The Ultimate Experience

Why live an ordinary bland existence full of so many anxieties, when we can live on the cutting edge of adventure at every minute? We are not meant to suffer. Suffering is an artificial imposition on the all-blissful consciousness of the living being. It is simply due to the ignorance of bodily identification. Simply by realizing that we are not these bodies and by engaging in the activities of our actual selves as eternal spiritual beings we will taste the true ananda or bliss of spiritual existence at every minute.

Of course, it is not always as easy as it sounds. This is because we have become very much accustomed to being in illusion. For millions of lifetimes we have identified ourselves as being the particular material body that we were inhabiting in that particular lifetime. So it takes time to come out of the illusion. We have to be patient. However if we are determined and always remain enthusiastic, then our perfection is guaranteed to manifest in due course of time. For those who persist on this pathway the reward is unlimitedly great.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: How to See Krishna...

I'm from a brahmin family that belongs to Brij. We have a temple of Shri Radha Krishna in our home to which we worshipped very carefully as best as possible. I already follow all these rules. Sometimes I feel Krishna everywhere with me. I feel a small boy whose face is filled with Makhan (butter) and He is laughing playing with friends everywhere He is. But it is not always. I want to feel this all the time. I want to see Krishna. I want to talk with him personally. This is my life's motive.

Please tell me the best way to get this.

Hare Krishna

Sharvan

Answer: Take Shelter of Guru...

The best way to make your spiritual life complete is take complete shelter of the bona fide spiritual master. Then by his mercy you can perfect your existence and see Lord Krishna within and without at every minute.

This is confirmed in the Srimad Bhagavatam as follows:

tasmad gurum prapadyeta
jijnasuh sreya uttamam
sabde pare ca nisnatam
brahmany upasamasrayam

"Therefore any person who seriously desires the ultimate spiritual perfection must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of the bona fide guru is that he has realized the conclusions of the scriptures by deliberation and is able to convince others of these conclusions. Such great personalities, who have taken shelter of the Supreme Godhead, leaving aside all material considerations, should be understood to be bona fide spiritual masters."
-- Srimad Bhagavatam 11.3.21

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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