Ultimate Self Realization

For millions and billions of lifetimes we have foolishly served the material energy Such foolishness has gotten us nothing except for another rotting material body after another rotting material body after another rotting material body. So now it is time that we become a little sober and give up our foolish maddened pursuit of material sense gratification. Instead of serving our senses, we should serve the master of the senses, Hrishikesha. The is will bring us out of our misery into the wonderful transcendental realm of pure unadulterated bliss. Krishna Wants Us Back in His Abode Video For the Day: We Are Not This Body Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Degenerated Varnashram System? Respected Guru Dev, Please accept my humble obeisances to you and Gurumataji. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please pardon me at the outset if I sound blasphemous; but you have only told us to get all doubts clarified, hence this question. In BG 4/13, the Lord says that

Krishna has blessed me with heavy sickness so that I can practice and refine the art of being equipoised as He so nicely teaches us in the Bhagavad-gita 12.13-14: "One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me -- such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me." So whether our bodies are sick or healthy we have to always maintain steady enthusiasm for Krishna consciousness. This will help us to quickly achieve the perfectional stage of pure love of God. Krishna Enlightens Arjuna Video For the Day: Back to Your Liberated Position Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Mahamantra Alone for Liberation? Dandavat Gurudeva, Is it true that ' even if a devotee does not have initiati

I was requested by the ISKCON leadership in Kolkata, India to give two training sessions for the local youth on how they can properly take up responsibility in the great world deliverance mission of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. There were well over 100 young men at the first session. I spoke for few minutes and then opened up for questions. For almost two hours these sincere souls were so hungry for knowledge and guidance that they asked question after question and question. Then after we officially ended the meeting many came forward and continued inquiring from both me and Gurumata. This went on for an additional hour. If all the youth of the world can adopt this inquisitive mood to understand the science of Krishna, there will manifest on this planet the greatest era of peace and prosperity that the world has ever known. Kolkata Youth Program Video For the Day: Educating the Youth Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Proper Mood? Dear Srila Gurude

Our goal is to philosophically conquer the entire world by convincing everyone that Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that they should thus all become His devotees. We simply want to see that everyone has become happy by the revival of their pure transcendental natures. We want that Krishna consciousness should predominate all aspects of the world culture: education, religion, government, entertainment. travel, heath, business, etc. May that day come soon. May that day come as soon as possible to relieve the suffering people of the world from their misery. Flood the World With Krishna's Names Video For the Day: Bathing in the Ganges Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: How to Improve Japa? How can I improve my Japa? My chanting quality has gone down. It is mechanical. I complete my 16 rounds as a duty. But I feel just did it as a ritual. Your servant, Vishal Answer: Meditate Daily on this Verse from: Sri Mayapur Dhama, India

The world is such a horrible mess right now that any decent, compassionate person will naturally want to do something to make the world a better place. Unfortunately no one realizes what the world actually needs to become rectified. Therefore in spite of so many sincere efforts by persons who truly want to make the world a better place our planet still remains a disaster area. It is only when one understands the basic underlying problem, which is the root of all problems, is our disconnection from God, that one can actually, factually do something to make the world a better place. This is the mission of the Krishna consciousness movement. To bring God back to center of our global society. Increase of Misery in the World Video For the Day: Human Life is for Spiritual Awakening Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Meat Eating Allowed? My Dearest Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please by your unlimited mercy

The self-realized soul is not disturbed by the dualities of this material existence such as pain an pleasure, honor and dishonor, poverty and wealth, sickness and health, youth and old age, happiness and distress because he is constantly relishing within his heart the unlimited bliss of his loving relationship with Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The happiness of that loving relationship far exceeds by unlimited millions and billions of times any happiness that can be derived in this material world even up to the point of becoming Lord Brahma, the predominating demigod of our material universe. So why go anywhere else besides Lord Krishna to find satisfaction in life? The Pure Devotee Relishes Unlimited Bliss Video For the Day: Lord Caitanya's Appearance Place Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Heaven or Krishna's Abode? When does a person goes to heaven? If a person goes to heaven after death, can he go to Krishna's abode by

Our modern day civilization based on the false bodily conception is not very solid. Even though it may appear to be very nice, it can collapse at any time. It is like a sand castle, which although it may appear to very nice, is washed into the sea the next time the tide comes in. The most solid culture is Vedic culture. That culture has pervaded this universe since time immemorial. Only due to the extremely demoniac influence of the age of Kali, the Vedic culture is now greatly subdued. However, it is still going strong in the form of the Krishna consciousness movement. And very soon, by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, it will again become predominant on this planet. Castles Made of Sand Wash into the Sea Video For the Day: Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Have Arisen on the Horizon Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Untimely Death? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my sincere obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to know w

From this most sacred holy place, which is non-different from Sri Vrindavan Dhama, Lord Caitanya is flooding this entire universe with His causeless mercy like a humongous volcano spewing out its lava everywhere. There is truly no greater good fortune than to be here diving deep into Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy, which fully satisfies all of one's desires. Sri Panca Tattva in Mayapur Video For the Day: Prayer from Mayapur Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Is Soul Truly Acting? My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances! It is said that the soul is not acting; it is the modes of nature that is acting. The soul can choose either material energy or spiritual energy. These energies are actually acting. Then on the other side; it is said sou should engage the body, mind and speech in service of Guru and Krishna. So does mean that the soul is acting? How could I properly understand this? Your eternal servant, H

If you are fully attuned to your actual identity, existence even by itself is unlimitedly relishable. It does not need to be enhanced with anything else. In this connection Lord Krishna explains in the Bhagavad-gita: "But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of self-realization, and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated -- for him there is no duty." -Bhagavad-gita 3.17 Therefore we simply need to getting back to who we really are, the eternal servants of Krishna. Although we are transcendental to all duties in this material world, we have the one duty to be always fully surrendered to our most wonderful Lord Sri Krishna. Radha Madhava and the Eight Gopis in Mayapur Video For the Day: En Route to Mayapur Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Why We Have So Much Reproducton Facility? If we had broken away from the spiritual world to enjoy separately, why is it that we are endowed with tremendous power to repro

Krishna consciousness is dormant in the heart of all living beings, and it is the greatest pleasure. Therefore everyone is very much hankering for it. But they are looking for in in the wrong places. This is the difficulty. This is why they are so frustrated and bewildered. Therefore it is our duty to straighten them out and thus bring them back to their constitutional position of unlimited happiness. Unfortunately the people do not recognize or realize this, and thus they remain in misery birth after birth. And they misunderstand our sincere attempts to help them out of their misery. Hare Krishna Kirtan Bliss--New York Video For the Day: The Whole World is Waiting Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: How to Balance Spiritual and Academic Life? Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, Please accept my sincerest of humble obeisances. I humbly like to understand that how one can maintain a good balance between one's academic life and spiritual life, without making comp

Why suffer like anything in the cycle of birth and death when you can relish unlimited transcendental bliss in the loving association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His pure devotees for all of eternity completely liberated from all the material miseries, namely birth, death, old age, and disease? To become liberated all you have to do is take shelter Krishna's lotus feet because they are the boat which carry your beyond the world of miseries to the land of unlimited, ever-increasing bliss. Hare Krishna Kirtan Carries Us Beyond Material Existence Video For the Day: Crossing the Gulf of Finland Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: What to Do While Chanting Japa? Srila Gurudeva, I am eagerly want to know what we can do while chanting Hare Krishna japa mala and what we cannot do while chanting Hare Krishna japa mala. Please clarify me this doubt, Srila Gurudeva. Thank you and Hare Krishna. Your student, Hari Answer: Hear E

Krishna or God is our origin. He is the source of our existence because everything emanates from Him. He is our affectionate father who always cares for our welfare and happiness in all times, places and circumstances. Therefore we can always trust Him that He is making the best possible arrangements for each of us to come out of illusion and come back to our original all-blissful, eternal home with Him in His most wondrous spiritual sky as soon as possible. Krishna, the Emanator of Everything Video For the Day: Beyond the Sinking Titanic Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Where Does God Come From? I am writing to you in response to your Thought for the Day of September 16th, 2017, where you had mentioned that God must be existing because everything must come out from something and that something is God. Then the question that might be asked is: "From where is God Himself coming?" Since nothing comes out from nothing, there must be something from wh

Our tendency that we all have here in this material world is to always be extremely puffed up. We proudly consider ourselves to be very great and super intelligent when actually we are the greatest fools, having given up our place of residence in the spiritual world in a most idiotic and vain attempt to try to enjoy separately from Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, here in this hellish material world. Now it's high time we come to our senses; we should now become at least a little bit reasonable to recognize our foolishness and take advantage of the golden opportunity in this human form of life to humbly take shelter of Lord Sri Krishna and His devotees bowing down at their feet and begging for their mercy that we can now be restored to our original constitutional consciousness of being engaged 24 hours daily in pure loving service to our most beloved Lord Sri Krishna. Let's do it. Devotees Humbly Offering Obeisances Video For the Day: Shrunken Ocea

How long will we sleep in the lap of maya or illusion failing to acknowledge the truth that is so obvious, that we are not these bodies and that we are instead eternal spiritual beings, servants of the Supreme Lord? Why should we punish ourselves any longer? We could be enjoying eternal lives, full of bliss and full of knowledge. But instead we are foolishly and continually lifetime after lifetime, suffering the pangs of birth, death, old age and disease. It's time now to end this madness once and for all! Lord Caitanya Says, "Wake Up Sleeping Souls!" Video For the Day: En Route to Tallinn Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Religion and Philosophy? Please accept my humble obeisances What do the words religion and philosophy separately signify? Or in other words, what is religion and what is philosophy? Daya Laksmi Answer: The Science of God Religion is faith in God and the perfection of philosophy is knowledge of God. When religion and p

On 15 September 2017 we are heading out to Tallinn, Estonia. There is truly nothing more ecstatic than traveling and preaching all over the world to distribute knowledge of Krishna and love of Krishna to as many people as possible. This is really the only way that anybody can be truly happy, to be Krishna conscious. We have an unlimited volume of work to bring the suffering, delusional people of this planet to Krishna consciousness. Every moment we spend trying to enlighten them is unlimitedly precious and absolutely ecstatic because it perfectly resonates with the dearmost desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We Must Connect Everyone with Krishna Video For the Day: Enlighten Yourself, Enlighten the World Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Proof of God? What is the proof that God exists? Your student Answer: Nothing Comes From Nothing Since there is not even one shred of philosophical or practical evidence to establish that anything can come fr

The devotee sees how everything is acting and moving under the direction of Krishna. Therefore he is never disturbed in any situation because he experiences the loving mercy of Lord Sri Krishna at every minute. This is why Krishna's devotee is never disturbed and is always happy. While this is not always true for the neophyte devotee, it is very much true for the advanced devotee. The Most Merciful Lord Sri Krishna Video For the Day: Beyond All Suffering Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Anger Hare Krishna Srila Gurudeva Please accept my humble obeisance All glories to Sri guru and Gauranga All glories to Srila Prabhupada Have you ever become angry? In that time, how did you behave ? Your servant Saswata  Answer: How to Use Anger for Krishna One day when I was a young brahmacari (a celibate monk) I was carrying a basket full of Simply Wonderfuls (very tasty sweetballs) down University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida USA handing out one to ev

The spiritual master mercifully absorbs the karma of his disciples at the time of initiation and fully commits himself to delivering all of them back to home, back to Godhead, even if he has to take birth after birth to do so. Therefore the disciple remember how unlimitedly compassionate is his spiritual master should always reciprocate with his spiritual master's unlimited kindness by always remaining dedicated to him for all of eternity. The Most Merciful Srila Prabhupada Video For the Day: Beyond this Material World Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Krishna is God? How do we know that Krishna is God? Your student Answer: He is the Source Because He is the source of all existence. Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Suffering is the pastime of fools. There is no need to suffer at all. Suffering is unnatural. It is only due to ignorance that we suffer. In this connection Srila Prabhupada explains as follows: "And why this suffering? Due to ignorance. I do not know. I am committing sinful life, I am committing mistakes; therefore I am suffering. Therefore guru's business is first to rescue his disciple from ignorance." When the spiritual master enlightens us with transcendental knowledge we are elevated from the realm of suffering to the realm of unlimited transcendental bliss. Therefore those who are intelligent or most fortunate take advantage of the bona fide spiritual master's instructions to become free forever from all the miseries of material existence. Krishnaloka--The Realm of Unlimited Eternal Bliss Video For the Day: The Perfection of Selflessness Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Music During Japa? Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisanc

Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita: "One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman." (Bhagavad-gita 14.26) Therefore we should engage ourselves, not partially, but fully in devotional service so we can reap the full benefits of all-blissful transcendental existence. Why cheat ourselves by only engaging ourselves partially in devotional service? That would not make any sense. Tastes the Bliss of Full Devotion to Krishna Video For the Day: All Glories to Srila Prabhupada Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Who Should Government Protect? All respects to you. Is the government or in particular the police responsible to protect the beggars? My friend is a police inspector and generally the police department does not care for the crimes that are committed to the beggars (especially the women and child beggars). Are the police duty bound to pr

In the Ninth Canto, Chapter 10, Verse 53 the Srimad Bhagavatam states: "When Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it." Srila Prabhupada writes as follows in his purport to this verse: "All these facilities existed because of Lord Ramacandra's presence as the King of the entire world. A similar situation could be introduced immediately, even in this age called Kali, the worst of all ages. It is said, kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara: Krishna descends in this Kali-yuga in the form of His holy name -- Hare Krishna, Hare Rama. If we chant offenselessly, Rama and Krishna are still present in this age. The kingdom of Rama was immensely popular and beneficial, and the spreading of this Hare Krishna movement can immediately introduce a similar situ

In his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam Seventh Canto, Chapter 7, Text 30-31 Srila Prabhupada explains how the disciple should be dedicated to their spiritual master: "A disciple should serve the spiritual master as a menial servant, and whatever he has in his possession should be dedicated to the spiritual master. pranair arthair dhiya vaca. Everyone has his life, his wealth, his intelligence and his words, and all of them should be offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the via medium of the spiritual master. Everything should be offered to the spiritual master as a matter of duty, but the offering should be made to the spiritual master with heart and soul, not artificially to gain material prestige." Such a mood of dedication to one's spiritual master is essential if one wants to awaken their dormant Krishna consciousness. If one thinks that they can awaken their Krishna consciousness without being dedicated to their spiritual master, they are living in gre

There is absolutely no reason for anyone, anywhere to be unhappy because the natural consciousness of every living being is to be full of bliss. Just as a fish cannot be happy on the land, when a living tries to be artificially happy in a material atmosphere he cannot do so. The simple formula for being able to experience an ocean of bliss at every minute is to revive one's original spiritual consciousness. This is easily accomplished under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master.s Srila Prabhupada Delivers Us From All Miseries Video For the Day: Realize Now the Absolute Truth Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: How to Serve Krishna Out of Love? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You and Srimati Gurumataji! Srila Gurudeva, I want to ask a question, which is bothering me for a long time. I am ashamed to admit it, but often I am doing service not out

I am often criticized for being a fanatic by neophyte devotees who do not strictly follow the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. They find me to a be threat to their comfort zone of loose devotional service. So is it proper me to preach that we should strictly follow Srila Prabhupada's teachings? Or should I just preach that it doesn't matter whether you follow strictly Srila Prabhupada's teachings as long as you are Krishna conscious? The answer is that you cannot be properly situated in Krishna consciousness unless you strictly follow the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. Pseudo Krishna consciousness, i.e. Krishna consciousness mixed with material desires, will not save you at the time of death. You will have to take birth again to fulfill those material desires. The purpose of my preaching is to purely represent Srila Prabhupada, not to mix Srila Prabhupada's teachings with material sense gratification. My aim is to preach in such a way that anyone who follows my instruc

You should always be true to your spiritual master by always remaining his dedicated servant. Your spiritual master, the one who has initiated you as his disciple, has taken the full responsibility to deliver you back to home, back to Godhead, even if he has to take birth after birth to do so. Therefore, as a simple matter of loving reciprocation, just as he has fully dedicated himself to you, you should also fully dedicate yourself to him. It is this pure, total, complete dedication to your spiritual master which qualifies you to go back to Godhead at the time of your passing out of your present material body. So why not take advantage of this process and regain your original position in the spiritual world? Ecstatic Send Off Kirtan--Kaunas, Lithuania--5 September 2017 Video For the Day: Freedom From All Miseries Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Why Call God Krishna? You're are big inspiration to me and I really admire your devotion. I have a question

In this world everyone gets some degree of enjoyment. According to their karma, some get more enjoyment and some get less enjoyment. But that enjoyment is not real enjoyment. It is only the illusion of enjoyment. If one wants real enjoyment, he must come to the actual platform, the platform on which one swims forever in an ocean of unlimited nectarean bliss. Teaching the Ultimate Science--Vilnius, Lithuania--4 September 2017 Video For the Day: The Country Was Made by God Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Why We Came to Material World? Hare Krishna to you Sankarshan Das Adhikari , I understand that we need to go back home, to Krishna in the spiritual world. I don’t need convincing that this material world is a place of misery and suffering. It’s the same over and over again...birth...little happiness....lots of suffering...and death. But I don’t understand why/how we ended up here in this material world in the first place. Why are we here? Did we have a cho

You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain by surrendering to Krishna, so why not do it immediately. He who hesitates is lost, so why take the risk of not fully surrendering to Krishna right now? This simple adjustment of your consciousness will awaken your eternal, all-blissful, all-knowing identity, which is currently sleeping within you and has been doing so for countless millions and billions of lifetimes. So why cheat yourself any longer? Come out of the realm of madness into the most sublime realm of pure sanity. Teaching the Ultimate Science--Kaunas, Lithuania--3 September 2017 Video For the Day: If You Can't Beat Him, Join Him Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: How to See Krishna in this World? Hare Krishna The great saint Uddhava said in Sri Bhagavatam that he was very sad and depressed when Krishna left the world. So how to realize Krishna's presence in this world and enjoy and celebrate Krishna consciousness in such a miserable w

Let's take over the over the world. I do not mean this in a political sense. I means it in a cultural sense. Let's introduce Vaisnava culture in every city, town, village, hamlet, and home throughout the entire world so that everyone can become happy. This is our mission because we do not like to see anyone in a suffering condition.. Promoting Cultural Revolution Vilnius, Lithuania--2 September 2017 Video For the Day: Taste Unlimitd Bliss Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Difficulty: I Am Totally Frustrated Hare Krishna. I am totally frustrated in my life because I have failed to get a job. I am always dead minded and without money and am unable to meditate nicely on japa, the chanting of the Lord's names. Please help me to recover from failure, to fix my mind in devotion and also to be successful in my career. Aditya Answer: Just See Your Great Fortune A devotee of the Krishna does not become discouraged even if his material life is a complete failure be

It is indeed wonderful to be back here in Lithuania, where we will be fully engaged in Krishna conscious activities in the association of sincere, enthusiastic devotees of Lord Sri Krishna. Such association takes us beyond this material world into the sublime atmosphere of the spiritual sky. Who would want to be anywhere else? Kaunas, Lithuania Arrival Video Video For the Day: Arrival in Lithuania Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Difficulty: I Am Depressed I am affected with depression and am hoping for your immense help and prayers for me. Thanking you Mahesh Answer: Follow These Guidelines I am sorry to hear that you are depressed. This means that you are still identifying with this miserable material world accepting this place as your actual home. You can immediately kick out all depression from your heart by remembering your actual, all-blissful eternal existence in the spiritual world. So don’t remain depressed. Chant Hare Krishna as much as possible every day

After being tossed helplessly in the cycle of birth and death for millions and billions of lifetimes a soul who is greatly fortunate is blessed with the association of a Vaisnava who plants within his heart the seed of love of God. And then if he is even more fortunate that soul will then cultivate that seed by regularly hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord and thus qualify himself fully for going back to home, back to Godhead. Most Merciful Srila Prabhupada Video For the Day: Finding the Common Center Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: How to Be Spiritual in Material Life Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you. Dear sir, I am a academic researcher at the university level. I am a regular reader of Bhagavad-gita. My doubt is: If we are living in a material life, how can we live better in material life? And is it possible to acquire spirituality in material life? Sometimes it is very tough to fully surrender

Especially in this materialistic Age of Kali death can come at any time. One can be killed even while engaged in the simple act of driving to the grocery store to pick up some groceries. Therefore we must always be prepared for death by taking complete shelter of Lord Sri Krishna at every minute. In this way we will always live in the unlimitedly amazing, all-blissful spiritual existence never to be touched by any anxiety. The choice is yours. You can live in hell, or you can live in world millions of times better than heaven. I hope you make the right decision. Loving Send Off-Sofia, Bulgaria-31 August 2017 Video For the Day: World Deliverance Mission Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Benefit of Hearing Hare Krishna? You said if the a man on the street hears the Hare Krishna mantra he is blessed. Is he going to Lord's kingdom, or what happens next? Your student Answer: Purification He is definitely purified. It's possible that he could hear the hol