View source for Sometimes we go to an astrologer or palmist when we are in a distressed condition or when we want to know the future

<div id="compilation">
<div id="facts">
{{terms|"Sometimes we go to an astrologer or palmist when we are in a distressed condition or when we want to know the future. The living entity in conditioned life is always distressed by the threefold miseries of material existence"}}
{{notes|}}
{{compiler|Krsnadas}}
{{complete|ALL}}
{{first|18Dec11}}
{{last|18Dec11}}
{{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}}
{{total|1}}
{{toc right}}
[[Category:sometimes]]
[[Category:Go To]]
[[Category:astrologer]]
[[Category:when]]
[[Category:We Are]]
[[Category:distress]]
[[Category:condition]]
[[Category:If You Want To Know]]
[[Category:future]]
[[Category:Living Entities]]
[[Category:Conditional Life]]
[[Category:always]]
[[Category:by]]
[[Category:Threefold Miseries]]
[[Category:Miseries of Material Existence]]
</div>
<div id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" class="section" sec_index="2" parent="compilation" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
</div>
<div id="CC_Madhya-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Madhya-lila"><h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
</div>
<div id="CCMadhya20127_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="4616" link="CC Madhya 20.127" link_text="CC Madhya 20.127">
<div class="heading">Sometimes we go to an astrologer or palmist when we are in a distressed condition or when we want to know the future. The living entity in conditioned life is always distressed by the threefold miseries of material existence. Under the circumstances, he is inquisitive about his position. For instance, Sanātana Gosvāmī approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, to ask Him why he was in a distressed condition. This is the position of all conditioned souls. We are always in a distressed condition, and an intelligent man naturally becomes inquisitive. This position is called brahma-jijñāsā.
</div>
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 20.127|CC Madhya 20.127, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div class="trans text" style="display: inline; "><p style="display: inline; ">“The following parable may be given. Once a learned astrologer came to the house of a poor man and, seeing his distressed condition, questioned him.</p>
</div>
<div class="purport text"><p>Sometimes we go to an astrologer or palmist when we are in a distressed condition or when we want to know the future. The living entity in conditioned life is always distressed by the threefold miseries of material existence. Under the circumstances, he is inquisitive about his position. For instance, Sanātana Gosvāmī approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, to ask Him why he was in a distressed condition. This is the position of all conditioned souls. We are always in a distressed condition, and an intelligent man naturally becomes inquisitive. This position is called brahma-jijñāsā. Athāto brahma jijñāsā (Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.1). Brahma here refers to the Vedic literature. One should consult the Vedic literature to know why the conditioned soul is always in a distressed condition. The Vedic literatures are meant to free the conditioned soul from the miserable conditions of material existence. In this chapter, the story of the astrologer (sarva-jña) and the poor man is very instructive.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>