Comments on: Why Is God So Cruel? How Should We Answer This Question? http://www.dandavats.com/?p=11119 Hare Krishna! Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=Version 3.4 by: pustakrishna http://www.dandavats.com/?p=11119#comment-17115 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:41 +0000 http://www.dandavats.com/?p=11119#comment-17115 We bhaktas are inclined to think of God, Krishna, as a Friend, etc. However, we are reminded that in His Bhagavad Gita He reveals His Visvarupa, Universal Form. In that Form, Arjuna saw all the warriors except the Pandavas entering the horrible mouth of that Form and being gnashed. When Arjuna asked, 'Who are You and what is Your mission?' Then Krishna replied that He is Time and the destroyer of the worlds. Not only is He creator and maintainer, and controller of His creation, but also the destroyer. When we observe some of the more hellish conditions of life even on this planet, we can understand that He is saving the pious souls, and vanquishing the impious souls. It is a brutal reality at times to digest. In other scriptures also, God is described as judge and dispenser of justice for the souls. It is a warning. The Koran describes the prophet Mohammed as a "warner", that if one neglects to surrender and submit to the will of God, their fate is the fires of hell. The Bible similarly alludes to this. The descriptions in the Srimad Bhagavatam, and our understanding from Krishna's personal teachings in the Bhagavad Gita similarly speak of the justice that Krishna dispenses...but for His devotees He gives special consideration. Therefore, we have an opportunity and responsibility. Pusta Krishna das We bhaktas are inclined to think of God, Krishna, as a Friend, etc. However, we are reminded that in His Bhagavad Gita He reveals His Visvarupa, Universal Form. In that Form, Arjuna saw all the warriors except the Pandavas entering the horrible mouth of that Form and being gnashed. When Arjuna asked, ‘Who are You and what is Your mission?’ Then Krishna replied that He is Time and the destroyer of the worlds. Not only is He creator and maintainer, and controller of His creation, but also the destroyer. When we observe some of the more hellish conditions of life even on this planet, we can understand that He is saving the pious souls, and vanquishing the impious souls. It is a brutal reality at times to digest. In other scriptures also, God is described as judge and dispenser of justice for the souls. It is a warning. The Koran describes the prophet Mohammed as a “warner”, that if one neglects to surrender and submit to the will of God, their fate is the fires of hell. The Bible similarly alludes to this. The descriptions in the Srimad Bhagavatam, and our understanding from Krishna’s personal teachings in the Bhagavad Gita similarly speak of the justice that Krishna dispenses…but for His devotees He gives special consideration. Therefore, we have an opportunity and responsibility. Pusta Krishna das

]]> by: Srutadeva das http://www.dandavats.com/?p=11119#comment-17114 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:31:48 +0000 http://www.dandavats.com/?p=11119#comment-17114 Dear prabhus, I should mention that actually this article took excerpts from BTG articles, quotes from Srila Prabhupada along with a little bit of my own writing. It is something I put together to send out to prison bhaktas for the prison ministry. Hare Krishna. daso 'smi, srutadeva das Dear prabhus,

I should mention that actually this article took excerpts from BTG articles, quotes from Srila Prabhupada along with a little bit of my own writing. It is something I put together to send out to prison bhaktas for the prison ministry. Hare Krishna.

daso ’smi,
srutadeva das

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