Never Leave Vrindavan

Every visit to Sri Vrindavan Dham is the most purifying and uplifting experience. Just to be here breathing the air and contacting the sacred dust is an elixir for the soul. This the eternal home of Lord Sri Krishna here in this material world. Krishna's pastimes are eternally going on here at every minute. And my spiritual master said that Vrindavan is his home. So as Krishna's devotee and as the spiritual son of my Guru Maharaja, I certainly also take Vrindavan as my home.

So why don't I stay at home here in Vrindavan? My spiritual master ordered his disciples to spread Krishna conscious all over the world. By surrendering to this order I am always in touch with the sacred dust of Vrindavan. By this surrender Vrindavan becomes eternally manifested within my heart and I never set foot outside of its sacred groves.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Temple at Kusum Sarovara in Vrindavan, India

Temple at Kusum Sarovara in Vrindavan, India

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Computer Games Materialistic?

When you were in Riga, Latvia in October 2007 I went to your lecture, and I really liked it. And you said if we have some questions then write to your e-mail. So here is my question:

When we play computer games does our consciousness become more materialistic? It seems that when I am playing those computer games I become more materialistic and uncreative. Is it possible?

Yours sincerely

Lauris

Answer: Elevate Your Consciousness

If we want to attain the kingdom of God at the time of death, we must train ourselves always to be Krishna conscious, i.e. to always be absorbed in thoughts of God.

Because computer games do not increase our Krishna consciousness, it is better not to waste our time in such a frivolous way. The time you spend playing computer games could be much better spent chanting Hare Krishna, studying the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam. Therefore it is better that you leave aside the computer games and engage instead in activities that will directly elevate your consciousness beyond this material existence.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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