Turn Your Home into an Ashram

How would you like to wake up every morning in the spiritual world and feel your heart dancing in ecstasy at the prospect of another blissful enlightening day of Krishna consciousness? You don't have to wait to go back to Godhead, to the spiritual world, to dive into this ocean of unlimited nectar. You can do it right now by turning your home into an ashram, i.e. by making Krishna the center. This means that everything you do there should be done for the pleasure of Krishna. This does not that you are giving up your pleasure. Just as by when feeding your belly your entire body becomes nourished, when you do everything for the pleasure of Krishna you are engaged in the loving service of every living being throughout all of existence and consequently your happiness becomes multiplied millions and billions of times.

Start off by making an altar for the Lord and offering all of your food there before eating. Remember that the Lord only accepts vegetarian foods. And then make your altar room the place for your morning meditations. Rise early every morning before dawn, take bath, and then worship the Lord with an offering of incense and a flower and the singing on the Lord's holy names. During the early morning hours you should also chant the holy names of the Lord on japa mala beads and study scriptures such as the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam. In this way, you will powerfully charge your spiritual batteries for a day of enlivened Krishna consciousness.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Getting Over Feeling Sorry for Being Left Out

Sometimes when I look at things in my life I see that sometimes I do things purely for enjoyment - material conditioning. When I see friends who are not God conscious and are freely enjoying themselves (however temporary that is) I sometimes feel left out. I feel like I'm missing out on something. I know it's so silly, but it gets me down sometimes. How can I avoid or reduce these feelings of loss and of missing out? Your wisdom is appreciated.

Warm regards,

C.S.

Answer: Feel Sorry that They are Left Out

The only way to overcome the feelings of being left out is to dive deeper into the ocean of Krishna bhakti so that instead of feeling sorry that you are left out, you will feel sorry that they are left out.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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