Depending on Krishna in All Circumstances
23 August 2006-6:10am
In this world we face many dangers. In the fact the Srimad Bhagavatam describes this as a world in which there is danger at every step. We can see this practically. This morning one hour ago while taking a morning walk I was run off the road by a driver who purposely harassed me. He was driving his truck straight at me at approximately 40 miles per hour driving down the wrong side of the road. I was forced to jump out of the way to save myself from possible death. I suspect that it was done out of hate because I dress differently than the average American citizen.
This incident serves to illustrate not only the dangerous nature of this material world. It also shows the wicked mentality of the persons who inhabit this planet right now. This is confirmed as follows in the Bhagavad-gita:
iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata
sarva-bhutani sammoham
sarge yanti parantapa
"O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate." Bhagavad-gita 7.27
What to do? We are living in a dungeon of demons.
There's only one thing to do. We have to purify our hearts by total, complete unalloyed surrender at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, and we have to revolutionize this planet by making as many people Krishna conscious as possible.
Sateesh
But you can remain a grihastha, a householder. That is all right. Arjuna was a householder and he became perfect by surrendering fully to Krishna. You may remain comfortably situated with wife and children, that is all right. But you cannot be a grihamedhi, a materialistic sense-gratificatory householder. You must strictly following the religious principles prescribed in the scriptures for householders. Then there will be no difference between you and a sannyasi, a renunciate.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
In this world we face many dangers. In the fact the Srimad Bhagavatam describes this as a world in which there is danger at every step. We can see this practically. This morning one hour ago while taking a morning walk I was run off the road by a driver who purposely harassed me. He was driving his truck straight at me at approximately 40 miles per hour driving down the wrong side of the road. I was forced to jump out of the way to save myself from possible death. I suspect that it was done out of hate because I dress differently than the average American citizen.
This incident serves to illustrate not only the dangerous nature of this material world. It also shows the wicked mentality of the persons who inhabit this planet right now. This is confirmed as follows in the Bhagavad-gita:
iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata
sarva-bhutani sammoham
sarge yanti parantapa
"O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate." Bhagavad-gita 7.27
What to do? We are living in a dungeon of demons.
There's only one thing to do. We have to purify our hearts by total, complete unalloyed surrender at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, and we have to revolutionize this planet by making as many people Krishna conscious as possible.
Answers According to the Vedic Version
Question: Spiritual Advancement Without a Guru?...
Is it possible to attain self-realization or advancement in spiritual life without a guru? Is is possible to attain spiritual bliss by living the present way as a Grihastha, a householder?Sateesh
Answer: Without a Guru, We are Nowhere...
We must a have guru. Guru is required because Krishna orders in the Bhagavad-gita that we must accept a guru. This is practically speaking how we will surrender ourselves to Lord Krishna. Because Krishna has ordered us to do so, without surrender to the spiritual master, Krishna's pure representative, there is no question of actually surrendering to Krishna. This means that without a guru, we are nowhere. Before accepting a guru the only advancement we can make is advancing to the point of realizing the absolute necessity of accepting a guru and actually doing that.But you can remain a grihastha, a householder. That is all right. Arjuna was a householder and he became perfect by surrendering fully to Krishna. You may remain comfortably situated with wife and children, that is all right. But you cannot be a grihamedhi, a materialistic sense-gratificatory householder. You must strictly following the religious principles prescribed in the scriptures for householders. Then there will be no difference between you and a sannyasi, a renunciate.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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