Ultimate Self Realization

Why remain in a suffering condition pinched and indeed tortured by birth, death, old age, and disease when you can instead revive your dormant enlightened consciousness, your Krishna consciousness, and thus dive into and swim eternally in an ocean of unlimited bliss? This is real intelligence. The difficulty is that we are in the Kali Yuga, the age of gross foolishness, in which even the most learned, highly respected scientists, philosophers, and scholars are nothing but highly polished fools and rascals. This is why we should not take their guidance and should instead take the blessings and guidance of those who are enlightened with the actual wisdom of the self, the Supreme Self, and the perfection of the relationship between the individual self and the Supreme Self. These Cowherd Boy Relish the Bliss of Their Eternal Relationship With Their Best Friend, Lord Sri Krishna Video for the Day It's Time for Everyone to Wake Up! Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question

We come into our present life possessing nothing and we also leave our present life possessing nothing. But in the middle we claim ownership and we sometimes fight also to support our false conception of ownership. In this way we become bewildered to understand what is our real identity and what is the real purpose of our existence. In this way we fail to be what we actually are, and thus just like a fish out of the water we become completely dissatisfied with life. And since we, as humans are wired to require philosophical meaning to our existence, if we don't have it we invent or concoct some meaning to somehow or other get us by artificially until death drags us into another chapter of bewilderment. This is why we should hear from a bona fide spiritual master, that pure teacher who factually knows the meaning and purpose of our existence and who can liberate us from all material miseries by reinstating us in our original transcendental existence beyond our temporary material

Learned transcendentalists see the loving hand of Krishna blessing them at every moment in all times, places, and circumstances. In all varieties of situations: the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly--they always see with enlightened vision how Lord Sri Krishna is constantly blessing and protecting them. For such persons even the greatest calamities are nothing but blessings in disguise, and chanting the holy names of God a prescribed number of rounds every day on their chanting beads is not a dry, meaningless ritual. Rather it is a celebration of the greatest magnitude, a reciprocation of love with that all beautiful, all powerful, all renounced, all wealthy, all knowing, all famous person, who is the source of existence, and who has unlimited names, unlimited divine qualities, and unlimited compassion. Devotees Relish the Bliss of Krishna Consciousness Video for the Day Leading the World Out of Chaos Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Body and Soul? What i

The preacher of Krishna consciousness prayers for his own spiritual perfection so that with his every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances he can please his spiritual master and his most beloved Lord Sri Krishna in the best possible way. In this most of loving service to his beloved lord he also prays for the deliverance of all living beings who are entangled in the cycle of birth, as evidenced in the following prayer or Sri Prahlada Maharaja which is quoted in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapter 18, Text 9: svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyā manaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣaje āveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukī "May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they will think of each other's welfare. Therefore let us all engage in the service of the supreme

When the government leaders are not Krishna conscious the citizens will suffer like anything from mismanagement. Just like here upon our arrival in South Africa there were no luggage carts in the airport arrivals area. And now here even at at top class hotel our door is broken and the refrigerator does not work. To top it all off as I write these words there is a power failure. We are here in a dark room with no light. We cannot worship Sri Sri Radha Damodar because there is no hot water to bathe them and no light to see them sufficiently to dress them properly. It is only because I have battery power in my computer (which is now down to 25%) that I am able to write these words. Plus I am have been informed by one of my South African disciples that these power failures can go on for as long as eight hours. In Vedic culture there is no such mismanagement because qualified pure devotee brahmanas guide the administrators, who are also devotees, how to govern in such a way that everyone h

The poor souls who are caught up in the cycle of brith and death are suffering like anything due to their being totally disconnected from their original all-blissful, fully cognizant eternal identities in the spiritual sky. Therefore we should always be praying for their deliverance. In this connection my prayer is: "My most dear Lord Sri Krishna bless me that now I can be your absolutely pure devotee and that this whole world may now become fully Krishna conscious. If this is not possible right now, my Lord, at least I am begging you that this may happen before I leave my present material body. And if this also is not possible, then I beg you, my dearmost Lord, that I can take birth after birth here in this material world until everyone becomes Krishna conscious in fulfillment of the prediction given in the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana that that within a 10,000 years period in the age of Kali the entire world will become filled up with devotees." That verse is as follows:

When we landed here in South Africa on the evening of 22 June 2019 and retrieved our luggage from the luggage carousel we were met with the difficulty of there being no luggage carts. Although hundreds of luggage carts we available outside the luggage retrieval area, because our arrival was an international arrival we were not allowed to out to get a luggage cart. And although I complained to many airport employees, they had no interest in helping us get a cart. When I went to an office to ask for help I was chastised for entering the office. So it was with great difficulty that we somehow managed to proceed with our many pieces of luggage to the arrivals area where the devotees were waiting for us. It became very clear to me at that this point that when the government leaders are not guided by Krishna conscious men the resultant reaction is so much mismanagement filtering down to every level of the human society. This another one of the many reason why we must have a class of Krish

Here is an excerpt from a wonderful letter Srila Prabhupada wrote to Minoru and Kenji from Los Angeles on 22 April 1970 in what was the first letter that he ever wrote to his students from Japan: "I am very glad to learn also that you are feeling joy while chanting the mantra Hare Krishna. Yes, it is exactly like this. If anyone chants this mantra in good faith and in simple understanding, then surely this transcendental vibration will act immediately in spiritual bliss. Please therefore continue to chant this mantra as many times as possible throughout the day and night. I do not think there is any inconvenience or loss on your part if you do so all the time. Even when you are walking, you can softly chant Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, or even when you are on the bus going to somewhere you can also chant. When you are working with your hands you can also chant and when you are resting or going to take rest you can also chant. Even in your toilet room while taking bath you can al

Lord Sri Krishna wonderfully gives us the formula for perfect peace in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 5, Text 29: bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati "A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attains peace from the pangs of material miseries." If the world population can simply acknowledge that Krishna is God is the owner of everything, that everything is thus meant for His enjoyment, and that He is the most intimate well-wishing friend of all living beings, this will be the dawning of wonderful age of peace prosperity all over the world. This is why I have presented Krishna's peace formula in the form of a song, which can heard by clicking here: The Peace Formula The Peace Formula Song Video for the Day You Have the Greatest Op

In London in 1973 Srila Prabhupada told his disciple Guru Das, "One day scholars will note how this Krishna consciousness movement saved the world in its darkest hour." Therefore the future of our movement is indeed very, very bright. We will factually fact in due course of time lead this planet out of the ever-increasingly hellish quagmire that is sinking into more and more every day. Therefore we should patiently practicing and preaching Krishna consciousness to the very best of our abilities will full faith that this movement indeed solve all of the world's problems. Srila Prabhupada in London at Bury Place (photo taken by Guru Das) Video for the Day Hare Krishna Will Save the World Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: What Is My Higher Self? I’m a spiritual soul don’t consider my self a human I consider my self a energy. I wanted to ask you a personal question. I always come across spiritualism I told my self that I been here before and I’ll com

There is truly nothing more glorious, thrilling, wonderful, and ecstatic than having the Krishna sun arise within one's heart driving away all of the clouds of illusion. In this connection Srila Prabhupada writes, "As soon as the Krishna sun is arisen within one's heart, the darkness of materialistic speculations about the Absolute Truth and the living beings is at once cleared off. In the presence of the sun, the darkness cannot stand, and the relative truths that were hidden within the dense darkness of ignorance become clearly manifested by the mercy of Krishna, who is residing in everyone's heart as the Supersoul." The method for qualifying for this most magnificent sunrise is to fully give yourself to Krishna under the expert guidance of the bona fide spiritual master. Krishna Sun Drives Away All Clouds of Illusion Video for the Day Go With the Flow Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Why Photos and Videos of Kirtan? Why do some membe

In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 24 Srila Prabhupada wonderfully teaches us the power of determinations by telling us the story of the little sparrow who conquered the ocean: "As for determination, one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the waves of the ocean. A sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The sparrow became very upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. The ocean did not even consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it. He became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked t

After arriving here in Mauritius I was informed that there is a terminally ill devotee, Bhaktin Uma Ramdoyal, whose body is being destroyed by cancer and was asked if I was willing to initiate her as my disciple to facilitate her leaving the supreme spiritual perfection of going back to home, back to Godhead upon leaving her present body. Since was formally recommended to me for initiation by Vijay Das, the temple president of our ISKCON temple in Phoenix, Mauritius I accepted this proposal and initiated her in her hospital bed on 16 June 2019 in Phoenix. Before presenting her with her beads and giving her her spiritual name, Usa Devi Dasi, I gave a short initiation lecture, which can heard through this link: Initiation Lecture for Usa Devi Dasi. Bhaktin Uma Ramadoyal Become Usa Devi Dasi Video for the Day Relishing the Bliss of Krishna Consciousness Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: What Pleases You the Most? Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisance

To act whimsically in service to our minds and senses is suicidal. It guarantees our going down to the animal kingdom in our next births. Therefore the only intelligent and the indeed the only sane thing to do is to engage our senses in the service of the master of the senses, Hrishikesha (Krishna.). This is why it is stated as follows in the Nārada-pañcarātra: sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa- sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate “Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all the senses. When the spirit soul renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side effects. One is freed from all material designations, and one’s senses are purified simply by being employed in the service of the Lord." So my dear readers, please do not flush your future down the train. Make your future glorious by engaging yourself fully in Krishna's service, thus guaranteeing

This material world, in spite of all propaganda to the contrary, is a very dangerous place where death can come at any minute by many variety of ways. Therefore those who are intelligent remain always prepared for death by taking full shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, at every minute. If we are always prepared for death, we will not be caught off guard, and we will be experiencing at every the greatest jubilation of our eternal deathless existence. Always Be Prepared for Death Video for the Day Why Struggle Trying to Be What You Are Not? Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Essence of a Human Being? Is the essence of a human being in their consciousness or in their memories? Amy Potter Answer: The Atma My dear Amy, Please accept my blessings. The answer is “neither.” Just as sunshine is a manifestation of the sun, consciousness is a manifestation of the atma, the eternal spiritual being, who is temporarily residing within a p

There's nothing quite like traveling and preaching all over the world for spreading Krishna consciousness as far and as wide as possible. Gurumataji and I have been circling the globe twice a year now for many, many years. After a simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting journey of two overnight flights, one from the USA to London and the other from London to Mauritius, we have finally arrived in Mauritius. Here is my arrival lecture: Click Here for Mauritius Arrival Lecture! Arrival in Mauritius Video for the Day Don't Flush Your Human Life Down the Drain Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: What is the Factual Self? What is the factual self? Is it same for everyone? If not, what are the varieties/propensities? Thanks for your time Ghaneshwary Answer: The Eternal Servant of Krishna From: London, England Gatwick Airport My Dear Ghaneshwary, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The factual self of every living being

On 13 June 2019 during a brief stopover in London I initiated a husband and wife couple as my disciples at the London Heathrow airport. During my initiation lecture I quoted from a lecture given in Los Angeles on 5 January 1974 in which Srila Prabhupada wonderfully describes how one becomes deathless by taking initiation: "...deathlessness begins from the day of initiation. Ādau gurvāśrayam. As soon as you take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master, your point of deathlessness begins immediately. Immediately. And if you continue the advice and instruction of the spiritual master, or the śāstra, then you become deathless. No more death." So we advise everyone who would like to attain immortality that they should become initiated by the bona fide spiritual master and always faithfully follow his instructions. Initiating Jivanmukta Das and Manjulali Devi Dasi Video for the Day Initiating Two Disciples in London Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question:

Krishna's devotee is fearless, even in the most dangerous situations, because he knows fully weel that Lord Sri Krishna will always protect him in each and every situation. Srila Prabhupada's father, Gour Mohan De, gave him the name Abhay Charan, which means "one who is fearless by taking shelter of the lotus feet of Krishna." We must train ourselves how to always be take shelter of Krishna at every minute. If we can do so, no anxiety will ever be able to penetrate our fearless hearts. Srila Prabhupada is Fearless Video for the Day We Want to Wake Up the World! Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Right Way? Hare Krishna, Sir, I am Saurabh from Delhi in India, and, Sir, I live separately from my parents, brother, and sister with my wife who belongs to a poor family. My family hates me and forces me to follow Christianity. But I believe in Krishna wholeheartedly. This is the main cause of dispute in my family. Sir, please suggest me the right

Today Gurumataji and I are heading out on another super ecstatic around-the-world lecture tour adventure. I cannot imagine anything more sublime than traveling all over the world to spread the rays of Lord Caitanya's benediction moon to relieve the suffering souls of this material world from their misery. Since the more you give Krishna, the more you get Krishna, this is also a super auspicious opportunity to expand our own Krishna consciousness while simultaneously giving Krishna to others. What could be more sublime than this? Our schedule is as follows: 12 June--Depart from Austin, Texas USA 13 June--Transit stop in London, England 14-22 June--Mauritius 22-26 June--South Africa 27 June-2 July--Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2-9 July--Melbourne, Australia 9-11 July--Los Angeles, USA 11 July--Return to Austin, Texas USA If you live in any of these destinations, please come to attend our lectures, and we will look forward to seeing you soon. Lord Caitanya Inundates the Who

My dear Readers, We got a good result from our first appeal. We now have $2,500 to send to ISKCON Puerto Rico. But they need much more help to rebuild their temple. So let's double our contribution to at least $5,000. So I am requesting everyone to contribute as much as possible for this very important cause. Kindly go to www.RebuildTemple.com to make your contribution. Click on where it says "Optional Use this Donation For" and and choose the ISKCON Puerto Rico option. Here is a letter from the GBC of Puerto Rico: -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Vaisnavas Worldwide, Members, Friends and Supporters of ISKCON and the Hare Krsna Movement, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This is your servant, Virabahu Dasa, a representative of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission for areas in South America and the Caribbean, in particular for the Island of Puerto Rico. In the month of September of 201

Even more important than saving the world is saving ourselves because unless we save ourselves we will have no potency or ability to save others. This reminds us of the saying, "Physician, heal thyself." And if we save ourselves by complete, total surrender to Krishna, our mere presence in this world will have a potent, uplifting impact on the global atmosphere empowering us to live in the most exciting cutting edge adventure, surfing on the tidal wave of the most thrilling paradigm shift in global history. Heal Yourself Video for the Day Be Natural Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Meat Eating? Can Hare Krishna devotees eat meat? Lucky Idolo Answer: Those Who Intelligent Strictly Avoid It From: ISKCON Austin, Texas Dear Lucky, Please accept my blessings. Meat means murder. Killing an animal is a criminal act punishable by the laws of nature. Thus the meat eater is going to get karmic reactions for each and every animal that he has eaten. T

What our world needs now more than ever is be inundated with a prema tidal wave, a tidal wave of pure love of God. That tidal wave is already here. It is the Krishna consciousness movement. Now we must popularize this movement so much so that it becomes universally recognized as the world religion. When this is accomplished our entire planet will enjoy an unparalleled era of global peace and prosperity. This is why Lord Caitanya has ordered each of us to tell everyone we meet about Krishna. Tidal Wave Inundates a City Video for the Day Take the Spiritual Master's Order as Your Very Life and Soul Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Stop Masturbating? How to get rid of my deep-rooted habit of masturbation going on from long time? Please guide me how to become free from this dangerous habit. Anonmyous Answer: Be Krishna Conscious From: ISKCON Austin, Texas My Dear Anonymous, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. So far

Don't be crazy, cheating yourself out out an unlimitedly ecstatic eternal existence by foolishly misidentifying yourself with your temporary material body, which is constantly being tormented by three types of miseries. Why punish and torture yourself when you could reward yourself by awakening your dormant Krishna consciousness, the dormant love of God that is now sleeping within your heart? Krishna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on your mind because you already it have buried deep within you. Now all you have to do is dig it up by regularly chanting the holy names of God with love. Love of God is the Supreme Treasure Video for the Day The Solution for All Problems Answers According to Vedic Wisdom Question: Meaning of Life? Does life have an ultimate meaning? Sofia Choo Answer: Here It Is Dear Sophia, Please accept my blessings. Yes, life does have an ultimate meaning. God has been eternally manifesting you from Himself for the sole purpos