New Year's Day at Every Second

On this planet today, New Year's Day is a big holiday celebrated all over the world. But for the Lord's devotees, as Srila Prabhupada explained on a morning walk on 3 January 1974 in Los Angeles, every day, indeed every second, is New Year's Day:

"Well, our every day is a New Year. Nava-navayauvana. Our Krishna consciousness is so nice, the more you advance, you see new year, new year. That's all. Nothing is old."

Because Krishna's devotee is experiencing Krishna at every minute and because Krishna is ever-fresh, for the Lord's devotee every moment is the most remarkable, exciting adventure of entering an amazing new world.

Krishna is an Exciting Adventure at Every Moment

Krishna is an Exciting Adventure at Every Moment

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Why Tobacco is Prohibited?

Hare Krishna

To my dear teacher:

Why is tobacco prohibited in the Krishna consciousness movement?

Thank you for all your hard work.

Hare Krishna,

David from New Jersey

Answer: It Reinforces Bodily Consciousness

Srila Prabhupada was also asked by a Mr. Faill about why we avoid tobacco. Here’s how Srila Prabhupada answered him:

Mr. Faill: How about the tobacco question?
Srila Prabhupada: Tobacco is also an intoxicant. We are already intoxicated by being in the bodily conception of life, and if we increase the intoxication, then we are lost.
Mr. Faill: You mean things like meat, alcohol, and tobacco just reinforce bodily consciousness?
Srila Prabhupada: Yes. Suppose you have a disease and you want to be cured. You have to follow the instructions of a physician. if he says, "Don't eat this; eat only this," you have to follow his prescription. Similarly, we also have a prescription for being cured of the bodily conception of life: chanting Hare Krishna, hearing about Krishna's activities, and eating Krishna prasadam (food offered with love to Lord Krishna). This treatment is the process of Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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