The Perfection of Selflessness

Krishna consciousness is the perfection of selflessness. As soon as we abandon making Krishna or God the center of our existence we tread into the dangerous selfish waters of considering ourselves to be the center of existence. Just as the hand in its healthy state serves the whole body, the living being in his healthy state naturally serves the Complete Whole Supreme Personality of Godhead. If the hand tries to enjoy the food separately from the body, it will find that it has no power to ingest the food and utilize its nutritional value. But when the hand agrees to serve the whole body by supplying the foodstuffs through the mouth to the belly, the belly becomes satisfied and the nutritional value of the eatables is then distributed throughout the body for the satisfaction of each and every part of the body including the hand.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Jesus is God. Why Present Krishna?

I am a fully committed Catholic and believe in Jesus our God, who is a creator and savior. Why does Lord Krishna appear in your messages?

Thanks,

Marques

Klang, Malaysia

Answer: Jesus is the Son of Krishna

Lord Jesus never claims that he is the father or the creator. He always presents himself as the subordinate servant of his father, the Supreme Lord. Because he is one in purpose with his father he is called God the Son. But this does not mean that he is God the Father. Krishna declares in the Bhagavad-gita that He is God the Father. So based on the statements of the Bhagavad-gita and the Bible we can understand that Krishna is God the Father and Jesus is God the Son. Indeed the word "Christ" is an etymological derivative of the Sanskrit word "Krishna" and is therefore also accepted as a name of God. Just as we call John, the son of Mr. Smith, John Smith-- Jesus is called Jesus Christ because he is Jesus, the son of Krishna or Christ. In other words Jesus is his first name and Christ is his surname or last name.

Sankarshan Das Adhikariai

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