From Heaven to Hell to the Ultimate Heaven

A few sublime days in Mauritius of fresh air, sunshine, beautiful views, wonderful varieties of locally grown fruit and vegetable prasadam, combined with my normal ecstatic routine of chanting and describing the glories of Krishna consciousness in the association of souls eager to hear--was a wonderful boon for both my consciousness and my health. Now we have left behind heavenly Mauritius to continue chanting and teaching the ultimate self-realization science in the hellish cities of the modern day material civilization. Our first stop is Johannesburg where our hosts live in a neighborhood filled with barbed wire like a battle front and houses protected with bars like fortresses. While externally the atmosphere is hellish, warning us of the violent crime that goes on regularly in South Africa, once you are inside absorbed in chanting and hearing the glories of Krishna you are back again in the heavenly atmosphere of Krishna's transcendental abode which exceeds by millions of times any heavenly atmosphere found on this earth planet.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Initiation of Prahlada Dasa
6 June 2010--Phoenix, MauritiusInitiation of Prahlada Dasa

Initiation of Madireksana Devi Dasi
6 June 2010--Phoenix, MauritiusInitiation of Madireksana Devi Dasi

Ecstatic Krishna Consciousness Lecture
Rose Belle, Mauritius--6 June 2010Sankarshan Das Ecstatic Krishna Consciousness Lecture

Appreciating the Serene Beauty of Krishna's Creation
Solferino, Mauritius--9 June 2010Sankarshan Das Appreciating the Serene Beauty of Krishna's Creation

Johannesburg, South Africa--9 June 2010
We Arrive in Suburban Johannesburg Where
Sign on Home Warns Intruders of Armed ResponseJohannesburg, South Africa

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Non-Violence in the Bhagavad-gita

What is the place of non-violence in the Bhagavad-gita?

Nitin

Answer: Distributing Real Knowledge

Non-violence or ahimsa is recommended in the Bhagavad-gita. Nonviolence is generally taken to mean not killing or destroying the body, but actually nonviolence means not to put others into distress. People in general are trapped by ignorance in the material concept of life, and they therefore perpetually suffer material pains. So unless one elevates people to spiritual knowledge, one is practicing violence. One should therefore try his best to distribute real knowledge to the people, so that they may become enlightened and leave this material entanglement. That is real nonviolence.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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