Conquering Over Stress

This material world is an abode of stress. You cannot avoid it. We want to live forever in youth and good health, but yet we are dragged by the stringent laws of the material nature through sickness, old age, and death again and again birth after birth with no end to this suffering. This is naturally a very stressful situation. The only way out of this stress is to cling very tightly to the instructions of Guru and Krishna because this liberates us from this material existence. These instructions will pull us out of this stress. If we neglect to take shelter of the instructions of Guru and Krishna, our stress will continue perpetually until we finally wise up and humble ourselves before Guru and Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada Teaches StresslessnessSrila Prabhupada Teaches Stresslessness

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How Can Karma Be Changed?

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Could you please tell me which types of karma that one goes through in one's present lifetime are predetermined and cannot be changed? And, if karma can be changed, what is the method?

Your devotee.

Jaanvi G.

Answer: Only By Surrender To Krishna

All karma, both good and bad, is determined by our previous pious and impious activities. It cannot be changed at all. We are stuck with it unless we give up all of our nonsense and surrender unto Krishna. Then and only then will Krishna release us from our karma. This surrender is accomplished by strictly following the instructions given in the Bhagavad-gita under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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