Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

Your divine birthright is to enjoy an eternal youthful existence completely free from fear and anxiety in the transcendental kingdom of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are actually one of His intimate personal associates. But due to forgetfulness you are currently suffering like anything here in this pitifully forlorn material world. You are not meant to remain trapped here rotting in this distress mess. So please try to understand that your life should have one purpose and one purpose only, to get back to where you once belonged.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: What is the Meaning of Initiation?

What does it exactly mean to get initiated by a bona fide spiritual master? What happens after you get initiated? I was once told by someone that if you get initiated by a bona fide guru, then you also become a guru. Could you please clarify this for me and explain what it means to get initiated?

Kartik P.

Answer: Agreeing to Abide by Your Guru's Orders

Initiation is when the spiritual master formally accepts you as his disciple, you then vow to abide by the orders of the spiritual master, and the spiritual master commits himself to delivering you back to home, back to Godhead. You promise to chant at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra every day on japa mala beads while strictly avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling. It is through this process of initiation that you receive the seed of bhakti within your heart and seriously begin the process of awakening your dormant Krishna consciousness. When you become advanced in Krishna consciousness by strictly following the orders of your spiritual master you become competent to also become a spiritual master for spreading the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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