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You should not be sorry for suffering. That is the instruction. Why you are trying to avoid suffering? That is the instruction

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"You should not be sorry for suffering. That is the instruction. Why you are trying to avoid suffering? That is the instruction"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

Devotee (1): Then, Sanātana Gosvāmī had all those infections in his body, and Lord Caitanya embraced him, he felt so distressed and so lowly.

Prabhupāda: Hmm, so instructs us that even Sanātana Gosvāmī had to suffer. What you are, nonsense? You should not be sorry for suffering. That is the instruction. Why you are trying to avoid suffering? That is the instruction.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Devotee is sick, and he also knows that this is the mercy of the Lord so he doesn't complain in its real sense. But the material body is bound to suffer.

Prabhupāda: Yes. (break) . . . you are convinced that you are not this body, then there is no suffering.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yeah, that's the clue.

Prabhupāda: As you identify with the body, then you suffer. (break) . . . body is damaged, you are not damaged, but because you have got attachment for the motorcar, you suffer. (break) . . . song by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, yāhā smṛti nāhi yār, saṁsāra-bandhana kahata. One who has forgotten that he is this body, he has no suffering. (break)

Devotee (1): Then, Sanātana Gosvāmī had all those infections in his body, and Lord Caitanya embraced him, he felt so distressed and so lowly.

Prabhupāda: Hmm, so instructs us that even Sanātana Gosvāmī had to suffer. What you are, nonsense? You should not be sorry for suffering. That is the instruction. Why you are trying to avoid suffering? That is the instruction.

Devotee (1): Sanātana Gosvāmī, he accepted this sickness as a result of his own sinful past activities, he was so humble.

Prabhupāda: Hmm.

Devotee: So we should follow that example and accept like that.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is the instruction. Tat te 'nukampām (SB 10.14.8). "It is Your mercy, my Lord, that I would have suffered hundred times more than this; You are giving me little suffering." That is devotee's view that, "I am so sinful, I would have suffered hundred times more than what I am suffering. But You are so kind that You are giving me little suffering and adjusting the account." (break) . . . thinks like that, for him, back to home, back to Godhead, is guaranteed. That is the bhagavata-dharma. Muktipadeśa dayābhāk. One who lives like that, doesn't care for suffering, goes on with his duty, that person is sure to go back to home, back to Godhead. Just like a son is sure to inherit the father's property. Dayābhāk, this word is used. Muktipadeśa dayābhāk. Legally heritage. Hah? What is called?

Devotee: Inheritance.

Prabhupāda: Inheritance, yes. Legally inheritance. (break) . . . we're afraid of suffering. Let there be so many, what is that? Let me do my duty.

Page Title:You should not be sorry for suffering. That is the instruction. Why you are trying to avoid suffering? That is the instruction
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-10-27, 12:58:16
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1