The Absolute Necessity of this Science
Although more and more sincere souls are joining our course every day from all over the world, it is very sad for me to see that sometimes people who do not realize the absolute necessity of self-realization are dropping out of this course. Unfortunately most people do not understand that they have achieved this rare human birth after transmigrating through millions and millions of births, and that this human form is a very, very rare opportunity to escape once and for all the sufferings of this material existence.
If we simply continue to do what we've always done, namely pursue a life of temporary sense pleasure, we will continue to get what we've always gotten, namely birth, death, old age, and disease. Is this what we really want? We must very seriously ask ourselves this question.
If we don't mind remaining within the cycle of birth and death, sometimes as a human being, sometimes as an animal, sometimes as a plant, then we can do that. But in this condition we must suffer so many varieties of miserable situations caused by the mind and body, by other living beings, and by natural disasters.
And if we would rather live an eternal youthful existence full of knowledge and full of bliss, we can seriously adopt the process of self-realization as the one overriding goal of our life, and never deviate from this pathway, even for a minute.
I hope you choose the later alternative and never drop out of this course.
Your servant,
Josh
In this regard you will need to rise early every day and chant the Hare Krishna mantra on japa beads. You will need to strictly follow a vegetarian diet of foodstuffs offered to Lord Krishna with love and devotion. You will also need to strictly avoid illicit sex, intoxication, and gambling.
In this way guided by a bona fide spiritual master and regularly associating with the Lord's devotees, you can quickly and easily become free from false bodily identification.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
If we simply continue to do what we've always done, namely pursue a life of temporary sense pleasure, we will continue to get what we've always gotten, namely birth, death, old age, and disease. Is this what we really want? We must very seriously ask ourselves this question.
If we don't mind remaining within the cycle of birth and death, sometimes as a human being, sometimes as an animal, sometimes as a plant, then we can do that. But in this condition we must suffer so many varieties of miserable situations caused by the mind and body, by other living beings, and by natural disasters.
And if we would rather live an eternal youthful existence full of knowledge and full of bliss, we can seriously adopt the process of self-realization as the one overriding goal of our life, and never deviate from this pathway, even for a minute.
I hope you choose the later alternative and never drop out of this course.
Answers According to the Vedic Version
Question: How to Attain Krishna Prema?...
What is the most effective way to rise above the idea that we are our bodies? Will cleansing our hearts and minds of the false ego definitely deliver us to the level of Krishna prema?Your servant,
Josh
Answer: Fully Adopt Bhakti Yoga...
The only way to effectively free yourself from the false bodily conception of existence is to fully revive your identity as the eternal spirit-soul servant of Krishna. To do this you need to fully adopt the principles of bhakti-yoga as a life long practice.In this regard you will need to rise early every day and chant the Hare Krishna mantra on japa beads. You will need to strictly follow a vegetarian diet of foodstuffs offered to Lord Krishna with love and devotion. You will also need to strictly avoid illicit sex, intoxication, and gambling.
In this way guided by a bona fide spiritual master and regularly associating with the Lord's devotees, you can quickly and easily become free from false bodily identification.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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