Fiji Farewell

It is 11:20am on 23 January 23, 2007. I am here in Suva, Fiji making last minute preparations for our departure. Today we fly out from Fiji at 11pm and amazingly enough arrive on the same day in Los Angeles at 1pm. This means we arrive in Los Angeles ten hours before we leave Fiji! Is this due to any mystic yoga feat? No. It is because we are crossing the international date line going in an easterly direction. 

I carry with me many sweet memories of connecting with Krishna by associating with His devotees and His holy names here in this beautiful paradisial land by the sea. The good people, pleasant weather, clean water, clean air, and abundance of naturally growing fruits, flowers, and vegetables make this an ideal place for living a simple, happy life of complete absorption in Krishna consciousness.

Jairam Prabhu, the temple president of our main temple in Suva, has already invited us to return in January of 2008. So we are already starting to make our plans to do so. This is a very fertile land not only for fruits, vegetables, and flowers. It is fertile for cultivating the seeds of bhakti in the hearts of its residents. Indeed, Srila Prabhupada once said that Fiji could become the first Krishna conscious country in the world. May that happen. It would be the greatest example for the entire world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari elucidates the innermost secrets of self realization at a farm house in Taveuni, Fiji on 15-16 January 2007

Sankarshan Das elucidates the secrets of self realization, Fiji

Sankarshan Das elucidates the secrets of self realization, Fiji

With arrivals and departures like this. Who would ever want to leave? But duty calls. We have been ordered to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world

Sankarshan Das Arrival in Fiji

Sankarshan Das Departure from Suva, Fiji

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: How to Get that Higher Taste?...

Now I am trying to surrender to Krishna. It is not easy, because of remembering my old habits. How to get that higher taste for Krishna, to forget dark pleasures?

What to do to better understand Prabhupada's books? How can I get more inspiration to read?

Thank you for everything.

Kaspars

Answer: Serve Those Who Have It...

I am very happy that you are trying to surrender to Krishna because this is the purpose of our existence, to be fully surrendered unto Lord Sri Krishna.

The easy way to get a strong taste for Krishna consciousness, strong enough to overpower all of our old material tastes, is to lovingly serve those devotees who have a very strong taste for Krishna consciousness.

By getting this strong taste you will naturally be inclined to read Srila Prabhupada's books more and with that increased reading will come increased understanding.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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