Sharing the Nectar in Ostringen

The more we give Krishna to others, the more we get Krishna. Therefore I am always looking for opportunities to share this ultimate nectar with as many people as possible. This is why I am practically always traveling and preaching all over the world. There is truly nothing more sublime and wonderful than awakening the dormant Krishna consciousness which is currently sleeping within the heart and helping others to do the same.

On our first full day in Heidlberg one of the devotees asked me if I wanted to attend a home program that evening. I immediately without any hesitation accepted the invitation. We drove from Heidlberg to a nearby town named Ostringen to the home of a pious Indian lady named Kanti. There was a wonderful gathering of persons there eager to hear about Krishna, chant His holy names, and relish Krishna prasadam (foodstuffs offered to Lord Krishna with love and devotion). We spent the entire evening diving deeper and deeper into the ocean of transcendental bliss before finally wrapping it up to return to the temple to take rest to begin another day of diving even deeper into the ocean of unlimited nectar.

Home Program in Ostringen, Germany

Sankarshan Das Home Program in Ostringen, Germany

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Switching to the Mahamantra?...

I have been chanting the mantra given by my spiritual guru. But lately I have found that I feel more comfortable in chanting the Mahamantra. Can I change my chanting totally to Mahamantra? Please do advise.

Hare Krishna

Kusum

Answer: Yes, it is the Supreme Mantra....

In the Vedic wisdom the chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra is described at the topmost means of attaining spiritual perfection. Therefore your teacher should have advised you in this regard. Yes, you may switch over to chanting the Hare Krishna mantra instead of what you are currently chanting. Whatever benefit you may receive in chanting other mantras is automatically included when you chant Hare Krishna. The difference is that the Hare Krishna mantra not only gives you the benefit of the other mantras. It goes millions and billions of times benefit beyond that.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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