Broadcasting the Beautiful Bhagavatam

There is nothing more ecstatic than the beautiful Srimad Bhagavatam. When it is spoken this purifies the heart of the speaker and the hearers. Indeed it is so powerful that that the entire universe becomes purified. Therefore our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, instructed us that we must have a Srimad Bhagavatam class every morning. Those who cannot attend the class at their nearest ISKCON center due to time or location constraints can read the Srimad Bhagavatam on their own or with their family members. Or they can hear recordings of Srimad Bhagavatam classes or hear live classes via the internet. In this way, by regularly hearing the Srimad Bhagavatam all that is troublesome to the heart becomes destroyed almost to nil, and pure devotional service to Lord Sri Krishna becomes established within one's heart as an irrevocable fact.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Giving Srimad Bhagavatam Class---13 September 2014
Krishna Balarama Temple--Sri Vrindavana Dhama, IndiaSankarshan Das Giving Srimad Bhagavatam Class

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Consciousness and Matter?

Gurudeva,

How can we keep harmonious relation between consciousness and matter?
Please enlighten me.

Your humble servant,

Anil S.

Answer: Matter Connected Means Consciousness Awakened

By engaging all matter in the service of Krishna you will attain the topmost perfectional stage of consciousness known as Krishna consciousness. In other words, when matter is engaged in the service of Krishna there is perfect harmony between consciousness and matter, and one attains the platform of ultimate self realization. Conversely, when matter is not engaged in the service of Krishna one's real consciousness is covered by the cloud of maya and one is thus practically dead.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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