The Endless Krishna Consciousness Tour

We've spent so much time touring the world for spreading Krishna consciousness for so many years now that when we return to our home base in Austin it just seems like another stop on an endless world tour. Home is now wherever we happen to be for serving Krishna's world deliverance mission. It's really a sweet feeling. It's actually quite proper because we have no home in this material world. Our only real home is the association of Krishna and Krishna's devotee.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Krishna's Association is our Real Home

Krishna's Association is our Real Home

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Six Questions from Shannan

It's Shannan from the Bhakti Lounge in Toronto. You so nicely answered all of my questions the other night when you spoke here. Also you lead a soul-awakening kirtan. How great it would be to have you lead for a whole day span, or month, or year! Now that's a new year!!

I have a few questions if you may kindly answer me:

1. How qualified does one have to be to receive diksha?

2. What is the importance of connecting to the parampara system ?

3. How can we get past regret and sadness over having wasted so many eons in past lives and years in this life instead of loving Krishna?

4. Please kindly explain how we can always feel, Lord Caitanya, said "humbler than the straw on the street and more tolerant than a tree."

5. Does Sri Krishna accept food from an uninitiated neophyte devotee?

(And last one I promise!)

6. What was the mystery and meaning behind Sri Bhagavan's incarnation as Rsabhadeva?

HARIBOL!

Thank you!

Shannan

Answer: Six Answers

The real qualification for diksha or initiation is one's sincerity to serve Krishna and Guru.

Diksha or connecting with the parampara system is of the utmost importance because Krishna says that unless you are the devotee of His devotee you are not His devotee.

It is very good to always regret your past misdeeds. This will make you chaste so that you will not make the same mistakes again. This regret will help you awaken your love for Krishna.

To always remain humble, offer all respects to others without expecting any respect for yourself.

If you sincerely offer your food to Krishna with love, He will accept it.

The Lord appeared Rsabhadeva to preach the principles of religion.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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