Is the insignificance of the duration of evil from an eternal perspective the only explanation for evil?

From Subash P

The problem of evil is a very difficult problem in theology for many religions. The answer is given in Gita by Nasato Vidyate and also by Prabhupada when Prabhupada gives the analogy of tiger in a dream. And when SP gives us glimpse into the absolute state by saying the released soul perceives His bondage as just a twinkling in eternal time. In the absolute state all suffering and evil experienced in bondage is perceived in an unaffected manner and in the same way by all liberated souls even if there existed differences, as explained in chapter 14

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further question can we explain the problem of evil as something which is temporary and fleeting from the eternal point of view and so when the soul gets liberated all the miseries seem just passing like a dream and is that the only explanation for the problem of evil answer yes Prabhupada did give that explanation on some occasions but that is not the only explanation that Prabhupada gave nor does the scriptures stay with that explanation alone when the Pandavas are exiled at that time Draupadi, Yudhishthira although they are themselves very evolved souls the exalted devotees but still they are grief struck and Savanaka and other Brahmins counsel them and they tell them words of consolation and wisdom they don’t just say that oh this is all a dream just it will pass away they don’t minimize the suffering especially when a person is going through suffering see from a philosophical point of view the idea that we are eternal beings and we will return back to the spiritual world and from that point of view our present suffering will be insignificant that is all okay but for a person who is going through suffering at that time this sort of explanation seems to be a trivialization of the suffering and people don’t need that at that time what people need is some sort of consolation some sort of shelter some sort of protection and the principle of karma also should be used very sensitively the important point when people are suffering is not just to give an explanation of why they are suffering but also to give them some relief so the remembrance of Krishna if we can help people do that when the tsunami devastated South India and Sri Lanka Indrajyumna Maharaj and several other devotees went for relief work now they wanted to distribute food and they went on behalf of food for life global food leaf organization but the government authorities told them that you know we have aid has poured from all over the world and we have no shortage of food and water now but people are in trauma do you have any trauma therapy and then Indrajyumna Maharaj said yes we have the best trauma therapy and he went with kirtan and a very soft went with devotees and soft soothing kirtan he started and people came and they were just one day they were living normally they had woken up and suddenly they found their house is gone many of their family members are gone they are devastated but then this became one thread of calmness initially he was singing and people just assembled but nobody is participating and then he asked he said he was singing Hare Krishna one of the local devotees said that here people know only Ram they don’t know Krishna they don’t know about Krishna so much immediately Maharaj switched to Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram and people started following and he just closed his eyes and was prayerfully chanting chanting and after sometime when he opened his eyes he saw that behind there was still the same backdrop of devastation houses reduced to shambles trees flung across roads but all around him people they had shining faces there was hope in their eyes and their smiles in their faces as they were joyfully absorbed in drinking and relishing and uttering the nectar of the holy name and in that way they got so when we try to give a philosophical explanation also that is not to trivialize the suffering that should be to elevate people so we now from the point of view that the suffering is temporary from the soul’s eternal point of view that is true but generally we should not give that explanation to somebody who is suffering at least at that point before we have given some consolation so it can be it depends on if a person is of a very philosophical bent that person may be able to appreciate that but at other times what people need is often some solace and the remembrance of Krishna can offer that solace now of course the resentment because of some seemingly unjust suffering can make it difficult for people to take shelter of Krishna and then devotees have to be creative in how to offer that shelter but the important point is that yes after we become liberated the suffering will be insignificant but the scriptures don’t emphasize that in living examples when the Pandavas are suffering or when anyone else is suffering that is not the primary message that is given to them people are offered solace through wisdom and devotion and that is what we should try to do.
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