Sufficient Supply of Devotional Service

Srila Prabhupada one time stated that the ISKCON centers are not in this material world. They are not in Los Angeles, New York, etc. They are in Vaikuntha, the spiritual world. We are experiencing this practically here in Sydney where we are presently intensely engaged 24 hours daily in the service of the Lord. Even while living in the material world the devotee experiences living in the spiritual world at every moment because devotional service and the spiritual world are non-different.

One of the wonderful qualities of devotional service is that there is no shortage of its supply. There is plenty of it to go around. If every man, woman, and child on the planet Earth decided to immediately absorb themselves 24 hours daily in devotional service, we could supply them enough of it to completely fulfill their desires.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: What Should I Believe about God?...

I am a believer in God. I believe that there is a power that is controlling this world. But I do not know what I should believe and how I should show that belief.

Is it in the form of a human being or something else?

For showing my belief towards that power am I offering a lamp in the morning and evening.

Thanking you,

Bhavani

Answer: You Must Go Beyond Belief....

Your relationship with the Supreme Controller must go beyond the level of believing to the level of knowing. We can know that Supreme Controller because He reveals Himself fully in the Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Person, Lord Sri Krishna, with His all-attractive personal form. The best way to show Him our love is to constantly chant His holy names:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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