Spiritual Birth

On 20 December 2018 here in Mauritius I happily initiated four new disciples. Initiation is the most important step to take if one is serious to get out of the cycle of birth and death and return to his original home in the spiritual world. Our first birth is from our father and mother, and our second birth is from the spiritual master and the revealed scriptures. Without second birth a human being is considered to still be on the animal platform because human life only factually begins when one fully dedicates himself to guru and Krishna.

Initiating Four New Disciples 20 December 2018--Phoenix, Mauritius

Initiating Four New Disciples 20 December 2018--Phoenix, Mauritius

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Question: The Minute Soul Has Form?

Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Does the soul have any form? I have read in Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita purport that its size is 1/10,000th the tip of a hair and that we have consciousness in our whole body from head to toe because of the presence of this minute soul. How can this tiny particle have a shape or form?

Gurudeva, I am an ignorant soul. Please forgive me if I have unknowingly committed any mistake. I request that you kindly clear my doubts. If you can give some light on this, I will be grateful to you.

Thanks.

Your eternal servant,
Lokesh.

Answer: Yes, the Soul Has Form

From: Solferino, Mauritius

My Dear Lokesh,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yes, the soul has form. At the present moment while we are falsely trying to enjoy this material world our spiritual form is in an unmanifest seedlike stage compacted within a spiritual particle 1/10,000th the tip of hair. But when we become liberated from our tendency to try to enjoy separately from the Lord and become fully awakened in Krishna consciousness our original spiritual form will again become manifest. Just consider the example of how a gigantic banyan tree is present within a small banyan seed, but in due course of time fully comes out of that tiny seed.

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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