Greatest Service to the Suffering Humanity

The root cause of all suffering is a lack of Krishna consciousness. Every single living throughout the vast totality of existence is part and parcel of the supreme person, Lord Sri Krishna. In this material world 99.999% of the living beings are in complete ignorance of their factual identities and are thus unnecessarily suffering in the cycle of ever-repeating birth, death, old age, and disease. If they can simply come to their senses by remembering who they actually are and thinking, speaking, and acting always in harmony with their actual true nature, they will be unlimitedly happy in all times, places, and circumstances. Therefore there is no greater service that one can render to the suffering human than to dedicate one's life to reawakening the dormant Krishna consciousness that is sleeping in the hearts of all.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: What Did God Look Like?...

What did God look like the very first time he incarnated himself on earth? Was it his two armed version with skin like the color of clouds?

Why is it still so difficult to break free from maya even when a strong attempt is being made?

What do you think Krishna would say if you asked him what you should do if you are struggling with depression and anger?

Erin

Answer: He Was a Gigantic Fish

The first incarnation of Krishna within this universe is described as follows in the Srimad Bhagavatam:

om namo bhagavate mukhyatamaya namah sattvaya
pranayaujase sahase balaya maha-matsyaya nama iti.

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is pure transcendence. He is the origin of all life, bodily strength, mental power and sensory ability. Known as Matsyavatara, the gigantic fish incarnation, He appears first among all the incarnations. Again I offer my obeisances unto Him." SB 5.18.25

It is difficult to break free from maya because we have been conditioned to be her slave for millions and millions of lifetimes. Becoming Krishna consciousness is to declare war against maya, the illusory energy. If your endeavor to break free from maya is not successful even when a strong attempt is made, you must make even a stronger attempt. And if that is not successful, you must make even a stronger attempt. In this way you must make your attempt stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger, until finally you break free from the clutches of the material energy.

Depression and anger are the symptoms of a person who is under the influence of the material modes of passion and ignorance. In the Bhagavad-gita Krishna orders us to be transcendental to the influence of the three modes of material nature.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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