27 Jul 2020
[Reply to a question by Shri Nyoman Gunadarsana through Shri Phani.] Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! Coronaviruses have existed in bats for a long time. They have only recently been found to spread rapidly in human beings. In most cases, the medicines used for cold, cough, fever etc., can be used to treat it. Death usually happens when the lungs get damaged. However, there are also many people who are positive (infected), but are asymptomatic. These people are a major cause for the spread of the infection. Then there are also cases of people who have symptoms that are very similar to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, but are not actually infected (symptomatic negative) by it. Some such people also die due to the fear that they have been infected.
In any case, more powerful viruses like the G4 virus are waiting to join the duty of delivering the fruit of the sins of mankind. But one need not fear at all. The various precautions that are being advised now are not very new. They were also advised since ancient times and they included staying as far as possible from a patient suffering with such symptoms. Even if this coronavirus is eradicated, does it mean that death will end forever? There are millions of ways for the deity of death (Mṛtyu Devatā) to implement death for human beings. Such dangerous episodes of destruction of humanity take place due to the growth of sin in society, which we see happening day by day.
The Gītā says that there are three main types of sin: (1) Illegitimate sex (kāma), (2) Illegitimate anger and violence (krodha) and (3) Illegitimate greed leading to corruption etc., (lobha) (Trividhaṃ narakasyedam…—Gītā). If a soul takes an oath before God to try his or her level best to exercise self-control and avoid these three main gates of sin, that soul will be safe in the hands of God. The only reason for the stress faced by people is the sins committed by them. Spiritual preachers are neglecting this main point. Instead, they are preaching about ways of controlling the mind to relieve stress, like psychiatrists. Without eliminating the main cause of stress, merely focusing on psychological methods to control stress will never solve the problem. It is just like applying a wet-cloth on the forehead to control the fever, without using antibiotics to kill the bacteria, which are the main cause of the fever.
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| Shri Datta Swami | What is the aim of God and Mother Nature with regard to this coronavirus and the death of thousands of pigs in Bali? | Mrutyu devataa Kaama Trividham narakasyedam Gita
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