Using Your Talents for Krishna
Whatever material talent we have should be utilized in Krishna's service. In this connection Srila Prabhupada states, "Whatever capacity you may have, either you are a scientist or a lawyer or an engineer or a rich man, a capitalist, whatever you may be. Your duty is to utilize your talent for Krishna consciousness. That's all. That is perfection."
A nice example of this is my student, Ugis Polis, here in Riga, Latvia. He is very talented in radio broadcasting and is using this for Krishna. He began his radio career in Riga at the age of 13 on a children's radio program and soon became a radio journalist interviewing other children for special short features. As he grew up he had his own program. At that time Latvia had only one radio station, the state radio station. Ugis got his big break when the Russians took control of the Latvian state radio station and the Latvian government realized it would be to Latvia's advantage to license private radio stations. When the first license was granted in 1991 it went to Ugis. He took his station on the air in 1992.
As I am writing this, it is April 30, the fifteenth anniversary of Ugis' radio station, European Hit Radio, first going on the air. It is one of the most popular radio stations in all of Latvia and has broadcast towers throughout the nation. Since his programming is restricted by government regulations, he uses the advertising portion of his broadcasts to promote various Krishna consciousness programs such as Hare Krishna Food for Life free food distribution, festivals, and special lectures given by devotee speakers. In this way, through advertising, he is introducing a major segment of the Latvian population to the idea that Hare Krishna Food for Life is the nation's leading charity and that Vedic knowledge will solve life's problems. Thus he is making a major contribution to the spreading of Krishna consciousness in this eastern European former Soviet bloc nation.
Ugis chants 16 rounds daily of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra and follows the four regulative principles of freedom: 1) No illicit sex, 2) No meat eating, 3) No intoxication, and 4) No gambling. At the same he manages European Hit Radio with its large staff and is launching two new stations.
I encourage all of my students to see Ugis' example and find the ways and means that they can be solidly fixed in the practice of Krishna consciousness by good sadhana and by utilizing their talents and abilities in the service of Krishna. If more and more people can do this, it will bring in a new era of peace and happiness for the entire global society.
I'm not saying I believe that this man who claims to be Kalki Avatar is the real thing. I am just saying when it was prophesized that Lord Jesus would be born, the Jews predicted a military leader, someone to bring a war and lead the Jews to a glorious age. Instead quite the opposite happened. Jesus was born and he brought a message of love and non-violence with his turn-the-cheek belief and thus Judaism was reformed.
So would it not be possible when Kalki finally does come, that He will not be what we expected him to be, that He will instead be a passive man Who will not bring harm to any of His children and Who loves us even more dearly than Jesus did?
Your student,
Haridhan
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
A nice example of this is my student, Ugis Polis, here in Riga, Latvia. He is very talented in radio broadcasting and is using this for Krishna. He began his radio career in Riga at the age of 13 on a children's radio program and soon became a radio journalist interviewing other children for special short features. As he grew up he had his own program. At that time Latvia had only one radio station, the state radio station. Ugis got his big break when the Russians took control of the Latvian state radio station and the Latvian government realized it would be to Latvia's advantage to license private radio stations. When the first license was granted in 1991 it went to Ugis. He took his station on the air in 1992.
As I am writing this, it is April 30, the fifteenth anniversary of Ugis' radio station, European Hit Radio, first going on the air. It is one of the most popular radio stations in all of Latvia and has broadcast towers throughout the nation. Since his programming is restricted by government regulations, he uses the advertising portion of his broadcasts to promote various Krishna consciousness programs such as Hare Krishna Food for Life free food distribution, festivals, and special lectures given by devotee speakers. In this way, through advertising, he is introducing a major segment of the Latvian population to the idea that Hare Krishna Food for Life is the nation's leading charity and that Vedic knowledge will solve life's problems. Thus he is making a major contribution to the spreading of Krishna consciousness in this eastern European former Soviet bloc nation.
Ugis chants 16 rounds daily of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra and follows the four regulative principles of freedom: 1) No illicit sex, 2) No meat eating, 3) No intoxication, and 4) No gambling. At the same he manages European Hit Radio with its large staff and is launching two new stations.
I encourage all of my students to see Ugis' example and find the ways and means that they can be solidly fixed in the practice of Krishna consciousness by good sadhana and by utilizing their talents and abilities in the service of Krishna. If more and more people can do this, it will bring in a new era of peace and happiness for the entire global society.
Answers According to the Vedic Version
Question: Can't Kalki Be a Healer?...
In regards to a question sent to you by the devotee, N.J. Chandra Sekhar, about Kalki Avatar, is it not possible that when Kalki comes, He will be a healer instead? The Lord Kalki could come to make peace between all people and to help the lost souls find the right path rather than destroying the false kings.I'm not saying I believe that this man who claims to be Kalki Avatar is the real thing. I am just saying when it was prophesized that Lord Jesus would be born, the Jews predicted a military leader, someone to bring a war and lead the Jews to a glorious age. Instead quite the opposite happened. Jesus was born and he brought a message of love and non-violence with his turn-the-cheek belief and thus Judaism was reformed.
So would it not be possible when Kalki finally does come, that He will not be what we expected him to be, that He will instead be a passive man Who will not bring harm to any of His children and Who loves us even more dearly than Jesus did?
Your student,
Haridhan
Answer: Vedic Predictions Are Always Accurate...
There cannot be any discrepancies in the Vedic predictions. Therefore Kalki Avatar will indeed appear at the end of the Kali yuga 427,000 years from now and annihilate the demons. The predictions are so accurate that His father's name and His village name are also predicted. The planet earth will at that time be in a state of total chaos. The entire human population will be reduced to the size of pygmies and they will all be cannibals engaged in killing and eating each other. Kalki Avatar's killing will be an expression of His unlimited love because anyone who is killed by Him receives immediate salvation. Because their brains will be too dull to comprehend transcendental knowledge, instead of preaching to them the Lord will mercifully deliver them by killing them. And then after they are annihilated a new golden age, the Satya Yuga, will begin.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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