The Pure Spiritual Science
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Another point to remember from this verse is that we must observe the regulatory principles. According to the Bhagavad-gita, one who follows the path of devotional service in Krsna consciousness must continue eating, sleeping, defending and mating, for these are needs of the body, but It engages in these activities in a regulated manner. His food will be the krsna-prasada, (the sanctified meal, for offered to God) and his sleep will also have to be settled. The principle to be followed will be to reduce the duration of sleep as well as the amount of food, to accept only what is necessary for the health of the body. In short, the goal is spiritual progress, not sense satisfaction. In the same way, the sex life must be reduced to its simplest expression, and serve only to generate beings conscious of Krsna, otherwise it is not necessary. Nothing is forbidden, but everything must be regulated according to a superior design that must always be borne in mind. Observing all these rules and principles of life allows one to purify oneself, after which any erroneous conception resulting from ignorance is reduced to nothing. Our verse states in this connection that the causes of the connection with matter vanish completely.

The Sanskrit words anartha-nivrtti mean that our carnal envelope is undesirable. We are spiritual souls, and we never needed this material body. But because we have desired to enjoy it, we have obtained it, through material energy and under the guidance of God, the Supreme Person. As soon as we regain our original status as servant of the Supreme Lord, we begin to forget the needs of the body, until finally forgetting the body itself.

How can he see Krsna with his material eyes, even purified by the service of devotion? Using an example, Sri Caitanya explains that the devotional service cleans the mirror of the mind. Just as a clean mirror refers our image distinctly, it is enough to purify the mirror of the mind to have a clear conception of God, the Supreme Person. The Bhagavad-gita teaches that if man fulfills his devotional duties, that is, if he listens and sings continually the glories of God, without letting his mind deviate from these practices , He can realize God, the Supreme Person. In other words, Sri Caitanya attests that bhakti-yoga, beginning by listening and singing the glories of God, purifies the heart and the mind, and thereby to distinctly contemplate the face of God.

Why should the death penalty be imposed on criminals?

According to Manu's law, the death penalty is imposed on a murderer for his good, for if he does not suffer this punishment, he risks committing more crimes, the consequences of which he will have to pay for in his future lives. That is why it is right

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