Blessed by Meeting an Exalted Godbrother

Upon my arrival in Mauritius I received the good news that my exalted Godbrother, His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami, was also present in Mauritius. After taking darshan of the beautiful Sri Sri Radha Golokananda deities at our temple in Phoenix I was then blessed with the opportunity to meet with Gopal Krishna Maharaja. It is always a great joy for me when I am able to associate with devotees like His Holiness who have absorbed themselves 100% in spreading the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. Such Godbrothers are a great inspiration for me in my humble attempt to solidly establish the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna as the guiding principle for the human society.

His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami

His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: I'll Be Devotee Only When It Is My Destiny

When I encourage others to become Krishna conscious, quite often they say that they will only do so when it is their destiny to do so. They say that Krishna consciousness is not destined for them in this lifetime, that maybe in their next birth they will take to Krishna consciousness. What should we tell such people?

Your eternal servant,

Girish

Answer: Be the Master, Not the Slave, of your Destiny

Destiny means karma. And karma chakra, the wheel of karma, will never allow you to come to the liberated platform, Krishna consciousness. Karma chakra will eternally keep you tightly within its clutches endlessly suffering repeated births and deaths through 8,400,000 different species of life. Therefore you will never in all of eternity become liberated by awaiting the time when it is your karma or destiny to become liberated. Liberation only comes when you consciously choose to escape the clutches of karma by chanting the name of Krishna and taking Krishna prasadam. This is like a person who is in prison with a life sentence. He will never be released from the prison. But if he is fortunate enough to discover a way to escape and he is brave enough to take advantage of it, then he can become liberated from the prison. So become now the master of your destiny instead of the slave of your destiny by surrendering to Lord Krishna. Chant His name and take His prasadam and become an eternally liberated soul.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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