An Oasis in the Glittery Hong Kong Phantasmagoria

Of all the places I see as I travel the globe Hong Kong stands out as one of the most glittery places on earth. Here materialism has peaked out. Traveling the globe I rarely see the world's ultimate luxury car, the Rolls Royce. But here in Hong Kong they are not that uncommon. The streets of Hong Kong are lit up like anything. Walking or driving down practically any Hong Kong street one is bombarded with an overwhelming phantasmagoria of slick advertising from all sides urging you to enjoy this and enjoy that. But what is the use of all this material advancement when is one is going to become an animal in one's next birth? Tucked away in the middle of all this Hong Kong glitter on the 6th floor at 27 Chatham South in the Tsim Sha Tsui district is ISKCON's Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Temple, a true oasis in the middle of the desert.

Hong Kong Skyline

Hong Kong Skyline

Hong Kong Street Scene

Hong Kong Street Scene

Three Rolls Royces Parked Side by Side in Hong Kong

Three Rolls Royces Parked Side by Side in Hong Kong

Sri Sri Gaura Nitai--An Oasis in the Hong Kong Desert

Sri Sri Gaura Nitai--An Oasis in the Hong Kong Desert

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Why Transcendental Literature is Ever-Fresh?

Why is it said that transcendental literature, although the same book, remains ever-fresh despite repeated readings?

Your servant,
Sushant

Answer: Because It Is Krishna Himself

Because transcendental literature is Krishna Himself, who is ever-fresh, it has a mystical ever-fresh potency which gives the devoted reader newer and newer lights of transcendental wisdom and realization with each repeated reading. The nature of transcendental reading is such that with each repeated reading the subject matter becomes more and more relishable.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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