I Cannot Leave Vrindavana

Every morning here in Vrindavan is the sweetest ecstasy. Rising early before 3 am. Taking bath. Dressing in devotional clothing. Sanctifying the body with sacred tilaka. Purifying my consciousness by Hare Krishna mantra japa meditation. Going to the temple to attending a nectarean mangala arati worship service diving deep into hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord and His pure devotees. Worshipping Srimati Tulasi devi. Waking, feeding and offering arati to Sri Sri Radha Damodar. More japa chanting. Meditating on the amazing transcendental name, fame, form, qualities, entourage, and paraphernalia of the all-perfect, all-beautiful, all-merciful, all-blissful, all-powerful unlimitedly sweet Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. Studying verses from the ancient sacred Vedic scripture, the Srimad Bhagavatam. And then, top off the whole amazing six hours transcendental journey by honoring Krishna prasadam in the association of devotees. And this is just the start of the day! After that there unlimited things that one can do here in Vrindavana to increase one's Krishna consciousness even more. How can I ever leave this sweet transcendental heaven that Krishna Himself never leaves? The only way to leave is to not leave, by always carrying Sri Vrindavana Dhama with me within my heart wherever I go all over the world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Feeding Prasadam to the MonkeysSankarshan Das Feeding Prasadam to the Monkeys

Govardhana Parikrama--28 September 2010Govardhana Parikrama

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: What and Who is God?

What is God? And who is God?

Roland

Answer: The Supreme Source Possessing All Opulences

I appreciate very much your significant questions: "What is God?" and "Who is God?".

God is the source of everything. Since there has never been a case of something coming out of nothing, everything comes out of something, and there must also be a supreme source for all of existence. That supreme source is God.

To understand who is God we must use our reasoning power. Since all opulences such as power, beauty, renunciation, knowledge, wealth, and fame emanate from God, He must possess them to a greater degree than anyone else. So now all we have to do is find out who is the greatest possessor of these opulences. When we find out that person, we have found out God. If we study all of the great personalities throughout history, it becomes very clear that Lord Krishna possesses these six opulences to a greater degree than anyone else. Therefore, we can rightfully conclude that Krishna is God.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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