The Ever-Expanding Ocean Within and Without

On the one hand we are dedicatedly endeavoring to expand the ocean of the Krishna consciousness movement all over the universe for the deliverance of all living beings from the vicious, all-devouring cycle of birth and death. And on the other hand, we are also dedicatedly endeavoring like anything to entirely inundate our own hearts within the ocean of Krishna consciousness. This is inundation within and inundation without. To whatever extent we are able to inundate our hearts, to that extent we will be able to inundate the universe. And the more we inundate the universe, the more our hearts will be inundated with the sublime ocean of Krishna consciousness. So in this way, we continue daily in the ultimate adventure, relentlessly expanding the ocean of Krishna consciousness simultaneously within and without.

Expanding the Ocean of Krishna Consciousness
L'Esperance, Mauritius--14 December 2011

Sankarshan Das Expanding the Ocean of Krishna Consciousness L'Esperance, Mauritius

Sankarshan Das Expanding the Ocean of Krishna Consciousness L'Esperance, Mauritius

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: When Can I Get Initiated as Your Disciple?

Please accept my humble obeisances

How do I know when I will be able to get asylum before your lotus feet by being initiated?

M.K.

Answer: As Soon As You Are Recommended

We welcome very much your decision to take initiation. This decision is glorious. It is the most significant step that you have taken in millions and billions of lifetimes of your rotating in the cycle of birth and death, because, as confirmed in the revealed scriptures, in order to become delivered from the cycle of birth and death and regain one's original forgotten identity in the spiritual world one must take initiation from a bona fide spiritual master and follow his instructions.

I will be very happy to accept you as my initiated disciple as soon as you are recommended for initiation by your local ISKCON temple president. He will require that you are steadily fixed in chanting at least 16 rounds a day of the Hare Krishna mahamantra on japa mala beads and that you are strictly avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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