Crossing Over the Material Ocean

This material existence is a dangerous ocean. But if we take shelter of guru and Krishna, we can easily cross over this ocean. There is no reason for us to ever be in distress. Distress is the result of foolishly misidentifying ourselves with this material body and those things that are there in relationship with the material body.

The enlightened sages are situated far, far beyond this dangerous ocean of distress because they refuse to identify themselves with their material bodies. The positively affirm--aham brahmasmi--I am pure spirit-soul; I am not this material body.

After all why should we identity with that which is a mere covering of the self and is not the actual self?

These enlightened sages practically realize the spiritual platform by always engaging their thoughts, words, and deeds on the platform of the spirit-soul by full time absorption in the devotional service of Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

In this connection Lord Sri Krishna states:

daivi hy esa guna-mayi
mama maya duratyaya
mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te

"This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it."--Bhagavad-gita 7.14

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Can Conscience Be Our Guide?...

My question to you today is this: What, if anything, does the Vedic literature have to say about the human conscience, which gives us the ability to do "the next right thing?"

Thank you.

Love always...

Tommi

Answer: If We Can Properly Hear It...

The Supreme Lord does not want any living being to act sinfully, and He begs him through his good conscience to refrain from sin. But the difficulty is that people act sinfully in spite of their good conscience, being impelled by the dictates of their senses, which burn with desire like a fire which is never satisfied no matter how much fuel is fed to it.

We have to learn how to clearly discern between our mind and our conscience. The mind is the pivot point for the senses. If we are not sufficiently careful and intelligent, our mind, being impelled by the senses, will drag us again and again into the dark realm of sense gratification. But if we listen very carefully to our conscience, it will take us into the brilliant enlightened realm of complete shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna.

In this connection Srila Prabhupada states, "Being present in everyone's heart, the Lord gives the living entities the conscience whereby they can accept the Vedas and the spiritual master. In this way the living entity can understand his constitutional position and his relationship with the Supreme Lord. "

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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