Why Do We Exist?

We exist for the purpose of giving pleasure and satisfaction to Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is why all attempts to try to enjoy separately from Him ultimately end in failure. Therefore the intelligent course of action in this human form of life is to learn how to reawaken one's original loving relationship with Krishna or God. This will give Krishna great pleasure and bring about the awakening of unlimited happiness with the heart of His devotee who has revived his loving relationship with his most beautiful, powerful, renounced, wealthy, famous, and wise Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

There is No One More Lovable Than Krishna

There is No One More Lovable Than Krishna

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Question: Nirvana?

It is written that nirvana is enlightenment. Bhakta Laimonas Jančas, who gave me Krishna Consciousness when I was in university and became one of the main vaishnavas in ISKCON Vilnius and is a lecturer now, told me very strictly, "If you ask for nirvana you will vanish." Thus I should never ask for nirvana ever. And you teach that nirvana which means enlightenment. Can you please explain your understanding of nirvana?

Saulius

Answer: The Supreme Nirvana

From: Sri Vrindavan Dhama

My Dear Saulius,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Srila Prabhupada explains that nirvana means ending the process of materialistic life. According to Buddhist philosophy this means to merge into nothingness. But this is not correct because nothingness exists only as a concept. Factually there is no such as nothingness. So the real nirvana is the surrender to Krishna. In this way one successfully ends the process of repeated birth and death. One may get some temporary relief  from material miseries thinking he has merged into nothingness, i.e. the Buddhistic nirvana. But if one wants permanent relief from all miseries, he must come the supreme nirvana of Krishna consciousness.

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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