Don't Be a Cow or Ass

The Srimad-Bhagavatam advises us that someone possesses the mentality of a cow or an ass if he considers his body to be his self, thinks his relatives to be his life and soul, regards the place of his birth to be sacred, and goes to a holy place of pilgrimage being more eager to take bath and go here and there on parikrama than he is to hear from his spiritual master. If we want to awaken our dormant Krishna consciousness, we should carefully note this warning and avoid this cow/ass mentality. This will insure that we will be qualified to go back to home, back to Godhead upon departing from our present material bodies. In other words, we should always remember that we are not our bodies, that all living entities are our relatives, that sacred place means where Lord Krishna appears, and especially we should always remember Narottama Das Thakur's song in which he states that his only desire is to have his consciousness purified by hearing the words emanating from the lotus mouth of his spiritual master.

Devotees Relish Sublime Govardhana Parikrama--4 November 2015

Sankarshan Das Adhikari - Devotees Relish Sublime Govardhana Parikrama

Sankarshan Das Adhikari - Devotees Relish Sublime Govardhana Parikrama

Ecstatic Kirtan at Lord Caitanya's Sitting Place
on the Bank of Syama-kunda--4 November 2015

Sankarshan Das Adhikari - Ecstatic Kirtan at Lord Caitanya's Sitting Place on the Bank of Syama-kunda

Sankarshan Das Adhikari - Ecstatic Kirtan at Lord Caitanya's Sitting Place on the Bank of Syama-kunda

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Sankarsh Das Adhikari - Artist's Concept of Our Completed Project in Austin, Texas USA

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How Did You Choose the Path of Krishna Consciousness?

Please accept my humble obeisances. I am gradually becoming influenced and attracted by you, your love, dedication, sacrifice, sanctity and most of all spreading of the sweet name of Lord Shri Krishna and His glories all over the world. Now, I want to know about you, your everything, your whereabouts, personal life, occupation etc. before being Krishna conscious. How and when have you chosen the best and righteous path of life?

Ramendra Nath Roy Dakua

Answer: To Revolutionize My Consciousness and the Whole World

It’s a long story that cannot be answered in a simple email. I am, however, working on my autobiography to tell my story in full.

In a nutshell, I was a young singer/songwriter who was looking for the true meaning of my existence and the means for bringing a spiritual revolution to the planet earth. Nothing else mattered to me. In 1971 after a period of deep soul-searching prayer Krishna sent His Holiness Vishnujana Swami Maharaja to my town, Austin, Texas USA. The swami convinced me fully that I am the eternal servant of Krishna and that the Krishna consciousness movement is the vehicle for bringing about the greatest spiritual revolution in human history. Therefore under Vishnujana Swami's merciful guidance I fully dedicated my eternal existence to my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and have been serving Srila Prabhupada and his mission uninterruptedly for the 44 years. I will continue to do so for all of eternity. This is the meaning of being a disciple.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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