Appreciation from One of Our Readers

I am very happy that Krishna has blessed me with the opportunity to give Krishna consciousness to so many people all over the world through this online course. Here is an appreciation from one of our students:

Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Gurudeva and Srimati Gurumataji
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The weekly questions and answers are very helpful for me, because they help me clear any doubt and confusion about the Supreme Lord Krishna. And also how to properly use this human form of life in this material world and the importance of this human form, also how to develop my Krishna consciousness. Of course, it also give me the opportunity to clearly understand the Bhagavad Gita As It Is.

By reading the 'Daily Thought' and listen to Srila Gurudeva 'Video for the Day', I really start my journey with Krishna in my mind, there is nothing more relishing than remember Krishna and the spiritual master all the day.

The online class of 'Srimad Bhagavatam' is so wonderful and at the same time very helpful because it allows everyone and everybody wherever they are to be involved and also listen to Katha and Kirtan given by Srila Gurudeva and Srimati Gurumataji. We also have the opportunity to ask any questions to them directly to improve our spiritual knowledge concerning the Supreme Lord Krishna and by their teaching and help, we sure can find our way home, back to Godhead

So, the weekly answers are very useful, for they helped me in any confusion which happen in daily life - that is any material dilemma is solved via spiritual answers.
Your servant
Bhaktin Zila


I am very glad that Bhaktin Zila is deriving so much benefit from my humble attempt to serve the mission of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, and I certainly wish Bhaktin Zila well on her pathway of spiritual awakening.

ISKCON 50th Anniversary Ceremony

On 22 June 2016 I was invited to speak in an public ceremony launching in Mauritius the celebration of ISKCON's 50th anniversary. I appeared along with the vice prime minister of Mauritius and the mayor of Rose Hill as pictured below:
Sankarshan Das with vice prime minister of Mauritius

Sankarshan Das with vice prime minister of Mauritius

Video For the Day: The Secret of Happiness

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: What is Mind?

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Thank you for inspiring with your transcendental service.

Could you please enlighten me on the following questions?

How to understand that I am the spirit soul, part of Lord Krishna?
How to realize and live by that?
How to live with faith in the Lord?
What is actually mind? And what to do with this complicated mind and material desires?

Yours ,
J

Answer: The Psychic On/Off Switch

Just as the hand being part of the body is meant to serve the body, you being part of Krishna are naturally meant to serve Krishna.

Being absorbed in service to Krishna is done by following the instructions of the bona fide spiritual master who then engages you fully in Krishna’s service.

You have to analyze where you would rather put your faith. Would you rather have faith in that which temporary or in that which is eternal? Where would you rather deposit your money, into a bank that will remain always open or into a bank which will collapse today or tomorrow?

Your mind is the psychic on/off switch. It is that which accepts or rejects things. Without proper intelligence one will accept what is bad and reject what is good, just as we see in the modern day so-called advanced society. Actually they are simply advanced in nescience. With proper intelligence from guru and Krishna one will accept what is good, namely the devotional service of the Lord, and reject material sense gratification, which is the worst thing for the living being.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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