Flying High in the Spiritual Sky

Tuesday 11 May 2010--As I write these words we are flying high above the clouds traveling from Austin to Detroit on the first leg of our journey to London to resume our around-the-world lecture tour. Instead of being covered by the clouds as are the people below us, we are situated far above those white fluffy balls enjoying the sunshine, which is not presently visible to those below. And in an even higher sense, by the unbounded mercy of our spiritual master, we are flying high in the spiritual sky situated far, far beyond the clouds of the material modes of nature, which are covering all the living beings within this material world. To be Krishna conscious does indeed give one a unique vantage point, which is known only to those who share it. It is so thrilling and wonderful to be Krishna conscious. This is why we are out traveling the globe trying to turn the entire world on to this most sublime state of enlightenment known as Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Departing from Austin to Resume World Tour
11 May 2010Sankarshan Das Departing from Austin to Resume World Tour

Sankarshan Das Departing from Austin to Resume World Tour

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Which Author Keeps the Vedas Intact?

I have a question and need your suggestion. I want to learn the Vedas or at least read them. Although one should read the actual Sanskrit text, I was fortunate to study a little bit of Sanskrit script (only one year) during schooling but never paid much attention as I never thought that I would be needing it. Anyway, my question is: Which author (translator on earth) would you recommend for the Vedas? Although I can find many authors online I am not sure which one has kept the original the Vedas intact without adulterating them with their personal thoughts . I know the Vedas are eternal and are not of human origin.

Thank you very much for your help.

Sanjeev

Answer: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I appreciate very much your sincerity for studying the Vedic scriptures. To master Sanskrit grammar is no easy task. It is said that it takes at least twelve years to learn the grammatical rules and regulations of Sanskrit very nicely. Still even after mastering Sanskrit, to properly understand the inner meaning of the verses the Vedic scriptures requires further that one be transcendentally realized.

Therefore it is recommended that should one study the Vedic scriptures under a perfectly realized spiritual master. In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna states that this knowledge can only be understood by someone who is His devotee. Therefore we should hear the Vedic wisdom from a master who is perfect in devotion. The greatest spiritual master for understanding the deepest inner meanings of the scriptures and for explaining them in the most comprehensible manner is His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He has translated into English the Bhagavad-gita, the Srimad Bhagavatam, and other essential Vedic scriptures. Especially I recommend that you should carefully study his Bhagavad-gita As It Is. By carefully reading his translations and purports you will receive the essential guidance for becoming a highly enlightened, self-realized soul, a pure devotee of the Lord.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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