Living For the Deliverance of All

Our Krishna consciousness movement is dedicated to the deliverance of living beings who are currently suffering in the cycle of repeated birth and death. There is no cause which is nobler or greater than this. This world deliverance mission is our family business. Therefore all the members of the Krishna consciousness movement should tightly embrace this goal within their heart of hearts and thus always think, speak, and act in all times, places, and circumstances in a way which is favorable for bringing about the deliverance of all those who are suffering in karma cakra.

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Question: Afraid of Non-Existence

Dear Respected Gurudeva,

Please accept my respectful obeisances. I wish that your lotus feet may always be in my mind. All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada.

In my bewildered mind once appeared a horrible demoniac thought. What would be if nothing would be here. Complete darkness and void space. I was very scared of this thought and again wished that Lord Sri Krishna save me from this deadly demon of darkness.

My question is: Is there a place in the whole existence where nothing exists. I understand that we all exist and Krishna and his holy Name exists eternally. But what about nonexistence. Maybe its just a state of mind in somebody's illusioned diseased consciousness.

Hare Krishna.
Kaspars

Answer: Non-Existence is Non-Existent

If nothing were here, you wouldn’t have to worry because you wouldn’t be here either. But rest assured that the "nothing exists" philosophy is not true. Nonexistence exists as a concept only, even though faulty. So even the concept of non-existence defeats itself by existing. The factual reality is that existence does exist. The proof is that you can ponder it. Self-realization means to attain the perfection of existence. Our philosophy is substance.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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