The Varieties of Religion
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“Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita ‘ye yatha mam prapadyante, tams tathaiva bhajamy aham – As they surrender to Me, I reward them accordingly. I reciprocate with them according to their worship of Me.’ Those who want to relate to God in a certain way He gives them the ability to do that. Man proposes and God disposes,” Sripad Puri Maharaja responded. ”One cannot act without God’s sanction. Nothing works without God. Krishna says ‘aham sarvasya prabhavo – I am the source of everything. Everything is coming from Me. I am the cause of all causes. You are not independent of Me but I reciprocate with you,’” Sripad Puri Maharaja explained. “If it’s a spiritual reality that we want or need God provides that – reciprocation between Man and God.”
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Srila Acharya Maharaj ki jai
Sripad Puri Maharaj ki jai
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Kushum devi dasi
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