[dattaswami]

The power of sacred water to cure disease and relieving the sins

Gita says ‘Nadatte Kasyachit Papam’ which means that the Lord will not take the sins of any soul. The verse recited by the priests while serving Teertham, says that all the sins will be removed. This contradicts the verse of Gita. The verse of Gita is a stronger authority. Another verse says that one has to undergo the results of all his deeds whether good or bad (Avasya manu bhokthavyam). Therefore at the time of taking the sacred water a person might have completed the result of his sin, which is in the form of disease. Others may have to continue with the disease because the sin was not completed.

Therefore the theory of the verse of the priests is wrong. We do not doubt the power of the Lord. But we say that the power of the Lord is not in the Theertham. The power of the Lord cannot fail in any case. Even in the cases of Sun and Fire, which are controlled by God, are not failing in their powers. Sun always removes darkness. Fire always removes cold. Of course the incarnations of Lord Datta clearly show the transfer of sins of His devotees on Him and Lord Datta suffers the sins of His real deserving devotees. Therefore neither your worship nor the sacred water is powerful without the will of the Lord. The will of the Lord to undergo the punishment of your sins comes only when you are a real devotee by serving Him practically without aspiring any fruit in return.

The Lord gave the judgement and He only gives the results of your deeds. He will not contradict His own judgement. The Dharma deva (Judge) is only His external dress. He is the internal person in all the forms of deities. Therefore He cannot contradict His own judgement in another form of deity. Once in a college a head of the department resigned His headship and the letter was sent to the principal. But the same head was also the principal. The head went to the principal’s office and rejected his own letter!! This incident actually happened in an engineering college in which I was also serving as a professor. The Lord will not cut such a joke. The present tradition is making the Lord as such a joker.

[InfiniteNow]

This is a clear example of why so many people are hostile toward those who hold strongly to religious belief.

dattaspammer:
You could make a living teaching classes to people who don't know how to copy/paste. Have you considered this?

[Freddy]

Bottle up that "sacred water" and sell it. I bet you will make a fortune.

[dattaswami]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Bottle up that "sacred water" and sell it. I bet you will make a fortune.

Fredd;

The point here is that, meaningless traditional gestures will not remove the sins committed by a person, even though some times it seems that one is cured or relieved from diseases etc because he has performed some rituals. The fact is that by that time he might have underwent the results of his sins. Some times God postpones the suffereings for future with added interest, by crying before Him etc.

The only way of removal of sin is that, Lord in human form should suffer for our sake.

[orbsycli]

this one time,
I was by a river,
and this river, to me
FELT sacred,
Now-
I stuck my bong in the river,
to get some sacred water in the chamber
and when I smoked

The trees spoke.

Spirituality is meant
for the individual,
along with many
many years
of learning.

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Bottle up that "sacred water" and sell it. I bet you will make a fortune.

It's pretty easy to make "holy" water.
Catholics do it all the time.

First you take ordinary water and then
you boil hell out of it

[Mercedes Benzene]

It's pretty easy to make "holy" water.
Catholics do it all the time.

First you take ordinary water and then
you boil hell out of it

LMFAO! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day!

[Buffy]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

First you take ordinary water and then
you boil hell out of it

But its still even better if Paolo runs half-way across town to get it out of a Kohler sink...

Hell in a handbasket,
Buffy

[Mercedes Benzene]

But its still even better if Paolo runs half-way across town to get it out of a Kohler sink...

Oh wow. I completely forgot about that commercial. That was actually one of my favorites, and everytime it came on, I could never remember what was being advertised.
They do not show it anymore where I live.