Riding the Crest Wave of History

19 March 2009--Early this morning when I awoke on our flight from London to Delhi and as we were preparing to land, a very nice gentleman named Mr. Agarwal, who was sitting across the aisle from me, wanted to a hear a Krishna conscious realization for the day. I explained to him how the entire world is suffering due to a lack of Krishna consciousness and how it is our duty to save them by enlightening them in this amazing all merciful process. I pointed out, "Why study history when you can make history?" and told him how the most exciting life that one can live is to be on the cutting edge of world history by spreading Krishna consciousness. I quoted a verse by Krishna Das Kaviraja in which he predicts that this entire world will be inundated by a tidal wave of Krishna prema. Those persons who fully dedicate themselves to pushing forward this Krishna consciousness movement are constantly surfing, riding the crest of, that wave of Krishna prema, which is inundating the entire universe. I mentioned that one can be a full-on spiritual revolutionary no matter what one's occupational duty may be. One may be a businessman, a politician, a housewife, a student, or whatever. That does not matter. In any walk of life one be fully dedicated to spreading the rays of benediction moon by promoting Krishna consciousness at every opportune moment. Mr. Agarwal was very inspired by my humble attempt to serve my spiritual master's mission and gave me a contribution to help support our preaching activities. I wished him well as I prepared to head out for Vrindavan and he for a business meeting in Jaipur. I expressed my desire that we could meet again soon.

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: How Many Bona Fide Gurus?

How many bona fide spiritual masters are there in the world today?

Alan

Answer: How Many Real Goswamis?

To understand how many bona fide spiritual masters there on this planet we simply have to see how many real Goswamis there are on this planet. Goswami does not necessarily mean one has adopted the sannyasa order. Goswami can be from any order. He can be a sannyasi, a vanaprastha, a grihastha, or a brahmacari. Goswami means one who has brought his six pushing agents: tongue, belly, genitals, mind, words, and anger completely under control and who then fully absorbs himself for delivering the fallen, conditioned souls of this world back to home, back to Godhead. If we can find even one such Goswami-bona fide spiritual master and fully surrender our lives unto him, our human form of life will be a grand success. We must be very careful to avoid the sense gratifiers who pose as Goswamis or spiritual masters for the sake of enjoying wealth, women, and followers. Such cheaters go to the darkest region of the universe and their followers go with them.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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