Mind, Body, and Soul Dovetailed With the Supreme

As long as your consciousness remains entangled on the material plane you will not be able to taste the full nectar of existence. This is why you must get off of the material plane by dovetailing your mind, body, and soul with the Supreme through the ultimate yoga system of pure loving devotional service to the Supreme. The easiest and most effective way of mastering the yoga system is through utilizing the science of mantra, the chanting of transcendental sound vibrations, i.e., chanting any authorized name from God from revealed scriptures. Although there are actually unlimited names of the Supreme that can be chanted, the Kali-Santarana Upanisad prescribes that out of all the mantras, the most potent mantra for self-realization in the present materialistic age of Kali is the Hare Krishna mahamantra:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Super Ecstatic Hare Krishna Japa Meditation
Super Ecstatic Hare Krishna Japa Meditation

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: What Prevents the Serious From Attaining Perfection?

You stated in one of your lessons:

"And out of those who are willing to give it a serious try, even fewer are able to become successful."

So what would prevent a person trying seriously to not be successful? Isn't it just a matter of time that God's grace reach a serious seeker? So then success should be guaranteed even if it takes multiple lives based on one's level of seriousness and past karma.

Regards
Vivek N.

Answer: It Depends On One's Degree of Seriousness

If one is only partially serious, he may not be successful. But if one is fully serious, his success on the pathway of self-realization is guaranteed. God's grace is immediately there without any delay available according to our degree of seriousness. Multiple lifetimes are not required. If one is fully serious, he can attain the topmost perfection of going back home, back to Godhead in this very lifetime.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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