How to Develop a Taste for the Holy Name

Lord Caitanya has taught us that if we want to unlimitedly relish the sweet nectar of Krishna's holy name, all we have to do is become completely humble, considering ourselves to be lower than the straw in the street. The difficulty is that we are very proud, considering ourselves to be very great. This is why we not able to fully relish the nectar of Krishna's holy name. So how do we become free from this false pride and attain true humility? The answer is given by the great spiritual master, Srila Narottam Das Thakur, who has advised us to always worship the spiritual master and the Vaisnavas. In other words the more that can be in the mood of serving the spiritual master and the devotees, the more we will be able to relish the ecstasy of chanting Hare Krishna.

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How Can So Much Suffering Exist?

Hare Krishna Srila Gurudeva,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

I was in a discussion with a colleague. He was formerly in the army and so has seen very rough things. I told him that things happen based on our past karma and that is why we suffer, but he does not believe it. He says if God existed, he would not have allowed the kind of suffering he witnessed. How do I present him the truth?

Also, he was saying how can we humans have existed millions of years ago as described in Vedas when the scientists have concluded that we have only been around for 100,000 years.

Sanjib

Answer: We Are Simply Reaping the Fruit of Our Actions

If we disobey the laws of the state we are punished by government. Even in the laws of physics, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So it is not all surprising that if we disobey the laws of God that we will get a reaction. This is a simple matter of common sense.

The scientists are blindly locked into their modern day theory of evolution. If they encounter any evidence which does not fit into their theory, they simply reject it. Therefore they are not real scientists. They are dogmatists. We have historical evidence which proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that human society goes back for at least two million years.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari