When Anxiety Attacks You

When anxiety attacks you, when you are bewildered by unfortunate circumstances in this material world, take solace of the fact that nothing can happen without the sanction of Krishna and that He is always the well-wishing friend of all living beings including you. By keeping this thought in mind in times of trouble, you will be able to pass through the difficult times without losing your Krishna consciousness. Indeed you will be able to use difficult times to increase your Krishna consciousness. In this way you can capitalize or take advantage of bewildering situations to become stronger and happier in Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada at Krishna Balarama Temple in VrindavanaSrila Prabhupada at Krishna Balarama Temple in Vrindavana

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Should We Follow Krishna?

How to understand Krishna? Why should we follow Krishna? Because He is the Supreme? What do we need to do to follow Krishna? And where and when can we find Him?

Sunil P.

Answer: Because He's the Supreme Personality of Godhead

We follow Krishna because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the origin of everything and thus the owner of everything. Since everything is His property, everything is meant to be engaged in His service. Krishna describes very clearly in the Bhagavad-gita what we have to do to follow Him:

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam
ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ

"Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me."
Bhagavad-gita 9.34

He is found in the hearts of His devotees and in the sound of His holy names. If you will chant His holy names with love, you will personally experience Him within your heart and everywhere wherever you go.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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