Srila Prabhupada Vyas Puja

Today is the most auspicious appearance day of my beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Because the spiritual master is a pure representative of Srila Vyasadeva, the literary incarnation of God, we celebrate the day that he appeared in this world as Vyasa Puja. In other words, because the spiritual master is a representative of Srila Vyasadeva, when we worship the spiritual master, through him by the system of disciplic succession, we are worshipping Srila Vyasadeva.

It was Srila Prabhupada who so mercifully saved me from this hellish material existence by accepting me as his disciple on 12 August 1971. And it is he who resides within my heart at every minute mercifully guiding me and blessing me with his divine instructions to keep me eternally engaged in the loving service of Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Were it not for Srila Prabhupada's divine mercy I would still be caught up in the clutches of the material energy rotating endlessly in the cycle of birth and death suffering like anything. Therefore it is not possible that I could ever thank him enough for so mercifully saving me. All I can do is give myself to him for all eternity as his totally sold out servant. There is truly nothing more beautiful and wonderful than being completely dedicated to guru and Krishna. It brings unlimited peace and satisfaction to the soul.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

P.S. To read more Vyas Puja homages kindly follow this link:
http://www.krishna.com/en/node/1968

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Do We Have any Choice?

Whatever is happening is God's will. It is said that everything is predestined. So, do we have any choice for our karma? Please enlighten me on this subject.

Your servant,

Mahesh

Answer: Willing and Sanctioning are Different

Although nothing happens without the Lord's sanction, it is not a fact that everything is happening according to His will. It is not His will that the living entities disobey His orders. Although He does sanction them to have the free choice to obey or disobey Him, it certainly not His will that they disobey Him.

So don't get confused into thinking that sanctioning something and willing something are the same. They are quite different. Just like the government wants the citizens to stop smoking but sanctions the stubborn smokers to keep smoking under restriction.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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