Fighting the Decadence of the Kali Yuga

The personality of Kali (not to be confused with the Goddess Kāli, who is a pure devotee of Krishna) is having a field day as his influence becomes more and more prominent on this planet. Seeing the ascendency of the Kali-inspired moral decadence, saintly persons mourn within their hearts as the population in general is becomes more and more and helplessly ensnared in sense gratification. Angered by the gross abuses of the so-called leaders, the saintly teachers become even more determined in their endeavor to counteract the influence of the age of Kali by the wide scale introduction of Vedic knowledge and its practical manifestation, the congregational chanting of the holy names of God.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Fighting the Influence of Kali Yuga 26 June 2013--Melbourne, Australia

Sankarshan Das on Fighting the Influence of Kali Yuga

Fighting the Influence of Kali Yuga

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: What is Niskāma Karma?

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Recently I have been asked by one of my colleague this question: "What is niskāma karma, and how to follow it practically?". Although I gave her an answer based on my ability, may I kindly request you to shed some light on this, for my better understanding?

Thank you.
Your servant,
Yogesh

Answer: Non-Fruitive Work

Niskāma karma means to work without accepting the fruits of one’s work. For example one can work a job and instead of keeping the income for himself he can donate his income for the propagation of Krishna consciousness all over the world for the upliftment of the human society. Such niskāma karma liberates one from all past, present and future karma and enables one to become a fully liberated soul qualified to enter the spiritual world at the time of death.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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