. It rains on land occupied by all living beings everywhere
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“All species of living beings in this material creation appear by taking birth,
and I am the seed giving father.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.4)
7. Show me God, only then will I believe?
Most of us can’t even meet the president of a small country on this insignificant planet. So how can we meet the President of millions of universes?
God is not our servant who will come in front of us whenever we desire it. If we want to see Him, then we must accept His terms.
Have you seen Japan? No! But you still believe there is a country called Japan, even though you have not seen it. You are willing to accept the authority of world maps created by people and the words of people who have seen Japan. Why not accept the authority of the eternal Vedic scriptures?
“By performing devotional service unto Me [Krishna], without deviation.
You can begin to understand My mysteries, and thus I can be seen in this
form, standing before you.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.54)
As Lord Krishna states in this verse, by serving Him without deviation, one will eventually see Him, face-to-face. A 5-year-old boy named Druva, saw Lord Vishnu face to Face, after just a few months of performing severe penances. Another 5-year-old boy named Prahlad, saw Lord Krishna in His form as Lord Nrishingha.
Millions of people have already seen Lord Krishna, face-to-Face, and you can too, but you must become qualified to see Him.
For those who are not qualified: the foolish, sinful, narrow minded, and the spiritually less intelligent, God will remain unseen, invisible, unknown, and unknowable.
8. What is the evidence for God?
The scientists and atheists say there is no God:
• Can any scientist create life? Every second God is creating trillions of living beings in various forms. This is evidence of God
• Everything on this planet is maintained by living beings, so who is maintaining everything beyond this planet? This is evidence of God
• Can any scientist create trees that produce fruits and vegetables? This is evidence of God
• The cow takes water and grass and turns it into milk. Can any scientist do this?
This is evidence of God
• According to the scientists, it would take over 400 billion nuclear weapons to produce the same amount of heat that the sun produces in just 1 second, and the sun has been doing this for billions of years according to the scientists themselves. Can the scientists replicate the sun, even for 1 second? This is evidence of God
• The sun always rises and sets on time, and the seasons come and go on time. Is this by chance? This is evidence of God
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• The legs of trillions of living beings, including humans are 100% of the same length. Is this by chance? This is evidence of God
• Why is there a variety of living beings? Can a manufacturing company produce anything without the input from a person? This is evidence of God
• Every human face is unique, is this by chance? Can a manufacturing company produce unique products without any input from a person? This is evidence of God
• The human body is symmetrical (both halves are 100% same). Is this by chance? This is evidence of God
• Why doesn’t the donkey think like a human and vice versa? This is evidence of God
• If you throw some bricks on the ground, will they form into a house? Without a spiritual being, the bricks cannot be formed into anything. Do the atoms combine to form certain molecules by chance? No. It’s Krishna (God) who is present in every atom who combines the atoms to form specific molecules
“I am the origin of all creations. There is nothing, moving or non-moving,
that can exist without Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.39)
“With a single particle of Myself [Krishna], I maintain the entire creation.”
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.42)
Some people shout that God is great, but they have absolutely no idea how great He is. Lord Krishna maintains the millions of universes in the material creation with just one particle of Himself. This is how great Lord Krishna (God) is.
Some facts to help you realize the existence of God.
a. A barber says there is no God, because if there were a God then there would be no poverty, disease, and suffering. There are many long haired and unshaven people. Does this mean that there are no barbers? The barber agrees that there are long haired and unshaven people, but the problem is that they don’t go to him. In a similar way, people don’t approach God, nor do they follow His teachings and thus there is material existence with poverty, disease, and suffering.
b. A doctor says there is no God, because if there were a God then there would be no poverty, and suffering. There are many diseased people everywhere in the world. Does this mean there are no doctors? The doctor agrees that there are many diseased people in the world, but the problem is that they don’t go to a doctor. In a similar way, people don’t approach God, nor do they follow His teachings and thus there is poverty, and suffering.
c. A painter says there is no God, because if there were a God then there would be no poverty, disease, and suffering in the world. There are many unpainted buildings in the world, does this mean there are no painters? People can have their home painted but they need to find a painter. In a similar way, there is a God, but people need to look for Him.
d. A banker says there is no God, because if there were a God then there would be no murders in the world. There are many people living in poverty. Does this mean there are no banks full of money? Why don’t the banks give out loans to all the poor? The banker says, we can only give to those who are qualified. In a similar way, there is a God, but only those who are qualified, will know Him.
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e. An Optician says there is no God because I haven’t seen Him. There are millions who cannot see properly. Does this mean there are no Opticians? The optician says, we can only help those who approach us. In a similar way, God will eventually be seen, face to Face, by those who approach Him.
f. A person living in the desert says he believes in God, but He must be formless, because nobody around here has seen Him. Can anyone see waterfalls in the desert? No? Does this mean there are no waterfalls? In a similar way, God has a form, but He cannot be Seen in places where even the animals cannot be seen.
g. A person says nobody has seen God, and thus there is no God. Have you seen what the 7 billion people in the world today and the zillions who lived in the past have seen? No? So how can you say nobody has seen God?
h. A pilot says there is no God because I have not seen him. There are millions of people who have never flown in an airplane. Does this mean there are no pilots? The pilot says I can only take those who book through the airline company. In a similar way, God can only be known by those who approach a representative of God, a genuine spiritual master.
i. A medical college professor says there is no God because he hasn’t seen Him.
There are millions who have never seen a medical college. Does this mean there are no medical colleges? The professor says only the most intelligent are qualified to see and attend a medical college. In a similar way, only the most intelligent can See and understand God.
j. A sports personality says there is no God because I have not seen God perform. There are millions who cannot perform. Does this mean that there are no sports? The sports personality says it takes time, effort, and luck to perform well and become a sports personality. In a similar way, it takes time, effort, and the will of God to know Him.
k. A cleaner says there is no God, because if there were a God then there would be no chaos in the world. There are many dirty places in the world, does this mean there are no cleaners? The cleaner says we do clean, but people keep messing up. In a similar way, God created a perfect world, but people keep messing it up.
l. A blind person says there is no God because he cannot seem Him. He cannot see anyone, does this mean nobody is existing?
m. An atheist says I won’t believe in God unless He appears in front of me. A pig in Africa is saying he doesn’t believe in the existence of human beings, unless he sees the President of America, face to face. Will the President waste his time to visit a pig? In a similar way, God is not so cheap. Only those who are qualified can See Him face to Face. Millions have already Seen Him, and you can also, but first you need to become qualified and look for Him. You will only find Him in the Vedic scriptures. There are trillions of living beings, why should God visit you?
n. A person says he can’t find the description of God in the scriptures he has read, and thus God is indescribable. If you want to learn to construct buildings, then you must read books on engineering and not books on cake making. In a similar way, if you want to know God then you must read the Vedic scriptures, the only scriptures where God is fully described.
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To follow the teachings or laws of God is called religion. Since God is eternal, His teachings must also be eternal, and thus the religion of God must also be eternal.
• God is eternal, meaning He has always existed
• If God has eternally existed, then man must also have eternally existed. Why would God live alone?
• The teachings/laws created by God for man to follow must have eternally existed That eternal religion which was created by the eternal God is called “Sanatan-Dharma”, which literally means the ‘Eternal Religion’, and referred to as the Vedic religion or pure Hinduism. The eternal teachings of God are contained in the Vedic Scriptures.
The highest form of religion is that by which one becomes fully conscious of the existence of God, including His form, name, qualities, pastimes, abode and all-pervasive features. When everything is completely known, that is the perfection of religious knowledge, and this can only be achieved by the Vedic knowledge. God is only described in the Vedic scriptures.
The Vedic religion has been proven to be the oldest on the planet, and the oldest scriptures on the planet are the Vedic scriptures, which were written in the oldest language known to man, Sanskrit. Sanskrit is known to be the most systematic language on the planet, the best language.
“You are the Supreme person, eternal, imperishable, inexhaustible, the
sustainer of the eternal religion. You are the basis of this universe.” (Arjuna
to Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.18)
It is only Lord Krishna who is eternally known as the supreme person, God. All other so-called Gods are recent man-made creations and they have not exhibited the qualities of God. Only Lord Krishna has so far proved Himself to be the one true God.
10. What is the purpose of religion?
The purpose of religion is to know, serve, and love God. Serving and loving God includes serving and loving all the creatures of God. This means serving and loving all human beings and animals. You should not hurt or eat any of your brothers and sisters. The animals are also our brothers and sisters. We should not even kill trees.
“Being freed from attachments, fear, anger, and fully situated in thought of
me, many have become purified by penance and knowledge of me. They all
attained pure love for me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.10)
Can anyone love an unknown or invisible person? No. This can be proven by the fact that mothers kill their unborn and thus unseen child with abortion. How many mothers would kill their live (seen) child? It is only possible to love a known and visible person.
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Only the Vedic scripture describe God and in complete. Thus, if one wants to know God as a person, then one must read and follow the eternal Vedic scriptures.
11. Is freedom of religion the will of God?
Yes. There must be freedom of religion in every country in the world. God is in full control and by His will, the people of various religions are being created every second. By not allowing freedom of religion, one is acting against the will of God.
Those who are against the will of God are wicked, unbelievers, faithless, and envious of God.
“Those who are envious, cruel, full of hate, and wicked, are the lowest
among men. I repeatedly cast these evildoers into the wombs of demonic
species. Such persons are foolish and can never approach me. Birth after
birth, they enter into the wombs of demonic species, and gradually sink
down to the lowest state of life.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 16.19-20)
There are some people who want to practice their religion/ideology everywhere in the world, but they don’t give the same right to others. This is called wickedness, and for such persons, God will be unknown/unseen and just an idea. Humans who cannot describe God are covered in complete ignorance, by their beliefs.
12. Who are the unbelievers?
As already stated, those who are against the will of God are called the unbelievers.
• It is God who is creating the people of various religions, and thus those who don’t allow freedom of religion are the unbelievers
• It is God who is creating the animals and for the same reason as humans, to live. Thus, those who think that animals are food are the unbelievers
• It is God who is creating people who worship Him in His image form, and thus those who are against image worship are the unbelievers
• It is God who is placing souls in particular bodies in particular situations exactly based on what the soul deserves (karma), and thus those who believe things happen by chance are the unbelievers
• God is most merciful and forgiving. To prove this, He gives us unlimited chances of life (reincarnation), and thus those who believe this is the only life are the unbelievers
• The eternal God has made Himself completely describable to humans. Those who follow ideologies, where God is not described are the unbelievers
• Those who force their ways onto others are the unbelievers
“One who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate to all living
beings, shares his belongings with others, has no sense of ownership, free
from ego; even-minded in both happiness and distress, forgiving, tolerant in
all situations, always satisfied, worships Me with determination and
devotion. Such a person is very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
12.13-14)
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13. Who are you?
You are the soul which is eternal and not the temporary bag of dirt and chemicals (the body). Each soul is a unique individual with a history and eternal existence. The soul and body are two different entities. The soul is spiritual and within the heart of the material body. You (the soul) are the energy and the body is the form. Energy cannot be destroyed but it can be transferred. When the current form (the body) is destroyed, the energy (soul) will be transferred to another form (another body).
“There was never a time when you, all these kings, and I did not exist. Nor
shall any of us cease to exist in the future. The embodied soul in this body
goes through boyhood, youth, and old age. At death, the soul transfers to
another body. This never bewilders a wise person.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 2.12-13)
14. Where will you go when you pass away?
You (the soul) will pass from this body away to another body. You exist now in this body, you existed before in another body, and you will continue to exist after this body in another body. The existence of ghosts is proof that life does not end when the body dies.
“Just as a person gives up old and worn out garments for new garments. In
a similar way, the embodied soul accepts new bodies, giving up the old and
useless ones.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.22)
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15. Are you ready for your next move?
* We have moved from one garment to another
* We have moved from one car to another
* We have moved from one job to another
* We have moved from one business to another
* We have moved from one friend to another
* We have moved from one partner to another
* We have moved from one street to another
* We have moved from one City to another
* We have moved from one house to another
* We have moved from one state to another
* We have moved from one country to another
Is it difficult to realize that YOU (the soul) will also move from one body to another? Are you ready for your next move?
16. What is your relationship with God?
You (the soul) are eternally part of God as His family member. Your purpose is to enjoy a personal companion relationship with God in the spiritual manifestation. You are currently in the material manifestation due to your own desires. Every living being has a particular relationship with God eternally.
“All living entities are My eternal fragmental particles. Due to material
nature, they are conditioned by the six senses, including the mind, and
struggle very hard.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.7)
All the living entities can enjoy the juice (rasa) of a personal relationship with the Supreme.
There are five main ways of enjoying the juice (rasa) of a relationship with the Supreme:
1. One can worship Krishna and enjoy the affection of service unto Him (santa-rasa)
2. One can be a personal servant of Krishna, enjoying the affection of personal service unto Him (dasya-rasa)
3. One can be a friend of Krishna, enjoying the affection of friendship (sakhya-rasa)
4. One can be a guardian or parent of Krishna, enjoying parental affection (vatsalya-rasa)
5. One can dance with Krishna, enjoying His personal affection (madhura-rasa)
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Lord Krishna is very merciful and loving and He proves this by satisfying the desires of His devotees to associate with Him in a personal relationship.
17. What Vedic scriptures are there?
Sanatan-Dharma, the eternal religion has far more scriptures than the scriptures of all the other world religions put together.
The Vedic knowledge is vast, superior, eternal, and comes from God.
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18. Are the Vedic scriptures the origin of all knowledge?
Yes.
The Vedic knowledge existed before the creation of this universe and is given by Lord Krishna to the first living being at the beginning of creation, which was 155.522
trillion years ago. The Vedic knowledge was last written down 5000 years ago by Lord Krishna in His form as Veda Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedic scriptures.
“I am seated in the hearts of all living beings, from me comes memory,
knowledge, and forgetfulness. I am the compiler, knower of the Vedas, and
known by all the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.15)
All the true knowledge that can be found in the scriptures which are compiled outside India, originate from the Vedic scriptures. This can be proven by the fact that the Vedic scriptures came first, and all the true knowledge found in the non-Vedic scriptures can be found in greater details in the Vedic scriptures, and the Vedic knowledge is vast (thousands of books) and not just one book.
19. Is Vedic knowledge eternal?
All the Vedic knowledge existed before creation and is given by Lord Krishna, in His Lord Vishnu form to the first living being, Brahma, at the beginning of each cycle of creation and annihilation in each of the millions of universes. The duration of each cycle is 311.040 trillion years (311 trillion, 40 billion years). We are currently 155.522 trillion (155 trillion, 522 billion years) years into the current cycle.
The Vedic knowledge is eternal, universal, and it comes from God (Lord Krishna).
20. What are the 6 Pillars of Sanatan-Dharma (The Eternal Religion)?
1. Truthfulness – You must never lie, deceive, mislead, nor cheat anyone. If someone asks you a question and you do not know or are not sure, simply say 'I don't know'. Making things up is simply lying.
2. Mercy – All living beings are brothers and sisters, and thus, one must be kind to all his brothers and sisters. This teaching is unique to Sanatan-Dharma, and it comes from the most merciful Person, Lord Krishna (God). Kindness to animals is practiced by not killing them (vegetarianism and no leather). Treat people equally and nicely, consider the wellbeing of everyone. Never consume alcohol and drugs, gamble, nor have relationships outside of marriage, because these cause suffering to families and especially to the women and children. One should never engage in these sinful activities, nor associate with those who do.
3. Austerity – Live a simple life, don’t be materialistic, eat simply, fast, don’t make demands on others, lower your ego, chant Vedic mantras, reduce your desires and lust, and go on pilgrimage to holy places with the will to change your nature for the better. You should sacrifice your time and money for the advancement of true religion.
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4. Cleanliness – Take bath at least once daily, brush teeth at least twice daily, keep the home, business/work area, public places, rivers, and streets clean by regular cleaning and not throwing trash. Don’t chew or smoke tobacco or spit. Don’t put your fingers into your nose, clean with water. Don’t make noises like pigs.
5. Charity – Donations should be given on a regular basis to accountable and worthy Temples, to those engaged in the service of God, to those engaged in preaching the glories and instructions of God, and to the poor.
6. Spiritual Education – Without spiritual knowledge there will be no advancement of consciousness. The Vedic knowledge is eternal and vast with more than 1,000,000 verses, compiled by God Himself in Person. They provide knowledge in all areas of life and the science of God. The Srimad Bhagavad-Gita is the essence of all Vedic knowledge, the word of God in Person. The Srimad Bhagavatam has the pastimes of God and His devotees, the science of material creation and other information. Only the Vedic scriptures contain information on God, including His description, appearances, and activities. One should study these two scriptures on a regular basis and then explain to others, especially to the children.
“Absence of fear, purity of heart, charitable, striving for spiritual
knowledge by studying the Vedic scriptures, lives a simple life,
always straight forward in his dealings, always truthful, not violent,
free from anger, not greedy, always gentle, forgiving, very clean, not
envious of others, compassionate to all living beings, doesn’t talk
non-sense, has no pride, doesn’t mislead others – These are some of
the qualities of those with divine nature." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 16.1-3)
21. Are the sinners doomed?
No. Lord Krishna is very merciful and forgiving. The sinners should immediately stop sinning, do good to others and worship Lord Krishna. They will be forgiven and go back to the spiritual manifestation at the end of this short life to live eternally in complete bliss.
“Even if you are the greatest sinner, when you are on the boat of spiritual
knowledge, you will be able to cross over the river of miseries, caused by
reactions to sinful activities.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.36)
This is yet another proof that Lord Krishna is God. He doesn’t send people to eternal hell or burn people in fires. He is so nice that even the sinners can be saved simply by stopping all sinful activities and surrendering unto Him. The main sinful activities are lying, treating others badly, animal killing (meat eating), intoxicating (drugs, alcohol, tobacco smoking/chewing), gambling, having relationships outside marriage, hatred, violence, anger, and greed. One should give up these sinful activities.
22. What scriptures should I follow?
You can follow the recently created man-made scriptures, which have limited knowledge and do not describe God. Or you can follow the eternal Vedic scriptures, which have vast knowledge and completely describe God. The choice is yours.
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Lord Krishna gave the Vedic knowledge to Brahma, the first living being created in the universe, at the beginning of each cycle of creation. In the current cycle, this was 155.522 trillion years ago. Thus, the Vedic knowledge is eternal and comes directly from God (Lord Krishna).
“I am telling you this ancient science of linking with the Supreme [Yoga],
because you are My friend and devotee. Therefore, you can understand the
mystery of this highest science.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.3)
The Vedic knowledge can be understood by those who are open minded and willing to accept the truth.
“My devotees become righteous, attain lasting peace, and never perish.
“Lord Krishna (Bhagavad-Gita 9.31)
The genuine devotees of Lord Krishna are truthful, charitable, and friendly to all living beings.
“There is nothing superior to Me. Everything is resting upon me. Just like
pearls are strung on a thread.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.7)
Those who are willing to accept the truth will realize that Lord Krishna is the one true God. Only He has appeared and proved Himself to be the supreme, not just once but millions of times. All other so-called Gods have yet to appear and prove themselves.
“This is the purest knowledge, the king of education, the king of the most
confidential knowledge. It is the highest knowledge, most righteous, and
everlasting.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.2)
The Bhagavad-Gita provides the best spiritual education and those who follow it will become righteous in this life and benefit eternally by being transferred to the spiritual manifestation at the end of this short life. All other so-called knowledge may bring temporary benefits but is completely useless to us at the time of death. The degrees in Medicine/Engineering/Law are needed to get a good job and develop our brain so we can analyze information properly. But at the same time, we must get spiritual education and use our money and brain for the advancement of spirituality which includes going good to others.
23. How we differentiate between God and imposters?
In this age of Kali, the age of ignorance and irreligion. There will be many imposters who will claim to be God, or an incarnation of God, or followers will create a God based on their imagination. By knowing what God is will very easily expose the imposters.
For a person to be called God or Bhagwan, He must satisfy at least all the following conditions:
• God is known eternally and not just recently. God must be eternal and thus He must also be known eternally on this planet and in millions of universes.
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• God has an eternal body. He must have appeared in the same body many times and not just once. This proves that He is eternal. This is one of the differences between God and His creations. Man has a body that is temporary, but God has a body that is eternal and thus He appears in the same body whenever He appears.
• God is the most beautiful Person. God has created humans and other living beings, which are beautiful to some degree, and some are more beautiful than others. Why would God create others beautiful and Himself ugly or average looking? God does not have wrinkles, a beard, or white hair.
• God has made living beings powerful, and some are more powerful than others and thus God must be the most powerful Person.
• God has given opulence to humans, and some are more opulent than others.
Thus, God must be the most opulent Person.
• God has given riches to humans, and some are richer than others. Thus, God must be the richest Person.
• God has made the sun, which is all pervading, because the sun is everywhere in the universe. Thus, God must also be all pervading and thus omnipresent (present everywhere). God is greater than His creations.
• God has made humans who are renounced to some degree, and some are more renounced than others. Thus, God must be the most renounced Person.
• God has made humans who are forgiving, compassionate, merciful, and tolerant, and some are more forgiving, compassionate, merciful, and tolerant compared to others. Thus, God must be the most forgiving, compassionate, merciful, and tolerant Person.
• God has given us memory power, so we can remember things, thus God must have all memory.
• God must be the most famous Person; He must be known for millions of years and not just a few hundred or a few thousand years.
• God has all eighteen mystic siddhis (perfections) in full. These are listed in another question.
Anyone who claims to be God should have at least all the qualities just described.
Otherwise he is not God. So far, only Lord Krishna has proved that He has all the above qualities, not just once, but millions of times, because He has appeared millions of times.
“I am transcendental, beyond the fallible and infallible, and because I am
the greatest, I am celebrated as the Supreme person, on the material, and
spiritual planets, and in the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.18)
“All living beings have their source from My material and spiritual energies
and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire
creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
Once you know the qualities of God, you will not accept any cheap person as God.
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Lord Krishna is God. He has appeared millions of times in various forms and each time He appears, many demonic living beings challenge Him. Lord Krishna very easily defeats them all. Also, every time He appears, He saves His pure devotees.
This is simple proof that He is the one and only God. Do you know anyone else who has appeared millions of times and each time proved He was God? Do you know anyone else who has appeared more than once in the same body?
“I am the origin of the whole creation. Everything emanates from Me. The
wise worship M e [Krishna] with devotion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
10.8)
There are millions of universes and Lord Krishna is the origin of everything.
“With a single particle of Myself [Krishna], I maintain the entire creation.”
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.42)
With a tiny particle of Himself, Lord Krishna creates and maintains millions of universes. This is how great Lord Krishna (God) is.
There are many who claim themselves to be God, or their followers claim them to be God. But how many of them prove themselves to be the God. Lord Krishna very clearly proved Himself to be the God, not just once but millions of times. Full details can be found in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
25. He Passed Away?
When a person dies, we say ‘he passed away’. The body is right in front of us, but still we say, ‘he passed away’. This implies there are 2 entities, the ‘body’ and the
‘he’. The ‘he’ is the soul, the real person.
This is the fundamental teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita, the real ‘he’ is the soul and not the body.
“Just as a person gives up old and worn out garments for new garments. In
a similar way, the embodied soul accepts new bodies, giving up the old and
useless ones.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.22)
26. Can you describe God?
I asked many people (non-Hindus) this question, and I got the following replies: God cannot be seen (invisible)
God is love
God is great
God is in the sky
God has not been seen by anyone
God was crucified
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None of these people have answered the question. They obviously have not read the Bhagavad-Gita. Just by looking at the Bhagavad-Gita for one second, you can see the all-beautiful God. By reading a few pages, you will know how merciful, loving, and great, God is. By surrendering unto Lord Krishna, one is guaranteed to return to the spiritual manifestation (the kingdom of God) at the end of this short life. In the spiritual manifestation called Vaikuntha, everyone lives eternally in the same body, which is completely beautiful, full of bliss/love, full of knowledge, no old age, no disease, and with no misery. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, a full description and history of God is given.
• His complexion is dark-blue, like that of a rain filled cloud
• His eyes are like lotus petals
• He is ever youthful
• He is full of bliss
• His beauty excels that of thousands of cupids
• He likes to play the flute
• He wears a peacock feather in his crown
• He wears the Kaustubha jewel around his neck
• He wears yellow garments
If you know God’s name, address, description, qualities, pastimes, history of when He appeared in the past, when He will appear in the future, how He creates and maintains, how He witnesses all our actions. Then you know God, otherwise you don’t know God. You will find all this information, only in the Vedic scriptures like the Bhagavad-Gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
"His mouth expresses His happiness. His eyes spread like the petals of a
lotus, and His garments, yellowish like the saffron of a kadamba flower, are
bedecked with valuable jewels. His ornaments are all made of gold, set with
jewels, and He wears a glowing head dress and earrings. His lotus feet are
placed over the whorls of the lotus like hearts of great mystics. On His chest
is the Kaustubha jewel, engraved with a beautiful calf, and there are other
jewels on His shoulders. His complete torso is garlanded with fresh flowers.
He is well decorated with an ornamental wreath about His waist and rings
studded with valuable jewels on His fingers. His leglets, His bangles, His
oiled hair, curling with a bluish tint, and His beautiful smiling face are all
very pleasing." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.2.9-11)
27. Does God appear in His Eternal Body many times?
“Although I am unborn, imperishable, eternal, and the Lord of all living
beings, using My internal energy, I still appear in My original spiritual form
[human like form].” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.6)
Lord Krishna has a body that is most beautiful, eternal, full of bliss, and knowledge.
He appears in His original spiritual body once in every 8.64 billion years. Note, the lifespan of the earth planet is 4.32 billion years and so Lord Krishna appears only once on each physical earth planet. He last appeared 5,000 years ago on the current earth planet in the current cycle of creation and annihilation. The duration of each 26
cycle is 311 trillion, 40 billion years and so far, we have passed 155.522 trillion years and thus we still have 155.518 trillion years to go before this cycle ends (end of the universe). Lord Krishna has appeared more than 18,000 times (155.522 trillion divided by 8.64 billion) in His original spiritual body (the same body each time) in the current cycle so far. Before this cycle there were trillions of cycles (each of 311
trillion, 40 billion years) and He has appeared in each and every cycle many times.
Just think how great Lord Krishna (God) is?
“Foolish men, disregard me when I appear in a human like body. They do
not know that my nature is spiritual, and I am the great Lord of everything.
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.11)
Lord Krishna appears in the same body each time He appears, but we cannot. This is one of the differences between God and the living beings. The foolish and less intelligent cannot understand that the supreme person appears in His original form which is human like to perform transcendental pastimes.
28. Does God have all memory?
Lord Krishna is omniscient, which means that He knows the past, present, and the future.
“Arjuna, you and I have taken many births. I can remember all of them, but
you cannot." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.5)
“I completely know the past, the present, and the future. I also know all
living beings, but no one really knows Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
7.26)
Lord Krishna is stating that He can remember everything, but we cannot. This is one of the differences between God and the living beings. God has a memory that is perfect, and He can remember not just His own past appearances, but also mine, yours and of all living beings. Lord Krishna knows exactly where and what all the living beings, including you and I were doing trillions of years ago. This is how great Lord Krishna (God) is.
Lord Krishna knows every moment of all His trillions of incarnations, and He also knows every moment of every living being’s present and past lives.
29. Who is the origin of everything?
Lord Krishna is the origin of everything.
“I am the origin of all creations. There is nothing, moving or non-moving,
that can exist without Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.39)
“I am the origin of the whole creation. Everything emanates from Me. The
wise worship Me [Krishna] with devotion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
10.8)
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Lord Krishna claims to be the origin of everything. No other person on the planet existing now or in the past has claimed to be the origin of everything. This is because only Lord Krishna is the origin of everything.
“All living beings have their source from My material and spiritual energies
and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire
creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
30. Who is the greatest Person?
Lord Krishna is omnipotent, which means that He is the greatest. If one studies all the documents on the planet and accepts the truth, then one will realize that only Lord Krishna has proved Himself to be the greatest Person.
“There is nothing superior to Me. Everything is resting upon Me. Just like
pearls are strung on a thread.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.7)
“I am transcendental, beyond the fallible and infallible, and because I am
the greatest, I am celebrated as the Supreme person, on the material, and
spiritual planets, and in the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.18)
31. Who is the most powerful Person?
According to the scientists it would take over 400 billion nuclear weapons to produce the same amount of heat that the sun produces in just 1 second, and the sun has been giving this heat for millions of years, and there are millions of suns, one in each universe.
“The light of the sun, which illuminates the entire universe, and the light of
the moon and fire, all come from Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.12)
“With a single particle of Myself [Krishna], I maintain the entire creation.”
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.42)
Many people say God is great, but they have no idea how great He is. In the above verses, Lord Krishna is stating that He is the maintainer and controller of the sun, and the moon in millions of universes. Lord Krishna, in His Maha-Vishnu expansion, has millions of universes coming out of His body with every exhalation, and with every inhalation, millions of universes go back into His body.
“Everything that is opulent, beautiful, and glorious, is created from a spark
of My splendor.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.41)
32. Is God present everywhere?
Yes, Lord Krishna is omnipresent, which means He is present everywhere.
“The Supreme person is greater than all, and although He is present on His
supreme abode, He is also present everywhere, and He is attainable by
unalloyed devotion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.22)
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The sun is situated in one place, but the sunshine is everywhere in the universe. In a similar way, Lord Krishna is always situated in one place on His abode, but He is also present everywhere within this universe and in the millions of other universes. If the material sun, which is a creation of God, is all pervading, meaning the sun is present everywhere, then why can’t the person who has created the sun also be all pervading (present everywhere)?
“I am the super soul, situated within the heart of all living beings. I am the
origin, the middle, and the end of all living beings.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 10.20)
Those who are against deity worship limit the greatness of God. As they cannot understand that God is all pervading. This means God must be present everywhere, including within the deities.
Lord Krishna is present in the heart of all living beings as the super soul. He is present in every atom, and He is also present on His own planet called “Goloka Vrindavan”. We can only say that God is present everywhere, if He is also present in the atom, otherwise we cannot say that God is present everywhere.
“I exist within everything, and I am therefore the essence of the atomic
constituents of material elements... (Lord Krishna, Srimad-Bhagavatam
11.15.12)
A person who is present everywhere must be greater than a person who is not present everywhere. Thus, God must be present everywhere because He is great.
God is great means God must be smaller than the smallest and bigger than the biggest. Lord Krishna is the smallest as He is present within the smallest particle, atom. Lord Krishna is also the largest. In His form as Maha-Vishnu, He is so big that millions of universes are coming out of the pores on His body with every exhalation, and with every inhalation, the universes go back into His body. Can you imagine how big, how small, and how great Lord Krishna (God) is?
33. Is God part of matter?
No.
Some people say God cannot be omnipresent (not present everywhere) because how can God be in dirt?
Although Lord Krishna (God) is present everywhere, the source of everything, and everything is His energy. He is aloof from all His material creations. He is not affected by His material creations. This is the inconceivable opulence of Lord Krishna.
This is how great Lord Krishna (God) is.
“..Although I am everywhere, I am not part of this cosmic manifestation, for
My self is the very source of creation.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.5)
The sky is everywhere, but it does not mix with anything. In a similar way, Lord Krishna is present everywhere, but He does not mix with anything.
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"The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it
is all-pervading." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 13.33)
The air enters water, mud, stool and other filth, but still it does not mix with anything. In a similar way, Lord Krishna is present in water, mud, stool, but He does not mix with them. He is aloof from them.
The sunshine is everywhere but it is not attached to anything. In a similar way, Lord Krishna is everywhere but He is not attached to anything.
The wind is blowing everywhere but the aromas it passes through do not affect it.
In a similar way, Lord Krishna is everywhere but He is not affected by anything.
34. Who is the father of all living beings?
Lord Krishna is the father of all living beings.
“All species of living beings in this material creation appear by taking birth,
and I am the seed giving father.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.4)
“I am the father of the universe, the supporter, the mother, and the
grandfather. I am the purifier, the sacred syllable ‘aum’, and the object of
knowledge. I am also the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 9.17)
35. Who controls the heat and rain?
Lord Krishna is the Supreme controller of the heat and rain.
“I control the heat. I withhold and send forth the rain. I am immortality,
and death. I am spirit and matter.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.19)
Here is another proof of Lord Krishna being God, He is death. When your time is up, Lord Krishna in the form of death, takes your soul out of your body (death) and transfers it to another body.
36. Is God present in the heart?
Yes.
“I am the super soul, situated within the heart of all living beings. I am the
origin, the middle, and the end of all living beings.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 10.20)
God is present in the heart of all living beings including the plants and animals as the super soul, next to the individual soul.
Even Jesus believed that God was living in him (John 14:10).
37. Who is the witness to all our actions?
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Some people believe that there is no karma, as they think that there is no witness to our actions and so how can we suffer or enjoy based on our past actions.
“I am the witness…” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.18)
“I am everywhere...” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.5)
God is the witness to all our actions. He is present in the heart and thus the overseer of all our activities. On the Day of Judgment, which is immediately at death, the perfect witness and judge (God) will sentence you without making any mistakes.
“In the body, there is also the super soul. He is the master, supreme
enjoyer, overseer, and the permitter - The Supreme Lord.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 13.23)
Many times, we will attempt to do certain things and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. This is due to God. He is the permitter, and without the sanction of Lord Krishna (God), nothing can happen. We can make plans, but only Lord Krishna can make them come true. God is not the doer; we are the doer. He simply sanctions based on what we deserve, our karma.
“I am seated in the hearts of all living beings, from Me comes memory,
knowledge, and forgetfulness. I am the compiler, knower of the Vedas, and
known by all the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.15)
Even our memory, knowledge, and forgetfulness are due to the grace of God.
You are being watched 24 hours a day. Behave yourself, be good, and do good to others.
38. How brilliant does God look?
“If many thousands of suns were to rise all at once in the sky, the radiance
produced by this, might resemble the effulgence of the great Lord.” (Arjuna,
Bhagavad-Gita 11.12)
This is one of the great nesses of Lord Krishna that no one else can exhibit.
Lord Krishna showed His universal form which was more effulgent than thousands of suns all rising at the same time, to prove that He is God so that if in the future if anyone claims to be God, then he should be prepared to show his universal form like Krishna’s. If he cannot then he is not God but an imposter. In the past 5000 years since Lord Krishna appeared, there has been no competitor, only cheap imposters.
39. What God should I follow?
You can follow an unknown, unproven, and invisible God, or you can follow the known, proven, and visible God, Lord Krishna. The choice is yours.
“By pure devotional service unto Me [Krishna], one can know Me as the
Supreme person in truth, and thereafter one can enter into My kingdom."
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.55)
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“You are the Supreme Brahman [the Supreme person], the Supreme abode,
the Supreme purifier, the eternal divine person, and the greatest. All the
great sages including Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa have proclaimed this
truth about you and now you are proclaiming this to me. (Arjuna to Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.12-13)
40. Does everything we have come from God?
Yes, we have the same qualities that God has, but in a minute quantity.
We have a form because God has a form.
We are beautiful to some degree because God is most beautiful.
We are powerful to some degree because God is most powerful.
We have some knowledge because God has all knowledge.
We have some intelligence because God has all intelligence.
We are merciful to some degree because God is most merciful.
We love to some degree because God is all loving.
We are peaceful to some degree because God is most peaceful.
We are caring to some degree because God is most caring.
We can remember some things from our childhood because God can remember everything from every individual’s past.
“I am the origin of the whole creation. Everything emanates from Me. The
wise worship Me [Krishna] with devotion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
10.8)
“The whole cosmic manifestation is working under My direction. Producing
the moving and nonmoving. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.10)
41. Does God have a form?
Yes, God has a form. You have a form, the plants and animals have forms, so why shouldn’t the person from whom all forms originate have a form?
Your father has a form, your grandfather had a form, and your great grandfather had a form. In this way, if you go back to the original person, from whom we all originate, God, He also has a form, and that’s why we have a form.
The purpose of religion is to know and love God, but unless there is realization of the transcendental form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no question of love of God.
“Foolish men, disregard Me when I appear in a human like body. They do
not know that My nature is spiritual, and I am the great Lord of everything.
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.11)
Lord Krishna appears in His original form once in every day of Brahma, which is every 8.64 billion years. So far in the current cycle, Lord Krishna has appeared more 32
than 18,000 times on this planet in His original spiritual form. He has also appeared millions of times in many other forms such as Lord Ram, Lord Buddha etc.
42. Is there scientific basis for God having a Form?
If God can deliver His message, then from a scientific analysis, there must be some intelligent noise, which must be produced by some intelligent vibrations, which must come from the mouth of an intelligent living being. If there is a mouth, then there must be ears, nose, chest, hands, and legs. Thus, God must be a person with a form.
If one thinks that God does not have a form, then it means there are no legs, no hands, no chest, no nose, no ears, no mouth, no vibrations, and no message. This means there is no God (atheistic).
Can you love an invisible person? The simple answer is no.
Can you serve an invisible person? The simple answer is no.
Can you show your love to someone you have not seen? The simple answer is no.
“Although I am unborn, imperishable, eternal, and the Lord of all living
beings, using My internal energy, I still appear in My original spiritual form
[human like form].” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.6)
The sun is not visible to some people in certain parts of the earth. This does not mean that the sun has no form.
The reason why people want to believe that God has no form, is that they do not know Him and thus to promote their Godless ideology. They must make God invisible, so nobody can ask any questions on Him.
43. Do you worship idols?
No. To bow down to or circumambulate a stone, believing that God is not present in it, is idol worship. We believe God is personally present within the stone statues in every Temple and thus our intension is to worship God and not the stone. This is called Deity of God worship and not idol worship.
God is a Person with a form, and He wants to be worshipped in an image Form. This can be proven by the fact that it's God who has been creating those who worship Him in the image form for millions of years, the Sanatan-Dharma followers (Hindus).
It is manmade ideologies and religious systems which have made God invisible and unknown. This is because it is manmade, man cannot create God.
The Deities will appear as stone or wood to those who are not qualified to know God.
But for the sincere devotees of God, the Deities are real, and on many occasions, God who is personally present within every statue in every Temple. Comes out and associates with His pure devotees. But God is not so cheap, He cannot be known by everyone, especially the Yavanas and Mlechhas (animal killers and those who are opposed to the Vedic principles/culture).
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“I am not manifest to everyone. The foolish persons are covered by My
internal potency [Yoga Maya] and they cannot understand that I am unborn,
and eternal, with a spiritual form.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.25)
44. Does everyone worship God via an image?
Yes.
* The Muslims bow down in the direction of the black stone in the Kaba when they pray. They also kiss and circumambulate the black stone. The Holy Quran states the Kaba is the house of Allah. (References: Quran 8.35, Sahih Muslim Book 23, Hadith 5026, and many other Hadiths)
* The Christians face the cross when they pray or carry a cross to remind them of God.
* The learned Hindus, face an image of Lord Krishna when they pray, with the knowledge that He is personally present. This is Deity of God worship and not stone or idol worship.
Thus, everyone worships using an image of some sort.
“Those who without deviation, meditate upon me, worship me, fix their
mind on me, and become attached to Me, I very quickly deliver them from
material existence, which is an ocean of birth, death, and miseries.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 12.6-7)
Lord Krishna is saying that if we worship Him in the Deity form, then we can be freed from material existence and go back to the spiritual manifestation where people live eternally in the same body which is completely beautiful, completely blissful, with no trace of misery, disease, or old age.
45. Are all living entities sparks of God?
Yes, all living entities are sparks of God, the eternal part and parcel of God.
All living beings are part of God. However, this does not mean that we are God, just as a drop of ocean water is part of the ocean but it’s not the ocean. The drop of water has the same qualities as the water in the ocean, but the quantity of the potency is not the same. In a similar way, all living beings have the same qualities as God, but the quantity of the potency is very tiny. God is great, and we are not.
“All living entities are My eternal fragmental particles. Due to material
nature, they are conditioned by the six senses, including the mind, and
struggle very hard.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.7)
The six senses are: ears, eyes, nose, tongue, touch, and the mind.
46. Is Krishna a mean God?
By reading the scriptures which originate from outside India. One would think that God is very mean and merciless, because he sends people to eternal hell, burns people, and divides humanity into believers and unbelievers based on religion.
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The real God is loving and responsible. Lord Krishna is the real God. He is loving, merciful and forgiving. He does not bully nor hate anyone, nor does He order His followers to hate others. Lord Krishna would never send even the most sinful person to eternal hell. Krishna is nice. He is equal to all living beings because they are all His children, and He loves all His children. Krishna advises His followers to be friendly to all living beings.
“I hate no one. I am equal to all living beings…" (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 9.29)
“…One who has no enemies among all living beings comes to Me.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.55)
“One who is compassionate to all living beings … - These are some of the
qualities of those born with divine nature.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
16.1-3)
“One who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate to all living
beings, shares his belongings with others, has no sense of ownership, free
from ego; even-minded in both happiness and distress, forgiving, tolerant in
all situations, always satisfied, worships Me with determination and
devotion. Such a person is very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
12.13-14)
47. What is Dr Frog mentality?
A frog living in a well is called ”Dr Frog”, because he knows everything about the well. He thinks that the water in the well is everything because he only knows the well. He doesn’t know that outside the well there is a vast ocean, which has trillions of gallons of more water than the well.
In a similar way, by only reading the manmade and recently created scriptures, one will have the mentality of Dr Frog.
This mentality being:
• God is invisible, as he has not seen God, or he is following someone who has not seen God
• God only has one prophet, because he thinks God has limitations
• God has created just one planet with living beings (this planet), because he has never been beyond this planet
• Humans have only existed for only 6000 years, because he cannot imagine anything beyond a few thousand years
• The World is coming to an end soon, because he thinks everything is centered around his own limited life and perception
• We never existed before this life (no reincarnation), because he cannot remember his past lives, so he assumes there were none 35
• People suffer or enjoy by chance (no karma), because he cannot understand how things happen, he assumes it’s all by chance
“I am not manifest to everyone. The foolish persons are covered by My
internal potency [Yoga Maya] and they cannot understand that I am unborn,
and eternal, with a spiritual form.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.25)
“Foolish men, disregard me when I appear in a human like body. They do
not know that My nature is spiritual, and I am the great Lord of everything.
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.11)
Not everyone can understand or know God, because He is not so cheap. Only those who are open minded and pious can understand and know that Lord Krishna is the Supreme person, God. For the others, God will be unknown/invisible/unseen.
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48. What is the peace formula for the whole world?
The world peace formula is in the Bhagavad-Gita.
Give up Hate – Take up Kindness
“One who does not hate anyone, is
friendly and compassionate to all
living beings, shares his belongings
with others, has no sense of
ownership, free from ego; even-
minded in both happiness and
distress, forgiving, tolerant in all
situations, always satisfied, worships
Me with determination and devotion.
Such a person is very dear to Me.”
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 12.13-
14)
God is the well-wisher of everyone
“One who knows Me [Krishna] as the
beneficiary
of
all
sacrifices,
penances,
austerities,
and
the
supreme Lord of all the planets,
demigods, and the well-wisher of all
living beings, can attain peace from
the miseries of material life.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.29)
All lives matter – We all belong to God
“All living entities are My eternal
fragmental particles. Due to material
nature, they are conditioned by the
six senses, including the mind, and
struggle very hard.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 15.7)
God is equal to everyone
“I hate no one. I am equal to all
living
beings…"
(Lord
Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 9.29)
World Peace Prayer
“Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ
Om May all be happy
Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ
Sarve bhadrā
May all be free from illness
ṇi paśyantu
Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet
May all see what is good
Oṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ”
May no one suffer
(Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.14)
Om peace, peace, peace
The above teachings are unique to Sanatan-Dharma. Anyone who seriously accepts these teachings would:
• Give the credit to Lord Krishan, the person who compiled the above
• Not hate, hurt, kill, or eat any of his brothers and sisters 37
• Become charitable and share his wealth and time with his unfortunate brothers and sisters
“Those who are wise, have real knowledge, understanding, and gentleness.
They see with equal vision, a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a
dog eater." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.18)
The spiritually self-realized persons will see all living beings and especially all humans with equal vision. Thus, all living beings are my brothers and sisters and I should serve them all.
49. What causes humans to hate each other?
Due to man-made ideologies, and ignorance of facts. People become envious and egoistic. The result of this is hatred.
“One who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate to all living
beings, shares his belongings with others, has no sense of ownership, free
from ego; even-minded in both happiness and distress, forgiving, tolerant in
all situations, always satisfied, worships Me with determination and
devotion. Such a person is very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
12.13-14)
Lord Krishna states that those who give up bodily designations and are friendly to all living beings are very dear to Him.
50. What is Owl mentality?
If you tell an Owl to look up and see the sun, they will say no, there is no sun. Out of the about 8 billion people in the World today, at least 6 billion people believe God is unknown/invisible/unseen and thus they cannot describe Him.
Lord Krishna very clearly states that He is God and He also proved it many times, but still the Owls will not look at the evidence.
“All living beings have their source from My material and spiritual energies
and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire
creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
“I am the origin of all creations. There is nothing, moving or non-moving,
that can exist without Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.39)
Lord Krishna is the only person who states that He is the origin and dissolution of everything, and nothing can exist without Him. This is because, He is God.
51. What is Camel mentality?
The camels think that eating thorns is pure enjoyment, as they love the juice that comes out in their mouth when they chew the thorns. The juice is their own blood which is caused by the thorns cutting into their mouth, but the camels’ think it’s coming from the thorns. In a similar way, the humans are wasting this precious 38
human birth by engaging in all kinds of non-sense materialistic and sinful activities, thinking it to be enjoyment. They forget that there is time, which is quickly taking away their life and the animalistic activities of eating, sleeping, mating, defending, and ignorance of God will manifest into an animal body in their next birth. Material life is full of miseries life after life. The Camels have no knowledge of the spiritual manifestation of Lord Krishna called Vaikuntha. On the many Vaikuntha planets, people live in the same body that is completely beautiful, full of bliss/love, full of knowledge, eternal, and with no trace of misery.
52. What is Yoga?
Yoga means to link with the supreme person. There are many types of yoga systems, but the topmost yoga system is Bhakti Yoga, devotional service unto Lord Krishna (God).
The other types of yoga systems like Hatha Yoga involve bodily postures and breathing exercises. Hatha Yoga is for the body and Bhakti Yoga is for the soul. We need to maintain our body and soul and thus both are beneficial for us. But Bhakti Yoga is very important as our current body is only for this short life, but the soul is eternal.
“Yoga is linking oneself with the Supreme. One can never become a yogi
unless the desires for sense gratification are given up.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 6.2)
One must give up materialistic desires like going to see cement/stones/wood (Cities and Buildings), give up accumulating material possessions like money, cars, properties, phones etc., give up lust for eating flesh (meat) and seeing flesh (attachment for men/women), and give up personal ego. Live a simple life by not making demands and living on what you have. Such persons are called yogis.
“Of all types of yogis, one who always thinks of Me, worships Me, and
renders loving service unto Me with full faith is the greatest yogi. (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 6.47)
Those who have given up material desires and worship Lord Krishna and work for the benefit of everyone with their time, money, and effort are called Bhakta Yogis, the best yogis.
53. Why good association is very important?
Stay away from materialistic and self-centered people. There are many wolves in sheep clothing and so we must be very careful. Associating with those who are truthful, caring, have spiritual knowledge, and the nature of giving and serving is best.
‘By association with worldly people, one becomes devoid of truthfulness,
cleanliness, mercy, gravity, spiritual intelligence, shyness, austerity, fame,
forgiveness, control of the mind, control of the senses, fortune and all
opportunities. One should not at any time associate with a coarse fool who
is bereft of the knowledge of self-realization and who is no more than a toy
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animal in the hands of a woman.’ (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-Lila 22.88-
90).
• If you associate with thieves, then the chances are very high that you will become a thief
• If you associate with gamblers, then the chances are very high that you will become a gambler
• If you associate with those who are engaged in violence against other living beings (human or animal), then the chances are very high that you will become violent
• If you associate with the wicked, then the chances are very high that you will become wicked
• If you associate with those who take drugs/alcohol, then the chances are very high that you will become a druggist/drunkard
• If you associate with those who are flesh eaters, then the chances are very high that you will become a flesh eater
• If you associate with those who are spiritually ignorant, then you will become spiritually ignorant
• If you associate with those who cannot describe God (godless), then you will become godless
All the above statements can be proven by the fact that people are not born drunkards/druggist/thieves/violent, people pick up bad habits by associating with people who have bad habits. If there is one bad fruit in a basket full of fruits, then the other fruits will very quickly become bad.
54. What makes people engage in sinful activities?
Ignorance of spiritual knowledge is the mother of all sins. Ignorance of spiritual knowledge leads to increase in personal ego, envy, lust, materialistic lifestyle, and greed. The result is sinful acts like hatred, animal killing, drugs, alcohol, violence, gambling, adultery, lying, deceit, stealing, and so on. Following man-made ideologies also leads to ignorance of true spiritual knowledge. You should not associate with those who are spiritually ignorant.
The Vedic scriptures like the Bhagavad-Gita has the highest level of spiritual knowledge, and thus one should study and follow the Bhagavad-Gita. This will enable you to slowly give up all sinful activities. Just one moment of bad association can result in ruination, so always be on guard and become spiritually strong by studying the Bhagavad-Gita and other Vedic scriptures daily. With Vedic knowledge, one can become spiritually strong and realize God as a person.
The fundamental teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita is that we are the eternal soul and not the temporary body. This is spiritual knowledge. To think that we are the body is material knowledge. The aim of Sanatan-Dharma is to become soul conscious (we are the soul), the aim of other religious systems is to become body conscious (they believe we are the body).
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Th conditioned soul in a body has two options. He can act to lord it over the material creation (materialistic life), or he can act to go back to Godhead (devotional service).
The choice is yours and God does not force anyone.
55. Are we all born in ignorance?
Yes.
“All living beings are in utter ignorance from birth. They are deluded, due to
hate and desires. Those persons whose sinful activities have come to an
end, and are now pious, free from hate and desires, are able to engage in
devotional service unto Me with determination.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 7.27-28)
As stated in this verse, we are all born in ignorance and we develop good qualities or bad qualities, based on how we are brought up by our parents and elders. We can develop good qualities by following the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita which includes not engaging in sinful activities like lying, animal killing, gambling, lust, greed, alcohol, drugs, and hatred. Then our mind will not be misled, and we will have good chances of knowing God and engage in His service.
“Being freed from attachments, fear, anger, and fully situated in thought of
Me, many have become purified by penance and knowledge of Me. They all
attained pure love for Me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.10)
The purpose of religion is to attain love of God. In this verse, Lord Krishna states that those who surrender unto Him with sincerity and engage in His service, which includes following His instructions, become purified. They are freed from material attachments, fear, anger, and attain pure love of Him (God).
56. Why does God create evil people?
God does not create evil people. People become evil.
Children are pure and innocent, but as they grow up, due to their association with adults, television, Internet, and man-made ideologies, they become polluted and corrupt. The result of this is hatred, violence, drug addicts, alcoholics, deceivers, and gamblers, basically criminals in human society. It is the parent’s responsibility to teach their children what is right and what is wrong from birth and guide them, so they don’t become polluted by others and the media like television and the internet.
The Bhagavad-Gita teachings, gives the best chances of becoming peaceful, nonviolent, understand why good and bad things happen (karma), and know God in full.
Basically, to become decent human beings. The Bhagavad-Gita is the only scripture that preaches that all living beings are eternal and belong to Him, and thus everyone is important to Him. We are held responsible for our own actions (karma), we are all the children of God and thus we are all brothers and sisters. God is forgiving, merciful, responsible, and gives us unlimited chances (reincarnation).
To engage in hatred or violence towards any living being is hatred and violence towards God, because all living beings are the children of God.
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57. What are the sinful activities?
• Animal killing
• Taking Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
• Gambling
• Lust
• Sex and relationships outside marriage (boyfriend/girlfriend)
• Hatred and envy of any living being
• Violence against any living being
• Untruthfulness
• Anger
• Greed
“Absence of fear, purity of heart, charitable, striving for spiritual knowledge
by studying the Vedic scriptures, lives a simple life, always straight forward
in his dealings, always truthful, not violent, free from anger, not greedy,
always gentle, forgiving, very clean, not envious of others, compassionate
to all living beings, doesn’t talk non-sense, has no pride, doesn’t mislead
others – These are some of the qualities of those with divine nature." (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 16.1-3)
It is the parents’ responsibility to teach and guide their children, so they do not engage in sinful activities. The result of sinful activities is immense suffering and degradation of the soul to lower species.
58. What is most sinful?
“There is nothing more sinful than untruthfulness. Because of this, mother
earth once said, ‘I can bear any heavy thing except a person who is a liar.’ "
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.20.4)
Always be truthful
Never break vows
Never cheat anyone
Always be loyal
Always speak the truth
Always side with the truth
59. What is the reward for following Sanatan-Dharma?
The reward for following the eternal religion (Sanatan-Dharma) is that the soul will attain love of God and go back to the spiritual manifestation at the end of this short life and live eternally in complete bliss.
In every Kali Yuga (the age of irreligious ideologies), man-made ideologies with the aim of materialistic desires (wanting money/things), sense-gratification (wanting wine and women), are spread by deception and manipulation. People accept such ideologies due to ignorance and fear of hell. The result of following ideologies which offer sense-gratification is that one stays in the material creation for millions of lifetimes, to satisfy the materialistic desires. Material life means suffering one way or another. One may be rich in one life and a beggar in another, healthy in one life and severely diseased in another. Life after life, people suffer in one form or another.
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This is confirmed by the person who has created the material creation (Lord Krishna) and this can also be confirmed by any person in the material creation. Material life is full of miseries.
“Everyone on the lowest planet to the highest planet of Brahmaloka, in the
material creation is subjected to the miseries of repeated birth and death.
But those who attain Me [Krishna], never take birth again." (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 8.16)
Those who attain love of God, are liberated from material life at the end of this short life and enjoy an eternal life full of bliss/love, full of knowledge, with no trace of misery, and see God face to face every day.
“Just become My devotee, always think of Me, bow down to Me, and worship
Me. Then you will come to Me, without fail. I promise you this, as you are
very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.65)
“My supreme abode is not illuminated by the sun, moon, fire, or electricity.
Those who go there, never come back to this material creation.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.6)
60. Why no intoxications?
* Health – Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs are bad for the health.
* Suffering – Women and children suffer as the man of the house who drinks loses consciousness when drunk and engages in violence towards the wife and children, besides exposing them to exploitation by others.
* Financial ruin – Drugs and alcohol are not cheap and often, poor families suffer complete financial ruin due to the man of the house being addicted to alcohol or drugs.
* Addictive - Addiction results in extreme dependence on and attachment to the intoxicant. People become addicted to alcohol and drugs and in many cases, this results in violence as the addicts will kill or steal to get hold of drugs/alcohol.
61. Why you should not gamble?
Gambling destroys the financial wellbeing of families and causes suffering, mostly to women and children. Gamblers should realize that they will eventually be the losers.
Gambling creates a cheating mentality, which results in one becoming a cheater and/or cheated. Life is very hard as it is. Why make the women and children suffer more? You should never gamble and give up gambling from this day on.
62. Why you should not eat meat?
* Health – Scientific research has concluded that meat eaters are much more likely to suffer from cancer, heart disease, and other diseases compared to vegetarians.
* Morality – The cow gives her milk to people as much as she can, people drink her milk and then kill and eat her. This is evil. The humans are not food for the 43
animals, the animals are also not food for the humans. It is wrong to kill. Why kill when you don’t have to?
* Economics - It would take at least 146kg of vegetation, over 500 liters of water, and many years to produce just 1kg of beef. If cattle were not produced for slaughter, then there would be at least 146kg of vegetables and more than 500
liters of water for human beings to consume. The 1 kg of beef would feed at most 2 people, and the 146kg of vegetables would feed at least 292 people. If animals were not produced for human consumption, then there would be an abundance of vegetables for human consumption and the price of vegetables would be extremely low and there would be no poverty in the world. Also, the humans would become healthier by eating more vegetables, as confirmed by scientific research.
* Environmental – The breeding and killing of animals for food is leading to the destruction of forests and global warming.
* Violence – The root cause of terrorism is evil ideology and the mentality of violence. The mentality of violence is created when humans kill for a living. The simple fact is that a person who cuts the throats of animals (directly or indirectly) is much more likely to cut the throats of humans too.
There is plenty of protein in a vegetarian diet and scientific studies have shown that vegetarians are healthier than their meat-eating counterparts, their fiber and calcium intake was much higher. Vegetarians also consumed more magnesium, potassium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, and vitamins A, C, and E, and less total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
The Bhagavad-Gita very clearly states that we should be friendly to all living beings and compassionate. This can be practiced with animals by not killing them.
Why kill when you don’t need to? You should stop killing from this day on.
Go veg.
63. Why no Illicit sex?
Sex outside marriage is called illicit sex.
The governments around the world are very foolish by thinking that by promoting condoms they will stop AIDS. The only way to stop AIDS is for humans to stop behaving like the dogs on the street.
In this age, relationships and marriages are mostly based on sex impulses alone.
This can be proven by the fact that most marriages end in a divorce. It is the children who suffer the most, all due to the lusty parents. Marriages often end due to one or both the partners wanting to move onto another mate. Just like the dogs on the street. Sexual lust only leads to misery in the long term and binds one to miserable material life for many lifetimes.
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The human body is nothing but a bag full of stool and all kinds of nasty fluids. Why lust for another bag?
One should lust for a spiritual body, which is completely beautiful, and eternal. This can be achieved by giving up all attachments to the material body and surrendering unto Lord Krishna.
“That eternal goal is reached by the wise who are free from pride, delusion,
and bad association, who have conquered the evil of attachment, who
constantly dwell in the Supreme Being with all lust completely stilled, and
who are free from dualities of pleasure and pain.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 15.5)
Those who give up pride, the association of people who are engaged in sinful activities and the spiritually ignorant, who are done with lust, who remain steady in all situations, and who are surrendered unto Lord Krishna and engage in His service.
Will attain the abode of Lord Krishna, the spiritual abode, at the end of this short life.
In the kingdom of Lord Krishna, there is no old age, no disease, no death, no misery of any kind, and everyone lives in the same eternal body that is completely beautiful.
64. Should people come first?
Yes. People must always come first over money, places, work, business, and material objects. Among the people, the family members must always come first.
Spend your hard-earned money on feeding people, instead of wasting it on luxuries for your own benefit. You should sacrifice your time and wealth for the benefit of others. When your children get married, show your love and happiness to others by inviting many and providing accommodation, transportation, and food for all at your cost. This is the Vedic culture. People are not hungry for your food, they are hungry for your love. Instead of having a function at a very expensive hotel and inviting few, have the function at a low-cost venue and invite many. If someone is sick, visit them in flesh and not on video calls. Living beings have a certain positive energy which is exchanged when in close contact. The energy cannot be exchanged over the phone or on video calls.
“One who is compassionate to all living beings … - These are some of the
qualities of those born with divine nature.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
16.1-3)
“One who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate to all living
beings…Such a person is very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
12.13-14)
One can prove he is friendly and compassionate by meeting and serving people and not by sweet words over the phone, nor by email, nor by video call. Sweet words are worthless, actions are priceless.
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65. How many wives did Krishna have?
16,108.
Many people say, “Krishna was immoral because he had 16,108 wives”. This is a foolish and dumb statement. If one accepts that Krishna had 16,108 wives, then he accepts that Krishna is the one and only God. The fact that He had 16,108 wives is simple proof that He is God.
If one were to get married to one wife a day, it would take 16,108 days to marry the 16,108 girls. This is 44 years. Who can take 44 years off from their work/business to get married? The fact that Krishna could marry the 16,108 girls is simple proof that He is God.
These foolish people only mention part of the story and not the full story. The full story is that Lord Krishna had 16,108 wives, but there were 16,108 Krishna’s and not just one. There was one wife for each of the 16,108 Krishna’s. Is there anything wrong with one male body having one wife?
As Lord Krishna was God, He can do things that we cannot even imagine and especially the foolish persons who deride Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna expanded His one body into 16,108 identical bodies and then each Krishna married each one of the 16,108 girls. He married 16,100 girls all at the same time and date, but each in different locations, and the other 8 on different dates. This is another proof that He is God. Do you know anyone who can be present in multiple locations at the same time? The 16,108 couples (one Krishna and one wife make one couple) lived in their own palace, thus there were 16,108 palaces. This is another proof that Lord Krishna is God, because He is the richest person. Do you know anyone who can maintain 16,108 homes? If you find that person, He is God.
66. Why did Krishna have so many wives?
Lord Krishna was God, but He was playing the role of a Prince and in ancient times all over the world, it was normal for the Kings and Princes to have many wives, this is even true today in some parts of the world.
As a Prince, He had 8 wives and on one occasion there were 16,100 girls who got kidnapped by some demonic person. Lord Krishna got these girls released and then asked the girls to go back to their homes, but the girls were too afraid to go back home. According to Vedic culture, a girl must stay with the father until married and then stay with the husband after marriage. If an unmarried girl spends one single night away from her father’s home without him, then the father has the right to assume she has become a prostitute and reject her. If a married woman spends one single night away from her husband’s home without him, then the husband has the right to assume she has become a prostitute and reject her. This is Vedic culture, which is very strict to protect women from becoming degraded.
The 16,100 girls didn’t want to go back home, because their fathers would reject them for the reasons just explained. Krishna also knew that they could not go back home, as He is the creator of the Vedic culture. Krishna asked the girls what they wanted to do. The 16,100 girls asked Lord Krishna to marry them and how can Lord Krishna refuse, as He is God, the one who takes care of His followers. If Lord Krishna 46
had said no, then the lives of these girls would have been completely ruined. This is how Lord Krishna had 16,108 wives.
These days, the fathers are very proudly sending their unmarried daughters far away from home to work or study, and most of them become degraded by having sex outside marriage (boyfriends). These girls would be the rejects of society in the ancient world but now days, the fathers are very proud of these degraded daughters.
At the end of life, all our degrees and wealth are completely useless, because we cannot take them with us. A sinless life means the soul is not degraded and after this life, the soul moves up to a higher species with higher consciousness and not down into the animal and plant kingdoms. There are 400,000 species of human beings with varying consciousness, and 8 million species of animals and plants. (8.4 million species of living beings – Padma Purana)
Take your pick. Is it by chance that some souls are born in the desert of Sudan where it’s hot, violent, severe poverty, some are born as animals in the Middle East where the animals have their throat slit in the name of religion, some are born as pigs who eat anything, and some are born to middle class family of Bhagavad-Gita followers who at least try to live a sinless life and fully know God. To know God means to know His name, address, description, history dating back to millions of years, how He maintains and creates millions of universes, how He witnesses all our actions, His scheduled appearances and when exactly He will appear next, and so on.
“By pure devotional service unto Me [Krishna], one can know Me as the
Supreme person in truth, and thereafter one can enter into My kingdom."
(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.55)
The result of living a sinless life and knowing God is that this will be the last miserable material life. At death, the soul will be immediately transferred to the spiritual manifestation where everyone lives in the same body that is completely beautiful, eternal, and with no trace of misery.
Which would a father prefer for their daughters? A daughter who has become a first-class doctor after she is sent away from home to study, but she becomes degraded by partying leading to having sexual relationships without marriage, alcohol, loss of interest in spirituality, and meat eating. Then at death due to her degradation, she moves down to lower species. Or a daughter who becomes a clerk after studying at a local to home institution and she becomes inclined to spirituality. At death she (the soul) is immediately transferred to the spiritual manifestation where she lives eternally in the same body in complete bliss with no misery.
67. How do I understand that God can expand Himself into millions of forms?
If you throw a seed in the ground, within a few years there will be a tree with thousands of seeds and each seed can grow into a tree, each with thousands of seeds, and so on. In this way, one single seed can expand itself into millions of trees and trillions of seeds. If one single seed can do this, what can the person who has created the seed do?
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Lord Krishna in the form of Maha-Vishnu, has millions of universes coming out of the pores on His gigantic body. Just as the seed is forever expanding into trees and seeds, Lord Krishna is also forever expanding.
68. What is the science of the soul?
Anyone can see that the material bodies of living beings (humans, plants, and animals) are physically different, temporary, situated in different conditions, circumstances, and locations. Within each body of living beings, there is the soul, which are all equal and eternal.
• You are the soul and not the body
• All living beings (humans, plants, and animals) have a soul
• All souls are equal, one soul is neither inferior nor superior to another
• The soul is not Brahmin, nor Ksatriya, nor Vaisya, nor Sudra
• The soul is not high caste, nor low caste
• All souls are eternal, full of knowledge, and completely blissful
• Every soul has an eternal companion relationship with God
• Every soul is a family member of God
• Every soul is accompanied by the Super Soul (God) in the heart. He is the witness, permitter, and the well-wisher
• Every soul gets liberation eventually, there is no eternal damnation
• The soul cannot be destroyed by any weapon, burned, blown, nor moistened
• The soul is neither male nor female
• The soul is neither black nor white
• The soul is not Indian, nor American, nor African
• The soul is not Hindu, nor Christian, nor Muslim
• The soul is neither diseased nor healthy
• One soul is neither richer nor poorer than another
• The soul is not old, nor young, and does not age
• The soul has no weight and cannot be seen with the eye
• The soul is situated in the heart of all living beings
• The soul illuminates the whole body with consciousness
• The size of every soul is 1/10,000th of the tip of the hair All living beings are souls, part and parcel of God. We are all eternally brothers and sisters. Every soul is a unique individual, full of bliss, full of knowledge, and eternal.
“The soul is unborn, eternal, never takes birth, and never dies. The soul is
not destroyed when the body is destroyed.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
2.20)
“The soul can’t be cut by any weapon, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet
it, and the wind cannot dry it. The soul is unchangeable, eternal, and
present everywhere.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.23-24)
“The fact is that one who has taken birth, will certainly die. It is also a fact
that, one who dies will take birth again. Therefore, you should not lament
for that which is unavoidable.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.27)
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69. Are we the spiritual soul, or matter, the body?
We are spiritual, the soul, which is eternal, and not the lump of matter, the body.
The soul is present in the heart of every living being, including the plants and animals.
“Just as the sun illuminates the whole universe with light, the soul
illuminates the whole body with consciousness.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 13.34)
Consciousness is a symptom of the soul. The soul illuminates the entire body with consciousness. When the soul leaves the body, instantly the consciousness is gone.
This is one of the main differences between the teachings of the eternal Bhagavad-Gita and the recently created religious scriptures.
“A person who thinks their material body that is composed of bile, air, and
mucus to be the self – is no better than a low class ass...” (Srimad-
Bhagavatam 10.84.13)
The body is nothing but a bag containing three primary elements—mucus, bile, and air—and one who accepts this combination of mucus, bile, and air as himself is an ass. Even great philosophers and scientists take themselves to be this combination of mucus, bile, and air. This is their mistake. The philosophers and scientists are spirit souls, and according to their karma they are exhibiting their talent.
The non-Vedic scriptures teach that we are matter (the body), thus we are stool, dirt, all kinds of horrible fluids, chemicals, bones and so on, we are not eternal (no reincarnation), and everything happens by chance (no karma).
Based on the Vedic scriptures and the truth, the body is temporary, but we (the soul) are eternal. The body will be destroyed but nobody can destroy the soul.
70. Are we eternal?
Yes. We (the soul) are eternal. We live forever, but in different bodies.
“There was never a time when you, all these kings, and I did not exist. Nor
shall any of us cease to exist in the future. The embodied soul in this body
goes through boyhood, youth, and old age. At death, the soul transfers to
another body. This never bewilders a wise person.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 2.12-13)
Just as you exist now, you existed in the past, and you will continue to exist in the future.
There is a law of physics, which states that energy cannot be destroyed, but it changes forms. We (the soul) are the energy, and the body is the form. When our current body is finished, we will change our form. Thus, we get a new body. This is another proof of reincarnation.
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For every action you take, you will have to face a reaction. You are held responsible for all your actions. You must pay your own bills. As you sow, so shall you reap. Life is an intelligent design; nothing happens by chance. This is the law of nature called karma.
Whatever activity we do, good or bad, brings us good or bad reactions. For every action you take, you will face a reaction in the future, which could be a few seconds away or 20 years away or your next incarnation. If you take good actions, you will face good reactions. This may come in the form of good health, wealth or birth on higher planets etc. If you take bad actions, you will face bad reactions in the future.
The bad reactions come in the form of disease, poverty, or birth in a hellish place/country/planet.
“Actions taken in the mode of goodness are purifying and result in
piousness. Actions taken in the mode of passion result in misery, and
actions taken in the mode of ignorance, result in degradation.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.16)
If you treat people nicely then they will treat you nicely. If you treat people badly, you will also be treated badly eventually. If you cut the throat of others, including animals, your throat will also be cut one day. If you eat others, then others will also eat you. Life for life, tit for tat, this is the law of nature, Karma. One person is born on the street and another person is born in the home of a billionaire. This is not by chance. This is due to the actions taken by the persons in their past lives (karma).
God does not make one happy for no reason nor does God make one suffer for no reason. Karma is infallible justice.
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72. Why do we suffer?
When we suffer, we are facing the reactions to the bad actions we took in our past.
In a prison, there will be many innocent looking prisoners and one will find it hard to understand why these people are in jail, but once we look at their past records, we can understand why they deserve to be in jail.
Our actions include everything we do, including our physical deeds, our words and thoughts. There will be a reaction to all our actions.
Taking good actions builds our good karma (joy and happiness in the future).
Taking bad actions builds our bad karma (disease and suffering in the future).
Actions, which result in bad Karma: Eating meat, violence, hatred, ignorance, harshness, untruthfulness, lust, anger, greed, attachments, desires, gambling, ego, and alcohol.
Actions, which build good Karma: Vegetarianism, non-violence, generosity, charity, self-control, truthfulness, simplicity, forgiveness, religiousness, cleanliness, free from attachment, desires, and ego.
The reason why some people suffer more than others is that they sinned more than others in their past and thus they are now facing the bad reactions to the bad actions taken in their past.
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73. Why do good people suffer?
The reason why some good people suffer is because although they are now good, they are facing the reactions to the bad actions they took in their past. But because they are now taking good actions, they will face good reactions (be happy) in the future.
74. Why bad people don’t suffer?
The reason why some rotten people enjoy a good life despite being rotten, is that they are now facing the reactions to the good actions they took in their past.
However, because they are taking bad actions now (being rotten), they will face bad reactions in the future (suffer).
God does not make one happy for no reason nor does God make one suffer for no reason. Karma is a very just law.
75. Who put me in my current situation?
You did.
You should realize that your current situation is due to your own doing (past actions) and thus accept it without comparing ourselves with others. If one can control the constant flow of desires and be satisfied with whatever one has, then peace of mind will follow.
Today one may live in a big house, but at any moment, the soul can be kicked out of the present body and transferred to the womb of another body that lives in a hut.
You should not become big headed due to your wealth, and position in society, because it can change in an instant. This can be proven by the fact that every second wealthy and famous people are dying and those with knowledge can see that people who are spiritually degraded are taking birth in miserable situations as humans and some in the animal kingdom.
“If one can tolerate the urges of desires and anger, he can become happy in
this life.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.23)
76. How do we minimize the reactions to our actions?
“Just as a lotus leaf is in the water but it’s not touched by the water,
perform your work without being attached to the results, and offer the
results to Me [Krishna]. In this way, you will not incur sins or face bad
reactions.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.10)
If you use some of the money you earn in serving humanity and Lord Krishna, this is proof that you are not attached to the results of your work, and you are offering the results (some money) to Lord Krishna. In this way, you will not face any karmic reactions caused by your work.
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“Do your duty without considering happiness or distress, profit or loss,
victory or defeat. In this way, you will never face bad reactions.” (Lord
Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.38)
In a sports match, if you are attached to seeing your team win, and when they lose, you will be upset for many days. This is the reaction to being attached to a win result. But if you were not attached to any result, then you will not be affected by the result. You will be able to accept a loss or win without getting upset.
Many parents desire for their children to become doctors and in many cases, they do become doctors. But the parents then face the bad reactions for having been attached to the results of their children’s education. They have problems in the form of not getting along with their doctor son/daughter and/or their spouse, health or some other problems. The parents should send their children to school, but not desire for any results. In this way, there will be no bad reactions. There are many parents living in India who craze for their daughters to marry boys from America/Europe. Their greed is satisfied but the daughters face so many problems and most of them completely lose interest in the Vedic culture/religion and their children are completely atheistic.
The result of spiritual ignorance/degradation is that the soul falls into the animal species. The animals have absolutely no interest in religion. The parents should guide their children in the right direction, spiritual advancement and not material advancement, because at death, everything material is completely useless. The parents are also held responsible for the degradation of their children.
77. What is Time?
Time is one of the energies of Lord Krishna. Time is eternal, because it’s the energy of God and since He is eternal, His energies are also eternal.
“The Supreme Person [Krishna] said: I am time, the destroyer of the
material creations, with the exception of you [the Pandavas]. I have come
here to destroy all the warriors on both sides.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 11.32)
As each second passes, we get older, more diseased, closer to death, closer to our next body. No one can deny the existence of time (Krishna) and no one can stop time (Krishna). The sooner you accept Krishna, the sooner you will stop wasting your short and precious human birth.
78. Does God give us free will?
Yes.
The real God (Lord Krishna) is not a dictator nor a bully. He doesn’t force anyone to follow Him, nor does He curse those who don’t follow Him. This is because Lord Krishna is responsible, mature, and doesn’t act in a childish manner. After speaking the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna, Lord Krishna allows Arjuna to practice his free will.
Arjuna is free to do as he wishes.
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“I have explained to you the most confidential knowledge. Now, think about
it and then do as you wish.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.63)
79. Is disease and old age the killer?
The cause, place, and time of death for each person are fixed at inception of soul into the womb of a mother. This is all based on the actions taken by us in our previous lives (karma).
We may think that people die of diseases like cancer or old age, but this is just our own perception. It’s our allocated time that kills and not any disease or old age.
There are many diseased people, but they don’t all die shortly after being diagnosed with a disease, even after many years. Some die early and some die late, thus the disease is not the real cause of death.
Some people die young and some die in old age, and thus age is not the killer. It’s our own allocated time that is the real killer. At birth, the duration of life for each person is fixed in terms of the number of breaths. This is based on what the person deserves, which is based on the actions taken by the soul in his previous births (karma). Once the allocated breaths are reached, the soul gets kicked out of the body, regardless of the condition of the body or age. This can be proven by the fact that many young and healthy people die suddenly, because their time is up. They have depleted their allocated number of breaths.
The athletes do a lot of exercise, but still some die at an early age, and thus exercise is not the cause of death. The rich can eat the best food in the market, but still many rich people die at an early age, and thus good or bad diet is not the real cause of death. In Kali Yuga, the human body is made to last 100 years, but most will reach their allocated time well before then.
80. Why didn’t God save those who died on 9/11?
In the 2 towers which were brought down by the Islamic terrorist attack on 11SEP2001 in New York, normally around 50,000 people occupy those 2 buildings and around 3,000 people died. Many people say why didn’t God save them?
Who saved the 47,000? It was Lord Krishna (God) who saved the 47,000. Lord Krishna is omnipresent (present everywhere) and He is the witness to all our actions in this life and our previous lives.
Lord Krishna does not create the terrorists nor criminals, human societies create them, and He simply allows us free will to do as we wish. The result of free will is that some humans will become terrorists, because they become followers of evil man-made ideology and become corrupted. But Lord Krishna has a system in place to control our use of free will. This is the law of nature, karma. For every action we take we will face an appropriate reaction. This is like the traffic laws in every country. If one speeds then, one will get a fine, which puts a control on speeding, as most people stop speeding because of the fines imposed. Without the fines, nobody would follow the speeding laws and there would be disaster.
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A doctor will prescribe the correct medicine to a diseased patient, but if the patient does not take the medicine or makes up his own medicine then he will not be cured, and the disease will intensify. The doctor will not force the patients to take the correct medicine and we cannot blame the doctor if the patient suffers more. In a similar way, Lord Krishna has prescribed the correct medicine that will enable all humans to get through this material life with minimum misery and go back to the spiritual manifestation at the end of this short life. In the form of the instructions in the Bhagavad-Gita and other Vedic scriptures. But if we do not follow the instructions given by Lord Krishna, then we will become corrupt and suffer more in this life and stay in the material creation, suffering life after life. Just like the Doctors, Lord Krishna will not force us to follow Him, He has given us free will.
The cause, place, and time of death for each person are fixed at inception of soul into the womb of a mother. If a person is destined to live to say 70, then Lord Krishna will protect him until his time is up. Wherever the person goes, Lord Krishna will make arrangements to ensure he does not die before his due date (at 70 years).
This explains why 2 people who were next to each other at one point in the building, one of them dies and the other does not. This is because the time was up for one of them and the time was not up for the other person and so Lord Krishna makes arrangements to protect the other person by moving him out of the building before it collapsed or before the planes crashed into the buildings. One person I know who worked in one of those buildings, but on the day of the attack, he was late to work and, so he wasn’t in the building. This was an arrangement by Lord Krishna to save this person, as his time was not up at that point. In a similar way, Lord Krishna made arrangements to save the 47.000 people, whose time was not depleted.
Some terrorists and criminals do get away from the Police and are never caught and thus never get punished from the human law and order system. But with Lord Krishna’s (God’s) law and order system, karma, nobody gets away with anything. In the human courts, witnesses are called up by the Judge and their evidence are used to sentence the criminals based on their crimes. With Lord Krishna’s justice system, He is the Judge, and He is the witness to every action that every living being takes, every second, in every life. Lord Krishna is omnipresent, present in the heart of all living beings as the super soul and present in every atom, the perfect witness who misses nothing. Lord Krishna keeps a complete record of all our physical actions and even our inner thoughts. At death, each person is judged by the perfect witness and Judge (Lord Krishna).
Based on the Vedic teachings, the terrorists are not rewarded with virgins or heaven, they are sent to the hellish planets for a long time and then they go down to the animal kingdom (take birth as animals). The proof of this is that there are many animals in the world, the souls in animal bodies were once in human bodies but due to aggressive behavior and ignorance, they now have a more suitable body to practice their aggression/ignorance.
“At death, those who have developed the mode of goodness, will go to the
higher planets where the saintly persons live. Those who have developed
the mode of passion, will take birth among those engaged in materialistic
activities. Those who have developed the mode of ignorance, will take birth
in the animal kingdom.”(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.14-15)
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One can buy a billion-dollar home or an Island, but one cannot buy one extra millisecond of time. When our time is depleted, we (the soul) are forced out of this body and immediately transferred to another suitable body exactly according to what we deserve.
All the money in the world cannot help us to buy one extra millisecond of life. Those who are intelligent will spend their hard-earned money on their life essentials and spend some in the service of the supreme and helping others to know and advance in the service of the supreme, Lord Krishna. This will enable one to go back to the spiritual manifestation at the end of this short life and take others with them.
“Just become My devotee, always think of Me, bow down to Me, and worship
Me. Then you will come to Me, without fail. I promise you this, as you are
very dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.65)
“If one who is devoted to Me, teaches this supreme secret to other
devotees, he shall be performing the highest devotional service unto Me,
and he will certainly come back to Me. There is no other servant on Earth,
who is more dear to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 18.68-69)
Those who are less intelligent will work hard to accumulate wealth and will not spend some of it in the service of the supreme nor in the service of humanity. At death, they (the soul) are transferred to the womb of mothers in miserable places and suffer from severe poverty and disease.
82. Does Krishna ask Arjuna to fight?
Yes.
“Always think of Me [Krishna] and at the same time do your duty of
fighting. Surrender your mind and intelligence unto Me and surely you will
attain Me without a doubt.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.7)
Lord Krishna is asking Arjuna to do his duty of fighting, because Arjuna is a soldier in the military and thus it’s his job to fight when there is a war. For the civilians (those not in the military), we must do our duty according to our occupation and at the same time think of Lord Krishna.
Lord Krishna told Arjuna to fight because the other side wanted war and they were the bad guys. When there are two sides, with one side wanting war, then there will be war and thus Lord Krishna asked Arjuna to fight and destroy the bad guys. Arjuna and his followers were good and on the opposing side were the bad guys. However, all the soldiers on both sides who died in the war got immediate liberation. This is because anyone who is killed in front of Lord Krishna or by Him, gets liberation. This is how merciful Lord Krishna (God) is.
83. Why didn’t Krishna stop the war?
God does not interfere with our free will and thus when there are people/nations who declare wars on other people/nations, war will be inevitable.
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Some Christian and Muslim brothers have told me that if Krishna is God, then why didn’t He stop the war? Well, why doesn’t the unknown/invisible God of the Bible and Koran stop the wars?
It is very complex to understand how God and our free will play a part in wars. Lord Krishna wanted Arjuna to fight in the Mahabharat war because if he did not then the other side who are evil and wicked would have ruled the world and this would not have been good for the world. If an evil nation attacks another nation. It would be very natural for the attacked nation to fight back. If the terrorists declare war on USA, should the USA fight or not? It would be very foolish for the USA not to fight back, otherwise the terrorists would rule USA.
If you read all the history books, you will learn that, so many races of people have existed in the past and except for the Vedic race of people, all other races have become extinct within a few hundred years or at most a few thousand years. Only those who are on the side of Lord Krishna are eternal, all others are temporary. The Romans, ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks, Mayans, and so many other races have become extinct.
“My devotees become righteous, attain lasting peace, and never perish.
“Lord Krishna (Bhagavad-Gita 9.31)
84. If Krishna is God then why didn’t He destroy the other side?
Lord Krishna is God and He could have instantly killed all the soldiers of the other side with just one glance, but He didn’t do this, because He doesn’t interfere with our free will, which is given by Him. Otherwise there is no point in human existence.
Being human means, we have free will, which we can use properly or misuse.
Based on the actions taken by Arjuna and his opponent Duryodhana, they will have to face the reactions to their actions, which in this case resulted in war. Lord Krishna approached Duryodhana and asked him to settle the land dispute peacefully, but he refused and declared war. Lord Krishna offered to help both sides, one side can choose His army and the other side can choose Him as an adviser. This is free will, which we all have.
Duryodhana chose the army of Lord Krishna because he thought by having more men, he could win the war. Arjuna was very eager for Lord Krishna Himself as an adviser, he thought to have God is better than everything else. Lord Krishna was God, but He was playing the role of a Prince and thus He had an army. All Princes had armies in ancient times. Arjuna knew that Krishna was God even before hearing the Bhagavad-Gita.
Only a few people knew that Lord Krishna was God, even though Lord Krishna very clearly proved that He was the greatest person. Even today, out of the 7 billion people in the World, less than 1 billion may have heard about the greatness of Lord Krishna, and only a few hundred million know for sure that Lord Krishna is the one and only God.
We can select the President or the Prime Minister of a country, but God Himself selects those who can know Him, very few, as God is not so cheap.
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“Out of thousands of persons, one will strive for spiritual self-realization,
and among the strivers, someone may know Me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-
Gita 7.3)
85. When is self-defense necessary?
The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken on the battlefield and so one of its teachings is to know when self-defense is necessary. It was the will of Lord Krishna that all the soldiers on both sides, except for the Pandavas, would not go back home. It made no difference whether Arjuna took part in the war or not. Arjuna was merely an instrument that Lord Krishna used to destroy the soldiers on both sides. Even before the war started, Lord Krishna showed Arjuna, the soldiers being destroyed.
There have always been divine and demonic humans since the beginning of creation.
Those who misuse the free will which is given by God are the demonic and those who properly use the free will are called the divine or demigods. The police and military in each country are not punished if they act according to the instructions of the government. In a similar way, God does not punish those who act to protect themselves from aggressors. There are five aggressors: Those who give poison, those who set fire to a house, those who attack, those who steal land, and those who kidnap women. When one engages in violence to defend himself from these aggressors, there is no karmic reaction, because it is righteous to protect one’s body, house, land, and women.
“All these warriors have already been put to death by My arrangement, you
are merely an instrument that I am using. Just get up and fight, you will win
over these aggressors.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.33)
The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken just before the start of Kali Yuga, the age of irreligion, ignorance, and aggressors. Until 5000 years ago, Vedic emperors from New Delhi ruled the whole world. Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-Gita to instruct Arjuna and the followers of Vedic culture to stand up for the truth, but unfortunately the Temples/Brahmins have failed to teach this important message of the Bhagavad-Gita. The result of this foolishness is that instead of Bharat ruling the whole world, the whole world is ruling Bharat. Bit by bit, the land of Bharat is being stolen by Mlechhas (those who are against the Vedic culture) and Yavanas (flesh eaters).
Vedic culture means no slavery, no hatred, no terrorism, no crusaders, no intolerance, no burning, no stoning, no eternal punishment, no looting, no dictatorship, and no forced conversions.
The simple fact is that the Hindus have not attacked other nations, never enslaved others, and never stolen land belonging to others. This is the result of following the culture and religion created by God.
86. When is the Day of Judgment?
The Day of Judgment is immediately at death.
Why should God keep the dead waiting?
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Some people have been dead for millions of years, why should God keep them waiting for so long?
God is very efficient; He doesn’t keep the dead waiting. At death, we are instantly judged according to the actions we have taken in life (karma).
It’s due to man ideologies that people falsely believe that the Day of Judgement is someday in the future. At death, the ‘he’ (the soul) is judged based on the actions taken in his life (karma) and then ‘he passes away’ to another body. Death simply means he (the soul) has passed away to another body.
Some people falsely believe that the dead body will rise again someday in the future (resurrection). Anyone with some basic science knowledge will understand that the body is dead matter and within a few months of death, the body will decay and disintegrate and eventually turn to dust. From dust the body is made and to dust the body will return. The dead body will never rise again, because nothing will be left due to decay. If God can give us this body, then He can certainly also give us another body. He does not need to make the dead matter (the body) useable again. The Laws of science and the ways of God are completely compatible based on the Vedic teachings.
The fundamental Laws of Physics is that what has a beginning will have an end.
What is made of matter will eventually be destroyed due to decay, caused by time.
The body has a beginning and it’s made of matter, thus based on scientific logic, the body will be destroyed.
Those bodies which are buried will never rise again, but the souls who once occupied those bodies are alive and well today and will always be alive, but in different bodies.
87. What happens at death?
At death, you (the soul) are immediately judged and then transferred to the womb of a particular mother in a particular universe, on a particular planet, in a particular country, in a particular city, on a particular street, in a particular home, exactly according to what you deserve.
We change clothes, furniture, countries, jobs, wives/husbands, houses, friends, cars and so on. In a similar way, we change bodies.
If you have lived a pious life and gained spiritual knowledge, then you will not take birth again in the material creation. You will go to the spiritual manifestation called Vaikuntha, where you will live eternally in the same beautiful body, with no old age, no disease, no death, and no anxiety. The sinners will come back to this or other planets where life is full of misery.
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“Just as a person gives up old and worn out garments for new garments. In
a similar way, the embodied soul accepts new bodies, giving up the old and
useless ones.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.22)
88. Are the dead waiting in their graves or gone?
All the dead are neither waiting in their graves nor gone. God is very efficient, He doesn’t keep anyone waiting nor does He waste anyone. All the dead are alive right now, but in different bodies and in situations exactly according to what they deserve based on the actions they took in their life (karma).
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“The fact is that one who has taken birth, will certainly die. It is also a fact
that, one who dies will take birth again. Therefore, you should not lament
for that which is unavoidable.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.27)
Anyone can see that every second, living beings are dying and being born. This is the transmigration of the soul from one body to another. This is another simple proof of reincarnation.
We can help our loved ones who have passed onto their next life, by becoming a pure devotee of Lord Krishna and asking Him to take them back to the spiritual manifestation where they will live eternally with no misery.
The Abrahamic scriptures advocate that for the departed people, they will either go to eternal hell or eternal heaven based on the religion they followed when they were alive in their one and only life. Thus nothing can be done for them after death.
89. Will I see my relatives again after this life?
Never.
Our relationships are based on the body and so when the body is finished, our relationship is also finished forever. The body is destroyed after death and, so we can never know that person again. Even if we come across the same soul again in another body, we will not know that this person was once in another body that we knew.
Arjuna was lamenting for his relatives who were on the opposing side of the war, and Krishna made him realize that all his current relatives were never his relatives before this life and they will never be his relatives again, after this life.
We cannot know where the souls of our dead relatives and friends have gone. But there are some yogis and personalities like Brahma and Shiva, who can tell where the souls have taken birth again, and Krishna knows exactly where you and I were trillions of years ago.
In the material creation, all our friends and relatives are just for this life, and in many cases not even for this entire life, as we change friends, give up friends, and lose contact with some. But in the spiritual manifestation (Vaikuntha), you will know all your friends and relatives forever.
“The soul which resides in the body never dies. Therefore, you should not
lament for any living being.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 2.30)
Yes, it’s natural to lament for our loved ones who have passed away to their next life. You should know that eventually all living beings will go back to the spiritual manifestation where they will live eternally in the same body with no trace of misery or suffering.
Every single person we have known in this and our previous lives will eventually go back to the spiritual manifestation. That’s why Lord Krishna states that we should not lament for any living being. Lord Krishna is the real God and He is very merciful and loving to all living beings.
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We should not lament for those who pass away, because they could be better situated in their new body and they may have gone back to the spiritual manifestation called Vaikuntha, the ultimate destination for all souls. On the millions of Vaikuntha planets, the people live eternally in the same body that is completely beautiful, in complete bliss, full of knowledge, and with no old age, no disease, and no trace of any misery. Based on Lord Krishna, nobody is sent to hell forever, eventually every soul goes back to the kingdom of God, Vaikuntha. This is because, Lord Krishna (God) is most Merciful and Forgiving.
90. What body will you get next?
Your consciousness at death will determine your next body. This life is a preparation for the next. During each day of this life, you are developing a particular type of consciousness, which will manifest into a particular body at death. It’s just like a manufacturing company designing its products today to produce tomorrow.
It’s very easy to determine what your next body will be:
* If you have eaten animals, then you will become an animal and be eaten
* If you are full of hate and anger towards others, then you will become an aggressive animal
* If you have cursed others with a life of hell. Then you will end up in hell
* If you like to expose your body, then you will become a tree, naked and exposed to all
* If you like to eat everything and anything, then you will become a hog, who eats anything and everything
* If you are attached to a dog, then you will become one (a dog)
* If you are friendly to all living beings, then you will get another human body
* If you are friendly to all living beings and know who God is and serve him. Then you will be finished with material life and go back to the kingdom of God (Vaikuntha), where you will live eternally and play with God everyday
“Just as the air carries a particular smell from one place to another, the
living entity will be carried to a particular body at death, based on the
consciousness developed by him during life. On taking a new body, the
living entity will get a particular set of senses, like ears, eyes, tongue,
smelling potency, sense of touch, and mentality. The foolish persons cannot
understand how a living entity quits one body to take another. But those
with knowledge can see this.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.8-10)
“Whatever nature, one has at the time of death. That nature he will attain
without a doubt." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.6)
91. What is Maya?
Maya has two meanings: compassion and illusion.
One meaning of Maya is compassion. Compassion means having feelings for all living beings, being concerned for the welfare and health of all living beings.
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Another meaning of Maya is illusion, which makes one living being think, that he is superior to others. The aim of this illusionary energy of Lord Krishna called Maya, is to enable the living beings to exist in the material creation in various species and situations.
• The he dog thinks the she dog is the best creation
• The he pigs thinks the she pig is the best creation
• The he human thinks the she human is the best creation
• The white man thinks he is the best creation
• The black man thinks he is the best creation
• The people of every country think they are the best
• The pigs love to eat stool, and people love to eat the flesh of animals, thinking it’s very nice
Without this illusion, it’s not possible for the variety of living beings to exist. If one thinks that his wife is not the best, then there is no point in having her. If a sports team thinks they are not the best. There is no point in competing with others and so there would be no need for the team to exist. The males in every species of living beings think they are the best, and fight for females, so that his genes pass on and survive. Otherwise the species would become extinct.
There are 8.4 million species of living beings, meaning that there are 8.4 million main categories of mentalities among living beings. Under illusion (maya), the living beings are able to continue existing to satisfy the variety of mentalities.
Anything related to the body or matter is maya, an illusion that will make us think we can be happy by satisfying our bodily desires, but in reality, this will only result in more misery. Maya is also in the form of ignorant people with no spiritual knowledge, newspapers, TV, Internet, places, and so on. You should be very careful about all the things that are not spiritually related, by keeping away from them. Otherwise unknowingly we will become under more illusion and the result of being under maya (illusion) is that we stay in the material creation to satisfy our bodily desires.
• A human who very much likes to expose her naked body will have her desire more satisfied after this life. Nature will give her the body of a tree and she will stay naked and exposed to all for hundreds of years
• A human who is attached to sex will have his desires satisfied by getting the body of a monkey who mates many times with many females
• Humans who are aggressive will have their desires satisfied by getting the body of aggressive animals
• Humans who have no interest in religion, will have their desire satisfied by being born in the animal kingdom, where there is no thought of God
• Humans, who like to eat flesh, will have their desire satisfied by getting bodies, which are specially made for flesh eating. At death, their souls will be transferred to the wombs of lions, tigers, crocs, and so on
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“The divine illusionary energy of Mine [maya] consisting of the three modes
of material nature is very difficult to overcome. Those who surrender unto
Me can become free from it.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.14)
The three modes of material nature are goodness, passion, and ignorance. Since maya is the energy of Lord Krishna, one can only become free from it by the grace of Lord Krishna.
92. What is Krishna consciousness?
A person who is Krishna conscious is free from bodily designations and has the following state of mind:
• I am not this body
• I am the eternal soul
• I am not a man nor woman
• I am not white nor black
• I am not rich nor poor
• I am not the owner of anything
• I and all living beings are part of Krishna
• I am the servant of Krishna and all living beings
• All living beings are my brothers and sisters
• Sees all living beings as souls and not as bodies
• The purpose of my existence is to serve Krishna (God) and all living beings and I will serve according to the best of my abilities
• Lord Krishna is present in the heart of all living beings as the super soul and thus I will respect and bow down all living beings
• I am concerned for the welfare and well-being of all living beings and I will be charitable according to the best of my capacity
• I will always be truthful, humble, kind to all living beings, tolerant in all situations, clean, and live a simple life (no fancy/expensive expenditure and not bother others with demands)
• I will make it a priority to preach all the above to others using my time, energy, money, life experiences, and intelligence
All the problems in the world would be eliminated if everyone had the above state of mind, which is called Krishna consciousness.
When one develops this consciousness, at death, the soul is immediately transferred to the spiritual manifestation called Vaikuntha, where the soul lives eternally in the same body with no trace of misery.
“Those who are wise, have real knowledge, understanding, and gentleness.
They see with equal vision, a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a
dog eater." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.18)
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Yes.
Within the body of all living beings (animals, plants and humans) there is a soul. All souls are eternal, full of bliss, full of knowledge, and equal.
“I hate no one. I am equal to all living beings…" (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.29)
Lord Krishna is equal to everyone. This is another uniqueness of the Vedic teachings which cannot be found in the non-Vedic teachings where the animals are considered as food for humans, and those who don’t follow their ideology are considered low and sent to hell eternally.
94. Why is one soul in an animal body another in a human body?
There are 8.4 million species of living beings and depending on the desires and mentality developed by souls in human bodies, the variety of people, plants, and animals are created. The individual soul is transmigrating from one body to another, and his present body and present activities are the background of his next body.
“Just as the air carries a particular smell from one place to another, the
living entity will be carried to a particular body at death, based on the
consciousness developed by him during life. On taking a new body, the
living entity will get a particular set of senses, like ears, eyes, tongue,
smelling potency, sense of touch, and mentality. The foolish persons cannot
understand how a living entity quits one body to take another. But those
with knowledge can see this.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.8-10)
“Whatever nature, one has at the time of death. That nature he will attain
without a doubt." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.6)
If we live a life full of sin, then our consciousness at death will be polluted and the result is degradation to lower species. If we live a pious life and engage in devotional service unto Lord Krishna, then at death, our soul will be immediately transferred to the spiritual manifestation, Vaikuntha. Where everyone lives eternally in the same body that is completely beautiful, full of bliss/love, full of knowledge, with no old age, no disease, and without any misery.
95. When is the end of the world?
There are cycles of creation and annihilation. The duration of each cycle is 311
trillion, and 40 billion years. In the current cycle, the universe has existed for 155.522 trillion years old, and it will end after 155.518 trillion years.
“At the end of each cycle [of 311.040 trillion years], all living beings enter
into My material nature. At the beginning of a new cycle, I create them
again by My potency.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.7)
This universe will be here for another 155.518 trillion years. But you won’t be, your life may end at any time. Make sure you live a sinless life and engage in devotional 65
service unto the proven God, Lord Krishna. In this way you will move up in life (species) and not down.
96. Is the purpose of life to build an empire?
Life after life we are working like donkeys to build our empire of properties, big bank balances, nice cars, college degrees, and so on. But at the end of each life, we must give everything up. We can’t transfer our bank balance from one life to another, nor can we take our material educational qualifications like a degree in medicine with us to our next life. Nor can we take our properties or family members with us. In each life we have to start all over again.
While we are busy working hard to build our empire, we forget that there is time, which is taking away our life. A sword is hanging over your head and at any moment it will drop, then you (the soul) will be transferred to another body, and you will then have to start all over again from scratch.
“One who understands My appearances and activities, never takes birth
again in the material creation and attains My abode.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 4.9)
The purpose of life is first to know the supreme by knowing His appearances and activities, then serve Him. The result of this is that at death, the soul will be immediately transferred to the abode of Lord Krishna called Vaikuntha where everyone lives in the same body that is eternal, completely beautiful, full of bliss/love, full of knowledge, no disease, no death, and with no trace of misery.
Those who are intelligent will work hard to make a living, but they will also gain some spiritual knowledge so eventually they gain enough to go back to the spiritual abode where we live in the same beautiful body. That is eternal, full of bliss, and full of knowledge.
97. Does life come from chemicals?
No. Chemicals come from life, and not life from chemicals.
The scientific theory of life is that life comes from chemicals. These chemicals, which the scientists say created life, are freely available in the world. Can any scientists create life from these chemicals? No. Thus the scientific theory of life is very un-scientific, because they cannot prove it.
“All living beings have their source from My material and spiritual energies
and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire
creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
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98. How do I understand the reality of reincarnation?
* When someone dies, we say ‘He has passed away’. This implies that we accept that the soul and the body are different. The dead body is present before us, but the soul has passed on. Where to? Another body.
* Every second living beings are dying, and every second living beings are born. The souls in the dead bodies are being transferred to the new bodies. This is proof of the transmigration of the soul from one body to another.
* In scientific terms, energy cannot be destroyed, but it changes forms. Our body is the form and we (the soul) are the energy. When this current form of ours (this body) is destroyed. We (the soul) will change our form. Thus, get a new body.
* Take a look around. Why are there varieties of conscious living beings? Why is one soul in the body of an animal and another soul in a human body? Why is one soul in the body of a female and another in a male body? Why is one soul born in China and another born in Africa and so on? The soul is moving from one body to another, life after life. The variation of bodies is simple proof of the transmigration of the soul from one body to another.
* The fact that God is merciful is proof of reincarnation. If God is merciful, then why would he create some who are fortunate and some who are unfortunate in their one and only life? If after this one and only life we eternally go to hell or heaven, which is what the non-Vedic religions preach. Then how can God be merciful to those who are eternally sent to hell for messing up their one and only life. The fact that God is merciful is proof that he gives us unlimited chances and not just one. Thus, we (the soul) transmigrate from one body to another life after life.
* If this is the only life, then why do we exist today, and some will exist in the future and some existed in the past. The fact is that we exist today, we existed in the past, and we will exist in the future too.
* The body is temporary, but the soul is eternal. Accept this fact? Yes? When this body is finished, the soul must continue to exist, because it's eternal. And just as the soul is currently residing in this body, when this body is finished, the soul will continue to exist by residing in another body.
* If a sinner is sent to hell forever after only one life, then how can God be forgiving unless he is given another chance? The fact is that we get unlimited chances and not just one. This is because God is all-merciful.
* The existence of ghosts is proof that life does not end when this body dies. There is existence after this body dies.
99. What does rejecting karma and reincarnation mean?
Some people say they can’t remember their past lives and thus this is the only life (no reincarnation). Can you remember the day you were born? No. So why do you exist? Can you remember all the moments of your whole life? No. So does this mean that you only existed for the moments you can remember?
If there is no reincarnation, then it means this is the one and only life.
Some people are born with cancer in their only life.
Some people are born poor in their only life.
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Some people only live for a day and die in their only life.
Some people suffer more than others in their only life.
Some people are born blind in their only life.
The above means God is very mean and not fair to those who are unfortunate. Or everything happens by chance, which means God is not in control. Both statements imply there is no God (atheistic).
Some people believe that they can live a life of sin, then at death they will be buried, and on some unknown day of judgment they will rise from their grave in the same body they died. They will get a bailout plan for their sins, and then go to heaven and eternally live in the same body they died in. They can’t get a new body, because this would mean reincarnation.
The above means that in heaven, there will be many old people as they died in their old age. Is living in an old body eternally, heavenly or hellish life?
Why should God keep the dead waiting (for the Day of Judgment), in some cases for millions of years? This means God is not very efficient.
Some people believe that only the followers of their religion go to heaven, the others eternally go to hell. This means God is not merciful, fair, or forgiving, and has made a mistake by creating those who don’t follow a particular religion. Can God be wrong?
The believers of God must accept that God is merciful, fair, forgiving, and efficient.
Thus, those who reject karma and reincarnation are the unbelievers of God (atheists).
100. How do we move up or down in Life?
Just as we can get promoted or demoted at work, we also get promoted or demoted in life.
By getting a good education, earning good money, having a big house, and nice cars, you have simply become a polished animal. Material advancement is not evolution, but devolution of spiritual consciousness.
At death, all our degrees, properties, cars, and bank balances are completely useless. If you have spiritual knowledge, then you will move up in life, thus take birth in one of the higher species of living beings or overcome the cycle of birth and death. If you have no spiritual knowledge, then you will go down in life by taking birth in the lower species, in the plant and animal kingdoms.
There are 8.4 million species of living beings. According to exactly what you deserve, you will either go up or down in species after this life. I am not saying that you give up all the comforts of life and live in a cave, no. My point is that if you add some spirituality to your life, which includes stopping sinful activities like meat eating, gambling, drinking, and relationships outside marriage. Become charitable and treat people nicely. Then at least, you will be able to maintain your current position in your next life.
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“At death, those who have developed the mode of goodness, will go to the
higher planets where the saintly persons live. Those who have developed
the mode of passion, will take birth among those engaged in materialistic
activities. Those who have developed the mode of ignorance, will take birth
in the animal kingdom.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.14-15)
“Those who are situated in the mode of goodness, go to the heavenly
planets. Those in the mode of passion will take birth on planets like Earth.
Those in the mode of ignorance will take birth on the hellish planets or in
the animal kingdom." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 14.18)
101. How many species of living beings are there?
“jalaja nava lakshani, sthavara laksha-vimshati, krimayo rudra-sankhyakah,
pakshinam dasha-lakshanam, trinshal-lakshani pashavah, chatur lakshani
manavah” (Padma Purana)
The above was written down more than 5000 years ago.
This is another unique piece of information from the Vedic scriptures. There are 8.4
million different species or bodies that the soul can reside in. Not all the species are present on this planet and not all the species are manifested all the time.
Jalaja (Water based life forms) – 0.9 million
Sthavara (Immobile implying plants and trees) – 2.0 million Krimayo (Reptiles) – 1.1 million
Pakshinam (Birds) – 1.0 million
Pashavah (animals) – 3.0 million
Manavah (human-like) – 0.4 million
Total 8.4 million species of living beings
102. Are animals our brothers and sisters?
Yes. All living beings including the animals and plants have a soul, as they are created by the one God. Consciousness is a sign of the existence of the soul, and thus the animal and plant bodies also have souls, because they also have consciousness. They are our brothers and sisters, that’s why you should not eat your helpless brothers and sisters, the animals. The heart of every living being contains the individual soul, and the super soul, Lord Krishna.
“I am the super soul, situated within the heart of all living beings. I am the
origin, the middle, and the end of all living beings.” (Lord Krishna,
Bhagavad-Gita 10.20)
You should not destroy the plant life in our gardens. You should plant more fruit, vegetable, and flower bearing plants in our gardens.
103. Does the Bhagavad-Gita advocate meat eating?
Absolutely not.
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God (Lord Krishna) is a pure vegetarian. He doesn’t eat the flesh of animals.
“If a pure hearted person, offers me with devotion, a leaf, flower, fruit, or
water. I will accept it.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.26)
God is the father of all living beings and thus He would not order some of His children (the humans) to eat His other children (the animals). Thus, the followers of God must not eat meat, fish, eggs, or buy items made from animals like leather.
You should offer all plant foods to God before we eat. So, in this way, we will be released from any sins we unknowingly commit.
“The righteous persons eat food that is first offered to Me. They are
released from all kinds of sins. But those who don’t offer food to Me before
eating, are committing sin.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 3.13)
Based on the above verse, we can only eat food that is first offered to Lord Krishna, and since He does not accept meat, fish, or eggs. We cannot eat these either.
Some meat eaters say I didn’t kill the animal, and so I cannot be punished. Well in the courts, the accomplices of murderers are also punished by the Judge. In a similar way, the following seven accomplices are all equally responsible for animal murdering, and they are all punished by the supreme judge, Lord Krishna:
"He who permits the slaughter of an animal, he who cuts it up, he who kills
it, he who buys or sells meat, he who cooks it, he who serves it up, and he
who eats it, must all be considered as the slayers of the animal." (Manu-
smriti 5.51)
• Those who permit the killing
• Those who cut up the animal
• Those who kill the animals
• Those who buy or sell the meat
• Those who cook the meat
• Those who serve the meat
• Those who eat the meat
104. Why do Hindus consider cows as sacred?
The cow gives milk, which every human being drinks from birth till death. The human mother drinks cow milk, which is turned into human milk and drunk by babies via the mother’s breasts. Then as the baby grows up it drinks cow milk in bottles and then in cups. Children and adults drink cow milk and eat foods made from cow milk. Foods such as ice cream, yogurt, cheese, curd and other preparations made from these. Thus, the cow is the most valuable animal to the humans. It’s for this reason that Hindus consider the cow as sacred and thus give it all respects by treating her like a mother and treating her well, because she (the cow) treats humans like her own children by giving us her milk. Even though the cow is an animal, the Hindus have appreciation for her due to her contribution to the humans (milk). This is the highest level of humanness, to be grateful even to the animals.
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Those who are wicked and ungrateful, will drink the milk of cows and then cut her throat and eat her.
The benefits of cows to humans:
• They give the best food for humans, milk. Which the scientists’ state is the most complete food, full of vitamins, protein, and calcium. Cow milk is the number one food item for humans which is taken every day. Without cows there would be no ice cream, no cheese, no pizza, no yogurt, and so on.
• Cow dung is the best fertilizer and it’s also used as firewood for cooking and heating, each cow produces many tons of dung each year
• Cow urine is clinically proven to be anti-septic (pure) and is used in medicine including treatment of cancer
It’s evil and wicked man-made ideologies that makes humans into killers of those who provide so many benefits to humans, cows.
105. What is leather?
Leather items like sofas, car seats, jackets, handbags, and chair covers, are mainly made from cows. This means cows are killed so you can sit on them or wear them.
Please don’t buy leather, buy cloth sofas, cloth car seats, cloth clothing, and clothe bags.
Due to mass ignorance, Hindus will not eat cows, but will happily sit on them (leather sofas and leather car seats). It has become a custom for rich Hindus to buy luxury items like leather sofas and cars with leather seats. Please spread the message. Don’t buy leather, go for cloth.
You should not buy anything that hurts any living being.
106. Is killing plants and animals the same?
Cutting the throat of chickens and cutting grass is not the same. When we take the fruits and vegetables, in most cases, we don’t kill the plant. We are just taking a by-product of the plants. For example, when we take an apple off a tree, we are not killing the apple tree. But when we take the leg of a chicken, we are killing the chicken. If you live with animal killers, then the chances are very high that you will become a killer too, and so will your children. In this way, a whole generation starting from you will become killers. Therefore, minimize your association with killers.
Who are these souls in animal bodies that are being killed and eaten? They are ex-humans who ate animals and now it’s their turn to be eaten. An eye for an eye, life for a life, this is the law of nature, karma.
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107. What does the letter from our most humble friends say?
My Dear Humans,
You feel pain, we also feel pain
You are fearful, we are also fearful
You have a soul, we also have a soul
You want to live, we also want to live
You have feelings, we also have feelings
You have a family, we also have a family
You are living beings, we are also living beings
You have consciousness, we also have consciousness
You feel for your children, we also feel for our children You were created by God, we were also created by the same God You want your children to be safe, we also want our children to be safe You wouldn’t like to have your throat cut, we wouldn’t either You are not food for us, we are also not food for you Yours faithfully,
Signed: Your most humble friends (Cows, Chickens, goats, pigs, and others) 108. What are the three gates to hell?
“Lust, anger, and greed are the three gates that leads one to hell. One must
give up these qualities.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 16.21)
The motivation for most crimes and sinful activities can be linked to lust, anger, and greed.
109. Keeping pets is bad for the pets and humans?
Yes. It’s cruel to keep pets because the animals are deprived of their natural life in their own environment with their own kind.
Would you like to live in a cage?
Would you like to live in an air pocket in the water?
Would you like to be locked up all your life?
Would you like to be deprived of socializing with others?
No? Well, do you think the helpless birds love to live in a small cage all their life? Do you think fish love being locked up in a small air pocket (tank) all their life? Do you think dogs love to be deprived of socializing with their own kind and living their natural life with their own kind?
If you love animals like dogs, cats, birds, fish, and others, then let them be free by allowing them to live in their own natural environment, with their own kind.
Some people think that by keeping their pet in their 5-star home is better than the jungle for the pet. Well, would you like to live in a 7-star hotel alone, all your life?
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your dog at the time of death, then you will get a dog’s body, without fail. Then the humans will pick up your stool, if you live in countries like America.
“Whatever nature, one has at the time of death. That nature he will attain
without a doubt." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.6)
If you have served a dog in your life, then you will naturally think of a dog at the time of death. Thus, you will attain a dog’s nature (become a dog). Why do you think there are dogs in the first place? The variety of species is due to the variety of mentalities that souls in human bodies developed. If you have served God in your life, then you will naturally think of God at the time of death. Thus, you will attain Lord Krishna’s nature, which is a beautiful body, full of bliss, full of knowledge, and eternal.
“Whoever thinks of Me [Krishna] at the end of life, attains My nature,
without a doubt." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.5)
In this short life, you can serve Lord Krishna (God) and get the nature of Lord Krishna (beautiful, blissful, loving, full of knowledge, eternal), or serve dogs, and get the nature of dogs (4 legs, barking). The choice is yours. Some people say the life of a dog is better than that of humans in countries like America/Sweden. Well you could also become a dog in Taiwan/China/Africa, where dogs are boiled alive and eaten.
110. Is abortion bad or good?
Abortion is very bad.
Would a mother kill a child she has seen? No! Just because the child is in the womb and not seen, does it mean that the child is not the mothers’, or does it mean the child is not alive in the womb?
From the second a woman becomes pregnant; a new soul has entered the woman’s womb. This means a unique living being with consciousness is now in the womb of the mother. Only a stonehearted and very cruel mother would kill this unique living being.
“All living entities are My eternal fragmental particles. Due to material
nature, they are conditioned by the six senses, including the mind, and
struggle very hard.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.7)
