Happiest Person in the Universe

The biggest enemy of our spiritual progress is to waste our time in unnecessary non-devotional activities. There are already enough not-directly-devotional activities that sap our time and energy, such as being stuck in traffic jams, spending long hours in the mundane work place, etc. We should not make matters worse by wasting our free moments in non-devotional activities.

In fact, in this connection I'd like to let you in on another one of those special insider's secrets:

If you will utilize every possible free moment you have in a Krishna conscious way, Lord Krishna will give you more and more free time to engage directly in His service.

For example, when you get on an airplane instead of reaching for the in flight magazine you can opt for some Krishna conscious literature that you brought on the plane with you as a transcendental alternative.

Instead of eating the meal provided by the airline you can bring aboard your own home cooked meal of Krishna prasadam (vegetarian food prepared and offered with love to Lord Sri Krishna).

I am traveling all over the world spending more time on the road than I do at my home base. But yet I only eat the Krishna prasadam which I bring on board, not the foods that have been cooked by the airline's catering service.

What is the result of directly plugging into Krishna as far as possible at every minute? The result is that one is always connected with Krishna and relishing the sublime bliss of Krishna consciousness in all times, places, and circumstances. If this is the consciousness you want, you will have to pay the price of always disciplining yourself to favor Krishna conscious activities over non-Krishna conscious activities.

My spiritual master Srila Prabhupada personally told me, "Disciple means discipline." I gaurantee you one thing: If you will always discipline yourself to always as much as possible be engaged in Krishna conscious activities, you will be the happiest person in the universe, no matter what your material situation may be.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Reading only Bhagavad-gita?...

Srila Prabhupada wrote so many books. Reading all of them is a waste of time. If we only read the Bhagavad-gita As It Is and apply it to our life, can we get the essence of Vedic science and achieve spiritual perfection?

Please make a list of the most important authorized scriptures. I only want to read these in my life.

Your devotee from China

Answer: Fully Utilize Srila Prabhupada's Ultimate Benediction...

How can you say that reading all of Srila Prabhupada's books is a waste of time? The best utilization of our life is to carefully read all of Srila Prabhupada's books. Srila Prabhupada instructed us to read all of his books. But he has mercifully put everything that we need to know into Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

Rest assured that if you will spend your entire life reading that one book again and again, and if you will perfectly follow its teachings, there is no doubt that you will attain complete spiritual perfection.

In order to make it easier for you to fully comprehend and master the art of bhakti described in the Bhagavad-gita As It Is Srila Prabhupada has also given us many other books as listed below. Kindly try to live your life in such a way that you can read all of these books. This will enable you to easily become a fully enlightened and empowered perfect living embodiment of the teachings given by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita. Here are the most wonderful and sublime books that Srila Prabhupada has blessed us with. These books are truly the ultimate benediction for the suffering humanity:

Bhagavad-gita As It Is
Srimad-Bhagavatam
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita
Krishna Book
Sri Isopanisad
Nectar of Instruction
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
Easy Journey to Other Planets
Nectar of Devotion

Sankarshan Das Adhikari 

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