You've Got Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain

You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain from surrendering to Krishna. Everything you have in this world is not yours at all. It is simply slipping through your fingers. Whatever it may be: your body, your bank balance, your wife, your house, your car--by the influence of maya or illusion for a few years they just appear to be yours until they are completely taken away by cruel time. And on the other hand if you surrender to Krishna, that Supreme Person who is the source of all existence will in fact become your personal property. In this way you will become the virtual owner of everything in all of existence.

Surrender to Krishna, and He Will Be Yours

Surrender to Krishna, and He Will Be Yours

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Question: How to Inquire from the Spiritual Master?

I learned in the online course at Radhadesh that questions asked to the spiritual master should not be whimsical. Srila Gurudeva, is it true that when questions are posed to spiritual masters or persons sitting on Vyasasana, questions should be thoroughly thought out before posing?

Your servant eternally,

Premananda Das

Answer: Submissive Inquiry Brings Spiritual Advancment

When one inquires from the spiritual master it should be with a view to understand Krishna and the science of Krishna more perfectly, to understand how to overcome all of the defects in one’s heart, and to understand how to make the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. If one submissively inquires in this way from the bona fide spiritual master, he will make great advancement on the path of Krishna bhakti by doing so.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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