Come Back to the Greatest Pleasure

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

Hare Krishna Kirtan Bliss--New York

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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 compromise in either case. How to keep up the spirit of studying for the pleasure of the Lord, without falling prey to the material frustration despite apparent failures.

Seeking for your guidance.
Your servant,

Daya Lakshmi

Answer: Put Spiritual Life First

If you will every day complete your 16 rounds of japa mala before you begin your academic studies, you will be able to maintain the proper consciousness of always putting Krishna first. So you will have to rise early and chant your 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala before you go to your classes.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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