Not only are most Americans in debt but 30% have collection agencies coming at them. Companies often hand their debt collections over to third parties and these agencies are extremely aggressive. They will call several times a day, harass people and even contact their friends, relatives and coworkers. They even have been known to threaten prison and at times physical violence. According to the Vedas every human being has debts to pay starting from birth. Srila Prabhupada explains, We are indebted to God, the demigods, great sages, other living entities, people in general, forefathers, etc., for various contributions received from them. Thus everyone is obliged to repay the debt of gratitude. There is one debt that is impossible to repay. That is the debt we have to our spiritual master who has opened our eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. In his purport of SB 4.22.47 Srila Prabhupada writes: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa is such a great gift that it is impossible to repay the benefactor. Therefore Pṛthu Mahārāja requested the Kumāras to be satisfied by their own benevolent activities in delivering souls from the clutches of māyā. The King saw that there was no other way to satisfy them for their exalted activities. The word vinoda-pātram can be divided into two words, vinā and uda-pātram, or can be understood as one word, vinoda-pātram, which means “joker.” A joker’s activities simply arouse laughter, and a person who tries to repay the spiritual master or teacher of the transcendental message of Kṛṣṇa becomes a laughingstock just like a joker because it is not possible to repay such a debt. The best friend and benefactor of all people is one who awakens humanity to its original Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 06:53:28 +0000
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