Reconnect with Krishna

If you want to be who you really are, you can only do so if you will reconnect with Krishna, because Krishna is the source of your existence, the very ground of your being, and the absolute foundation of all existence. Just as we connect with any person through love, also with the Supreme Person we can only connect with Him through pure love. Any tinge of selfishness in our relationship with Him will simply block our access to Him. Therefore we should diligently uproot any and all of our selfish tendencies so we can experience the full nectar of being reinstated in our original identity as an intimate associate of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Delineating the Science of Bhakti Lima, Peru--19 January 2011

Sankarshan Das Delineating the Science of Bhakti Lima, Peru

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Go Deeper into the Holy Name?

I was attending one of your lectures at your recent retreat in Govinda Valley, Australia, and you said to go deeper into the holy name while chanting. How can one do so?

Thank you,
Your Servant

Nandan

Answer: Dovetail Perfectly with Krishna

The way to go deeper into the holy name is to become so much absorbed in the sweet sound of Krishna's holy name that the entire material world fades into insignificance. When you remember that this material world really has nothing to offer you except for temporality, illusion, and misery and that Krishna is offering you eternity, knowledge, and bliss--you will naturally divert your attention more and more to Krishna and less and less to this material world. This is the meaning of going deeper into the holy name. Of course this does not mean that the devotee neglects this material world. When he comes out of his daily japa meditation he fully absorbs himself in saving the poor suffering souls of this material world from their illusory, temporary existence. In this way he perfectly dovetails his consciousness with Krishna both internally and externally.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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