Doing Our Little Bit to Save the World

ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada gave us, his followers, the most awesome assignment. He gave us the mission of saving the entire world from illusion, suffering, and fear. We know that we, who are still struggling to control our senses, are totally unqualified for accomplishing such a herculean task. But what can we do? We cannot refuse the order of our spiritual master. Fully depending on his mercy and Krishna's mercy we must endeavor to the fullest extent of our capabilities to execute his order even though we know that are completely incompetent. What will be the result of our endeavor? That is up to Krishna. But we know one thing for sure. It has been predicted by Srila Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami that one day the entire world will become fully Krishna consciousness. So at least we can fully dedicate our lives for doing whatever little bit we can for helping to make it happen. We know that if we sincerely endeavor in this way that our going back to home, back to Godhead is 100% guaranteed, and this gives us great joy.

Srila Prabhupada Gave Us an Inconceivable Mission:
Deliver the Entire World

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Can God Be Proven Rationally?

In this age, when science has progressed so much in shedding light on the darker areas of ignorance, everything can now be explained in rational terms. How about God? Is it possible to prove that He is a fact? Or should we take science as our God?

Since we have grown up in the age of science, we need miracles that are of scientific nature. Do you think God is unaware of that? Would He not reveal things or send a message of scientific relevance? Otherwise, we who believe in God in this era, would be just like a three-year old child.

Praneet

Answer: Your Rationality is Irrational

You have stated that everything can explained in rational terms, but that is not a rational statement. It is a statement of blind faith.

How do you know that you exist? Because you experience your own existence. In a similar way you can know that God exists when you personally experience His existence. If you want to have this experience and are prepared to do whatever it takes to have this experience, we are ready to train you how to qualify yourself to personally experience God.

Your science is based on the perceptions and theorizations of imperfect senses and is therefore imperfect.

God is not obliged to reveal Himself according to your terms. If you want to meet a big man, you can only do so on his terms.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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