Category:Food and Shelter
Theme Analysis
In the material world, the search for food and shelter often consumes the entirety of human energy, yet Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that these necessities are already ordained and provided by God for all species. While animals receive their share without hard labor or anxiety, modern human society suffers from an artificial sense of scarcity due to insatiable lust and ignorance of divine laws. Human life is uniquely intended for Brahma-jijnasa—inquiry into the Absolute—rather than the animalistic struggle for survival. By adopting a lifestyle of plain living and high thinking, and by completely depending on the Supreme Lord, a devotee can transcend material anxieties. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that a successful spiritual movement must provide its members with basic food and shelter, not as a professional convenience, but to facilitate the uninterrupted development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- The Distinction Between Human and Animal Inquiry The primary inquiry in animal life revolves around food, shelter, sex, and defense. In contrast, human life is meant for inquiry into the Absolute Truth. When a human being remains preoccupied only with these bodily needs, they are essentially following an animalistic standard of life.
- The Divine Arrangement and Scarcity God provides food and shelter for all living beings, including cats, dogs, and birds. Scarcity in human society is not a natural defect but a result of the influence of Kali-yuga and the insatiable greed of humans who disturb the arrangement set by the Almighty Father.
- Providing Necessities for Service Within a spiritual society, providing food and shelter is the first consideration for newcomers and householder devotees engaged in full-time service. This provision is meant to free the devotee from material anxiety so they can dedicate their time to developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Simple Living and Dependence on the Lord True civilization is based on the principle of plain living and high thinking. A surrendered soul understands that the Supreme Lord is the ultimate provider and does not need to approach puffed-up materialistic men for maintenance, as nature itself provides the bare minimum necessities.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Beyond the Animal Struggle - The Divine Provision of Food and Shelter.
Pages in category "Food and Shelter"
The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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- A thief is thinking that, "I'm living here very comfortably, without stealing. I'm getting food and shelter. And if I go outside, I have to steal again." So it is good life? That is due to ignorance
- Always in need of food, shelter and clothing, he (a poverty-stricken man) must be satisfied with what is obtained by the mercy of providence - SB 10.10.15
- Any householder devotee who is working full-time (with his wife) as a sankirtana book distributer, of temple managerial duties, artist, cook, etc. shall be provided food, shelter, and other bare minimum necessities by the temple itself
- Anyone, newcomer, give him very nice place, nice food. Food and shelter is the first consideration
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- First code in the Brahma-sutra is athato brahma jijnasa. Brahma-jijnasa: to inquire about the Absolute. The jijnasa means inquiry. In the cats' and dogs' life the inquiry is, - Where is food? Where is shelter? Where is sex?
- Food, shelter, defense and sense gratification are all needs in material existence. Otherwise, in his pure, uncontaminated state of original life, the living entity has no such needs. The needs are therefore artificial
- For these four things (food, shelter, sex and defense), we need not work very hard because they are available even in the animal life, birds life, beasts life, lower form of life - and why not in human life
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- He (a devotee) should nonetheless completely depend on the Supreme Lord, understanding that the Supreme Lord provides everyone with food and shelter
- He hasn't got to work. Because people are very much perplexed how to get shelter, how to get food. But he has got the chance. He hasn't got to endeavor for food and shelter and other necessities of the body
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- I am traveling all over the world; I see people are very busy for searching out food and shelter. But according to Vedic scripture, it is said that food and shelter is already there, given by God
- If a surrendered soul tries to arrange for food and shelter but does not succeed, or if, once having these things, he loses them, then despite such reverses he remains unperturbed and simply remembers the Supreme Lord, Hari
- If all living beings are satisfied with food and shelter and obey the prescribed rules, there cannot be any disturbance between one living being and another. Emperor Pariksit was a worthy king, and therefore all were happy during his reign
- If God can provide food and shelter for cats and dogs, do you think God will not provide food and shelter for His confidential devotee? Is God so blind or ingratitude or unable
- If you cannot do that (giving good food and shelter), then simple supplying food and shelter, is serving the Maya
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- One gentleman had eight or nine daughters and son-in-law. So when they came, he was giving them good food and shelter, everything. So then they saw, "We are very comfortably living at father-in-law's expense," so they did not want to go
- Out of the four problems of material existence, namely the food problem, the shelter problem, the fear problem and the mating problem, the fear problem gives us more trouble than the others
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- The feeling which you had by becoming compassionate to the fallen bum is very good, but the best way to deliver a bum is to revive his dormant Krishna Consciousness. If you can do that then give the bums good food and shelter
- The first necessity is to feed and to clothe. So there was no such scarcity. May not be very luxurious life, but there was no scarcity for food and shelter or cloth
- The gopis said, "Although the father and mother are expected to protect the children, there are many children who are suffering for want of food and shelter. There are many good physicians, but when a patient dies, no physician can revive him"
- The sudras were also happy, for they would get food and shelter from the three higher classes
- The thief, he thinks that to live in the prison house is very good, "I haven't got to work, and I shall get my food and shelter." That is a false enjoyment
- There is ample arrangement by the law of nature to provide every living being with his due share of food and shelter, but the insatiable lusts of human beings have disturbed the arrangement set forth by the Almighty Father of all species of life
- There is facility (birth in rich family for self-realization). Because people are harassed for getting food and shelter. Everyone is working so hard where to get nice food, where to get nice shelter. Rich man means he has already got
- These (spiritual food, spiritual shelter, spiritual defense and spiritual sense gratification) can be obtained in the association of the Supreme Spirit, Lord Sri Krsna
- They (the younger generation in Western countries) are so distressed that they become hippies, and the laws of nature force them to accept a wretched life. Thus they go about unclean and without shelter or food, and they are forced to sleep in the street
- They get their food and shelter and everything, even they live with the wife, children. So Krsna gives. Not only that, that we are simply sannyasi, brahmacari
- This is Krsna consciousness, to save others who are in the darkness. It is not a profession, - Now, Krsna consciousness is my profession. I'm getting very easily food and shelter
- To maintain the body, we require shelter, food, water and clothing, and all these necessities can be obtained without approaching puffed-up rich men. One can collect old garments that have been thrown out, one can eat fruits offered by the trees
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- We are short-lived, and there are so many people without food, shelter, married life or defense from the onslaughts of nature. This is due to the influence of this age of Kali
- We should be satisfied with what God has supplied in the form of food, shelter, defense and sex, and should not want more and more and more. The best type of civilization is one that ascribes to the maxim of - plain living and high thinking
- We will give them food, clothing and shelter and they can live simply and save time for developing their Krsna consciousness. Do this and then our Movement is successful
- When you get a human form of body you must know that your food and shelter is already ordained. You don't require to try for this