Krishna Consciousness Comes to Antarctica

By the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya the Krishna consciousness movement has now also spread to Antarctica on 16 November 2016, the southernmost and coldest continent in the world.

The devotees who did this are Kesihanta Das, a Prabhupada disciple and Trivikrama Das. The two held the first kirtan in Antarctica and distributed Prabhupada’s books there for the first time, placing the Bhagavad-gita As It Is in several Antarctic research stations.

What’s more, in bringing a murti of Srila Prabhupada himself with them, they have ensured that the ISKCON Founder-Acharya has now visited every continent in the world.

The Hare Krishna Mahamantra Arrives in Antarctica

The Hare Krishna Mahamantra Arrives in Antarctica

Kirtan for Srila Prabhupada in Antarctica

Kirtan for Srila Prabhupada in Antarctica

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Question: My Friend Says Buying Meat is Not Sinful

Your thoughts and answers really reduce the distance between this hellish planet and Goloka. I am confident that with the blessings of my Guru Maharaja, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami, and your non-stop mercy on all the fallen souls of this planet, the darkness of ignorance which is covering the souls of this world will be removed and they will be shown the path to reach the abode of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.

One of my close friends is a non-vegetarian and he argues that he never kills any animal. He simply buys flesh from the market and eats it. Therefore he says he is not guilty of the sin of killing the animal and will not have to suffer any sinful reaction for such meat eating. Please guide me how to make him realize that what he is doing is sinful.

Your disciples' servant,

Sadbhuja Gaura Shyama Rama Das

Answer: If One Pays the Murderer, He Is Also a Murderer

If one does not directly murder someone but rather hires someone else to do the killing, he is an accomplice to the murder and is also guilty of murder. Similarly by buying the meat he is paying the killer. Thus he is also guilty of murdering the animal and must accept the hellish reaction for this sinful act.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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