Just as a house with an ever-increasing clutter of junk becomes more and more unlivable, in a similar way if the house of one's mind is cluttered with the junk of material attachments, one's life becomes more and more miserable. Therefore one should always keep his mind clean and one-pointed instead of cluttered by always keeping it fixed on Krishna. The unlimited bliss of remembering Krishna will automatically keep the mind free from the clutterific jungle of material attachments.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

A Materialistic Mind is Like a Clutter-Filled House

A Materialistic Mind is Like a Clutter-Filled House

The Mind of a Pure Devotee is Clean and Serene Srila Prabhupada on the Bank of the Yamuna River

The Mind of a Pure Devotee is Clean and Serene Srila Prabhupada

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Question: Change of Rasas in the Spiritual World?

Please accept my humble obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I have heard that in the spiritual world everything is conscious, even the grass, the rocks etc etc. Does this therefore mean that when we return to the spiritual world we do not necessarily receive a ‘humanoid’ body such as that of a cowherd boy/girl, but may instead take the form of, say, a tree? If so, do we then remain fixed in that one body eternally, or is there a system similar to here on Earth whereby a soul transmigrates from lower orders to higher forms (and vice versa)?

Thank you

Your insignificant servant

Coral

Answer: Everyone is Satisfied in Their Rasa

Everyone in the spiritual world is a human being with human consciousness. According to their taste or rasa, each devotee takes up different roles in the pastimes of the Lord, such as cowherd boys, cowherd girls, cows, calves, peacocks, flowers, etc. Everyone stays in their particular role because they find that role to be the most satisfying role for them to play. However, as confirmed by Srila Prabhupada, because there is full freedom in the spiritual world, if someone desires to change their rasa or role, they can do so.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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