If They Only Knew

If the people of this world only knew what is the sublime taste of reawakening their dormant enlightened consciousness what a wonderful loving, peaceful atmosphere would be all-pervading on this planet. But because they are in ignorance the entire world is being dragged into an increasingly more chaotic quagmire. They are blinded by sense desire into thinking that gross and subtle material pleasures are the all in all, that there is nothing more this. But these pleasures do not satisfy us. At best they only give us a temporary sense of titillation which goes away quickly. If however, one comes to transcendental platform, Krishna consciousness, he or she attains a pleasure which is unlimited, never ending, and ever increasing.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Guarantee of Not Falling Twice?...

We are all eternal servants of Krishna and have lost our sense of identity due to misuse of independence. Hence we are in the material world. Krishna promises in the Bhagavad-gita that once, through the process of bhakti, we return back to the spiritual world there is no return to the material world.

What is the guarantee that we will not misuse our independence again after reaching spiritual planets just as we did before and came down to this material world although we were eternal servants of Krishna?

I humbly submit myself to you for clarification.

Your humble servant

Answer: Possible, but Highly Unlikely...

here is no guarantee that we will not again misuse our independence. However, it is highly unlikely that we will. Once burned, twice shy. A child may stick his hand in the fire once in spite of being warned by his parents. But having been burned, is it likely that he will stick his hand in the fire again to become burned again? Although possible, it is highly unlikely.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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