Don't Indulge in Illicit Sex
Sex attraction is the binding knot that keeps us imprisoned in the cycle of birth, death, old age, and disease. Therefore sex should be completely given up and one should focus his consciousness fully on awakening his dormant Krishna consciousness. If one is not able to come this highest standard of completely giving up sex, then he may utilize sex only for producing Krishna conscious children, and not otherwise. Besides using sex for procreation any and all forms of sex are illicit, they are most sinful. Sometimes even in the society of devotees we hear the false propaganda that householders are not required to strictly avoid illicit sex. Whoever is spreading this false propaganda should be reprimanded and stopped from doing this because anyone, householder or otherwise, who engages in illicit sex will not be qualified to go back to home, back to Godhead. They will be forced to take birth again here in this material world to fulfill their stupid sexual desires.
Teaching Krishna Bhakti--Kaunas, Lithuania--13 September 2016
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Problem: Afraid of Death
Respected Gurudeva,
Dandavat pranam. Please accept my obeisances.
I am aged 80. Sometimes suicidal thoughts take over me. I get angry on my family members. I feel it is all due to bad karma and not appeasing the forefathers. I am chanting, but am always with fear of death. When I read the Bhagavad-gita I feel guilty of so many things. I chew tobaco for relief, but it adds to my problem. I am not able to sleep. I have taken several depression medicines but of no avail. Please help me.
(Name withheld for confidentiality)
Instead of chewing tobacco, chew Krishna’s holy name more seriously than you are now. Chant at least 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala daily. The more you chant, the more you will become enchanted by Krishna and relieved from anxiety. At your age there is no reason why you cannot sit and chant japa mala practically 24 hours a day. Take a little time for eating and sleeping and the rest of your time you must simply go deeper and deeper into Bhagavad-gita and the Hare Krishna mantra.
This mantra is super sweet and juicy, not disgusting like chewing tobacco. Why do you want to taste something disgusting and nasty when you can taste the sweetest bliss by chanting Krishna's name. This is the real anti-depression medicine. The other so-called anti-depression medicines will simply make you more depressed.
Don’t worry about past karma or pleasing your forefathers. If you will simply now give yourself to Krishna, He will free from all of your karma and indebtedness to your forefathers and take you back as His eternal servant to His eternal abode in the spiritual sky. If you will take up this process seriously, I will accept you as my disciple and personally guarantee your entrance into the spiritual world at the time of your passing out of your present body.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Dandavat pranam. Please accept my obeisances.
I am aged 80. Sometimes suicidal thoughts take over me. I get angry on my family members. I feel it is all due to bad karma and not appeasing the forefathers. I am chanting, but am always with fear of death. When I read the Bhagavad-gita I feel guilty of so many things. I chew tobaco for relief, but it adds to my problem. I am not able to sleep. I have taken several depression medicines but of no avail. Please help me.
(Name withheld for confidentiality)
Answer: For a Devotee Death is Wonderful
For one who is Krishna conscious death is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, for a devotee death is wonderful. It's a piece of cake, something to look forward to, a most exciting moment when Lord Sri Krishna transfers His devotee to the wondrously sublime atmosphere of the spiritual world.Instead of chewing tobacco, chew Krishna’s holy name more seriously than you are now. Chant at least 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala daily. The more you chant, the more you will become enchanted by Krishna and relieved from anxiety. At your age there is no reason why you cannot sit and chant japa mala practically 24 hours a day. Take a little time for eating and sleeping and the rest of your time you must simply go deeper and deeper into Bhagavad-gita and the Hare Krishna mantra.
This mantra is super sweet and juicy, not disgusting like chewing tobacco. Why do you want to taste something disgusting and nasty when you can taste the sweetest bliss by chanting Krishna's name. This is the real anti-depression medicine. The other so-called anti-depression medicines will simply make you more depressed.
Don’t worry about past karma or pleasing your forefathers. If you will simply now give yourself to Krishna, He will free from all of your karma and indebtedness to your forefathers and take you back as His eternal servant to His eternal abode in the spiritual sky. If you will take up this process seriously, I will accept you as my disciple and personally guarantee your entrance into the spiritual world at the time of your passing out of your present body.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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