Does God Exist?

Many people nowadays claim that God does not exist, that there is no such thing as God. Before we proceed further with this discussion we should understand what we mean by the word "God." God means the origin of existence. So the question is this: Does existence have an origin or is it simply existing on its own? To answer this question we can use the modern day scientific method known as empirical observation. Do we have any experience of something that exists on its own without being caused by something else? The answer is no. We have never observed such a phenomena. Therefore we can rightfully conclude that since everything we have ever observed has a cause for its existence, existence itself must have a cause and therefore God must exist

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Can I Ask for Some Grace?

This is with reference to recent bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Though I am not seated there, yet I feel a great amount of compassion for the people and feel concerned about their security. Can I ask for some grace from you, Srila Prabhupada, and Lord Krishna Caitanya for those suffering there? I could not sleep well yesterday. There is big threat from our neighboring country brothers and I am hearing from various sources that some of them are inducing large mass people to act in this way of killing others. Please offer some grace to the common people.

Is it possible to spread Krishna consciousness in Muslim nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan? At the same time, I wouldn't personally like you to take any sort of risk visiting these nations.

Yours humbly,

Siva

Answer: May the Entire Universe Become Krishna Conscious

My heart also bleeds along with your heart for the horrible suffering experienced the other day by those who were killed and injured in the terrorist bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmadabad. Let us pray now with this beautiful mantra from the Srimad Bhagavatam that all over the world such terror may now come to an end, that the entire world may take up the liberating pathway of Krishna bhakti:

svasty astu visvasya khalah prasidatam
dhyayantu bhutani sivam mitho dhiya
manas ca bhadram bhajatad adhoksaje
avesyatam no matir apy ahaituki

"May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they will think of each other's welfare. Therefore let us all engage in the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krishna, and always remain absorbed in thought of Him."
--Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.9

Krishna consciousness can also be spread in the Muslim countries I had a very good experience engaging a hall of Muslims in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra several years ago when I was in Turkey.

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Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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