Krishna in Everything & Everything in Krishna

The final instruction I gave to my disciple, Guru das, as we were departing from Riga, Latvia on 24 October 2011 was that he should always see Krishna in everything and everything in Krishna. I explained to him that if he will apply this principle in all aspects of his life, he will always be blissful. This principle is nicely explained as follows in the Sri Isopanisad Mantra 6:

yas tu sarvāṇi bhūtāny
ātmany evānupaśyati
sarva-bhūteṣu cātmānaṁ
tato na vijugupsate

"He who systematically sees everything in relation to the Supreme Lord, who sees all living entities as His parts and parcels, and who sees the Supreme Lord within everything never hates anything nor any being."

The fact is that Krishna is always acting everywhere in all times, places, and circumstances with unlimited benevolence. If we can simply learn to always see this, we will eternally be blissful, peaceful, and knowledgeable and will always be able to act expertly in all situations.

Departure from Riga, Latvia--24 October 2011

Sankarshan Das Departure from Riga, Latvia--24 October 2011

Departure from Riga, Latvia--24 October 2011

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Duties of Husband and Wife

Guru Maharaja,

Can you please tell me what are the prescribed duties of the husband and wife in Krishna consciousness. How they should live life and act in Krishna consciousness?

Rupesh

Answer: Help Each to Be Krishna Conscious

The husband should provide all material comforts to the wife and make sure that she is properly engaged in Krishna consciousness for going back to Godhead. The wife should faithfully serve her husband and help him to always remain nicely absorbed in Krishna consciousness.

Plus the principle of garbhadhana samskara should always be strictly followed, that sex should be utilized only for procreation, not for recreation. In this regard, Srila Prabhupada explains, "The birth of a human being is a great science, and therefore reformation of the act of impregnation according to the Vedic ritual called Garbhadhana-samskara is very important for generating good population."

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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