Category:Becoming Difficult
Theme Analysis
This analysis addresses the growing complexity and hardship of existence in the modern age. Śrīla Prabhupāda observes that life is 'becoming difficult' on multiple fronts: economic pressures are mounting due to unauthorized planning, family relationships are deteriorating, and physical health is declining like a field overgrown with weeds. Spiritually, the path is obstructed by the "tight knot" of sex desire and the neglect of scriptural study. However, amidst these challenges, the analysis offers a profound solution from the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: by remembering Lord Caitanya, even difficult tasks become easy, whereas by forgetting Him, even simple tasks become impossible.
- The Material Burden: From rising commodity prices to bodily disease, the material struggle is intensifying.
- The Obstacle of Lust: The attachment between man and woman creates a knot that is extremely difficult to untie, especially in youth.
- The Golden Key: Remembering Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the secret to making spiritual life easy. Without His mercy, the path is blocked.
- Simplicity of Preaching: Preaching is simple if one repeats Kṛṣṇa's words. It only becomes difficult when one tries to manufacture new philosophies.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: When Life Is Becoming Difficult - Material Struggles and Spiritual Solutions.
Pages in category "Becoming Difficult"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- If we try to find things at night, it becomes very difficult; however, in the daytime, there is no difficulty. The sastras enjoin that we leave this darkness and come to light. This light is given by the guru
- In the rainy season some of the roads are not frequently used and become covered with long grasses, and thus it becomes very difficult to see the road. Similarly, in this age the transcendental scriptures are not properly studied by the brahmanas
- It becomes very difficult for snakes to leave a forest when there is a fire. Other animals may flee due to their long legs, but serpents, only being able to crawl, are generally burnt in the fire
- It has become very difficult, therefore, to raise the spiritual standard due to the present distorted values of human society
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- The Hari-bhakti-vilasa confirms that difficult things become easy to understand if one remembers Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and easy things become very difficult to understand if one forgets Him
- The rectum also gives one trouble, and the evacuation process becomes difficult
- The sages began to think within themselves: Because he was born from the womb of Sunitha, Vena is by nature very mischievous. Supporting this mischievous king is exactly like maintaining a snake with milk. Now he has become a source of all difficulties
- They (the Kumaras) kept themselves as small children about four or five years old because by growing into youth one's senses sometimes become disturbed and celibacy becomes difficult
- Things that are very difficult to do become easy to execute if one somehow or other simply remembers Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But if one does not remember Him, even easy things become very difficult
- This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission. Don't manufacture, rascaldom. Simply repeat what Krsna has said. And it is simple. And as soon as you try to manufacture, it becomes difficult
- To become a bona fide spiritual master there is no difficulty, simply if we carry the message of Krsna as it is, without any adulteration
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- When a family member becomes an enemy it is very difficult to live in family life or remain a householder. Generally such situations occur in the material world
- When a field is overgrown with thorns and weeds, it becomes very difficult for the owner to work it. That is the position of the spirit soul when the body itself becomes a burden due to disease