Can You Taste the Nectar?

There is nothing sweeter than hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord in the association of His devotees because this reconnects us with our real natures as the eternal servants of Krishna. Nothing artificial is required to experience this supreme happiness at every moment. You already have it there within you. Simply you must tap into that reservoir of bliss within. We have come here to Timisoara, Romania for this purpose and this purpose only, to dive into this sweet ocean of Krishna consciousness. Therefore we are relishing our short visit here like anything. Krishna confirms in the Bhagavad-gita the ecstatic nature of hearing and discussing topics regarding Him. He clearly describes in the tenth chapter as follows:

mac-citta mad-gata-prana
bodhayantah parasparam
kathayantas ca mam nityam
tusyanti ca ramanti ca

"The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me."
--Bhagavad-gita 10.9

Whether we chant Hare Krishna kirtan, as seen below in Timisoara:

Sankarshan Das and Devotees chant Hare Krishna, Timisoara

Or whether we discuss the philosophy of the Bhagavad-gita, as also seen below in Timisoara:

Sankarshan Das and Devotees Discuss Bhagavad Gita, Timisoara

The nectar is oh so relishable! Can you taste it now?

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Proper or Improper Thrill?...

When I spread the awareness of Krishna Consciousness amongst my friends and relatives I get a thrill that wow I have done such a nice thing. Is enjoying such a thrill correct or wrong?

Warm regards,

Sunil Vaswani
from Mumbai, India

Response: All Credit Goes to Guru and Krishna...

It is natural to feel ecstatic when spreading Krishna to others. There is nothing that pleases Krishna more than when we broadcast His glories to those who have forgotten Him. And when Krishna is greatly pleased, it is natural that the devotee will also naturally feel great transcendental pleasure. There is nothing wrong in feeling this pleasure.

However, one should not allow such transcendental pleasure to become mundane pleasure by thinking oneself great for having attracted someone else to Krishna. We should always remember that is only by the undeserved grace of Guru and Krishna that we can attract someone else to Krishna consciousness. Therefore we should always give all credit to Guru and Krishna, not taking any credit for ourselves. If we foolishly try to take the credit our ability to attract others to Krishna will go away. And our happiness will also go away.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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