Full Access to Krishna

The most important step to be taken by the aspiring transcendentalist is to become initiated by a bona fide spiritual master. This is so because Krishna mandates that unless we become the devotees of His devotee He will not accept that we are His devotees. In other words until we are initiated by the bona fide spiritual master in disciplic succession from Krishna we do not have full access to Krishna. So we have our choice. Do we want partial access to Krishna, or do we want full access to Krishna? Krishna grants us access to His association according to the degree of our surrender. Therefore if we hold back from full surrender by not following His order to become the devotee of His devotee, we will not have full access to His association. We will remain spiritual outsiders. And if we fully surrender ourselves to Krishna's authorized representative, the bona fide spiritual master, we will be spiritual insiders with unfettered access to Krishna's association. We will taste the sweetest happiness with full knowledge for all of eternity.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Initiation Ceremony in Hamilton, New Zealand

Sankarshan Das Initiation Ceremony in Hamilton, New Zealand

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why God Has Made Us Dependent?

Hare Krishna,

My question is:

Why do people take to bhakti when they are in some difficulty? Why has God made us like this?

Regards,

Nidhi

Answer: To Enjoy a Loving Relationship with Us

Just a child naturally calls out for his mother when there is difficulty, it is natural for us to call out to God when there is difficulty.

God has made us dependent on Him because just as the mother wants to have a loving relationship with her child, God wants to have a loving relationship with us.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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