Danda 1995 - Suhotra Maharaja Archives

otherwise they'll not notice anyway that they gave) and make them in this way alittle more appreciative of the devotees? I am sorry to bother you with suchinsignificant questions but otherwise there are various opinions.Answer by Suhotra SwamiSeptember 12, 1995It is not quite clear what you mean by "I usually give them back what is morethan nessecary." (It is spelled necessary, by the way). I suppose that youmean that your returning the correct change is not necessary because they do notknow the correct price. But that phrase could also mean that you are chargingthem less than the sales price, giving back more change than is necessary.Anyway, Srila Prabhupada said, "our men should be loved for their honesty." AndAbraham Lincoln said "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and youcan fool all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of thepeople all of the time." So getting into the habit of practiciing smalldishonesties will very likely backfire over the long run.LORD AS TRI-YUGAQuestion from Aprameya ddSeptember 17, 1995I'm perplexed why in SB 3.24.26 Lord Visnu is called Tri-yuga which means asSrila Prabhupada explains that He desends in the three yugas, since I know thereare 4 yuga avataras. Is it so that the regular Kali yuga-avatar (which isdifferent from Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu) also appears as a devotee?What is the position of Lord Kalki-avatara - is He yuga or lila avatara? Is Heappearing in each Kali yuga?Answer by Suhotra SwamiSeptember 17, 1995Tri-yuga means that the Lord comes in three ages to establish the Yuga Dharma.In the fourth age, He comes in a hidden (channa) form, not at the Lord, but asthe Lord's devotee.Kalki-avatara appears at the close of the Kali Yuga. He does not come to teachdharma, only to kill. So he is not classed as Yuga Avatara. Yes, He is a lilaavatara.LIFE FROM MATTERQuestion from Mahendra dasSeptember 17, 1995I couldn't understand some parts of the purport of tis text. Would you explainit? "...In other words, matter also has the potency to manifest livingentitiesin the form of vegetables. In this sense , life comes from matter, butmatter also comes from life..."Answer by Suhotra SwamiSeptember 17, 1995In the same purport, Srila Prabhupada writes as follows.