| This essay was originally an answer of Suhotra Swami to a question about the "fairness" of our falldown to the material world. First of all we strongly suggest those who have a specific interest in the falldown of the spirit soul from the spiritual world to acquire the book entitled Our Original Position, which is available from the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. It is a very elaborate treatment with much quotations from sastra. I find a refrain in the "condemned," "pretty unfair," "felix culpa," "how could I know" and "bad mistake" arguments that is typical of persons for whom the "original falldown" is a major philosophical stumbling block. And that is, "It's not my fault. It must be Krishna's fault." |