Sweet Transcendental Krishna Consciousness

On 16 September 2011, after a rather unpleasant journey from Sofia, Bulgaria consisting of two separate propeller plane flights we finally arrived in Timisoara, Romania. I was sick with a nasty cold and thus feeling very weak. My voice was practically gone. Speaking and singing were very difficult. I felt like a croaking toad struggling to sing and speak nicely. But in spite of all this I was relishing the sweet transcendental nature of Krishna's name and teachings. Krishna consciousness is just like Krishna, inconceivably nectarean. In any condition we can relish the sweetest happiness simply by being devoted to Lord Sri Krishna.

Relishing the Sweet Flavor of Krishna Consciousness Lecture in Timisoara, Romania--16 September 2011

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Body is Guilty of Sin, Not the Self?

My parents say that sins are done by the body (deham) not the self (dehi or atma) within the body. Their logic is that once the body dies and is burnt or buried all the sins go away, that the self or atma is immortal and pious and thus has no sins on its record. Is this true?

Dr. R.S.

Answer: No. The Self is Guilty, Not the Body

If this were true, the murderer could claim that he was not guilty of killing his victim because it was the gun that actually killed the victim, not the murderer. He could claim that the gun should be punished instead of the killer. "Destroy the gun and let me go free because the gun killed the victim, not me." This sort philosophy may be very appealing to the sinful person. But it will not hold up in the court of universal judgment of Yamaraja, the god of death. The body is engaged in sinful activities by the owner of the body. Therefore it is that owner of the body who must be punished for transgressing the laws of God. The death of the body does not bring an end to the sinful karma.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari