Anxiety is Unnatural

Anxiety is unnatural. It's the psychological disease that one naturally suffers from if he unnaturally misidentifies himself with the rotting material body. How could the eternal, all-knowing, all-blissful living being ever be satisfied by identifying himself with a bag of material elements which is temporary, full of ignorance, and full of misery? It is just not possible. So why should we continue endeavoring for satisfaction in this unnatural way? Such endeavor is the epitome of foolishness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Turning the World On to Krishna in Kaunas, Lithuania--15 May 2008

Sankarshan Das Turning the World On to Krishna in Kaunas

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Is Everything Predestined?

Regarding "Thought for the day" for 4th August 2009, I was wondering that if everything is predestined and in control of God how does our having an independent choice make a difference? Isn't it that I'll make those choices that bring results that are predestined? I am at utter confusion at this topic. Do I really have a choice? I have seen that regardless of what I think, I am doing something else altogether. More like addiction. If so, how to get rid of it?

Thank you.

Gaurav

Answer: Not If You Surrender to Krishna

Within this material existence it is a fact that by the stringent law of karma everything is predestined. But predestiny is overcome as soon as we surrender to Krishna. As soon as we surrender to Lord, we are no longer tossed by the waves of predestiny. The devotee becomes the architect of his own destiny when he surrenders to Krishna, and he thus enjoys an eternal existence of full freedom beyond the clutches of predestiny.

If you want to get rid of your addiction to material addiction, you must replace it with an addiction to Krishna's name. Therefore we advise you that you cultivate a serious addiction by chanting at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra every day on japa mala beads.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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