Short But Sweet Nectar Stop in Amsterdam

It is now 10:35am on Wednesday, November 22, 2006. We are at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport waiting to board our flight to Doha, Qatar in the Middle East. It was a very short, less than 24 hour, stop in Amsterdam. But in the association of the devotee it was very, very sweet.

Last night I lectured on Bhagavad-gita 3.21 in which Lord Krishna describes that an exemplary devotee uplifts the entire world by his example. This is what the world needs now more than ever. We need souls who are perfect in spiritual life, who can thus by their actions and words deliver this planet from chaos.

And then this morning I spoke on Srimad Bhagavatam 4.14.12. In its purport Srila Prabhupada describes how without indulging in politics if the devotees will simply absorb themselves in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra the general population will derive all benefits.

I am the recipient of the greatest good fortune to be engaged in the topmost welfare activity of presenting the ultimate self-realization science all over the world. I wouldn't trade this life for anything.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Proof of Spiritual Reality...

What is the proof that a spiritual reality exists?

Can you surrender to illusion and to God as well, meaning some percent to illusion and some percent to God? In other words, what happens before one is completely enlightened as yourself? Can he be in Krishna consciousness and still be to some extent in illusion while he is practicing Krishna consciousness, through chanting Hare Krishna, remembering the Lord, etc?

Indu pati das

Answer: Sinful Reactions...

If the only reality were this temporary material body, there would be no desire in the living being for immortality. His desire for immortality is the proof of the spiritual reality.

Yes, there can be mixture. You can be 1% in illusion and 99% Krishna conscious. But if you have even 1% material desires at the time of death, you will take birth again in this material world to fulfill that desire. Therefore you must become 100% absorbed in Krishna consciousness without even a slight tinge of material desire, not even 0.00001%.

If one is sincerely executing the principles of Krishna consciousness as an initiated disciple of a bona fide spiritual master, that means that he is step by step diminishing his illusion and advancing his Krishna consciousness all the way to the point of unalloyed devotional service, 100% Krishna consciousness.

So now you must sincerely and carefully absorb yourself 24 hours daily in Krishna consciousness so that you can as soon as possible achieve the goal of pure Krishna bhakti.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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