Onwards to Vrindavan

18 March 2009--After a super ecstatic stopover in London which afforded us the opportunity to associate with the wonderful devotees at our Radha-Londonisvara temple, we are once again in transit, this time to the most holy place in the entire universe, Sri Vrindavan Dhama. After an overnight flight from London and a taxi ride from Delhi we will be blessed with the sacred dust of Sri Vrindavan Dhama, of which one pinch is more valuable than all the wealth of the entire universe.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Sri Vrindavan Dhama The Sacred Land of Lord Sri Krishna

Sri Vrindavan Dhama The Sacred Land of Lord Sri Krishna

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Temples Are Empty?

I was travelling with the Festival of India for four years distributing Srila Prabhupada's books all over North America. Now I'm in Peru. I'm very frustrated to see how the temples in Peru are almost empty. What's the reason?

I hope for your blessings to continue in devotional service.

Your servant,
Gunesvara Das

Answer: Neglect of Srila Prabhupada's Instructions

Where temples are empty it means that Srila Prabhupada's orders are being neglected. As it is sometimes said: When the cat's away the mice will play. This problem is widespread. It is not only happening in Peru. The solution is that we have bring back Srila Prabhupada's spiritual presence very strongly by strictly following his instructions to become pure devotees and preach vigorously like he always did for the deliverance of the fallen, conditioned souls all over the world from the clutches of maya. We must preach not only by our words, but even more importantly by our examples. And it is also most important that we develop qualitative loving non-exploitative relationships with all devotees and with the non-devotee class as well. If even one of us can do this perfectly, the entire world can be saved.

So now let us all now strive our utmost to become such ideal Vaisnavas who can be fully empowered by Srila Prabhupada to revolutionize this planet.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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