Be Sensitive to Your Audience

In explaining the topmost science of Krishna consciousness to others we must always be aware of our audience. In other words there is no one set way of explaining it. Just as a tailor custom fits each suit he makes for the particular customer, those who are expert in presenting the science of bhakti are fully tuned in to their audience and present Krishna consciousness in precisely the most suitable way for that particular person. The key to effectively sharing the topmost knowledge with others is to be as compassionate as possible hearing their questions carefully and answering them accurately from the version of the authoritative Vedic literatures in that manner which is most suitable for their particular mentality.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Questions and Answers in Kaliningrad, Russia
10 April 2010Sankarshan Das Questions and Answers in Kaliningrad, Russia

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Judge Progress in Bhakti

I am regularly visiting the ISKCON Temple, East of Kailash in New Delhi, India. I am associating with devotees and following the four regulative principles: no illicit sex, no meat eating, no intoxication, and no gambling. I am doing daily chanting of at least 16 rounds on the Hare Krishna mahamantra on japa beads, as well as offering food to Lord and taking the same as prasadam (the Lord's mercy remnants). I am also engaged in doing service at the temple. But how to judge if I am progressing in bhakti, the science of devotion?

Your insignificant servant,

Subir Das

Answer: Detachment from Sense Gratification

By doing all the things you have mentioned you are surely progressing in bhakti. You can measure your progress by how much you are becoming disinterested in material sense gratification.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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