When Crisis Strikes

When crisis strikes don't lose control. Keep your cool. Everything here in this world is going on under the sublime orchestration of Lord Sri Krishna. If you keep your connection with Him, you will always be able to maintain psychological equilibrium even during the most traumatic of events. We simply have to always remember that everything going on here in this oftentimes crazy world is for the purpose of attracting all the living entities of this place back to Krishna's eternal kingdom. Indeed, not a blade of grass can move without His sanction. We only have difficulty handling things to the extent that we consider ourselves to be all-knowing and all-powerful. If we humbly recognize our limitations and are always in the mood of begging the Lord's merciful help manifested directly by Him and also through the medium of His devotees, there will be no obstacle too formidable for us to overcome.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Questions: How to Get that Feeling Back?

From China

Dear teacher,

Please accept my most humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Well, once when I was chanting the holy name (the day before yesterday), I suddenly had the impetus of wanting to dance, because I had the sense of dancing in the heart, feeling Lord Caitanya is so near, and I was very excited in the heart, even the whole day. But after that day, everything's gone, I could not get that sensation back again, nor can I get the love and devotional mood. I chant nearly 20 rounds per day (not once, but at morning and afternoon added together), still I can not find that. I feel a little bit frustrated. You are surely tasting that thrill at every minute, do you know how to get the feeling back in my life?

Your most humble servant

Yechen

Answer: Intensify your Krishna Consciousness

Sometimes Krishna gives us for a short while a special taste of spiritual bliss for the purpose of increasing our desire for Krishna consciousness more and more. When this happens we should not be discouraged. Rather we should take it as a great encouragement and a sign to intensify our endeavor more and more to become fully absorbed in higher and higher levels of Krishna consciousness. In this way by giving us a brief special taste Krishna kindly helps us to advance more quickly on the pathway back to home, back to Godhead.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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