Divine Dining

Learned transcendentalists realize that the tongue needs to be brought under control. They understand fully well that one becomes diseased and diverted from the path of spiritual realization if one takes more food than is necessary to keep body and soul together. Therefore they restrict themselves to a simple sattivic diet of of fruits, vegetables, milk products and grains. But they don't stop there. Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that we should only eat foods which have first been offered lovingly to Him. Therefore the highest level transcendentalists always offer their foods to Krishna before eating. Unless an eatable has first been offered to Krishna with love, they will not put it in their mouth. These devotees cook for Krishna. They don't cook for themselves. They make Krishna the tastiest, most nutritious meals, and then after offering to Him, they partake of the remnants of the Lord's offering. Such divine dining is the perfection of the tongue. By such eating one becomes freed from all sins and one's original dormant Krishna consciousness become revived. Everyone enjoys savoring many varieties of culinary delights. The devotees, who partake only of the remnants of God's meals, enjoy their eating more than anyone else in the world. One who takes to the transcendental pathway of Krishna consciousness enjoys the best of everything in this world and in the next.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Divine dining

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Finding the Absolute Guru

Sir, I do read your lessons more or less regularly. I do not follow rituals rigorously, but Krishna and Rama is my belief.

Now-a-days media presents thousands of gurus shining all around. Some offer salvation in secret chambers and in other secret ways. Some offer salvation the corporate way.

Most of these gurus have salvation to offer, most exchanged for a fee, and of course some devotion.

But after a pursuit, it is seen that they are only good managers, good orators, etc, but not the one who can free us from anxiety.

In such a blitzkrieg doesn't it become more difficult for an ignorant person to find an absolute guru?

Sorry for intruding with my stupidity.

Thank, you, Sir!

Suraj

Answer: Recognizing the Absolute Guru

What you are saying is true. In the modern day Kali Yuga society we are certainly bombarded by a myriad of false teachers. It is thus very difficult to find a bona fide guru. But if in spite of Krishna mercifully sending us the bona fide guru, we are not able to recognize him, that is the greatest misfortune.

You see, there is nothing more fortunate than coming into contact with a bona fide spiritual master. So how unfortunate is that person who even having achieved the greatest good fortune does not recognize it and allows that supreme opportunity to slip through his fingers.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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