Make the Entire World Happy

How much inconceivable happiness I have been blessed with by the mercy of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada! He has blessed me to be able to savor the sweet flavor of Krishna consciousness, devotion to Lord Krishna, at every minute.

But this is not for me alone. He wants me to share it with the entire world. What a daunting challenge! How can I possibly convince everyone throughout the entire world to try tasting the ultimate nectar, Krishna consciousness? It seems completely overwhelming and impossible.

But I am not alone. There are at least a million followers of Krishna consciousness all over the world. We are working together as a team to bring about a complete respiritualization of the planet earth. If you are not already on our team, we invite you to join us today. We gaurantee that you will taste the sweetest nectar at every minute.

If you would like to find out what you can do to help contact your nearest ISKCON center or send us an email: sda@backtohome.com

Questions and Answers

Will Maya Succeed Ultimately?...

I have been told that at a particular point of time in future (I do not remember the exact number of years) that Maya (the material energy) will take over this universe completely. I understand this has been mentioned even by Srila Prabhupada in one of his books.

If this is true, then is it not contradictory to the understanding we have that Krishna's perfect arrangement is to bring all back to Him through the reformatory nature of this material existence and that sooner or later everyone will decide to go back to home, back to Godhead?

Looking forard to your reply.

A devotee

Maya's Influence is Cyclical Only, Not Ultimate...

The influence of Maya, the material nature, goes through cycles. Just as we have four seasons of the year: spring, summer, fall, winter, there are four different yugas (ages): Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. The Satya Yuga is 100% spiritual. The Treta Yuga is 75% spiritual and 25% materialistic. The Dvapara Yuga is 50% spiritual and 50% materialistic. And the Kali Yuga is 25% spiritual and 75% materialistic gradually becoming 100% materialistic.

So at the end of Kali Yuga the entire atmosphere will be completely materialistic. But as winter is followed by spring, there will another Satya Yuga, a golden era of spiritual enlightenment, which will come after the Kali Yuga.

The intensely materialistic atmosphere in the Kali Yuga is a special benediction for those souls who would like to escape the cycle of birth and death. This is confirmed in the Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.36 as follows:

kalim sabhajayanty arya
guna jnah sara-bhaginah
yatra sankirtanenaiva
sarva-svartho 'bhilabhyate

"Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the Age of Kali because in this age one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal simply by chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra."

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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