Auspicious Krishna Conscious Government

In 1976 when Srila Prabhupada was visiting Fiji he said that it could become the first Krishna conscious country in the world. To have a Krishna conscious government would be the most wonderful blessing that any nation could ever have. If even one country on the face of this planet earth could have a Krishna conscious government, the atmosphere of the entire planet earth would be transformed. If Fiji could be so fortunate, it would naturally become the leading country for the entire planet Earth.

Just since my arrival here a few days ago, a new prime minister has been sworn in. My request to the new prime minister is that he should carefully study Bhagavad-gita as it is and guide the people of Fiji according to its principles. If he does so, it will mark the beginning of a new era for the entire planet earth.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Does this Saying Make Sense?...

I came across the following saying:

"Helping hands are better than praying lips."

Does this make sense or is it an excuse for escaping the mode of submission to the Almighty by prayers?

Please enlighten me on this ignorant query.

Your student,

Darshu

Answer: Lips Praying and Hands Helping...

On the surface this statement may appear to be very nice to say that helping hands are better than praying lips. But if we delve into it a little deeper we see that it is incomplete. Why?

For our basic survival we depend upon rain both for drinking and for food production. Without rain the human society would die. What we can do with our hands for producing rain? Krishna explains in the Bhagavad-gita that rain comes as a result of yajna (sacrifice). What is the prescribed yajna for this age? The chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra:

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

So the ideal formula for a healthy life is to first pray with the lips chanting Hare Krishna at least 16 rounds daily on our japa beads in the early morning pre-dawn hours. This will bring the rain. Then we use our helping hands to milk the cows and to till the soil for producing food. We should not think that we can simply survive by the effort of our helping hands. We depend on God for the rain. Therefore we should always put first things first by first praying with our lips and then engaging our helping hands in taking full advantage of the gifts of God.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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