No more upadhis-material designations
May 20, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Damaghosa dasa
Jaya Srila Prabhupada
Most everyone thinks that if he or she gets a nice birth in a nice family, has good looks, education and some wealth, then all this has been Divinely bestowed upon him by God. But from the spiritual perspective all these things are no more than gifts of the illusory energy, Maya. These things keep us trapped in the bodily conception of life. We see that is true when we hear the story of Nalakuvera and Manigriva, the sons of Kuvera. They were both devas or demigods, and they were devotees of some sort of the Supreme Lord, but because of the easy life their material benedictions gave them, they condemned themselves to a life of debauchery. They misused their material assets which is quite natural for one in that position.This is what naturally happens for most if one takes to the field of material piety instead of trying to purify the heart, thru bhakti yoga, of all the (unwanted) anarthas present.