Embrace the Process of Sadhana Bhakti

Even though sadhana bhakti, executing devotional service to Lord Sri Krishna according to rules and regulations, may sometimes appear to the beginner on the path of bhakti to be difficult, still he should faithfully follow the instructions given by the spiritual master. In this way, in due course of time, he become advanced in Krishna experiencing ever-increasing bliss at every moment.

Question and Answer Session in Melbourne--27 December 2016

Sankarshan Das Q&A Session in Melbourne--27 December 2016

Sankarshan Das Q&A Session in Melbourne--27 December 2016

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: What to Tell an Atheist?

Hare Krishna
Your Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Accept my most humble and respectful obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

The reason I write to you is because I wanted to ask you a question.

A few weeks ago, a girl, a friend of my best friend who left the body recently, wrote me, because she wanted a guide to achieve inner peace, she told me that she was going through some very hard moments added to the loss of this friend we have in common. She has felt very sad. She made it clear that she was atheist.

I would love to help her, but I do not feel qualified enough to do so, at the same time I do not want to leave her alone because she is a soul that is approaching Krishna. So what I wanted to ask is what do you recommend to me to preach to her appropriately?

Always at your service
Bhaktin Gilma

Answer: Logical Proof of God's Existence

First explain to her that since nothing comes from nothing there must be an original something from which everything has sprung. That something is called God. And since that source of all emanations is emanating persons, that source must also therefore necessarily possess personality. Therefore by pure logic we can understand that there is a personal God who is the source of all existence.

Once she is convinced of this explain to her that the secret of achieving unlimited happiness is to harmonize oneself with God in all one’s thoughts, words, and deeds. This science of harmonizing oneself with the Supreme is called bhakti yoga. Tell her that if she will open-mindedly try this she will enter into an amazing new world of unlimited happiness. This is called Krishna consciousness. Tell her that you will be her personal guide to help her achieve this new wonderful state of unlimited happiness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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