The Underlying Divinity of Existence

23 June 2010--As I write these words I have just finished my thee day lecture series in Suva, Fiji and we are on the road to Tavua where I will be meeting with some of the local devotees and having lunch at the home of Vrajanatha Prabhu before heading to Nadi, where we will catching our flight tomorrow to to to Auckland, New Zealand. We are traveling on the King's Road going around the remote side of Viti Levu, the main island of Fiji. Seeing the natural beauty and the simple villages along the river, I am reminded of a time on the planet earth when everyone lived much closer to nature and were much more attuned to the underlying divinity of existence. The beauty of Krishna consciousness is that allows you be fully connected 24 hours a day with the underlying divinity of existence, even if you happen to be living in a hellish, polluted, crowded, crime-ridden city. It's pretty amazing what the chanting of Hare Krishna can do to elevate your consciousness if you do it seriously on a regular daily basis. I keep hoping that we can get the whole world to chant Hare Krishna because this will transform the entire planet earth into a paradise.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Travelling the Remote King's Road in Fiji--23 June 2010Travelling the Remote King's Road in Fiji

The Beauty of Krishna's CreationThe Beauty of Krishna's Creation

Clean, Fresh Air and Open SpacesClean, Fresh Air and Open Spaces

Remote House on the RiverRemote House on the River

Srman Vrajanath Das, Our Host for LunchSrman Vrajanath Das, Our Host for Lunch

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: What is True Love?

What is true love?

Jatin

Answer: Fully Give Yourself to the Supreme Person

True love is when you totally give yourself to someone else without expecting anything in return. The perfection of true love is to offer it to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all existence. Because He is the root cause of everything, when you give true love to Him your true love goes to everyone.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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