Sweet Memories of Macedonia

Early this morning we are heading out for Romania on Alitalia Airlines transiting through Milan, Italy. Still fresh in our minds is the wonderful visit we had to Skopje, Macedonia. Wherever we can taste the sweet nectar of devotee association we are empowered to enter into the spiritual world far, far beyond the miserable ocean of birth and death. 

Although due to illness we made a last minute change to our plans, and although we came less conveniently for them on the week days instead of on the weekend, still the devotees went all out to make our visit as pleasant as possible. Upon arrival our hearts were warmed by the beautiful sign they made for us:

Sankarshan Das Visit to Skopje, Macedonia

It was very inspiring to see how nicely they were worshipping these beautiful deities of Sri Gaura-Nitai

Sri Gaura-Nitai, Skopje, Macedonia

At the end of our all-too-brief visit they begged us to return again soon and gave us the sweetest transcendental send-off by serenading us with a Hare Krishna kirtan

Sankarshan Das Send-Off by Devotees in Skopje, Macedonia

Inspired by the wonderful association I was very enlivened to answer many emails as we headed up into the mountains to cross the border back into Bulgaria

Sankarshan Das Answers Emails on the way to Bulgaria

More and more sweet transcendental adventures are awaiting us and all those who serious take up the pathway of Krishna bhakti.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Regarding Divorce...

I am working in a legal firm in Malaysia. I found lately there is a rise of divorce cases in Malaysia. I would like to hear from you why there is so much of failure in marriage. Can Krishna consciousness help to overcome this problem?

Hare Krishna

Your humble student,
Renuka Nair

Response: Develop Actual Pure Devotion...

Failure in marriage is becoming more and more common nowadays because we are more and more basing marriage on the principle of sense gratification instead of duty. They marry based on sense attraction, but the senses, by their very nature, always demand newer and newer objects of sense gratification. Therefore sense gratificatory-based marriages are very likely to end in divorce.

On the other hand marriages that are accepted in a spirit of duty to the Supreme Lord will never break and they will continue to become sweeter and more mature with the passing of time.

In short, God consciousness is the principle that holds everything together. As soon as we give up God, everything starts to fall apart including the institution of marriage.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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