When Unbearable Pain Attacks

How to be Krishna conscious when unbearable pain attacks? The first thing to understand is that there is no such thing as unbearable pain. Pain can only sometimes seem to be unbearable when one falsely identifies himself with his material body. As soon as one detaches himself from bodily identification by remembering his actual spiritual identity as Krishna's eternal servant, what seemed to be unbearable pain now becomes bearable. Another thing to remember is that pain and pleasure are dualities. They come and go just like the changes of the seasons. Neither of them will remain forever. When we are in pain, pleasure is coming soon. And when we are in pleasure, pain is coming soon. Therefore the key to uninterrupted happiness is to situate oneself fully on the transcendental platform beyond the constant flux of the pains and pleasures of this material world by completely surrendering oneself to Krishna under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master. This surrender will liberate one's consciousness from the material plane with its constant waves of pain and pleasure.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada Frees Us From Material Distress

Srila Prabhupada Frees Us From Material Distress

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Can I Chant "Jaya Sri Krishna" Instead of Hare Krishna?

I wanted to ask one question. The Lord says that His name is as powerful as the Lord Himself. So why then can't we do our japa by chanting "Jaya Sri Krishna" instead of chanting the Hare Krishna mahamantra?

Regards
Vinit Sharma

Answer: Take Only the Medicine Your Physician Prescribes

Just as every medicine in the drug store is bona fide, every name of God is potent for delivering us from this material existence. And just as we take only that medicine which has been prescribed for us by our physician, we only accept the Hare Krishna mahamantra because this is the mantra that has been prescribed for us by the scriptures, the great saints, and by God Himself.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari











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