The Unlimited Mercy of Vaisnava Association

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

Most Merciful Srila Prabhupada

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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 to God because I am not living alone. Many family members are depending on me on for food and shelter and for better life. So please guide me. I am in a very troubled situation.

Keshav Bairagi
Nagpur India

Answer: Follow These Guidelines

As long as we have material bodies material necessities will always be there. So we should minimize our material necessities as much as possible so that we have as much time and energy as possible to cultivate our Krishna consciousness. If you will chant at least sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala every day and strictly avoid illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling, and accept initiation from the bona fide spiritual master, you can become spiritually perfect even while simultaneously very nicely executing your material duties.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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