Ultimate Self Realization

You owe to yourself to get out of the rut which is keeping you entangled in the cycle of repeated birth and death. Why punish yourself by remaining in illusion when you could instead be relishing unlimited bliss at every minute? There's a tidal of divine mercy, which is right now sweeping the world. Catch that wave and be carried by it to the transcendental world while life is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss. Don't foolishly punish yourself by continuing to drown in illusion. Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Lord Caitanya Launches a Tidal Wave of Bliss Video for the Day Now is the Time Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Change in Taste in Literature? Did your taste in literature change after spiritual awakening? Susan Min Answer: Swan Literature Even when one seriously begins the path of spiritual awakening he loses his taste for all mundane literatures seeing them as being nothing more than pla...

There's only religion in the world, to be a pure lover of God. Whether you call Him Krishna, Jehovah, or Allah, God is one and loving Him is the world religion. So let's put an end to all of this sectarianism and live together happily and peacefully as global spiritual family. This is the mission of the Krishna consciousness movement. Now is the time to show your support for the world religion at: www.TheWorldReligion.com Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Srila Prabhupada Establishes the World Religion Video for the Day The World Religion Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Why We Study Comparative Religions? Why do we study comparative religions? Anonymous Answer: Because We Are Idiots Because we are idiots who think that there are different religions. We have forgotten that religion is one, as explained at: www.theworldreligion.com Sankarshan Das Adhikari

As a youth back in 1968 my one desire was to become self-realized. I had zero interest in a successful career in the material world. Therefore I decided to renounce everything and spend the rest of my life as a holy beggar in India pursuing self-realization. But on the way to India I realized that if I am going to truly renounce everything, I would also have to renounce renunciation because renunciation is also part of everything. Higher than leaving the world behind for my own spiritual emancipation would be to remain this world working for spiritual emancipation of everyone. I realized that such a spiritual revolution for the emancipation of all would liberate me as well automatically Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Instead of Leaving the World for Spiritual Realization Stay in the World for Spiritual Revolution Video for the Day I Have a Vision Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Will My Time for Greatness Come? D...

Most of what we hear nowadays about spiritual enlightenment is completely bogus. The genuine method for spiritual enlightenment is to become the completely sold out disciple of the bona fide spiritual master. Because he has attained spiritual enlightenment, simply by following his merciful instructions you will also become spiritually enlightened. And then you will become empowered to also become a spiritual master who can enlighten those who are serious to follow your instructions. Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 My Most Beloved Spiritual Master: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Video for the Day How to Attain Liberation Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: If They Know You Are Enlightened? In the West or in Europe, how do people react to you if they know you are enlightened? Anonymous Answer: They Become My Disciples They become my disciples. I have disciples all the over the world not just...

There is a great devotee named Vasudeva Datta who was a singer during the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Vasudeva Datta, the nineteenth branch of the Sri Caitanya tree, was a great personality and a most confidential devotee of the Lord. One could not describe his qualities even with thousands of mouths. He is the reincarnation of a very nice singer in the pastimes of Krishna in Vrindavan known as Madhuvrata. Srila Vasudeva Datta Thakur felt so much compassion for all the suffering souls of this world that he wanted to suffer their sinful reactions so that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu might deliver them. He was so dear to Lord Caitanya that Lord Caitanya said, "I am only Vasudeva Datta's man. My body is only meant to please Vasudeva Datta, and he can sell Me anywhere." Thrice He vowed that this was a fact and that no one should disbelieve these statements. "All My dear devotees," He said, "I tell you the truth. My body is especially meant for Vasudeva Datta....

Everyone of us is on the verge of dying either today, tomorrow, next week, next year, next decade, or whatever. How we relate to this fact will make our life a super glorious victory or a debilitating, devastating failure. Which do you prefer? If you prefer victory over defeat, you need to fully absorb yourself right now in loving service to Krishna or God and keep this mood going 24/7 for the rest of your life. If you are unwilling to adopt this mood you are playing Russian roulette with your future. You could easily end up in the plant or animal kingdom in your next birth. But if you take my advice, you will find yourself in the spiritual world after leaving your present body. If you are not sure whether or not there is a spiritual world, take my advice anyway, and you will discover that there is a spiritual world because you will be there relishing unlimited happiness in the personal presence of God Himself. Try it, you'll love it! Guaranteed! Click Here for Sunday Feast Lec...

In this material world everyone is looking for the greatest pleasure at every minute. But because they are looking in the wrong places they are never successful in finding it. However, those who are most fortunate to have come into contact with a bona fide spiritual master are blessed with the benediction of pure spiritual bliss, which becomes fully awakened when one learns from the spiritual master the art of fully dedicating himself fully to Krishna or God in all times, places, and circumstances with his every thought, word, and deed. This is why the bona fide spiritual masters engage in vigorous spiritual propaganda work all over the world so that everyone has to opportunity to learn this ultimate science of how to always relish the supreme happiness within their hearts at every moment. The conclusion is that there is no greater good fortune in all of existence than coming in contact with bona fide spiritual master and taking his teachings very seriously. Click Here for Sunday Fe...

In the beginning stages of self-realization, due to one's lingering material attachments, the neophyte devotee may sometimes have difficulty in his spiritual progress, something like a child who sometimes stumbles while he learning how to walk. The key is to keep going with determination, enthusiasm, and patience. In this way, in due course of time, one is guaranteed to become successful in awakening his or her dormant Krishna consciousness. Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Becoming a Devotee is Like a Baby Learning to Walk Video for the Day The Only True Solution for the World's Problems Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Write to You? Gurudeva, Perhaps our efforts for making the world Krishna conscious should be in a direction that we do have some power: over our own lives. I am a member of a 12 Step group, the one called Al-Anon. We learn that our efforts to change others by promotion does not work. ...

We can now make a spiritual revolution on this planet Earth. All we have to do is simply practice Krishna's teachings in the Bhagavad-gita and share them as much possible with everyone. The greatest pleasure, Krishna consciousness, is what everyone is alway hankering for at every minute. The only difficulty is that they have been taught to look in the wrong places. So if we teach them how to look in the right place for that unlimited happiness they seek, the world will surely change. This planet will be transformed into a paradise. We will have the kingdom of God on the earth. So let's do it! Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Realize Your Eternal Spiritual Nature Right Now Video for the Day Get Yourself Connected Now! Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Am I Wrong? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to unto your lotus feet. I have shared your grace...

You are an eternal spiritual being. You have nothing to do with your temporary material body except to use it as a tool to help you remember that's it not you. Even though the human body is not you, it is the best form in which to realize that it's not you because those who are embodied in the lower animal forms do not have sufficient intelligence to understand that they are spiritual beings separate from their material bodies. Take full advantage of the Vedic wisdom and the bona fide spiritual master because they will help you and empower you to become solidly situated in transcendental realization, situated in your original, eternal, fully knowledgable, unlimitedly blissful identity. Click Here for Sunday Feast Lecture at ISKCON Austin--20 January 2019 Realize Your Eternal Spiritual Nature Video for the Day Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Why God Doesn't Save Everyone? Why doesn't God save everyone...

We don't have to establish a world religion to unite all of the world's religions because that one religion, to be a pure lover of God, is already there. Is it the common thread that runs through all religions. The difficulty is that all the modern day religions have mixed the concept of pure love of God with material sense gratification. This is what is causing all the disunity, fragmentation, and even violence in the so-called name of religion. If we simply kick out material sense gratification from all of the world's religions, we will automatically all be united in one world religion. Whether we call it Krishna consciousness, Christ consciousness, Buddha consciousness, Allah consciousness, or Jehovah consciousness, the substance is one and the same. Just like gold is gold no matter language you describe it in. Similarly religion is religion no matter how you designate it, Click Here For Lecture:   Make the Whole World Krishna Conscious Lord Jesus Christ:  A Pure De...

In the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 5, Text 29 Lord Sri Krishna blesses us with His peace formula, which is destined to bring in a new age of peace and prosperity to our troubled planet. To introduce Krishna's peace formula to the wide non-devotee audience which is the billions of lost sous on this planet I have put Krishna's peace formula into a popular song style of format called "The Peace Formula". When I sent the lyrics of this song to former US President Obama he very much appreciated them. Today I have two videos for you. One is "The Peace Formula" music video expertly produced by my disciple, Sankirtan Das. The other is a video asking you to help me make the "The Peace Formula" video for viral. Please leave comments after you watch the Peace Formula video. Write as a non-devotee who likes the video would write them. Comments that say such thinks as "Hari Bol" or "Jaya Gurudeva" will not be posted. and please do every thi...

Even though our minds are very distraught and disturbed by our daily interactions with the current day super debilitating global situation, it is not all difficult to have perfect peace of mind. This is because perfect peace of mind is our constitutional birthright, our factual eternal nature. Just as a fish is naturally a creature of the water, we are, by our very nature, always peaceful. And just as a fish will naturally be in a very disturbed situation if he is swept up upon the dry beach by the influence of the ocean waves, if we are swept by the three modes of material nature into a state of material consciousness, we will naturally be very, very disturbed. To regain our natural peace of all mind all we have to do is, so to speak, get back in the water of our original, natural consciousness. This is the where the regular daily chanting of the holy names of God comes to our rescue. Any bona fide name for God is powerful and effective. But in this age the most absolutely powerful ...

We have been blessed with the formula of how to solve all of the world's problems. But we have a problem. The world population is so much caught up in illusion that they have no interest to implement or even hear about this solution. So somehow or other we have to present out message in such a way that the whole world will listen. Kindly help us in whatever way you can to achieve this most important of all goals. Your helpful suggestions are welcome as well as financial contributions to help us expand our advertising are also welcome. For ideas/suggestions write me at sda@backtohome.com . For contributions click here . Click Here For Lecture:   Make the Whole World Krishna Conscious World in Turmoil Video for the Day Help Us Deliver the World Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: What is Liberation? Does liberation mean only merging into the brahmajyoti (the divine light) or there is more to it than just merging? Are there any scriptural references for it? ...

I am writing this morning from Los Angeles on 16 January 2019. Today we are returning to our home base in Austin, Texas. This is the last leg of our latest around-the-world lecture tour, which took us to London, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Canada and here to Los Angeles. We do not travel as sightseers. Our travels are business trips. Our business is to do everything possible from our side to serve othe great world deliverance mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Golden Avatar. He is the most merciful incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna. He descends in this degraded age of Kali to bestow the greatest benediction of pure love of God upon all. hose who are the most fortunate souls in the entire universe will take advantage of His sankirtana movement and thus qualify themselves to go back to home, back to Godhead upon leaving their present material bodies. Click Here For Lecture:   Make the Whole World Krishna Conscious Lord Caitanya Bestows Unlimited Mer...

You owe it to yourself to awaken that divine consciousness that has been sleeping within you for thousands and millions of lifetimes. To not do so would be like someone living piteously on the street suffering from amnesia, forgetting that they are actually a multibillionaire. So take advantage of the Vedic wisdom and the bona fide spiritual master to regain your original, enlightened consciousness. Do it now without delay always remembering that he who hesitates is lost. Click Here For: See Krishna Everywhere Lecture Reconnect With God Today Video for the Day How You Can Attained Unlimited Spiritual Bliss Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Negating Other Religions? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Is it good to prove that Krishna is supreme by negotiating the other religions as nothing? Anu Answer: Religion is One From: Los Angeles, USA My Dear Anu, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. "Other religions" is a material conce...

Kuntidevi and her sons were put into one difficulty after another for years and years together. They were put into trouble by Duryodhana and his party due to the kingdom, and each and every time the sons of Kunti were saved by the Lord. Once Bhima was administered poison in a cake, once they were put into a house made of lac that was set afire, and once Draupadi was dragged into the vicious assembly of the Kurus and attempts were made to insult her by stripping her naked. The Lord saved Draupadi by supplying an immeasurable length of cloth, and Duryodhana's party failed to see her naked. Similarly, when they were exiled in the forest, Bhima had to fight with the man-eater demon Hidimba Raksasa, but the Lord saved him. So it was not finished there. After all these tribulations, there was the great Battle of Kuruksetra, and Arjuna had to meet such great generals as Drona, Bhisma and Karna, all powerful fighters. And at last, even when everything was done, there was the brahmastra re...

The goal of human life is to become perfectly balanced. Unfortunately in our modern day completely imbalanced age due to imbalanced association it is practically impossible to become balanced. This is because as stated in the Bhagavad-gita "sangat sanjayate kamah," our consciousness develops according to our association. However if one is fortunate enough to get the association and tutelage of someone who is perfectly balanced and if one takes full advantage of that balanced association by learning the art of balance from him, even the most imbalanced person can become perfectly balanced. This was my greatest good fortune, to become the disciple of the most perfectly balanced person, my beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Simply by following his expert instructions for now almost 50 years I am reaping the greatest benefit of being able to live a perfectly balanced, super ecstatic life. As he has ordered me to teach the whole wo...

Don't cheat yourself out of the unlimited bliss, which is your constitutional birthright, by foolishly continuing to misidentify yourself with your material body, which is just a covering of your real, unlimitedly bliss, eternally youthful actual self. Take to the perfectional yogic path of bhakti yoga under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master and become perfectly situated permanently in your original position of eternity, full of knowledge, and full of bliss. Open Your Heart to Supreme Person and You'll Find that He is Unlimitedly Loving Video for the Day Bliss Out on Reality! Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: What Attracts You to Bhakti? What attracts you to bhakti (loving devotion to God)? Deepak Oberoi Answer: Like a Fish in the Water From: Toronto, Canada My Dear Deepak, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The reason I am attracted to Bhakti (devotion to Krishna or God) is that this is the natural posit...

Srila Prabhupada describes as follows in his purport to Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 7, Text 83: "When one is completely fit to chant the holy name in this way (pure chanting), he is eligible to make disciples all over the world, and he actually becomes jagad-guru. Then the entire world, under his influence, begins to chant the holy names of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra." So now we pray that such a Vaisnava, who can lead the world out of chaos, will now become manifest on this planet to expand upon the work of the previous acharyas and make the entire world Krishna conscious so that the horrible chaos, which is presently torturing the human society, will be finished. Since the Pure Devotee Has Come, the Evil Has to End. Video for the Day We Have Been Give Our Duty Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Can You Accept Her as Your Disciple? Please accept my prostrated obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Presently I am in Peru. I...

Srila Prabhupada describes as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam Eighth Canto, Chapter 3, Text 7: "Devotees are always equal to everyone, seeing no distinction between lower and higher classes. Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg. 5.18]. They look upon everyone as a spirit soul who is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Thus they are competent to search for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the friend of everyone (suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām [Bg. 5.29]), they act as friends of everyone on behalf of the Supreme Lord. Making no distinction between one nation and another or one community and another, they preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā, everywhere. Thus they are competent to see the lotus feet of the Lord. Such preachers in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are called paramahaṁsas. As indicated by the word vimukta-saṅga, they have nothing to do with material conditions. One must take shelter of such a devotee in o...

Lord Buddha is a very amazing incarnation of God because He taught atheism. The reason he did this is that after the beginning of the Kali Yuga, the most materialistic of all ages, which began 5,000 years ago, people were using the descriptions of animal sacrifices from the Vedas to justify cow slaughter. These sacrifices were not for cow killing. By the power of mantra the old cow was given the body of a young calf. The cows were not killed. They were rejuvenated. But people were using these descriptions in the Vedic scriptures to falsely legitimatize cow killing. Since the world population at that time was very low class the would be able to understand higher spiritual knowledge. So out of kindness upon the poor animals Lord Buddha denied the Vedas teaching instead a philosophy of non-violence to stop the cow killing and that everything is void. In this way he paved the way for an incarnation of Lord Shiva who taught a compromise between atheism and theism, who was followed by the ...

For a saintly person or for a person who is endeavoring to be a saint, to live in and have to deal every day with this modern day global demoniac civilization requires a lot or tolerance. There is so much nonsense going on in every sphere that we easily describe it as a hellish nightmare. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati very succinctly stated in this connection that this material world is no fit place for a gentleman's living. On the positive side it is golden opportunity to cultivate the saintly quality of tolerance by taking shelter of Krishna's holy name as recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: "One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly." Hellish Traffic Quagmire Lord Caitanya Teaches Us...