Explosion of Bliss in Klaipeda

On Thursday 15 April 2010 we headed west from Kaunas for 200 kilometers to Klaipeda, Lithuania, a port city situated on the Baltic Sea. There we were enthusiastically received by a joyous hall full of people, most of whom were getting their first introduction to Krishna consciousness. I knew immediately that they were mostly first-timers when practically no one joined the kirtan I usually do before I begin my lecture. So I stopped the kirtan and taught everyone how to say the mantra. The mantra lesson was captured on video and can be seen here:

http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/Videos/Klaipeda_2010.wmv

Then after resuming the kirtan they joined in with great delight. Once I began the lecture I asked for a show of hands of who would like to enjoy unlimited bliss and everyone raised their hands. So I proceeded to explain in detail how through the science of Krishna bhakti one can indeed achieve unlimited bliss. After my talk I asked if there were any questions and many people asked nice, sincere questions. When someone asked, "Can we have more kirtan?" I explained that the greatest kirtan is experienced by reading Srila Prabhupada's books. At this point I ended the lecture and asked everyone to come forward to see our books. Many came forward and purchased our wonderful books by Srila Prabhupada.

Then it was time for us to head back to Kaunas. When we went out and got in our van everyone poured out of the hall and surrounded us showering our van in a deluge of flower petals. Such a loving, sweet gesture! Mataji handed me plate of prasadam cookies. So I invited everyone to come and take one, which they did with very joyously.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Introducing Krishna Bhakti
Klaipeda, Lithuania--15 April 2010Sankarshan Das Introducing Krishna Bhakti

Distributing Cookie Prasadam
Klaipeda, Lithuania--15 April 2010Sankarshan Das Distributing Cookie Prasadam

Sankarshan Das Distributing Cookie Prasadam

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Can We Feel the Paramatma Within Our Heart?

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Does proper and pure chanting reveal the Supersoul within one's heart? Is the individual soul or the Supersoul revealed first? How to differentiate between these two in terms of one's experiences?

Is this treasure within the heart called transcendental? How long does it take to fully manifest it, and is there a limit to this devotional ecstasy?

Sincerely,

Your servant

A. Sivakumar

Answer: When You Awaken Your Love for God

Yes, proper chanting does reveal the Supreme Lord, who is known as the Supersoul within one's heart. One realizes one's true nature as the individual soul and the Lord's nature as the Supersoul simultaneously proportionate to one's degree of purification of consciousness.

You, the individual soul, are the servant of God. And the Supersoul is Krishna or God. The only way to fully realize both the individual soul and the Supersoul is for you, the individual soul, to become fully absorbed in loving service to the Supersoul.

By practical observation you can perceive that you, the individual soul, have limited consciousness. You are only aware of the pains and pleasures of your body. The Supersoul however has unlimited consciousness and is thus fully aware of all the pains and pleasures experienced by all living beings throughout the entire universe.

The ultimate treasure is called Krishna prema, or pure love of God. There is no limit to the ecstasy which can be tasted by a pure lover of God. Just as it takes time, energy, and dedication under the guidance of expert professors to earn a PHD degree, it also takes time, energy, and dedication under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master to achieve the perfectional state of pure love of Godhead. We do sincerely hope that you will now take up achieving perfection on this bhakti pathway as your life's prime goal.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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