Astounding Space Ship Ride

On Saturday 26 September 2009 in Riga, Latvia an entire house full of fortunate souls dipped into the unlimitedly nectarean ocean of Krishna consciousness. The atmosphere there created by kirtan, a sumptuous prasadam feast, and a presentation of Krishna consciousness philosophy was so exhilarating that the house became like a amazing transcendental spaceship that carried us beyond the miserable dimension of time and dimension into that unlimitedly blissful and wondrous paravyoma, the spiritual sky. What an astounding ride it was!

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Guidance for Psychiatric Patient

What guidance can you give me since I am a psychiatric patient?

Your student

Answer: Engage Your Mind in Krishna Consciousness

Being a psychiatric patient means that you are suffering from mental disturbances. The first step to become liberated from these disturbances is to understand that you are not your mind, that the mind is simply a tool that you can use in the way you choose to use it. The mind can elevate you or degrade you depending on which way you use it. If you will absorb your mind in Krishna consciousness, you will become ever more blissful and delivered from all anxiety. And if you will engage your mind in sense gratification, your life will become more and more full of anxieties. So try now to engage your mind in Krishna consciousness by reading Krishna consciousness literatures and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra as much as possible. If you can regularly discipline your mind in this way, your psychiatric difficulties will soon be over.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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