Sleepers, Wake Up!

We have been sleeping in the lap of maya or illusion for countless millions of lifetimes. Now in this human form of life we have the rarest opportunity to awaken our dormant enlightened consciousness, our Krishna consciousness, and return to our original home in the spiritual world. There is no reason for us to suffer any longer here in the repetition of birth, death, old age, and disease. All we have to do is take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master and sincerely follow his instructions. The bona fide spiritual master is very merciful towards his disciples. He blesses them with pertinent instructions which empower them to make steady progress step-by-step back to home, back to Godhead. Therefore there is nothing more important for us than seeking out and surrendering to a bona fide spiritual master.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Do We Remember Bad Things Better?

Guru Maharaja,

I remember the kissing scenes in movies and the porn images I saw years back but I don't remember what garments were worn by the Lord Jagannatha deity day before yesterday. So, why is it that bad things create a deeper impression on our mind then the good ones? And how can we reverse this tendency?

Please show me Your mercy in answering these two questions.

An eternal servitor of Lord Krishna,

Answer: Because We Are More Inclined Towards the Bad

Bad things will have a deeper impression on our minds only as long as we are more inclined towards bad things. If, however, we become more inclined towards Krishna, we will always see the underlying good of all things and this will create the strongest impression within our hearts. In other words as long as we remain inclined to enjoy material sense gratification, the bad things will continue to have the biggest impact on our consciousness. But as soon as we become serious about surrender to Krishna, we will be able to always see everything in relationship with the Supreme Good Reality, Lord Sri Krishna and this will make the deepest, longest-lasting impression upon our hearts.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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