Krishna and Balarama Temple in Raman Reti

To be staying here in Sri Vrindavan Dham where Lord Sri Krishna enacted His unlimitedly sweet transcendental pastimes 5,000 years ago is the greatest blessing. This place is a transcendental abode, an embassy of the spiritual world, existing right here on the planet earth. Srila Prabhupada explains that this place is so special that even the dust of Vrindavan is Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada established a beautiful temple here in the Raman Reti area of Vrindavan where Krishna and Balarama would play as cowherd boys with their friends. Raman Reti means "enjoyable sands." Because of the location Srila Prabhupada decided to feature Krishna and Balarama as the predominating deities of the temple and named it the Krishna Balarama Temple (pictured below.)  

Krishna Balarama Temple, Sri Vrindavan Dham

Here are Krishna and Balarama on the central altar

Krishna and Balarama on the central altar, Sri Vrindavan Dham
Krishna and Balarama are described as follows in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita:

eka-i svarupa donhe, bhinna-matra kaya
adya kaya-vyuha, krsna-lilara sahaya

"These two are one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Lord Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna's transcendental pastimes."

I pray for their mercy that I can be strongly fixed in Krishna consciousness and that you, my readers, may all become delivered by Their mercy from the cycle of repeated birth and death.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Become More Wicked for Liberation?..

Sometimes, people become so wicked that they are personally vanquished by the Lord, resulting in instant liberation.

Since most of us are by nature so very wicked, isn't it easier to continue to become more and more wicked until the Lord delivers us? What stops people from using this perverted logic to continue committing wicked deeds?

Milind

Answer: Easier by Krishna Consciousness...

It's a fact that there are two ways of becoming liberated. One can fully surrender to the Lord or be a demon that is killed by the Lord.

However in this connection it should be noted that only the the big, big demons who possess great mystic powers are killed directly by the Lord. Small time, every day demons are not. The demoniac class of men in today's society are not powerful enough to warrant being killed by the Lord. Therefore the easiest way to become liberated is to become fully Krishna conscious.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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