Reverses Help Us Prepare For Death

In this material world we often face extremely stressful reverse situations. How we handle these disturbances can either make or break our advancement in Krishna consciousness. If we become bewildered and angry in such circumstances, we have come down to the material platform of hankering and lamentation in which we become completely forgetful of Krishna. However, if we take these awkward, unpleasant situations for what they really are, excellent training exercises to help us become prepared for the time of death, we will not be bewildered or confused. We will be able to keep a cool head and strengthen our attachment to Krishna by realizing more than ever before that there is no shelter in this material world, that our only real shelter is Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Bhagavad-gita Lecture--Vilnius, Lithuania--15 October 2014Sankarshan Das Bhagavad-gita Lecture

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Chanting on 108 Beads?

Whenever I just touch my japa chanting beads, I feel a blessing, a sort of a higher state of consciousness. Can you please, if you are not too busy with all of us, explain why the mala has 108 beads?

Thank you for your generous concern in our questions.

Edmond
from Switzerland

Answer: Surpassing 108 Upanisads and Serving 108 Gopis

According to the explanation of the great Vaisnava acharya, our most beloved ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta, chanting the Hare Krishna mantra on the 108 beads means that we are surpassing the study of the 108 Upanisads and engaging ourselves in the service of the 108 most prominent gopi girlfriend servitors of Lord Sri Krishna in Vrindavan.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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