Returning to the USA

Today, 6 November, we are returning to the USA via two flights: Mumbai to London and London to Austin. After spending a wondrous seven weeks in the holy land of India it is amazing how it seems as if we have always lived here, that we never lived anywhere else. This reminds us how in a higher sense, we have always been devotees of Krishna. We have never been anything else. Only for a limited amount of time we were dreaming that we were something else. So now is time for us to fully be who we actually are, the devotees of Krishna, and stop trying to be what we are not, citizens of this nasty material world.

Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in Pune, India--5 November 2017

Sankarshan Das Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in Pune

Sankarshan Das Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in Pune

Sankarshan Das Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in Pune

Video For the Day: Attract the Whole World to Krishna

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Solve My Problems?

Your Grace,

I have problems. One, I am not fortunate in anything I do. I have very bad luck. And, two, financial problems. How can I come out of these?

Entigha Effiong

Answer: Surrender to Krishna

From: ISKCON Pune, India

My Dear Entigha,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Whatever problems we have in this material world are the special blessings of Lord Sri Krishna to help us remember that this nasty place is not our actual home. However, Lord Sri Krishna will mercifully reduce your difficulties here if you will fully dedicate yourself to Him. So my best advice to you is that you should fully dedicate your life to Lord Sri Krishna under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master. In this way you will experience unlimited happiness within your heart even in this nasty material world where there is danger at every step.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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