Last Session of Our Govinda Valley Retreat

21 December 2008--We had the last session of our ecstatic Govinda Valley retreat at the nearby beach by the bottom of a cliff with the prominent roar of the pounding surf in the background. Everyone was in jovial spirits to be inquiring and hearing on the transcendental topic of Krishna consciousness. The devotees asked many, many questions. It was ecstatic to satisfy them with the wonderful answers I have learned from my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada. After the question and answer session I sang for them in English two Krishna conscious songs with the accompaniment of a guitar. The first song was "Turn On Your Soul", a song of my own composition, and the second song was Uselessy, an English version of the song Hari Hari Viphale by Narottam Das Thakur. We all had the greatest time celebrating the sublime nectar of Krishna consciousness, and we are now eagerly awaiting our next Govinda Valley retreat in 2009.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Window to the Spiritual World RetreatGovinda Valley, Australia--21 December 2008

Window to the Spiritual World Retreat Govinda Valley, Australia

Spiritual World Retreat Govinda Valley, Australia--21 Dec 2008

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Is Krishna Covered by Yogamaya?

Respected Sir,

May your blessings always be on me.

Sir, is it true that Lord Krishna covers Himself with Yogmaya?, If yes, why does He do so?

warm regards,
Sunil

Answer: No. Krishna's Devotees Are Covered by Yogamaya

It is not that Krishna is covered by yogamaya. Rather it is instead Krishna's devotees who are covered by yogamaya. In Goloka Vrindavan, the topmost planet of the spiritual sky, which is inhabited by the Lord in His original form of Krishna and His most intimate devotees, the Lord puts the devotees under the spell of yogamaya so that He can have multi-varieties of intimate relationships with them. If they were to realize that He is the Supreme Person, they would treat Him with great awe and reverence and the intimacy would be lost. Therefore the Lord covers them with His yogamaya so they can think that He is one of the village boys and treat Him as such. However, even though they do not realize that He is God, His qualities and pastimes are so amazing that all of the inhabitants of Goloka Vrindavan are always engaged in hearing, chanting, and remembering His transcendental name, fame, form, pastimes, entourage and paraphernalia with greater intensity that the devotees on the other spiritual planets who do realize that He is the Supreme Person.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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