Are You Possessed by Your Possessions?

Do you possess your possessions, or do your possessions possess you? As a matter of fact, if you think that you possess them, you are possessed by them. Only when you see them as the property of the Lord by engaging them all in His service are you rightly situated beyond possessiveness. Lord Krishna confirms in the Bhagavad-gita that He is the owner of everything. Therefore any person who thinks himself to be the owner of anything is in illusion. Such a person has only one possession, the false conception that he is the owner. And the person who engages everything in Krishna's service has only possession, Krishna. Which of these two possessions would you prefer to possess?

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Prabhupada Teaches Us Who is the Real Owner

Prabhupada Teaches Us Who is the Real Owner

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: What Can I Learn from a Toothache?

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I currently have a serious toothache. What lesson should I learn from this? And what can I do about it?

Your unworthy servant

I.D.

Answer: It's an Impetus for Attaining Your Svarupa

I am sorry to hear about your serious toothache and hope that you will be feeling better soon. For toothache, Srila Prabhupada recommends:

"For your toothache trouble, you can brush your teeth with the following mixture; common salt, 1 part, and pure mustard oil, quite sufficient to make it a suitable paste. With this paste brush your teeth, especially the painful part, very nicely. Gargle in hot water, and keep always some cloves in your mouth. I think that will cure your troubles. It doesn't require to extract any teeth."

The lesson to be learned from a toothache is that you are not your material body. By this toothache you are burning off the reactions from previous sinful activities. So instead of being disturbed you should feel grateful that Krishna is freeing you from your past karma to help you become qualified for returning to His eternal abode. He is reminding you that you are not your body and giving you impetus for attaining your svarupa, your original spiritual form in the spiritual sky.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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