Malaysian Devotees Attain Deathlessness

On 19 June 2011 in an initiation ceremony in Klang Malaysia I accepted four new disciples: Dayal Nitai das, Amala-Bhakta das, Parvati devi das, and Mitravinda devi dasi. The moment of initiation is the most auspicious moment in the history of the conditioned soul in his endless sojourn in this material existence, because it is at the moment of initiation that he leaves behind his so-called material identity and fully enters into his factual identity as the eternal servant of Krishna. If the new initiate remains faithful to the vows accepted at the time of initiation to chant at least 16 rounds daily of the Hare Krishna mahamantra on japa mala beads and to strictly avoid illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling, then from the very moment of initiation his or her eternal deathlessness has begun.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Initiation Ceremony Klang, Malaysia--19 June 2011

Initiation Ceremony Klang, Malaysia--19 June 2011

Dayal Nitai Das Receives His Name and Beads

Dayal Nitai Das Receives His Name and Beads

New Initiates with their Spiritual Master:
Dayal Nitai Das (with Black Bead Bag) Amala-Bhakta Das (with striped T Shirt)
Parvati devi dasi (lower right) Mitravinda devi dasi (lower left)

New Initiates with their Spiritual Master:Sankarshan Das

Transcendental Send Off Party Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airport--20 June 2011

Transcendental Send Off Party Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airport

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Who Created Krishna?

Dear Gurudeva,

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

I am Dipesh, 10 years old. I wake up every day at 4am and chant the mahamantra mantra 16 rounds before going to school at 7am. I read the Bhagavad-gita. I go to the ISKCON temple every Sunday. I take prasadam and follow the rules ISKCON for making spiritual advancement.

I heard that Krishna is the creator of the creator. For example, if someone creates something, then Krishna is the one who created that thing because He created that person. But who created Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Your Servant,
Dipesh

Answer: Krishna

Since Krishna is the original creator, He has no creator other than Himself. This is why it can be said that Krishna is the creator of Krishna. He is known as the Cause of all Causes. Everyone else requires a creator to exist, but Krishna exists without being created by anyone else. He exists simply because He desires to exist.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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