New Chapter for the Human Race...

At 7:00am on 24 July 2007 morning we are scheduled to fly out of Lima and return via Atlanta, Georgia to our headquarters in Austin, Texas. This week in Peru has truly been another one of those amazing unforgettable experiences that I have tasted on the pathway of Krishna consciousness. As soon as we connect with Krishna we enter into the dimension of transcendental bliss far, far beyond the miseries of material existence. I pray for the day when the leading people on this planet all realize how auspicious it is to be Krishna conscious. That day will mark the beginning of a glorious new chapter for the human race.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Evening Lecture at Lima's Wilson Avenue Temple

Sankarshan Das Evening Lecture at Lima's Wilson Avenue Temple

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Responsible Nondoer?...

In Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 2, verse 47, Krishna tells Arjuna, "You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty."

Since I am not the cause of the results of my activities, how is it I am considered to be responsible for those actions?

Bruce

Answer: Responsible for Choosing Maya...

We have a choice whether to act under the influence of the material energy or the spiritual energy. If we place ourselves under the material energy, we are carried along helplessly on the roller-coaster of material existence. However, because we voluntarily chose the material energy over the spiritual energy we have to take responsibility for everything that we do while under its influence. Just like if someone becomes very intoxicated they may become completely unaware of what they are doing. But still they are responsible for everything they do in that intoxicated state.

So the best thing is to embrace a life of full freedom in the Lord's service by taking complete shelter of the Lord through the agency of His spiritual energy.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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