Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Enjoying life in the way Kanha wanted us to

I have referred to this many times before, but I will do so again, a pundit once said that Kanha came to earth to teach us how to enjoy life. We should remember that but we should also remember that we cannot take Kanha's example very literally. After all, He is God and the things He did were acceptable because He did them. He gave us the means to enjoy life within rules and regulations that we have to follow. For example, He was called 'makhan chor' and we all know that 'chor' means thief. Does that mean to enjoy life we will go out and steal? Of course not, it means that we need to learn to enjoy our lives and eat things that we want within limits and not restrict ourselves unnecessarily. Kanha was also well-known for stealing the gopis clothes, teasing them and the like. However, if a young man does that now, does that mean that he is a good person? Of course not. Kanha's teasing was His way of accepting their love and worship to Him. When men treat women badly they are going against Kanha's wishes. Kanha upheld the utmost respect for women - He treated both His mothers with love and affection. He always regarded His parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and relatives highly. He taught us that our siblings and cousins should be our friends, we should learn to do good and be good from Him but we need to listen to His messages while asking Him to help us to interpret them properly. Jai Shri Krishna!

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