The Real Proprietor

We have to realize that we own nothing, that everything we possess is the property of the Supreme Lord. It we always keep this vision strong in our consciousness and utilize everything only for His enjoyment, we will be solidly situated on the pathway back to home, back to Godhead. In order to develop and maintain this vision we require the ongoing inspiration and support of a bona fide spiritual master, the Lord's devotees, and the sacred Vedic literatures such as the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam. Therefore we should fully surrender ourselves at the lotus feet of a bona fide spiritual master, always associate with and serve the Vaisnavas, and regularly study the most authorized presentation and explanation of the Vedic literatures, the writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Krishna?

Whenever I am in discussion with my Indian friends of Hindu background about Lord Krishna being the Supreme Personality of Godhead I get shunned as they believe Lord Krishna is one of the avatars of Lord Vishnu. In other words they consider Lord Krishna and demigods like Lord Shiva, Durga Devi Lord Ganesha as equal. How can I explain to them that Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Question 2 - My best friend goes to the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She says that the Hare Krishnas promote homosexuality. I don't think so or have not heard of this. What do I say to her? She says its a sin to associate with Hare Krishnas. I would like to help her to realize Krishna.

Thank you

Devi

Answer: Confirmed by All Vedic Authorities.

You can say that you have no personal bias in the matter, but that the great Vedic authorities have all stated that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So, if we are to accept the version of the great Vedic authorities, we have to accept that Krishna is the Supreme Lord.

And then you can quote the following verses from the Srimad Bhagavad-gita:

arjuna uvāca
paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma
pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān
puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam
ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve
devarṣir nāradas tathā
asito devalo vyāsaḥ
svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me

"Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Nārada, Asita, Devala and Vyāsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me."
--Bhagavad-gita 10.12-13

The Krishna consciousness movement is not a cult. It is a revival of the ancient culture which flourished for thousands and millions of years on this planet before the advent of the Kali yuga 5,000 years ago. The Vedic culture is strictly against any form of illicit sex, whether homosexual or heterosexual because it destroys one's ability to realize that he is not the body and attain the perfectional stage of consciousness on the spiritual platform. In the Vedic culture sex is only utilized for its natural purpose, i.e. producing children. Any other form of sex pleasure which is non-reproductive is off limits and is naturally avoided. This includes non-procreational heterosex, homosex, and also masturbation. This restriction is not artificial repression, but it comes naturally for one who has gotten the higher taste of Krishna consciousness.

So, there is no question of engaging in homosex in the Krishna consciousness movement. Our philosophy is stop sex completely, although we allow temporary license for those who are having sex for trying to produce Krishna conscious children. Otherwise all forms of sex are strictly prohibited.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari