Sunday, 8 February 2015

How Devotees Appear to Act Like Ignorant People?


Question: How Devotees Appear to Act Like Ignorant People?
I need a clarification regarding verse 3.25 from the Holy Bhagavad-gita As It Is. In that purport it was mentioned, "A person in Krishna consciousness and a person not in Krishna consciousness are differentiated by different desires. A Krishna conscious person does not do anything which is not conducive to development of Krishna consciousness. He may even act exactly like the ignorant person, who is too much attached to material activities, but one is engaged in such activities for the satisfaction of his sense gratification where as the other is engaged for the satisfaction of Krishna."

My question is: If a person reaches the utmost perfection in Krishna consciousness, how he will look exactly like an ignorant person, who is too much attached to material activities.

Answer: Both Are Collecting Money, But the Purpose is Different
A materialistically minded person is very interested in making as much money as possible. A pure devotee of Krishna may appear externally to also be interested in collecting money, but his motive is different. While the materialist makes money for his sense gratification, the pure devotee collects money for spreading the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. He does not spend even one penny for his personal sense gratification.

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