Crossing Over the Ocean of Nescience

Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 4, Chapter 2, Text 31:

"The Vedas are described as setu, which means a 'bridge.' If one wants to attain his spiritual existence, one has to cross an ocean of nescience. The Vedas are the bridge by which to cross such a great ocean."

It is essential that we take advantage of this bridge. Otherwise, we will all drown in the miserable ocean of nescience.

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Question: Owe It to Ourselves to Be Krishna Conscious?

Hare Krishna!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Srila Gurudeva and Srimati Gurumata!

namo om visnu padaya krsna prestaya bhutale
srimate sankarsana dasa adhikariti namine
namo prabhupadanuga prema-murti krpatmane
gauradesa-vikasartha-uttama bhakti varsine

My Dear Srila Gurudeva,

In Thought for the Day for 20 July 2017 you say that we owe to ourselves to become Krishna conscious. Kindly explain more about what this means.

Your insignificant servant in the dust of your lotus feet,

Guru Vandana devi dasi

Answer: If We Don't Become Devotees, We Are Cheating Ourselves.

You are an eternal spiritual being, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. Why cheat yourself by accepting one temporary body after another in a state of ignorance and misery? Be kind to yourself by being who you really are. In other words, if we don't become devotees, we are grossly cheating ourselves.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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