Change Yourself and Then Change the World

Does simply the desire to lead the world to a better future make one qualified to do so? No, it does not. If one wants to improve the world making it an ideal place in which for all of us to live, he must first improve himself. He must first make himself ideal. In other words, one must first be the change that he wants to make in the world. He must first revolutionize himself before he thinks about revolutionizing the world. Otherwise whatever change he makes will simply be the same old wine in a new bottle. It will simply be another edition of the same old status quo: namely birth, death, old age, and disease. In other words the real change that the human society needs is that everyone should be educated how to escape the cycle of birth and death. Therefore if one wants to liberate others, he must first of all become liberated himself by taking complete shelter of guru and Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Promoting Genuine Change in the World
Melbourne, Australia--27 December 2013

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Be Motivated for Constant Chanting?

Kindly advise how to be motivated to chant Hare Krishna all the time. The material world is very very powerful. I need lots of motivation to do this. I am trying, but kindly guide.

Regards,
Geeta

Answer: Do You Want Happiness or Misery?

Do you want to be happy or miserable? The more you chant, the more you will be happy. And the less you chant, the more you will be miserable.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari