True Independence

Today, the fourth of July, is a big national holiday in the USA in celebration of the original 13 American colonies adopting the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776 separating themselves from membership in the British Empire. But this is not real independence. Real independence means to become free from birth, death, old age, and disease by fully surrendering oneself unto Lord Sri Krishna under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master. We therefore pray for that day when all the people of the world can celebrate their true independence after fully surrendering themselves unto Lord Sri Krishna. Then they can truly celebrate their independency by having a humongous, super ecstatic Hare Krishna kirtan.

Devotees Celebrate Independence from Maya-Mayapur, India

Devotees Celebrate Independence from Maya-Mayapur, India

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Using Suffering to Increase Your Krishna Consciousness

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Become Free From Porn

Please accept my humble obeisances,

I want to ask for your help. I have very big problem. For many years before coming to Krishna Consciousness I was totally addicted to pornography. But after I joined the temple I gave it up. Up until my initiation I was strictly following my vows and thus totally avoiding porn. But seven months ago I fell down, and again I have come back to this disgusting habit. It's really a big problem now, and I don't how to stop it. I do not want to fall back to my previous sinful life, but I just do not any strength to kill this nasty habit. Please kindly help me to somehow solve this problem. Giving this up is the most important in my life, but I don't know how to become free from this.

Aspiring to be your insignificant servant,
(Name withheld for confidentiality)

Answer: Beg Guru and Krishna to Help You

Every time your mind is disturbed by the desire to see pornography intensely beg Guru and Krishna to save you from this. Beg Guru and Krishna to help you to absorb your mind in Krishna, who is millions of times more attractive than a woman’s body. In this way, you can actually use your attraction to porno as a springboard to strengthen your relationship with Guru and Krishna.

Don’t worry. Many devotees have had this problem and conquered over it. The method I teach is very powerful and effective. You must simply intensely beg Guru and Krishna to save you every time Maya attacks. Train yourself to do this automatically every time you get disturbed by lusty thoughts. In this way very soon you will be a fixed up Goswami, a devotee whose mind never deviates from Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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