
08 Jul 2021
[A question from internet through Shri Anil: "Buddha, better known as Gautama Buddha. He was the ninth incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu, born to convert every asura to Buddhism and send him to hell." – Garuḍa Purāṇa. Why would anyone go to hell if they practice Buddhism? (Ref: Then in the Kali age, the Lord was born in Kīkaṭas as Buddha. He deluded the asuras and flouted the Vedas || GP 3.15.26 ||)]
Swāmi Replied:- If logic is missing, you must not hesitate to treat it as an insertion of a mischievous follower. Buddha stood for practical path of Nivṛtti. Nivṛtti means detachment from worldly bonds in the initial stage in which a trial can be done to attach the soul to God. After attachment to God, these worldly bonds are spontaneously get detached without any effort. Buddha left wife, issue and wealth for the sake of God. Śaṇkara left mother and Prahlāda left father for the sake of God. Today, the situation is fantastic. Everybody drops father and mother in the old age homes for the sake of their life partner, issues and wealth. Everybody becomes Śaṇkara and Prahlāda automatically even without the reference of God. Today every soul is a devotee of satan (saitān or kali) having 3 faces like those of God Datta and these three faces are life partner, issues and wealth. For the sake of the three faced God Datta, every devotee is prepared to do even any sin (as Gopikas did).
Similarly, for the sake of the three faced satan, every worldly devotee is prepared to do even any sin! Under these circumstances, we shall remember Buddha, who is the greatest incarnation of God Viṣṇu, who sacrificed the three faced satan for the sake of God standing as Father and Mother! Even for Pravṛtti, God Buddha must be worshipped. Buddhists are the most unfortunate disciples of Buddha because they have misunderstood the silence of Buddha about God. The silence of Buddha about God indicates that God is unimaginable and hence, even beyond words and His best representation is silence only. Really, the disciples of Buddha became worse than demons (asuras) because even demons believed in the existence of God!
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