How to Never Be Lost

Krishna wonderfully explains in the Bhagavad-gita (6:30) that those who see Him in everything and see everything in Him are never lost. So this a wonderful vision that we can cultivate: how to see everything in Krishna and Krishna in everything.

In this connection we should understand that nothing exists outside of Krishna because all of existence is nothing more than His expanded energy. Nothing can exist without it being emanated from Krishna. Nothing and no one can exist independently of Him. In other words we are totally dependent upon Him for everything, even for our very existence. Therefore out of gratitude we should voluntarily engage ourselves in His service. This is known as Krishna consciousness, and it automatically revives one's original all blissful, all knowing eternal identity.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Only 64 Qualities of God?

I am finding it very nice and interesting to read all of your articles with different descriptions and answers to the questions posed. I thank you once again from my bottom of my heart.

I have a question which was asked by my brother and I was unable to answer it. The question is : What are the different unlimited good qualities of God?

And my question is: Why is it that only 64 qualities of God ( Krishna ) are being listed whereas He is reservoir of unlimited good qualities.

Awaiting your answer.

Your student,

Praveen P Joshi

Answer: 64 Qualities, Only a Sample

Even if I could count how many grains of sand there are on the beaches of the world, I would still not be able to enumerate even an infinitesimal fraction of the unlimited qualities of Krishna. The list of 64 qualities mentioned in the Nectar of Devotion are simply the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg of Krishna's unlimited qualities. They are listed to give us at least a sample conception of God's unlimited qualities.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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