Stuck in the Quagmire

What do we do when we are completely overwhelmed by the quagmire of material existence and it appears completely hopeless that there is no way out of our dilemma? Sometimes all of our best efforts are insufficient to resolve our predicament. All we can do in such a situation is put ourselves completely at the mercy of Lord Krishna and let Him do whatever He wants to with us. What power do we have against the insurmountable material energy? None. All we can do is place ourselves at the mercy of Krishna and beg for His help to keep us always steadfast in His devotional service through all circumstances both happy and miserable. This complete surrender to His desire elevate us beyond the plane of happiness and distress onto the plane of unshakable transcendental bliss.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Sri Sri Radha Golokananda Presiding Deities at Hare Krishna Land Phoenix, Mauritius

Sri Sri Radha Golokananda Presiding Deities at Mauritius

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why No Eggs?

Please accept my most humble obeisances.

I am a fervent reader of yours and I have really understood many things and I carry out many things like getting up at 4 in the morning, bathing, donning devotional clothing and chanting to the spiritual master. I am not yet initiated, I am an aspirant to be initiated, therefore I offer my obeisances to Srila Prabhupada and to the spiritual master I am aspiring for. In addition, I read daily a chapter of the book Self-realization, and when I am done with it I will continue with another one. I spite of the knowledge that I am acquiring through lectures and thanks to your wonderful movement in cyber space, there is something I cannot understand. I follow the 4 principles, no illicit sex, no gambling of intoxicating beverages, or drugs, chanting the holy names (at this time I am only chanting 2 rounds, my goal is to reach 16, no meat eating, or fish, chicken or eggs. In this last principle it is very clear to me why they should not be eaten. But I don't understand why not eggs if in this day and age there are specialized farms for producing eggs and as such they are not an embryonic product of the chicken since they have not been fertilized by a rooster.

Could you enlighten me and explain why one should not eat eggs?

I thank you in advance for your attention en reading this letter and giving me your answer.

Your fervent reader,
Eva.

Answer: Krishna Does Not Eat Them

We are not vegetarians. We are Krishnatarians. We only eat those foods that have been offered to Krishna. Since Srila Prabhupada, who has perfect knowledge of Krishna, has instructed us that Krishna does not eat eggs, we therefore do not offer them to Him, and therefore we cannot partake of them even if they are unfertilized.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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