A Life of Incomparable Happiness

There is no happiness like Krishna consciousness anywhere in the three worlds. There is truly no happiness that even comes close to comparing with it. Fabulous wealth, world wide fame, and power even up to the highest level of being Brahmaji, the demigod in charge of our universe, are totally dwarfed by the happiness of Krishna consciousness. So why waste time running after illusory happiness when you can constantly taste the ultimate happiness simply by awakening the natural love of Krishna that is already within your heart?

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Ecstatic Departure from Riga, Latvia--1 May 2013

Sankarshan Das Ecstatic Departure from Riga, Latvia

Ecstatic Arrival in Kaunas, Lithuania--1 May 2013

Sankarshan Das Ecstatic Arrival in Kaunas, Lithuania

Kedaranath Prabhu Offers a Flower Garland

Kedaranath Prabhu Offers a Flower Garland to Sankarshan Das

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Most Important Service to Guru?

Service can be rendered to the spiritual master in several ways. What is the importance of serving spiritual master personally? Is there any order of service from importance standpoint?

Your aspiring servant,

Prashant
Melbourne, Australia

Answer: Serving His Orders

Service to the spiritual master is of the utmost importance because it is only by serving the spiritual master that one can realize Krishna.

There are two ways we can serve the spiritual master. One is by serving him in his physical presence such as cooking for him, doing his laundry, or by arranging preaching programs for him. This is called vapuh seva. The other way is by following his orders to awaken our Krishna consciousness and spread the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. This is called vani seva. Of the two types of service vani seva is more important because the spiritual master’s orders are eternally present whereas his physical presence is only temporarily present.

So why bother with vapuh seva? Vapuh seva is a golden opportunity for the disciple because it helps him to fix himself solidly in vani seva. Therefore whenever the disciple gets the chance for vapuh seva, he should capitalize on it to the fullest extent.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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