Revving Up the Spiritual Energy

If you want to be situated on the transcendental platform relishing the sweet bliss of eternal cognizant bhakti existence at every moment, you've got to devote some quality time every morning to revving up the spiritual energy within you. The reason this is of the utmost importance is that when we sleep at night we go deep into the mode of ignorance. Therefore the first thing to do upon rising is to get situated on the transcendental platform. The easiest, quickest way to do that is as soon as that alarm clock goes off utter a transcendental sound vibration such as, "Hare Krishna." Then take your morning bath, purify your body and consciousness by marking your body with tilak (sacred clay), and sit down in front of your altar absorbing yourself deeply for one-and-a-half to two hours in chanting the holy names of God on japa beads. If you get sleepy, you can chant while standing or even while pacing back and forth. It is also recommended that you should sing the beautiful Gurvastakam prayers (see footnote) every morning before the sunrise. If you will faithfully do this every morning, you will feel spiritually revved up and ready to ecstatically and confidently face whatever obstacles the material energy may throw at you throughout the day. Plus you will become qualified to attain the transcendental service of Lord Sri Krishna in Vrindavan at the time when you permanently leave this body at death.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Enlighten Others?...

Thank you very much for this wonderful clarification about religion and faith. I had read other versions of the same terms but this one is simple and clear. However I have a question regarding so-called 'religious conversion'. People of every religion (going by the legal definition rather than a philosophical definition of religion) blame other religions of conversion. In fact it has become the cause of hatred and bloodshed in many parts of the world.

How will you reach such people to explain this wonderful truth and convince them?

Jai Shri Krishna

Regards,

Raviraj

Answer: Four Ways to Help Spread Truth...

If you want others to realize these sublime truths of the science of Krishna, you must fully dedicate your life, according to your own capacity, for helping us to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world. For the greatest effect, you should give the maximum amount of energy possible for this purpose.

There are four ways you can dedicate your energy:

1. Give your life: You can dedicate your entire life to serving this mission by becoming an initiated disciple.
2. Give your money: You can help us by donating financially to help us cover the expenses of spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world.
3. Give your intelligence: Engage your intelligence in helping us to awaken others to the science of bhakti.
4. Give your words: Tell everyone you meet about Krishna.

If possible do all four of the above. If that is not possible, do three of them. If that is not possible, do two of them. And if that is not possible, do at least one of them. In this way engage yourself in the topmost activity of assisting this mission of delivering the world population from ignorance.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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