Thursday 10 November 2011--Is the Spiritual Master God?--and--How Does Karma Work?

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  Thursday 10 November 2011

 

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Is the Spiritual Master God?
uploaded from Sri Vrindavan Dhama, India

The other day when I was asked for the Vedic equivalent of the holy trinity I replied that Krishna is God the father, the spiritual master is God the son, and that the Paramatma is the holy ghost. When it is said that the spiritual master is God the son, this does not mean that he is God, the source of all existence. No. That cannot be. What this does mean is that the spiritual master has been granted power of attorney by Lord Krishna to act with His potency for spreading Krishna consciousness throughout the world. This is confirmed as follows in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Antya 7.11:

kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana

"Without being empowered by Lord Sri Krishna one cannot spread Krishna consciousness throughout the world."

In this connection Srila Prabhupada states:

"Persons who do so are empowered. Therefore they are sometimes called āveśa-avatāras, or empowered incarnations, for they are endowed with the power of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu."



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Govardhana Parikrama--9 November 2011

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A Bull Sits Peacefully at the Foot of Govardhana

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Beautiful Govinda Kunda at the Foot of Govardhana

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How Does Karma Work?


Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

How does our good karma and bad karma work?  And do both of them work at the same time?.

Shamesh
 


Answer: Action and Reaction


Good karma means that one is rewarded for his past pious activities. And bad karma means that he is punished for his past impious activities. By past good karma one can become wealthy, but then while he is enjoying that wealth he may be killed in car accident due to his past impious activities.

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