Too Busy Freeing the World to Feel Miserable

Even though the devotee of Lord Krishna is living in this most miserable material world and is therefore also subject to the threefold miseries of material existence, because he is totally absorbed in his mission of freeing the people of this material world from their misery he does not have time to lament over his own personal miseries such as old age, disease and death. In other words because he is totally absorbed in his mission of making everyone happy he does not have even one second available to wallow in his own miseries. Therefore because of his high level of compassion all serving the best interest of all living beings the three types of material miseries cannot touch him. There is no other alternative for perfect happiness except to become such a pure devotee of the Lord.

Ecstatic Krishna Consciousness Program at New Dwaraka
29 April 2015--Kaunas, Lithuania

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Young Man Raising Hand Asks Question

Testimonial From Haladhar Das

I used to be a happy go lucky guy in my school days and used to think that life will be a smooth sail always. But sudden change in circumstances from high school onwards resulting in several physical and mental traumas made me a miserable depressed guy with suicidal tendencies. I just could not cope with the onslaughts of material nature and could not understand why I am being repeatedly kicked by circumstances.

A near death accident with injuries four years back further bewildered me. Searching for the answers, by Lord Krishna's mercy I came in touch with the “Ultimate Self Realization Course” and from then there is no looking back. This was the greatest blessing and most fortunate decision of my life.

Living a depressed life for so many years, I could hardly relate with society. What to say about social dealings, I used to feel nervous even to say hello on phone in office in front of other colleagues. But now within a short span of coming in contact with this enlivening and enlightening course of His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ji who by his mercy is my spiritual master now, my depression has paved way to compassion for others and now I am giving Bhagavad-gita lectures in the local ISKCON temple and running a weekly Krishna consciousness program in my house. What I could not had even thought of doing even after 30 years, by mercy of Guru and Gauranga, I am doing in three years and devotees around me too are surprised, that too having a full time job, family and kids to look after.

It is rightly being said,

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ
paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande
śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."

I would definitely recommend everyone to taste the daily nectar of “The Ultimate Self Realization Course”, and kindly tell others to subscribe too and lets make everyone's journey of life successful.

Hare Krishna!
Sincerely yours,

Haladhar Das

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Worship Krishna in One or Many Rasas?

I had a question about rasa. I heard that devotees could serve Lord Krishna in any of the five rasas- in neutrality, as a servant, as a friend, as a parent, or as a lover. Should a devotee worship the Lord in only one rasa or more than one rasa is ok?

Your eternal servant

Answer: Worship Your Spiritual Master

Worshipping Krishna in a particular rasa is only for liberated souls who have attained the perfectional stage of pure devotional to Krishna. Therefore at the present moment in your neophyte stage you have no access to such exalted sort of relationships with Krishna. Lord Caitanya taught us to consider ourselves simply the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna. So at your stage your rasa is simply to be the completely sold out servant of your spiritual master. It is only by total, complete surrender to your spiritual master and only by his causeless mercy upon you that you will one day fully realize and be fully re-established in your original rasa or relationship with Krishna. And even when you realize your original eternal rasa or relationship with Krishna you will still remain the eternal servant of your spiritual master always worshipping him as your eternal link with Krishna. So focus your energies on you relationship with your spiritual master. In this way you will be able to someday realize what is your svarupa, your personal rasa or relationship with Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari