The Inane, Insane, Profane Material Existence

What can we say about life in this material existence? It is inane because it is devoid of factual meaning. It is insane because everyone is serving the covering of the self, the material body, instead of serving the actual self, the pure spirit-soul who lives within the body. And it is profane because people are proudly defying the laws of God. Instead of engaging in the devotional service of the Lord they are foolishly absorbed in wholesale sense gratification. A person who is actually wise therefore avoids this inane, insane, profane material existence by awakening his dormant transcendental identity as a servant of the Absolute Truth Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna. In this way he lives an eternal life, full of bliss, and full of knowledge even though he externally appears to be a mortal being of this material world.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: When Will I Have Spiritual Visions?

I have taken up chanting Hare Krishna on the japa mala beads, but I have not yet had any spiritual visions. What will my first vision be, and how much time will I need to spend chanting japa before I will have my first vision?

D.G.

Answer: First Qualify Yourself

The spiritual vision experienced by a devotee is that he will be able to see God directly face to face, eye to eye. But such a spiritual vision is not a cheap thing that one can chant for a few minutes and God will be appear, just like rubbing a magic lamp to get a genie manifest himself. To qualify oneself to see God one must fully dedicate his life in devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master, the spiritual master who teaches strictly according to the instructions given by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.

Please also note that in this connection Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur has instructed us that we should not try to see God. He said that instead we should try to act in such a way that God will want to see us. This is the secret of how to see God. When God wants to see us, we have the opportunity to see Him. We have to qualify ourselves by become fully absorbed in pure devotional service by always chanting the holy names of God and giving up all sinful activities. In this way, in due course of time we will become completely purified and God will kindly reveal Himself to us face to face, eye to eye.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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