About respect
I share some very interesting verses from the Bhagavatam about respect:
SB 6.7.29-30
Translation:
The āchārya, the spiritual master who teaches Vedic knowledge and initiation by offering the sacred cord, is the personification of all Vedas. In the same way, the father personifies Lord Brahmā, a brother, King Indra, the mother, the planet Earth, and a sister, to mercy. A visitor is the personification of religious principles, and the guest personifies the demigod Agni; living entities personify Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Srila Prabhupada Meaning:
The moral instructions of Chāṇakya Paṇḍita tell us: ātmavat sarva-bhūteṣu: We must see all living entities at our same level. This means that we should not belittle anyone, considering him inferior; Paramātmā is in everyone's body, and, therefore, everyone should be respected as temples of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This verse explains various ways of showing respect, be it to the guru, the father, a brother, a sister, a visitor, etc.
My conclusion is that when there is no respect, there are envies and offenses, and above respect is love, if one loves God or Krishna, he will love everyone and everything, since that person understands that there is only Krishna and His energies, and so one is not able to kill an ant, the examples that Srila Prabhupada gives us is that when we give the root of a plant, the whole plant benefits, and when we put food to the stomach, the whole body benefits, so that when we love Krishna, we love everyone and everything.
A person who lives influenced by ignorance and passion, cannot understand the issues of Krishna consciousness, once a devotee asked Srila Prabhupada how we can live in goodness, and Srila Prabhupada replied that singing the 16 rounds of the Maha-mantra Hare Krishna, the 3 Gayatris and strictly obeying the 4 regulative principles, there is no other way.
I share some very interesting verses from the Bhagavatam about respect:
SB 6.7.29-30
Translation:
The āchārya, the spiritual master who teaches Vedic knowledge and initiation by offering the sacred cord, is the personification of all Vedas. In the same way, the father personifies Lord Brahmā, a brother, King Indra, the mother, the planet Earth, and a sister, to mercy. A visitor is the personification of religious principles, and the guest personifies the demigod Agni; living entities personify Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Srila Prabhupada Meaning:
The moral instructions of Chāṇakya Paṇḍita tell us: ātmavat sarva-bhūteṣu: We must see all living entities at our same level. This means that we should not belittle anyone, considering him inferior; Paramātmā is in everyone's body, and, therefore, everyone should be respected as temples of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This verse explains various ways of showing respect, be it to the guru, the father, a brother, a sister, a visitor, etc.
My conclusion is that when there is no respect, there are envies and offenses, and above respect is love, if one loves God or Krishna, he will love everyone and everything, since that person understands that there is only Krishna and His energies, and so one is not able to kill an ant, the examples that Srila Prabhupada gives us is that when we give the root of a plant, the whole plant benefits, and when we put food to the stomach, the whole body benefits, so that when we love Krishna, we love everyone and everything.
A person who lives influenced by ignorance and passion, cannot understand the issues of Krishna consciousness, once a devotee asked Srila Prabhupada how we can live in goodness, and Srila Prabhupada replied that singing the 16 rounds of the Maha-mantra Hare Krishna, the 3 Gayatris and strictly obeying the 4 regulative principles, there is no other way.
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