Carefully Preserving the Vedic Science

The Vedic knowledge, Krishna consciousness, has been very carefully passed down in its original pure form from the very beginning of the universe 155 trillion years ago when Lord Krishna revealed it to Lord Brahma. Unlike modern science which is constantly being revised by scientists who are trying to perfect it, the Vedic science has always been perfect. For example, while the scientists are still in the process of trying to count all the species, the Padma Purana tells exactly how many species there are.

jalaja nava-laksani
sthavara laksa-vimsati
krmayo rudra-sankhyakah
paksinam dasa-laksanam
trimsal-laksani pasavah
catur-laksani manusah

"There are 900,000 species living in the water. There are 2,000,000 nonmoving living entities [sthavara] such as trees and plants. There are 1,100,000 species of insects and reptiles, and 1,000,000 species of birds. As far as quadrupeds are concerned, there are 3,000,000 varieties, and there are 400,000 human species."

Therefore instead of trying to define science, the Vedic scientists focus their energies on the realization and practical implementation of the Vedic science.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Relating with Krishna Passively?

Hare Krishna,

I have been reading the Bhagavad-gita for a while and I have to say that it is the most informative book that I have ever read! But I had a few questions on the soul. I know that His Divine Grace always says that we have a relationship with Krishna; passive, active, friend, parent and lover. Can someone have a relationship with Krishna in a passive mood and how would they interact with Him? Also when a person dies, how can they be sure that they will remember to chant as I have heard that it is very painful to die? Do the Vedas state what happens when a person dies? Thank you for being on the net and open for questions. I hope that you can come to Baton Rouge one day.

Thank you,

Bethany B.

Answer: According to the Devotee's Natural Ecstasy

There are certain souls who associate with Krishna in a passive way. One is example is the rock that Krishna sits on to eat His lunch. The rock is a devotee and he serves Krishna in a passive way. Of course every devotee possesses a human form, but they assume different forms to play different roles in the pastimes of Krishna. Each devotee is free to serve Krishna in whatever way He is most inspired. Some devotees find that there is nothing more relishable than being the rock which Krishna sits on or the tree which Krishna takes a nap under, and they therefore choose to serve Krishna in this passive way in the spiritual world. This not a matter of force. It is matter of their own natural inclination.

The way to make sure that you will remember Krishna at the time of death is to train yourself to always remember Him at every moment as you go through your life. Whatever consciousness you cultivate on a moment to moment basis is the kind of consciousness you will automatically have at the time of death. If a student attends the lectures and hears them nicely and also does all of his assigned homework on time he will be in a good position to perform well at any moment that his teacher gives him a pop quiz. Death is a pop quiz. It we absorb ourselves every day in chanting, hearing, and reading as much as possible about Krishna, when death comes our minds will naturally turn to the Lord and we will easily attain His eternal kingdom.

When a person dies his consciousness carries him to his next body either material or spiritual. This is compared to the air which carries aromas.

I will happy to come to Baton Rouge. You simply have to arrange some preaching and some accommodations for me there and I will come as soon as I get the opportunity.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari