Sharing the Bliss in Helsinki

20 September 2007--Helsinki, Finland. We arrived here yesterday after taking a three hour boat ride across the Gulf of Finland. Today is Radhastami in Finland, a wonderful occasion to remember and call out for the mercy of Srimati Radharani. This afternoon the rain let up and the sun beautifully appeared. This gave us a wonderful opportunity to take the holy names of the Lord out onto the streets to share with the people of Helsinki. Armed with khartals (small hand cymbals), mridanga drums, a portable sound, system, and a crew of enthusiastic singing and dancing devotees we headed out in procession in mid-afternoon downtown Helsinki. By the power of Krishna's wondrous holy names the entire atmosphere of Helsinki became transcendentally surcharged.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Helsinki Harinam Party Shares the Bliss


Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Life's Financial Requirements

Please clarify that what are the necessary financial requirements in life, along with spiritual advancement.

Amit

Answer: Plain Living and High Thinking

Just as a train runs on two rails, we require not only Krishna bhakti. As long as we have a material body, we require some means of livelihood. The idea is to keep your material necessities as simple as possible so that you can focus your energies on developing your Krishna consciousness.

Our motto in life should be, "Plain living and high thinking." But instead we have invented a culture of so-called high living with no thinking. This is our greatest misfortune.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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