Transforming the World

Enough is enough. Things have gotten way too far out of hand. It is time now to focus all of our energies for bringing about as soon as possible the complete, total re-spiritualization of the entire human society.

Even though God has given us a paradise in which to happily live eternally, we have turned our existence into a hell by desiring to eat the forbidden apple of trying to be God. Instead of trying to God, we should try to serve God. This and only this will bring about the peace and happiness, which is so much desired by the modern day human society.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srimad Bhagavatam Class in Taveuni
"Come to the Highest Enlightened Platform:
Krishna Consciousness"Sankarshan Das Srimad Bhagavatam Class in Taveuni

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Did We Fall from the Spiritual Planets?

You mentioned in one of the lessons that we were with God and that we came here after rebelling against Him. How can countless souls rebel against an all-loving God? Let me know if Hindu scriptures support this view. Do the Bhagavad-gita or the Srimad Bhagavatam teach that we fell from the spiritual world?

Thanks in advance,

Have a great day,

Kevin

Answer: Let's Get Back There

Practically no one would be foolish enough to rebel against the Lord. Therefore the percentage of living beings who do so is infinitely small. But if we apply even the smallest, most infinitesimal fraction against the infinite number of living beings in the spiritual world, we come out with an infinite number of living beings to inhabit this material world. Now that we find ourselves here, our most important business is to get back there.

That we were originally with Krishna in the spiritual world and gave up His company in a vain attempt to be the enjoyers of this material world is directly indicated in the following verse from the Srimad Bhagavatam:

api smarasi catmanam
avijnata-sakham sakhe
hitva mam padam anvicchan
bhauma-bhoga-rato gatah

"My dear friend, even though you cannot immediately recognize Me, can't you remember that in the past you had a very intimate friend? Unfortunately, you gave up My company and accepted a position as enjoyer of this material world."
--Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.53

You have mentioned the term Hindu scriptures. Kindly note that this word Hindu does not appear anywhere in the Vedic scriptures. It was a termed coined by the Muslims to describe those persons who lived on the eastern side of the River Sindu. They pronounced Sindu as Hindu, and thus the term has come into use. So the proper term is Vedic scriptures, not Hindu scriptures.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Little Sparrow Who Conquered the Ocean

Image
In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 24 Srila Prabhupada wonderfully teaches us the power of determinations by telling us the story of the little sparrow who conquered the ocean: "As for determination, one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the waves of the ocean. A sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The sparrow became very upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. The ocean did not even consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it. He became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked t
Read more

Heart Melting Reunion with Amarendra and Gayatri

Image
On Friday 26 June 2015 I was blessed with the greatest good fortune of meeting with two of the dearest devotees of my entire life, His Grace Amarendra Prabhu and his good wife, Srimati Gayatri devi dasi. I am eternally indebted to these great souls for how much they helped me in my spiritual life when I was a young devotee. When I was young brahmacari monk in 1973 I joined with the two of them in Gainesville, Florida. We were a three person preaching center, and they were just like a mother and father to me. I had so many wonderful Krishna conscious experiences in their association that I can hardly begin to describe them here. But at least may it suffice for me to say for now that Gayatri taught me what it means to be a soft-hearted devotee of the Lord and she gave me my first cooking lesson, teaching me how to make cauliflower pakoras, and Amarendra taught me the art of how to preach strongly, intelligently, and coolly to defeat opposing arguments. Recently Gayatri almost died. But
Read more

Misguided Fools Say that Masturbation is Healthy

Image
Foolish modern day materialists recommend masturbation as follows: "Masturbation is a common activity. It’s a natural and safe way to explore your body, feel pleasure, and release built-up sexual tension. It occurs among people of all backgrounds, genders, and races. Despite the myths, there are actually no physically harmful side effects of masturbation." They are wrong. To get a proper understanding on this this topic read the question and answer section below. Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What are the Ill Effects of Masturbation? Since you answered questions related to understanding the real need of sex in a human being's life, so I also request you to please enlighten us with the knowledge about semen conservation, it's importance, and the consequences of frequently releasing it thorough sex or masturbation. Since today most of the youth are indulged in mansturbation and they think it to be good in comparison to doing sex with some female for
Read more