Back to New Govardhan

It is 27 May 2008 at 11:16 am. We have just flown overnight from Hong Kong and are due to land in one hour in Brisbane, Australia where my disciple, Syamasundar Das, will meet us and drive us to the beautiful, rural ISKCON community known as New Govardhan. New Govardhan is situated in a beautiful mountainous area of Australia laden with forests, rivers, and tropical fruits. It is a wonderful place for getting some sunshine, fresh air, and beautiful vistas. However, I am not going there for fun in the sun. I am going to there to lecture on the amazing transcendental science of Krishna consciousness, which transports the serious practitioner far, far beyond this material existence into the most amazing transcendental abode known as the paravyoma, the spiritual sky. The beauty and the majesty of that paravyoma far exceeds any of the most idyllic wonder spots of this material world. And there you will find that birth, death, old age, disease, terrorists, and escalating food and petrol prices are conspicuous by their absence. If you would like to go there, contact your friendly travel agent (a devotee of Lord Krishna) to book your ticket right way.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: An Easy Way to Love Krishna?

I am delighted to receive your response. I am blessed today and ever after. I have understood every word of your letter and will try to proceed in that direction. It surprises me that to develop spontaneous love for our real Lord, our real Supersoul of which we are a part we have to follow so many rules and regulations. Whereas for this worldly relationship we just get involved so easily.

Why isn't there an easy way to love Krishna, to be lost in His thoughts at every moment?

Once again thanks, Gurudeva, for your kind reply and suggestion.

Anuradha

Answer: Sincerely Chant Hare Krishna

Why do you think the process of Krishna consciousness is difficult? There is in fact a very easy way to love Krishna and be lost in His thoughts at every moment. We simply have to sincerely chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra. If Krishna sees that someone is sincerely chanting Hare Krishna, He will help. He is within everyone, and He can understand whether one is sincere or not. Krishna helps a sincere devotee internally and externally. Internally He helps as paramatma by giving intelligence from within. Dadami buddhi-yogam tam. Externally He helps as His representative, the spiritual master. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu says:

guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija

"By the grace of Krishna, one gets a bona fide guru, and by the grace of the guru, one gets Krishna." (Cc. Madhya 19.151)

Thus the sastras have given us a very easy way to be absorbed in love of Krishna. That is this sublime process of Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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