Nature's Beauty and Krishna's Smiling Face

As we were leaving Russia early in the morning on 6 May to return to Lithuania we drove for over an hour through a beautiful forest just as the sun was rising. Appreciating that beauty as the smile of Krishna I am drawn to Krishna's original smile as described by Srila Prabhupada in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 1.11.26 as follows:

"And those who are artists, overtaken by the beautiful creation, should better see to the beautiful face of the Lord for complete satisfaction. The face of the Lord is the embodiment of beauty. What they call beautiful nature is but His smile, and what they call the sweet songs of the birds are but specimens of the whispering voice of the Lord."

While we can derive some temporary satisfaction by seeing the beauty of nature, if we want permanent satisfaction we must look to the beautiful smiling face of Krishna, which surpasses the beauty of nature by millions and billions of times. Since that amazing face is the source of the beauty of all beautiful things, let us try to fathom how unlimitedly beautiful that face must be.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Beautiful Russian Forest on Road to Lithuania 6 May 2013

Beautiful Russian Forest on Road to Lithuania 6 May 2013

Gopinatha's Sweet Smiling Face ISKCON Sydney, Australia

Gopinatha's Sweet Smiling Face ISKCON Sydney, Australia

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Not Doubt Krishna's Existence?

Whenever I pray for anything to Lord Krishna He always fulfills my wishes. But there is something which opposes me to believe in Him, even though I know that He exists. How can I get rid of this doubt?

Pandey

Answer: Serve Him. Don't Ask Him to Serve You.

If you always try to serve God instead of asking Him to serve you, you will fully realize His presence everywhere and your doubts will be disappear forever.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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