Smooth Sailing on the Pathway Back to Home

The path of Krishna consciousness is pure nectar, but sometimes because of our previous mental conditioning we experience difficulties. However, the more we advance along this sublime pathway, the less we will experience these difficulties. Therefore it is in our best self interest to advance as quickly as possible. The faster we advance, the better off we will be.

So what is the secret of rapid advancement?

This all-important question has been answered by my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. He told us that for rapid advancement, "...one should be very active and should persevere in the duties specified in the revealed scriptures and confirmed by the spiritual master."

If we will stick to Srila Prabhupada's simple formula of always remaining busy in Krishna conscious activities according to the directions of guru and Krishna, we will find that all difficulties will disappear from our pathway back to home, back to Godhead. It will be smooth sailing all the way.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Is Eating Plants Sinful?...

I am a vegetarian, and I am aware that killing animals is sinful as they have souls just like we do. But when my friends ask, "Why isn't eating plants sinful as well since they have souls too?", I am not sure how to answer them.

Please enlighten me.

Yours Sincerely,

Darshni

Answer: Yes. Krishnatariansim is Thus Required...

It is a fact that whether we kill an animal or we kill a plant, we are still guilty of killing. So how will we eat?

Krishna prescribes that we can offer Him vegetarian foods and then eat the remnants of the offering as prasadam, the mercy of Krishna. He says that such sacrificial eating will free us from all sins. He also warns us that if we eat foods which are not first offered to Him we are eating only sin.

In sort, just as meat eating is sinful, vegetarianism is also sinful. This is why we must become Krishnatarians, those who eat only Krishna prasadam. This is the only diet which will free us from karma chakra, the wheel of birth and death.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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