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| | Questions: Final State of Realization?... | What are the symptoms when one advances in Krishna Consciousness?
What is the final state of realization?
What should a devotee aspire for when he remains steadfast in Krishna consciousness?
What kind of mellow does a devotee relish at the final state of realization i.e. when he chants Suddha Nama, the pure name?
What are the moods of the great Vaishnava Acharyas while chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra?
Also can all the devotees be as perfect as Srila Prabhupada?
If one can not attain that perfection, can he still attain the highest abode of Goloka Dhama.
Can you please give some insight what Srila Prabhupada has instructed his disciples and what the ideal devotee should aspire for after he comes to Krishna consciousness?
Your insignificant servant,
Debogiri |
| | Answers:Pure Love of Godhead... | Here are your nice questions with answers:
Question: What are the symptoms when one advances in Krishna Consciousness?
Answer: The devotee will manifest the following symptoms:
(1) He is very kind to everyone. (2) He does not make anyone his enemy. (3) He is truthful. (4) He is equal to everyone. (5) No one can find any fault in him. (6) He is magnanimous. (7) He is mild. (8) He is always clean. (9) He is without possessions. (10) He works for everyone's benefit. (11) He is very peaceful. (12) He is always surrendered to Krishna. (13) He has no material desires. (14) He is very meek. (15) He is steady. (16) He controls his senses. (17) He does not eat more than required. (18) He is not influenced by the Lord's illusory energy. (19) He offers respect to everyone. (20) He does not desire any respect for himself. (21) He is very grave. (22) He is merciful. (23) He is friendly. (24) He is poetic. (25) He is expert. (26) He is silent.
Question: What is the final state of realization?
Answer: Krishna prema, pure love of Godhead.
Question: What should a devotee aspire for when he remains steadfast in Krishna consciousness?
Answer: To always faithfully carry out the instructions received from his spiritual master.
Question: What kind of mellow does a devotee relish at the final state of realization i.e. when he chants Suddha Nama, the pure name?
Answer: When we chant pure Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, then we are elevated to the platform of transcendental love.
Question: What are the moods of the great Vaishnava Acharyas while chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra?
Answer: They are relishing the direct association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Question: Also can all the devotees be as perfect as Srila Prabhupada?
Answer: Yes, if they will fully surrender to Lord Sri Krishna.
Question: If one can not attain that perfection, can he still attain the highest abode of Goloka Dhama.
Answer: One can attain that perfection. This is required for entering into Goloka Dhama, the Lord's supreme abode.
Question: Can you please give some insight what Srila Prabhupada has instructed his disciples and what the ideal devotee should aspire for after he comes to Krishna consciousness?
Answer: Srila Prabhupada instructed us to become spotlessly pure devotees of Krishna. This is what we all must aspire for, complete total surrender at the lotus feet of Krishna.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| | Question: Proper or Improper Thrill?... | When I spread the awareness of Krishna Consciousness amongst my friends and relatives I get a thrill that wow I have done such a nice thing. Is enjoying such a thrill correct or wrong?
Warm regards,
Sunil Vaswani from Mumbai, India |
| | Response:All Credit Goes to Guru and Krishna... | It is natural to feel ecstatic when spreading Krishna to others. There is nothing that pleases Krishna more than when we broadcast His glories to those who have forgotten Him. And when Krishna is greatly pleased, it is natural that the devotee will also naturally feel great transcendental pleasure. There is nothing wrong in feeling this pleasure.
However, one should not allow such transcendental pleasure to become mundane pleasure by thinking oneself great for having attracted someone else to Krishna. We should always remember that is only by the undeserved grace of Guru and Krishna that we can attract someone else to Krishna consciousness. Therefore we should always give all credit to Guru and Krishna, not taking any credit for ourselves. If we foolishly try to take the credit our ability to attract others to Krishna will go away. And our happiness will also go away.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: How to Think of Krishna?... | I offer my dandavats unto your lotus feet.
I am an regular reader of your "Thought for the day". In most of your mails you have mentioned that we must always think of Krishna. But I wonder how this is possible. As a student one has to think how to excel in studies. Once out of school he has to think of getting into a good job. After getting into a good job he thinks of getting a good position and so on. Once he is in a good post, he starts think of getting married. Once married, he likes to have children and starts thinking how to maintain them. In this way a person is always thinking of different things in his life. Now the question is how can one think of Krishna, when he has so many other engagements and thoughts?
I would be very happy if you instruct me on these issues.
Hare Krishna,
Thanks and regards,
Your Student
Prashant |
| | Response:Offer Everything to Krishna... | The only way you can think of Krishna while doing so many things is to do them for Krishna. Doing them for Krishna means that whatever fruits are gained as a result of those activities should all be offered to Krishna. In this fact if you factually offer the results of all your activities to Krishna, you can easily think of Krishna no matter you may be doing, whether as a student, a career man, or a family man.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Regarding Divorce... | I am working in a legal firm in Malaysia. I found lately there is a rise of divorce cases in Malaysia. I would like to hear from you why there is so much of failure in marriage. Can Krishna consciousness help to overcome this problem?
Hare Krishna
Your humble student, Renuka Nair |
| | Response:Develop Actual Pure Devotion... | Failure in marriage is becoming more and more common nowadays because we are more and more basing marriage on the principle of sense gratification instead of duty. They marry based on sense attraction, but the senses, by their very nature, always demand newer and newer objects of sense gratification. Therefore sense gratificatory-based marriages are very likely to end in divorce.
On the other hand marriages that are accepted in a spirit of duty to the Supreme Lord will never break and they will continue to become sweeter and more mature with the passing of time.
In short, God consciousness is the principle that holds everything together. As soon as we give up God, everything starts to fall apart including the institution of marriage.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Regarding Christ and Krishna... | Namaste. I was raised as a Christian, in fact a Catholic, but now I am so in love with Krishna that I think I may be doing Jesus a disfavor. Do you think that he minds that I am so into Lord Krishna? Isn't his "job" to bring us to the Father, to Krishna? I am a little confused about to whom I should owe my allegiance. They are both avatars, forms of Godhead, equal in all respects. So, maybe I am worrying about nothing. I can still pray to either, or both; although my favorite Deity is still Lord Krishna. Please comment. Thank you. Love always...Tommi. |
| | Response:Develop Actual Pure Devotion... | Lord Jesus Christ is most pleased with you that you have approached his father, Lord Krishna because, as you say, his job is to bring everyone to Krishna. There is no question of whether you should have allegiance to one or the other. If you are devoted to Jesus, he will lead you to Krishna. And if you are devoted to Krishna, He will order to worship His pure devotees such as Lord Jesus Christ.
That they are both avatars is a fact. Avatar means one who descends into the material world from the spiritual world. But because they are different types of avatars they are not equal in all respects. Lord Jesus is known as a saktyavesh avatar, an associate of the Lord who was ordered by the Lord to come here to spread lover of God. And Lord Krishna is Avatari, the source of all the Avatars.
It is a fact that by surrendering unto Lord Krishna that you have nothing to worry about. By doing so you will become a perfect follower of Christ. Whether you approach the spiritual world through Krishna or Christ, either way you are in good shape. But you must develop actual pure devotion, not the pseudo devotion, which is nothing more than covered materialism and is being deceptively peddled as pure devotion these days in the age of Kali.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Objection: Statement Was Narrow Minded... | You stated that anyone who is not surrendered to Krishna is classified as a barbarian. That's a very, very narrow minded statement, considering we are living in a world full of other religions, and that not all religions are so secular to treat Krishna and Jesus and Allah and Jehovah as forms of the same God.
Forgive me, for I am small and you are learned. Krishna also tells intelligent people not to disturb ignorant minds. You make such statements and ordinary, common people (who cannot do parallel thinking and understand it sentence by sentence) take you to be a Barbarian yourself. So, I humbly request you to speak in the language of common people please.
Thank you, God Bless all.
Pallavi |
| | Response:Universal Truth is Not Narrow Minded... | I am surprised that you found the statement to be narrow minded because all the scriptures of the world assert that those who do not surrender to God are considered uncivilized or barbarian. The Bible refers to them as heathens. The Koran refers to them as infidels. And the Bhagavad-gita refers to them as naradhamas, low-class barbarians. Whether we use the Christian term, the Muslim term, or the Vedic term they all reach the same conclusion that those who turn away from God are uncivilized or barbarian. What I spoke was not my statement. I was simply repeating that which is universally concluded in all scriptures.
You are saying that I should not speak this way because it will disturb the minds of the ignorant. But so far nobody has expressed disturbance except for you. Since you are obviously an intelligent person, not from the ignorant, easily disturbed class, I found it amazing that you were disturbed.
One of my advanced students was simply wondering if those who are considered barbarian can also surrender to God. I simply replied to him that even such persons can be transformed by the power of God's holy names.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Is Krishna Blue Because He is Vast?... | Maybe Sri Krishna is pictured as blue because He is as vast as the blue ocean and as vast as the blue skies. Could this be the reason?
Nisha
Singapore |
| | Answer:No. He Desires to Be Blue... | I am very happy to hear from you, as you are one of my very dear students who is rendering me tangible service to assist me in my mission.
Srila Prabhupada amazed us, his disciples, when he told us about Krishna's color. He told us that because the sky is a reflection of Krishna's bodily effulgence; therefore it is blue.
In other words, it's that not we imagine Krishna as being blue because He is vast like the sky or the ocean. No, it's the other way around. Because the sky and ocean are reflections of Krishna, therefore they are blue. Everything originates in God. All of the colors of the rainbow are present in Him. He can be any color that He desires to be. He manifests a bluish complexion because that is what He likes the best and that is what His intimate devotees like the best.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Why Don't You Behave Ordinarily?... | I'd like to know the need of enforcing one into spiritual realization by ISKCON devotees. If one wants spiritual realization he will eventually come. So what is the need to dance on the streets like madmen shouting, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna."?
Love of God should be within heart. So why is it that ISKCON is making a show of spiritual realization by chanting on streets and what not?
This is just an enquiry about your ideology. I am not questioning your legitimacy. i just want to know what is the need for enforcing bhakti.
Yours sincerely
Student |
| | Answer:Mercy is Extraordinary, Not Ordinary... | Some people argue, "When there is drought the people come to the well. The well does not go to the people." But the real fact is that in times of severe drought those who are very merciful dig irrigation ditches so that everyone can receive profuse water.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Speed of Spiritual Progress... | Dear teacher,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
(1) Living in such a family, I can not live peacefully, the whole house is filled with TV noise and materialistic trifles. People are engaged in sinful actions. I feel upset sometimes. I hope I can be freed from the family bondage as quickly as possible.
In such a terrible circumstances, I try my best but I progress very slowly. Why? Does atmosphere have an effect on one's consciousness?
What determines the speed of spiritual progress?
(2) Since childhood, I want to be a single without marriage all my life. Now I still want to perform celibacy to fully dedicate myself to Krishna. But such a celibate life will incur censure from relatives in China. If one do not marry, criticism from others will get him down. I very much want to live a celibate life. Will Krishna help me to achieve this aim?
3) When we say "Human life is rare, don't waste it." does it include barbarians? Can they surrender to God? Does Vedic scripture identify them as animals or humans?
Your servant from China |
| | Answer:Depends on Your Enthusiasm... | It is natural to slowly progress in such an atmosphere because it does have a very negative effect on your consciousness. But because you are sincere and it is not currently practical for you to leave home, Krishna from within is helping you to be Krishna conscious in spite of being in such a materialistic atmosphere.
The speed of your spiritual progress is determined by how enthusiastic you are to make spiritual progress. The more you chant Hare Krishna and read Srila Prabhupada's books, the more rapidly you will advance in Krishna consciousness.
Yes, Krishna will help you to live a celibate life.
Anyone who does not surrender to Krishna is classified as a barbarian. Only if they will somehow or other surrender to Krishna do they become considered an actual human being. Even the lowest barbarian-minded person can become a devotee of Krishna, if he will agree to chant the holy names:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: What is Genuine Religion?... | Since many years I keep asking myself which religion is the genuine religion. Which one is vague? For the believers the question about the genuine religion is very personal.
For you it is Krishna Consciousness. For others you are just a dangerous sect.
For the Pope it is the Roman Catholic Church. For others it is the biggest Mafia on earth.
For the Imams it is Islam. For others it is just a huge terroristic movement, and even within their religion there are clashes over clashes due to the question which branch might be the genuine one.
For the Dalai Lama it is Buddhism. For others the Dalai Lama is a woman hater /suppressor.
For many scientists it is Atheism.
For John Travolta and Tom Cruise it is Scientology.
If we pick up a good soul out of these different religions we could say that their religion is really genuine. (Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama again, Srila Prabhupada, Jesus, Mohammed, Moses, truly holy people...). Following their footsteps would definitely be correct. So what is the characteristic sign of a genuine religion? Is it not too personal for each and everyone? I think we would have less crisis in this world if we had only one religion. Why is that, that God gives us so many choices of different ways to His kingdom?
And again I ask myself, do we need a religion at all? If we follow the 10 Commandments, Jesus' footsteps, the Koran (which is basically and originally a peaceful guidance for daily life), the Bhagavad-gita or whatsoever just as a basic daily routine wouldn't that be sufficient? Do we need to worship any Source? And is it necessary to be brainwashed (let's say it with George Harrison's words) by any genuine or vague religion in order to follow their specific rules which actually cause so much pain and anger since centuries? Of course it is no harm in believing in a God...but wouldn't it be enough to live a civilized life with respect and tolerance for each other (take the Freemasons principles for example)? As you said, the search for God is the search for the source. Do we have to believe in a source? No, we have to be aware of the source and respect it, the best way to worship the Source is not to spoil and destroy its "fruits"!
With my best regards,
Michel
PS: A pity that we cannot discuss personally |
| | Answer:That Which Awakens Pure Love for God... | Genuine religion is that which awakens pure love of God. There is only one religion, to awaken pure love for God within the heart. God has given us this one religion, but man has spoiled it by inventing this religion and that religion. This is why the Bhagavad-gita tells us to give up these so-called religions and simply awaken pure love for God.
Being conscious of the source is essential because to avoid pollution everything must be re-cycled back to its source. If we do not offer the energy back to the source of its emanation, we end up polluting the entire universe in an unlimited varieties of ways. And conversely, if do offer back all of the energy to its source, we create a pristine, harmonious atmosphere throughout the entire universe.
We say that we want to love everyone, but we want to leave out that person from whom everything is coming. Why should we leave Him out? He's a person too. But if we can give our love to that person who is the root of the entire existence, our love will automatically be distributed to all living beings throughout the universe, just as when we water the root of a tree all the leaves and branches are nourished.
You are welcome to come and discuss with me personally anytime you like.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Why Do We Need an Outer Guru?... | Several years ago I went off in search of my guru. A friend of mine told me, "Jesus is your guru." If we have the Holy Spirit as a guide, why do we also need an "outer" guru?
Love always...
Tommi |
| | Answer:Telecommunication Link Required... | Because you are not pure enough to receive direct transmissions from Lord Jesus or the Holy Spirit within, you therefore require the telecommunication link of the the external bona fide spiritual master.
Just like if someone was standing in front of you, you could speak directly to him. But if he was at a great distance you would require the telecommunication link of a telephone.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Worship only Krishna?... | I have been praying to Lord Ganesh, Lord Hanuman, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna since childhood. Should I forget the rest and worship only Krishna?
Mr N Preethpaul |
| | Answer:Watering the Root Waters the Entire Tree... | When you water the root of a tree, all the leaves and branches are automatically nourished. Watering the leaves and branches will not be effective in giving the tree the water it needs. If you want the tree to get sufficient water, you must water the root. Only by watering the root will the tree be healthy. If you neglect to water the root, the tree will die.
According to the Vedic scriptures, there is a clear distinction between the Supreme Lord and the demigods. Lord Krishna is the original form of the Supreme Lord. Lord Vishnu and Lord Rama are His expansions. The demigods are highly elevated devotees of the Lord who serve the Lord within this material world. There is no need to worship the demigods separately. When we serve the Supreme Lord, the demigods are automatically satisfied.
So the answer to your question is yes. You may give up all other forms of worship and simply fully surrender yourself to Krishna. This is why Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita that we should give up all other duties and simply fully surrender ourselves to Him. However if you are not able to do this, you may continue to worship the demigods for the purpose of begging them to bless you that you can fully surrender yourself to Lord Krishna.
You may worship any and all forms of the Supreme Lord as any worship of the Supreme Lord is effective for delivering us from this material existence. Just like when we chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra we are worshipping both Lord Krishna and Lord Rama. But demigod worship is described by Lord Krishna as the activity of those who have lost their intelligence.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Why Chant Hare Krishna First?... | Why is the Mahamantra chanted in this order? Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
In other words, why is the name "Krishna" chanted first before the name "Rama", when Lord Rama appeared in this world before Lord Krishna appeared?
Thanks for sending me "Thought for the Day."
Santosh |
| | Answer:Because Krishna is First... | It is not a correct understanding that Lord Rama appeared before Lord Krishna. According to the Mahabharata (Santi-parva 348.51-52) Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to the sun god at the beginning of the Treta Yuga. The sun god, Visvavan, spoke it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn spoke it to Maharaja Iksvaku, the forefather of the Raghu dynasty, in which Lord Ramachandra appeared. Therefore Lord Krishna appeared before Lord Rama did.
Krishna confirms in the Bhagavad-gita that He appears again and again whenever irreligion becomes predominant. It is not that He comes only once.
Over and beyond these points, it is clearly stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the Srimad Bhagavatam, and the Brahma Samhita, that Krishna is the source of all other incarnations. Since Rama, therefore, is an incarnation of Krishna, it is quite appropriate that we first chant Hare Krishna and then Hare Rama.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| Question: Caste System and Idol Worship... | Does the caste system have any religious sanction in Sanatan Dharma, the Vedic culture?
Why do the followers of Sanatan Dharma worship idols? Can't we achieve the same goal without any idols? Which form of worship is superior-Nirguna or Saguna?
These two are the most trusted weapons of Christians and Muslims against Hindus.
I have many more questions I will ask you from time to time.
Thanks,
Kishore |
| | Answer:Divine Varnashram and Deity Worship... | The original divine caste system, known as daivi varnashram, is prescribed in the Vedic literatures. That divine caste system is no longer being practiced. In the Kali yuga it has become perverted into a different form, which is known as the demonic caste system (asuri varnashram). The original divine caste system meant that everybody in the society was nicely, happily engaged in earning their livelihood in a way that was just suitable to their nature. This system was degraded into a system in which one's social position was based on one's birth, not one's natural qualities.
Nowadays people claim an exalted status as a brahmana when actually they do not possess any of the qualities of brahmana as they are described in the Bhagavad-gita. It is the caste-conscious brahmanas of India who spoiled the caste system by insisting that they were brahmanas simply on the basis of their birth. The actual quality of a brahmana is described as follows in the Bhagavad-gita:
samo damas tapah saucam ksantir arjavam eva ca jnanam vijnanam astikyam brahma-karma svabhava-jam
"Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness -- these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work." Bhagavad-gita 18.42
The actual brahmanas do not selfishly, proudly make an artificial show of these qualities. Rather they act as selfless teachers. Without accepting any salary they dedicate their lives fully for teachings others how to develop these brahminical qualities for achieving the supreme perfection of going back to home, back to Godhead.
The Supreme Truth is both saguna (with qualities) and nirguna (without qualities). Saguna means that it is full of all transcendental qualities, and nirguna means that is completely free from any mundane qualities. In other words, God is not without form. He undoubtedly possesses form. But His form is not like your form, that is subject to birth, death, old age, and disease. The Lord's form is eternally youthful, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. This is why Krishna is described in the Brahma Samhita as nava-yauvanam, an ever-fresh youth.
Idol worship, worshipping a form that is not authorized in the scriptures, is condemned in the Vedic scriptures. Only the authorized deity form of the Lord, in which the Lord has agreed to manifest His divine presence, should be worshipped. When the bona fide spiritual master invites the Lord to appear as the deity in any one of his multifarious manifestations, such as Krishna, Rama, Narayana, or Nrsimhadeve, the Lord kindly appears at the request of His pure devotee. Such worship of the authorized deity form of the Lord should never be considered to be idol worship, the worship of a false god. Rather it is the present day material civilization which is guilty of idol worship by building an entire so-called civilization based on the hedonistic principle of material sense gratification. They have made an idol out of their material bodies, and they spend their whole lives worshipping such false gods. It is therefore the so called religionists who are guilty of idol worship, not the followers of Sanatan Dharma, the Vedic culture.
In this age of Kali the Vedic scriptures prescribe that simply by chanting the holy names of God one achieve all perfection:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
But the spiritual master also engages his disciples in the authorized deity worship in the temple because this helps them to purely chant the holy names of God.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
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