Ultimate Self Realization

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." My Suffering Amazes Me In the past I've always very much relished traveling and preaching all over the world for pushing forward the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Even though I am in physical pain when I give a lecture, preaching is still unlimitedly ecstatic. But now due to my pinched nerve the traveling is now a hellish nightmare. It's like being in a torture chamber. I spent a sleepless miserable night in great pain flying from the US to London. However, this suffering is actually quite amazing. How could an eternal spiritual being who is qualitatively one with the Supreme Lord ever find himself in a suffering condition? This is similar to the amazing pastimes of the hogs who think that there is nothing more delicious than the taste of fresh stool. This is all due to a misuse of our free will. Sankarshan Das Adhika...

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." Today We Are Arriving in Bulgaria Today we are arriving at New Madhuvan, the farm of my disciples, Nitai Candra and Gaura Candra. It is very wonderful indeed that they are engaged in one of the important aspects of Vedic culture, cow protection. Regarding cow protection Srila Prabhupada has emphasized it again and again and again in his writings. Here is one the many things he has written as follows in this regard in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 21, Text 44: "The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped with the prayer namo brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca. Thus it is clear that the Supreme Personality of Godhead respects and protects the brāhmaṇas and brahminical culture, as well as the cows; in other words, wherever there are brāhmaṇas and brahminical culture, there are cows and cow protect...

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." What to Do When Things Become Very Difficult? In extreme cases of suffering a devotee may sometimes think that it is better to die than to go through this. In such situations here is some advice from Srila Prabhupada that can give us great solace: Tamāla Kṛṣṇa confided to Śrīla Prabhupāda, "I am so disturbed by these dealings that I can't chant my rounds properly." "That is natural," Prabhupāda replied. "Sometimes when I am disturbed, I also." "But I can see that I am making spiritual advancement, even so," Tamāla Kṛṣṇa admitted. Prabhupāda nodded. "I used to think how to avoid difficult situations," Tamāla Kṛṣṇa said. "But now I think I should not run away from them." "Yes," said Prabhupāda, "we should welcome these. They give us an opportunity to advanc...

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." Why Do We Chant on 108 Beads? If you have wondered why, here is Srila Prabhupada's explanation given in a lecture on February 18, 1967 in San Francisco: Sometimes the explanation is given that "Why we have got 108 beads?" "Because there are 108 Upaniṣads." So chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa with 108 beads means that we are surpassing the study of 108 Upaniṣads. Another meaning is that there are 108 damsels who served Kṛṣṇa with all respect at Vṛndāvana. So that is also another explanation, 108. Let us all take advantage of the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and chant at least 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala every day. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chanting Japa Directly Connects Us with Krishna Urgent! Please Help Us Make the World Krishna Conscious. Donate Now By Clicking Here Questions and Answers What are the 26 qualiti...

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." Around-the-World Lecture Tour Gurumataji and I are heading out this Friday 27 September on an around-the-world lecture tour. Our schedule is given at the bottom of this email. We will also be traveling and preaching in India after initially staying in India to observe the sacred month of Kartik (the month of Damodar). That schedule is not listed because we have not planned it ye. If you live in one of the destinations listed below please do come and attend our lectures as much as possible. We want to share you with the sublime process of Krishna consciousness to empower you to become fixed in Krishna consciousness and thus become qualified to go back to your original home in the spiritual world upon quitting your present material body. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Back to the Spiritual World Urgent! Please Help Us Make the World Krish...

Thought For the Day The Ultimate Self Realization Course "Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." Never Give Up Hope The devotee of Lord Krishna never gives up hope of his attaining the supreme perfection of complete, total freedom from all suffering because he understands the unlimited mercy of Lord Sri Krishna. We may foolishly forget Krishna. But as our loving father He never forgets us. And thus He has been inducing us since time immemorial to return to our original home in the Spiritual Sky. Thus it is now time that we start listening to Him instead of our rascal minds. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Krishna Wants Us Back Urgent! Please Help Us Make the World Krishna Conscious. Donate Now By Clicking Here Questions and Answers Hare Krishna Prabhuji Please accept my humble obeisances. The soul is sat, cit, ananda (eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss). If the soul is full of knowledge why did we as souls choose to fall do...