Hall Transformed into the Spiritual World

On 15 May 2010 a mundane conference hall in Sofia was turned into the spiritual world by the power of Lord Sri Krishna's transcendental holy names. Wherever the Lord's names are chanted with love, that place becomes magically transformed: whether a concert hall, a city street, or a park. This becomes especially obvious when a large group is chanting with great enthusiasm as was the case with this program. The experience is quite amazing, unlike anything one can experience any where else with this universe even on the higher planets of the demigods.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Kirtan Bliss Transforms Public Hall
15 May 2010--Sofia, Bulgaria

Explaining the Magic of KirtanSankarshan Das Explaining the Magic of Kirtan

The Hall Was Jam Packed.
It Was Ecstatic to Share the Names with So Many.The Hall Was Jam Packed.

The Mirific Kirtan Airplane Takes OffSankarshan Das Mirific Kirtan Airplane Takes Off

And the Audience Dives Deep into Kirtan Bliss.And the Audience Dives Deep into Kirtan Bliss.

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: "Now" Consciousness and Devotional Service

In my search for Absolute Truth, I came across "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. It was actually his book which first introduced me to the Bhagavad-gita, as it was referenced several times as something which must be read.

Before I began reading the Gita, I was attempting to practice a constant awareness of the present moment as described in the E. Tolle book.

My question is this: How similar is this type of awareness, of the present moment, similar to what is taught in the Gita? Although it is only a very small fragment of what I've been reading in the Gita, it seems I have at least been on a right track. Is there any similarity?

Thanks,

Julianne

Answer: Devotional Service is Beyond the Now.

Focusing on the present is a good starting point, but it is not the final destination because the "now" is still within the confines of time and space. It is only when we completely transcend time and space as described in the Bhagavad-gita that we truly attain the liberated platform, the transcendental platform.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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