Great Joy to See Sincere Souls Take to Bhakti

On 10 February 2013 at ISKCON Austin I initiated two new disciples into our disciplic succession, Bhaktavatsala Das and Sulaksana Devi Dasi. It brings great joy to the heart to see sincere souls realizing the illusory nature of material happiness and thus taking to the path of unlimited happiness in the devotional service of the Lord. This material world is a nasty, dangerous place. But if one takes to Krishna consciousness seriously, all of his problems will be solved.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Ecstatic Initiation Ceremony 10 February 2013 at ISKCON Austin:

Initiation of Bhaktavatsala Das

Initiation of Bhaktavatsala Das by Sankarshan Das

Initiation of Sulaksana Devi Dasi

Sankarshan Das Initiation of Sulaksana Devi Dasi

Fire Sacrifice Ceremony

Fire Sacrifice Ceremony

Ecstatic Hare Krishna Kirtan

Ecstatic Hare Krishna Kirtan

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Is this a Contradiction?

Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Your Grace mentioned recently in one of your answers that Krishna is emanating innumerable living entities from Himself every moment. I do not understand how this agrees with Krishna's statement in the Bhagavad-gita (2.12):

na tv evaham jatu nasam
na tvam neme janadhipah

"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings."

If Your Grace says that at every moment Krishna is emanating living entities, does it not appear to mean that some living entities have come into existence just at this particular moment and did not exist before this moment? I mean to say, Your Grace, that time seems to enter when you say Krishna is emanating living entities at this moment, which appears to contradict the spiritual conclusion that the living entity is eternal, without beginning or end. So I became a little confused. I would be very happy to receive clarification on this subject, if Your Grace could spend some time.

Thank you for spending time and I'm very happy to see the sankirtana movement being spread all over the world. I wish I could soon join Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sublime mission.

Your servant,
Suresh

Answer: Here is the Simple Understanding

It is very simple to understand. All of the living entities are eternal emanations of Krishna. They have always been emanated by Him in the past. They are all being emanated by Him now. And they will always be emanated from Him in the future as well.

Kindly use whatever spare time you have to render service at your nearest ISKCON temple. In this way you have already joined Lord Caitanya's mission. And if there is no ISKCON temple or center in your area, you can join His mission simply by telling everyone you meet about Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Little Sparrow Who Conquered the Ocean

Image
In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 24 Srila Prabhupada wonderfully teaches us the power of determinations by telling us the story of the little sparrow who conquered the ocean: "As for determination, one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the waves of the ocean. A sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The sparrow became very upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. The ocean did not even consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it. He became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked t
Read more

Heart Melting Reunion with Amarendra and Gayatri

Image
On Friday 26 June 2015 I was blessed with the greatest good fortune of meeting with two of the dearest devotees of my entire life, His Grace Amarendra Prabhu and his good wife, Srimati Gayatri devi dasi. I am eternally indebted to these great souls for how much they helped me in my spiritual life when I was a young devotee. When I was young brahmacari monk in 1973 I joined with the two of them in Gainesville, Florida. We were a three person preaching center, and they were just like a mother and father to me. I had so many wonderful Krishna conscious experiences in their association that I can hardly begin to describe them here. But at least may it suffice for me to say for now that Gayatri taught me what it means to be a soft-hearted devotee of the Lord and she gave me my first cooking lesson, teaching me how to make cauliflower pakoras, and Amarendra taught me the art of how to preach strongly, intelligently, and coolly to defeat opposing arguments. Recently Gayatri almost died. But
Read more

Misguided Fools Say that Masturbation is Healthy

Image
Foolish modern day materialists recommend masturbation as follows: "Masturbation is a common activity. It’s a natural and safe way to explore your body, feel pleasure, and release built-up sexual tension. It occurs among people of all backgrounds, genders, and races. Despite the myths, there are actually no physically harmful side effects of masturbation." They are wrong. To get a proper understanding on this this topic read the question and answer section below. Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What are the Ill Effects of Masturbation? Since you answered questions related to understanding the real need of sex in a human being's life, so I also request you to please enlighten us with the knowledge about semen conservation, it's importance, and the consequences of frequently releasing it thorough sex or masturbation. Since today most of the youth are indulged in mansturbation and they think it to be good in comparison to doing sex with some female for
Read more