Krishna Consciousness Under Heavy Stress

Sometimes in this material world you find yourself in extremely stressful situations. How do you maintain your Krishna consciousness under such situations? The first thing is that instead of thinking of how to maintain your Krishna consciousness in such awkward circumstances you should instead be capitalizing on the golden moment as opportunity for advancing your Krishna consciousness. As soon as you think in this way you have already conquered over the stressful situation. Remember that Krishna will never put his devotee in a situation which is more than he can handle. Krishna very kindly always blesses His devotees with a never-ending stream of experiences which if properly utilized will bring his devote quickly to perfectional stage of pure devotional service. When heavy stress hits all you really have to do is chant Hare Krishna with full confidence that Lord Sri Krishna always protects His devotees in all circumstances. In this way you will immediately conquer over the influence of the always stressful material nature and advance yourself further along the wonderful pathway back to the sublime realm of Goloka Vrindavana.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Blissful Hare Krishna Devotees in London

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Not Possible to Go Back to Godhead in One Lifetime?

Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Today I read in Srila Prabhupada's purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 3.15.24, "It is not possible to go back to Godhead in one life." But I have also heard that Srila Prabhupada said that it is possible. So I am confused about this topic. Also senior devotees usually preach that if we do everything right we can go in one lifetime.

Thank you very much.
Bhakta Edgar.

Answer: By Guru Gauranga's Grace Impossible Becomes Possible

It is a fact, as Srila Prabhupada explains in his purport, that it is not possible for one to go back to home, back to Godhead in one lifetime. However, by the extraordinary mercy of Guru and Gauranga, it is possible to attain the impossible. Their mercy is so powerful that not only it is possible; it is guaranteed, if one fully surrenders himself at the lotus feet of the bona fide spiritual master.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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