Category:Following the Sastric Injunctions
Theme Analysis
The śāstras are described as the essential law books for human society, distinguishing civilized people from animals. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that regardless of one’s religious affiliation—be it Christian, Muslim, or Hindu—one must abide by the injunctions of their respective scriptures to achieve success. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness, following the śāstra is the only way to avoid the failure and unhappiness that result from manufacturing one's own ideas or acting under the influence of the lower material modes. By aligning one's life with the triad of sādhu, śāstra, and guru, a person can transcend material bondage, understand the intricate science of incarnations, and even predict the nature of their next body. Śrīla Prabhupāda asserts that the ultimate purpose of these injunctions is to guide the limited soul toward the realization of the unlimited Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
- The Universal Law for Humanity Just as civil laws are meant for humans and not animals, śāstric injunctions are provided specifically to guide human life. To be bona fide, every action must be supported by the evidence of scripture.
- The Peril of Mental Concoction Manufacturing personal ways of thinking or teaching without following the śāstra and the mahājanas leads to failure, unhappiness, and the loss of the supreme destination. People who do not follow scripture are often controlled by the lower modes of nature.
- The Triad of Authority Spiritual success depends on aligning the instructions of the sādhu, the śāstra, and the guru. This unified guidance allows a limited living entity to understand the unlimited Supreme Lord and avoid being misled by foolish pretenders.
- Transcending Material Bondage Following the śāstric injunctions is the only practical way to solve the problem of the material body. By abiding by these rules, one can understand the intricacies of incarnations and even gain certain knowledge about their next life.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Understanding the Supreme Truth by Following the Śāstric Injunctions.
Pages in category "Following the Sastric Injunctions"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- Every religion has got scripture. Just like the Christians have got Bible, the Muslims have got Koran, and Hindus, they have got Vedas. They should abide by the injunction of the sastra. Krsna also recommends that you must follow the sastric injunction
- Everything is mentioned there in the sastras. Simply you have to follow the sastra and guru, and sadhu-sastra-guru-vakya. Sadhu, those who are devotees, we have to follow the devotees, the sastra and guru. Then everything successful
- Everything is there in the sastra. Therefore we have to follow the sastra
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- If one saw the personal characteristics and activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one would certainly be convinced that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can ascertain this by following in the footsteps of the sastric injunctions
- If you do not follow the sastra - you manufacture ideas - you'll never get success, na siddhim sa avapnoti na sukham, no happiness, and what to speak of param gatim
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- People are being controlled by the three kinds of material nature, and if they do not follow the sastric injunction, then he will concoct, he will create something according to his position, either in the tamo-guna or rajo-guna or sattva-guna
- People do not believe even in the next life, and what to speak of atonement and punishment. They are kept in darkness. Otherwise if they would have followed actually the injunction of the sastras one should not be killing anyone
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- That is the verdict of Vedic culture, to follow the authorities. Krsna also said in the Bhagavad-gita, tasmad sastra-pramanam te: "Whatever you do, you must follow the sastra." Otherwise it is not bona fide
- The foolish rascals, they do not know, "How you can become guru?" If he does not follow the sastra or the supreme authority, Krsna, how he can become? But they accept, guru
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- We cannot understand. Krsna is unlimited; we are limited. Still, whatever limited power we have got, we can understand Krsna if we follow the sastra, sadhu and guru. Sadhu-sastra-guru-vakya tinete kariya aikya
- We have to follow the sastra and the great saintly person. Otherwise there is no difference between omkara and Krsna. But because sastra recommends harer nama harer nama (CC Adi 17.21), we have to accept it
- We have to follow the sastric injunction. If we really want to come out this material bondage . . . material bondage means this body. Our real problem is this body. That we do not know
- When any incarnation comes, He comes through the Ksirobdhisayi Visnu. But Ksirobdhisayi is partial expansion of Krsna. The subject matter is very intricate, but if we follow the sastra and accept it, then some clear conception we can have