Last Day in Vrindavan

It is the morning of 28 April 2016. In a little over an hour at 9am we are scheduled to leave Vrindavan. The hardest part of coming to Vrindavan is leaving Vrindavan. Because this is Krishna's abode here in this universe, Lord Sri Krishna is personally present here. Every particle of Vrindavan dust is non-different from Him. It is so easy to be Krishna conscious here just by reflecting on where you are. So why ever leave Vrindavan? It seems crazy to do so. But we are doing so because we have given the mission by our beloved spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, to make the world Krishna consciousness. Just as he left Vrindavan to make the world Krishna conscious, we are following in his footsteps. By embracing his order as our very life and soul we are living in Sri Vrindavan Dhama with Lord Sri Krishna at every minute, no matter where we may travel in this world for spreading the Krishna consciousness movement.

Vrindavan on the Bank of the Sacred Yamuna River

Vrindavan on the Bank of the Sacred Yamuna River

Video For the Day: Not Leaving Vrindavan

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Demons and Devotees Liberation

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja,

My humble obeisances.

Recently you have explained that anyone who is directly killed by God gets spiritual liberation. My question is that if this is so, then what is the difference between a highly elevated devotee and a demon getting killed by Lord Krishna?

Thanks & regards,
Amit Gupta,

Answer: Demons, Temporary--Devotees, Eternal

Generally the demons who are killed by Krishna are given impersonal liberation, which is only temporary. A devotee's liberation is personal and permanent. He gains his original form in the spiritual world as an eternal associate of the Lord. The demons merge temporarily into the Lord's impersonal effulgence for some time and then fall back down into the cycle of repeated birth and death. Ordinary demons do not attain this. Only those who become powerful enough to be personally killed by the Lord attain the impersonal liberation.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Little Sparrow Who Conquered the Ocean

Image
In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 24 Srila Prabhupada wonderfully teaches us the power of determinations by telling us the story of the little sparrow who conquered the ocean: "As for determination, one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the waves of the ocean. A sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The sparrow became very upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. The ocean did not even consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it. He became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked t
Read more

Heart Melting Reunion with Amarendra and Gayatri

Image
On Friday 26 June 2015 I was blessed with the greatest good fortune of meeting with two of the dearest devotees of my entire life, His Grace Amarendra Prabhu and his good wife, Srimati Gayatri devi dasi. I am eternally indebted to these great souls for how much they helped me in my spiritual life when I was a young devotee. When I was young brahmacari monk in 1973 I joined with the two of them in Gainesville, Florida. We were a three person preaching center, and they were just like a mother and father to me. I had so many wonderful Krishna conscious experiences in their association that I can hardly begin to describe them here. But at least may it suffice for me to say for now that Gayatri taught me what it means to be a soft-hearted devotee of the Lord and she gave me my first cooking lesson, teaching me how to make cauliflower pakoras, and Amarendra taught me the art of how to preach strongly, intelligently, and coolly to defeat opposing arguments. Recently Gayatri almost died. But
Read more

Misguided Fools Say that Masturbation is Healthy

Image
Foolish modern day materialists recommend masturbation as follows: "Masturbation is a common activity. It’s a natural and safe way to explore your body, feel pleasure, and release built-up sexual tension. It occurs among people of all backgrounds, genders, and races. Despite the myths, there are actually no physically harmful side effects of masturbation." They are wrong. To get a proper understanding on this this topic read the question and answer section below. Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What are the Ill Effects of Masturbation? Since you answered questions related to understanding the real need of sex in a human being's life, so I also request you to please enlighten us with the knowledge about semen conservation, it's importance, and the consequences of frequently releasing it thorough sex or masturbation. Since today most of the youth are indulged in mansturbation and they think it to be good in comparison to doing sex with some female for
Read more