Auspicious Rainbow

10 October 2007--Traveling by car last night to Vilnius, Lithuania to give an evening lecture on the Bhagavad-gita I witnessed the most beautiful and complete rainbow I've ever seen in my entire life. I took it as an auspicious omen of wonderful things to come. It was clearly visible for a full 180 degrees with both ends touching the ground. It was so long I could not fit it in one photograph. Therefore to give you a chance to see it I made a movie of it, which is available through the link below.

Another thing that made it especially auspicious was that there was another more subtle rainbow running parallel to it just above it. This second rainbow was not clearly visible in the photograph or movie clip.

Wanting to take full advantage of the auspiciousness which is now in the atmosphere, this morning I prayed to Sri Sri Nitai Gauracandra, the deities of our Kaunas, Lithuania temple that the entire world can very soon be inundated with a tidal wave of Krishna consciousness. The world is suffering due to a lack of Krishna consciousness. If the people can somehow or other be introduced to this sublime knowledge, they will become delivered from all anxiety and illusion.

Please help me to spread this Krishna consciousness by posting links to www.backtohome.com as much as possible all over the internet. The more web sites that have links to us, the more the search engines will point to us and the more people will find us.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Rainbow on the Road to Vilnius

Rainbow on the Road to Vilnius
Movie Clip Showing Entire Rainbow:
www.backtohome.com/video/Rainbow.MPG

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Ecstasy at Every Moment?

Unfortunately I do not always feel that happy when chanting my rounds and doing my day to day activities. Is it possible to at every moment relish this great ecstasy and happiness that I feel when receiving your email or attending a kirtan? How to do that?

Your student

Answer: Associate with Guru Through His Instructions

You have asked, "Is it possible to at every moment relish this great ecstasy and happiness that I feel when receiving your email or attending a kirtan?"

The answer is, "Yes, of course."

You have also asked, "How to do that?"

The answer is very simple. Always remain in the constant association of your spiritual master by meditating upon, worshipping, and sincerely trying to execute the instructions he has given you.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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