Ultimate Self Realization

I was blessed with the unlimited good fortune of being there with Srila Prabhupada in Atlanta, Georgia USA on 2 March 1975 when he enlightened us with the following words regarding the eternal nature of the spiritual master: So now, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and Caitanya Mahāprabhu and in the presence of my Guru Mahārāja, you are so nice boys and girls. So in front of Caitanya Mahāprabhu you are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and you are taking part in it very seriously. So my Guru Mahārāja will be very, very much pleased upon you and bless you with all benefits. So he wanted this, and he is not... It is not that he is dead and gone. That is not spiritual understanding. Even ordinary living being, he does not die. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre [Bg. 2.20]. And what to speak of such exalted, authorized personality like Bhaktisiddhānta. He is seeing. I never feel that I am alone. Of course, when I came to your country without any friend, without any means... Practically, just like a vagabond I c

The whole world is suffering due to a lack of Krishna consciousness. If simply they can become Krishna consciousness, this entire planet will be transformed into a a virtual paradise. There I am humbly begging all of you, my readers all over the world, to as much as possible assist us in our world deliverance. Tell everyone you meet about Krishna, and if possible, please contribute something to help us flood this entire planet with Krishna consciousness. You can do so through the following link: Please help our mission. Thank you very much for your kind consideration. We Want to Awaken Everyone to Krishna Consciousness Krishna Consciousness Cleanses the Heart Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Spiritual Cleansing? I got your information online and I would like to know if you do spiritual cleansing. Do you accept credit cards? Kindly get back to me. Tina Answer: Yes, as My Loving Service to You. From: ISKCON Vrindavan, India My Dear Tina, Please accep

In this material world there are so many difficulties that we all must face on a regular daily basis. For many it is so unbearable that they commit suicide. And for most, they futilely try to escape their suffering by engaging in material sense gratification as much as possible. Feeling compassion for our suffering situation Lord Caitanya, Who is Lord Sri Krishna Himself appearing in the form of His own devotee, has advised us very nicely to be as tolerant as tree and to continue chanting the names of the Lord. By following His simple formula our lives will become unlimitedly sublime even in this most miserable material existence. tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ "One can chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking himself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more tolerant than the tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one ca

On 25 October 2019 in Vrindavan, India I was very much blessed by the opportunity to give a lecture on Bhagavd-gita, Chapter 18, Text 18. Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead blessed me with so many sincere hearers both in the room and via the internet. We are praying that the day will come soon when the entire world population will hear, understand, and follow the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna as He so clearly explains them in the Bhagavad-gita. To hear the lecture click on the following link: Become a Pure Devotee and Deliver the World Bhagavad-Gita Lecture in Vrindavan, India Prabhupada Teaches That We Must Fully Surrender to the Bona Fide Spiritual Master Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Be Fully Devoted? How can I avoid this material world while living in it and devote myself wholeheartedly to Krishna and Radharani? 🙏📿 📿 Answer: Fully Surrender to Sri Guru To achieve the perfection of pure devotion you need to fully surrend

When difficulties come, as they often do in this material world, the thing to remember is to not become discouraged. The all-merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna is always behind the scene as the ultimate orchestrator of everything, either directly or indirectly through His deputed agents. So the key is to always see everything in relation to Krishna and always try to do your best to please Him in every situation. In this way you are sure to come out victoriously in your endeavor to get free from the clutches of the Lord's illusory energy and return to your original, all-blissful identity in that most sublime Spiritual Sky. All Merciful Krishna Wants You Back in Your Original Home Devotees Prioritize at Least 16 Rounds of Japa Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What Higher Position Job Should I Seek? Thanks for sending these beautiful messages. I really want to progress in devotional service. I do four rounds of Hare Krishna chanting ev

Normally we hate stress. We can't stand it. It makes us miserable. However when one masters the art of engaging all stressful situations in the service of the Lord, one will experience his most stressful days as his most delightful days. So what is the art of how to do this? This is described by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 9, Text 27 as follows: yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam "Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform—do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me." In other words, we simply have to give our love to Krishna. In this connection it is sometimes said, "The trouble that you take, is equal to the love that you make." This act of loving transforms even the most distressful situation into pure transcendental bliss. Intiation Ceremony--23 October 2019 Sri Vrindavan Dhama "What Goes Around Come Aroun

In his purport to Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila, Chapter 22, Text 9 Srila Prabhupada very nicely writes as follows: "Due to a poor fund of knowledge, living entities conditioned in this material world claim to be God. They are thus illusioned. A living entity cannot be on the level of a viṣṇu-tattva, or the Personality of Godhead, at any stage; therefore it is ludicrous for a living entity to claim to be God. Advanced spiritualists would never accept such a thing. Such claims are made to cheat ordinary, foolish people. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement declares war against such bogus incarnations. The bogus propaganda put out by people claiming to be God has killed God consciousness all over the world. Members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must be very alert to defy these rascals, who are presently misleading the whole world. One such rascal, known as Pauṇḍraka, appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa, and the Lord immediately killed him. Of course, those who are Kṛṣṇa’s servant

It is the duty of the disciples of the spiritual master to worship him every year on his appearance day, his birthday as the the representative of the great Vaisnava acharya, the compiler of the Vedic wisdom, Srila Vyasadeva. For this purpose many of my disciples have gathered here in Sri Vrindavana Dhama to observe this function on the tenth day of the holy month of Kartik, which this year comes on 23 October. To help you understand the great importance of this day I have give below the Vyas Puja address given by Srila Prabhupada on 2 September 1972 in New Vrindavan, USA: Prabhupāda: Ladies and gentlemen, this ceremony... Of course, those who are my students, they know what is this ceremony. Those who are visitors, for their information, I may inform you something about this ceremony. Otherwise, it may not be misunderstood. A outsider may see it that "Why a person is being worshiped like God?" There may be some doubt. So this is the etiquette. This ceremony is called Vyāsa

On 20 October 2019 at the ISKCON Krishna Balarama Temple in Vrindavan I was blessed with the most auspicious opportunity to give a lecture on how to transform lust into pure love. This is the real essence of Krishna consciousness. It is lust that has brought us into this material nightmare and lust that keeps us here. When we can transform that lust into pure love we become liberated from the pangs of this material existence. Click here to hear my lecture. Lecture at Krishna Balarama Temple Become Enlightened by Following the Bona Fide Spiritual Master Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Attain Enlightenment? Has anyone achieved spiritual enlightenment and can speak on how they attained it? Brett Van Vort Answer: Surrender to Krishna Attaining spiritual enlightenment is very simple. All you have to do is follow the instruction of Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, which is to fully surrender unto Him under the guidance of His representative

On 19 October 2019 we were blessed with the most auspicious opportunity to become doubly purified. By boat we traveled to pristine area on the bank of the River Yamuna where Gurumata blessed us all with wonderful Srimad Bhagavatam class. And then after class before heading back we were doubly purified by getting to take bath in the sacred river. These are the wonderful experiences of being in the most holy Sri Vrindavana Dhama that will hold a special place in our hearts. This is a sample of how wonderful it is to be a devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. The Site of Our Bhagavatam Class How We Got There (One of Several Boats) The Ecstatic Bhagavatam Class Kalki Avatar Comes at the End of Kali Yuga When the World is Full of Demons to Start Another Satya Yuga Answers according to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Why Longer Life Span in the Satya Yuga? Did the people in the Satya Yuga live longer? If so, what was their secret? Gourav Athnere Answer: All-Pervading Virtue In the Saty

If someone does not like their wife, they feel that they and their spouse are incompatible, is that a legitimate grounds for divorce? In this connection kindly note the following excerpt from a Srimad Bhagavatam lecture that Srila Prabhupada gave in Los Angeles on 22 September 1972: 'So I think I have spoken about my own life. You know that I was a married man. So after being married, I did not like my wife. (laughter) Somehow or other, I did not like. I must say she is very faithful, very everything... Everyone praised. But I did not like, somehow or other. So I was preparing for next marriage. Next marriage. Because in India, at that time it was allowed, a man can marry more than one wife. Now the law is there. So my father, he was a saintly person. So he called me one day and said, 'My dear boy, you are trying to marry again. I request you don't do that. You do not like your wife. That is a great fortune for you.' (laughter) So I gave up that idea of marrying. Yes.

Being here in the holy land of Krishna is wonderful opportunity to get the association or so many of my Godbrothers. Such association is very important as explained by Srila Prabhupada in the initiation lecture for Jayapataka Das, who later the world famous Jayapataka Swami. On 24 July 1968 Srila Prabhupada spoke the following words at his initiation ceremony: "Some are trying to merge into the spiritual existence only, and we devotees, we want to keep individuality and want to become associate with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna. So gradually you can learn it from the lectures and the books and with association with your Godbrothers and sisters. So this is your initiation. Take it very seriously. Chant Hare Krishna very faithfully and your life will be successful." We should take these instructions of Srila Prabhupada very seriously. Relishing the Company of My Glorious Godbrother His Holiness Janananda Maharaj in Vrindavan Karma: Cow is Now Killing Farmer

There is no experience anywhere throughout the entire universe that can surpass the pure spiritual bliss of attending the mangala arati ceremony at Srila Prabhupada's samadhi at 4:10am at the Krishna Balarama Mandir in Sri Vrindavana Dhama. This is held every morning throughout the year. Srila Prabhupada left his body in Vrindavan on 14 November 1977 and his body was buried here in this sacred shrine. Attending this sacred ceremony enables the devotee to feel that he is in Srila Prabhupada's presence and being showered with his inconceivable, unlimited most merciful blessings. What my words can describe? If you want to truly know what this is like, you have to come to Vrindavan and experience it personally. Then you will get some idea of what I am writing about. Pujari Offers Ghee Lamp to Srila Prabhupada at Mangala Arati at Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi in Vrindavan, India--17 October 2019 Devotees Sing in the Sweetest Ecstasy of Feeling Separation from Srila Prabhupada

The greatest of all adventures is to successfully pull off a global spiritual revolution for the respiritualization of our entire earthly society. This spiritual revolution was started 500 years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the holy land of India and was expanded all over the world in the 60's and 70's by my most beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in the form of ISKCON, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Now it is up to the members of ISKCON to carry on with the momentum established by Prabhupada to expand this movement more and more and more until it totally engulfs our entire earthly global society. To dedicate our lives fully to this Krishna consciousness global spiritual revolution is most certainly the ultimate exciting adventure. And to do so guarantees that we will attain our original spiritual identities in the spiritual world upon quitting our present material bodies. Some who have embraced this supre

15 October 2019 was a most auspicious day for us. Because it is on this day that we arrived in Sri Vrindavan-dhama, the most holy abode of Lord Sri Krishna. This is the holiest of all holy places. In this connection Srila Prabhupada stated on 17 September 1975: "This is tattva, truth, that Krishna, the Supreme Person, His holy name, His form, His attributes, His pastimes, His paraphernalia, His dhama... Just like we are in Vrindavan-dhama. So why Vrindavan-dhama is worshiped? Because the Vrindavan-dhama is not different from Krishna. When you take a little dust of Vrindavan-dhama you are taking the dust of Krishna's lotus feet. Vrindavan-dhama, so important." Whenever I arrive in Vrindavan my practice is to immediately get down in the holy dirt of Vrindavan begging for Krishna's mercy. On this arrival as soon as I got out of the vehicle I placed myself in the holy dirt of Vrindavana offering my obeisances to Lord Sri Krishna begging Him to make me His pure devot

Kirtan is the life and soul of the Vaisnavas. The more they can do kirtan the more they become blissful. On 12 October 2019 in Pune, India I was blessed with the opportunity to lead over a hundred Indian youth in an ecstatic kirtan after singing them some of the Krishna conscious songs that I have written. Here is short excerpt from that kirtan: Click Here for Pune Mahakirtan . Relish the nectar of kirtan and turn on the whole world to kirtan. This is our life! Explaining What is Krishna Consciousness to Super Enlivened Hearers in Pune, India Bhagavad-gita As It Is Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Why to Read Bhagavad-gita? Why should I read the holy Bhagavad Gita? How has the Bhagavad Gita changed your life? What is the best source to read and understand it. Bharath Answer: Krishna's Blessing For You to Be Leaders The Gita explains the meaning and purpose of our existence. It is the one book that everybody in the world should read in order

Today we are going back to many years ago when I engaged a hall full of our Muslim brothers and sisters in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. You can see in the video which be accessed below how much their hearts were melted by Lord Sri Krishna's holy names. Click here for Video If we can attract the whole world to join us like this in Hare Krishna kirtan, all of the world's problems will be immediately solved. Muslims Relish Chanting Hare Krishna Lord Jesus Christ Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Is Jesus God Himself? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. My question is, is Jesus God Himself in the same way that Lord Caitanya is God but playing the role of a pure devotee? Or is he simply an empowered mahabhagavat like Srila Prabhupada and other great devotees throughout history? Sincerely, Joe Answer: He is an Empowered Vaisnava Acharya From: ISKCON Pune, India My Dear Joe, Please accept my

At the present moment the human society is polluting the air and water more and more making them more and more unbreathable and undrinkable. There are many environmental organizations trying to put a stop to this. But in spite of their efforts our global atmosphere remains polluted. The reason they are not successful is that they are failing to understand the underlying cause for the pollution, which is the pollution with the minds of the entire human society. Everyone is polluted with the desire to enjoy what is actually only meant to be enjoyed by the Lord. It is this underlying internal pollution which is the root cause of all the external pollution. Unless this internal pollution is cleaned up it will never be possible to get of the external pollution. Therefore it is the mission of Krishna's pure devotees and the Krishna consciousness movement to train the entire human society in the art of getting rid of this internal pollution by the awakening of pure love of God within t

This material world is simply a world of problems, and there is not much more to be said in this connection. It is simply one problem after another problem after another problem. This is why those who are intelligent transcend this material existence by situating themselves on the spiritual platform beyond this material existence. This is only place where one can find genuine peace of mind. Transcending the Material World in Pune Hare Krishna Mantra is Chanted by God Himself Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Which Mantra is Most Important? Gurudeva, I have a doubt that in ISKCON the chanting of the Hare Krishna is emphasized as the most important mantra, while other gurus from Vrindavan say that "om namo bhagavat vasudevaya" is main mantra and other sampradayas say other things. Therefore I am confused what is true knowledge regarding what we should chant to attain love for Krishna. Thanks 😊😊😊.... Yashlakh Answer: Hare Krishna Mantra Cited in