You've Got Nothing to Lose Except Your Misery

Why not take seriously to the process of Krishna bhakti, devotion to Lord Sri Krishna? You've tried every other conceivable way to be happy in your millions and billions of lifetimes of sojourn here in this material existence. And in each and every case you've always come up short not being fully satisfied and happy. So why not make an experiment and give just one lifetime exclusively to guru and Krishna, and then judge by the result? I personally guarantee you that if you diligently apply the principles of Krishna consciousness to your present life's situation, no matter what it is, you will become one of the happiest and most enlightened people in this entire universe, and this will be your last lifetime in this miserable material world. Upon leaving your present body you will awaken to find yourself to be an unlimitedly happy participant in the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri Krishna in any one of five primary rasas.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Krishna Awaits Your Return to the Spiritual World
Krishna Awaits Your Return to the Spiritual World

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Does Krishna Come From Vishnu?

From my early days, we were given to understand that Krishna is one of the avatars or incarnations of Lord Vishnu. However, ISKCON preaches it exactly in reverse; He is not an avatar of Vishnu, which is contradictory to the popular belief in India that Krishna is one of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu.

I would like to get more clarity on this as this question was asked by one of the devotees during our Bhakti Vriksha classes.

Your humble servant,
LM

Answer: Krishna Is The Original Vishnu

We Krishnites, devotees of Lord Krishna, are also known as Vaisnavas, devotees of Lord Vishnu, because Krishna is the original form of Vishnu. There are unlimited Vishnus or forms of the Supreme Lord, not just ten. Ten is just the tip of the iceberg. Out of all of them, Krishna is the original Vishnu because all of the other Vishnus emanate from Him. In other words, they are His expansions. This is confirmed both in the Bhagavad-gita and in the Srimad Bhagavatam.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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