Be Kind to Yourself

Our advice to everyone in the world is "Be kind to yourself." In this connection it is also said, "Charity begins at home." The beginning of kindness is to be merciful to yourself by putting yourself in the most advantageous position for becoming totally, completely satisfied in your life. In other words, why torture yourself unnecessarily when you could be tasting unlimited bliss at every minute? To do so would make absolutely no sense. But yet due to ignorance of the science of the self the whole world is suffering like anything on the roller coaster ride of happiness and distress, sometimes miserable, sometimes better, sometimes miserable, etc. Therefore those who are enlightened with transcendental knowledge, feeling compassion for those who are so tightly entangled in birth, death, old age, and disease, fully dedicate their lives for enlightening as many souls as possible in the science of the self so that they can also taste the transcendental bliss of being re-established in their original intimate loving relationship with that supreme all-beautiful, all-powerful, all-renounced, all-knowing, all-wealthy, and all-famous person who is the source of all existence.​​​​​​​

The Ancient Vedic Scriptures Teach that Krishna is God
(Not exactly an old man with a beard.)

Krishna is God (Not exactly an old man with a beard)

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Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: Morality Defined by Individual or Society?

Dear Srila Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

A local 'life coach' asked the following question. Instead of me replying I wanted to get an answer from you instead, as I know your knowledge will be of greater help to me and him.

Question:
Is morality defined by each individual or society as a whole?

Sincerely,
Joe

Answer: Neither

From: Kaunas, Lithuania

My Dear Joe,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Neither. Morality is defined by God.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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