Is Krishna Consciousness Relevant?

The average materialist would consider the activities of Krishna consciousness to be a foolish waste of time. They would think that the time a devotee spends chanting Hare Krishna every day could be better spent by sleeping, reading the newspaper, or watching television.

So why do we do this? Is it meaningful? Is it relevant?

The fact is that there is nothing more meaningful and relevant than the activities of Krishna consciousness. The entire world civilization is plunged into the deep, dark ocean of illusion. Because they don't know the purpose of the human form of life practically everything they do is a royal waste of time.

The only things that are really worth doing are those things which connect us with our actual identity. As long as we think, speak, and act in a way that is not consistent with the reality of who we actually are we must necessarily feel empty and frustrated.

As soon as we do all of our activities for the pleasure of Lord Sri Krishna, we feel an immediate upliftment, an immediate transformation of consciousness. If you don't believe, just try it. Give this process of Krishna consciousness a sincere try and you will absolutely amazed and enlivened.

Questions and Answers

Why So Few Krishna Conscious Devotees?...

Why is it that only a minute percentage (about 2-3%) of the world population is Krishna conscious?

Sunil R. Vaswani
from Mumbai, India

Make Others Fortunate...

I wish it were 2-3%. The actual statistic is that only a very, very small fraction (less than one per cent) of the world population is Krishna conscious. Just as many people purchase costume jewelry and only a small percentage purchase diamonds, similarly Krishna consciousness is accepted only by a very small percentage of the world population. This tendency is confirmed by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita:

manusyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah

"Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth."---Bhagavad-gita 7.3

One has to very, very fortunate to become Krishna conscious. It is a special gift that is rarely achieved. Now that you have received it, you must dedicate your life to becoming perfect in Krishna consciousness and making others fortunate by spreading this Krishna consciousness movement all over the world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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