Another Astoundingly Blissful Visit to the Holy Land of India

After a more than super ecstatic visit to Sri Vrindavan Dham and an incredibly nectarean visit to ISKCON Pune where I gave a lecture series which were very enthusiastically received by many hundreds of devotees, we have now capped off our visit to holy land of India with a visit to the Govardhan Eco Village a preaching project in the beautiful Indian countryside. Here the devotees have amazingly built a replica of Sri Vrindavan Dhama. They have a replica of Govardhan hill and replicas of many of the ancient temples that are so important in Gaudiya Vaisnavism. They even have an exact replica of Srila Prabhupada's quarters at the Sri Sri Radha Damodar temple in Vrindavan. Just sitting in that room one can feel the divine presence of Srila Prabhupada, a most sublime experience indeed.

So we carry these sweet, sweet memories with us as we travel to Europe to push forward Srila Prabhupada's unlimitedly merciful and super ecstatic spiritual revolution there in that land that used to be part of the Vedic civilization and will again be part of the Vedic civilization.

Govardhan Eco Village

Govardhan Eco Village

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From Govardhan Eco Village


Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: How to Accept the Spiritual Master?

Respected Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances.

It is said in the Bhagavad-gita, 4th Chapter, Verse 34 that one has to follow three principles to accept the spiritual master, They are:
Submission
Service
Inquires
I can't figure out how can I render service. And what does submission mean in this context? Please help a bewildered soul like me to understand the concept.

Your obedient disciple,

Srishti Singh

Answer: Follow These Guidelines

From: Govardhan Eco Village, India
My Dear Srishti,

Please accept my blessings.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Submission means to serve the spiritual master in the humble mood of being his servant. The first service he wants you to be is become fixed up in Krishna consciousness by following these guidelines:

http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/kc_at_home.htm

And then you may inquire as needed in order to become successful in doing the above.

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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