Relishing the Ultimate Thrill

What could be a more exciting adventure than to be engaged in the mission, that we have been given by our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, of delivering the entire world from suffering and illusion? What could be a greater thrill to wake up to every morning? Even if we are not successful in pulling it off, this endeavor itself is so exhilarating that we could spend many lifetimes happily mediating and working in this way. And if, in spite of all odds against our victory, we are somehow or successful in pulling it off, this will be the most celebrated miracle in all of world history. So either in victory or not in victory what lifestyle could be ecstatic than this: to try to pull of a global spiritual revolution by bringing Krishna back to the center of the world civilization, where He belongs.

Ecstatic Spiritual Revolutionaries Heading Out For Street Chanting

Ecstatic Spiritual Revolutionaries Heading Out For Street Chanting

Video For the Day: Krishna Sent Srila Prabhupada

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Why No Mustaches and Beards?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva!

My humble obeisances to you.

I apologize to ask this mundane question to you. But since some of the devotees in our cell have this doubt, I am putting this forward on their behalf.

I was informed that all Vaisnavas should be clean shaven and they should not grow beard or mustache. Is it mandatory? If so, why? It seems Arjuna, a great devotee of Lord Krishna had mustache. Also, Sri Advaita Acarya sprouted a beard.

Your humble servant,
Lal Mohan

Answer: Caitanya Sampradaya Means Clean Shaven

When Srila Prabhupada was asked why in our movement we shave our heads he said: "We keep ourselves very clean, that's all.” Srila Prabhupada instructs us to not keep mustaches and beards. As his loyal followers we adhere to his instructions. Those devotees who keep mustaches and beards are deviating from Srila Prabhupada.

Regarding the beard of Advaita Acharya Srila Prabhupada explains as follows:

"According to the Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sampradaya, they keep themselves clean-shaven. And only single instance is there, Advaita Prabhu. He had his beard. And Caitanya Mahaprabhu never asked Him to cleanse. Because one reason is that Advaita Prabhu was just contemporary to His father, so He did not like to dictate. But otherwise, all His disciples, they were clean-shaved.”

As a ksatriya Arjuna is under a different set of regulative principles than those like us who are in the brahminical order.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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