You Owe It to Yourself

Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Why cheat yourself? That does not make any sense. You owe it to yourself to awaken your dormant Krishna consciousness, which means to revive your original, natural, pristine state of consciousness that you once had before you made the mistake of trying to enjoy separately from the Lord and thus fell down into this hellish material existence to suffer unendingly in the cycle of repeated birth and death. Just as a fish cannot be happy on the dry land because he is meant to be in the water, in the same way because we are creatures of the spiritual world it is not possible, no matter how hard we may try, for us to be happy in the foreign environment of this material world. The spiritual master is that most merciful representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who seeing our most pitiable situation picks us up from the desolate desert of this material hell and tosses us pack into the spiritual ocean of eternity, unlimited bliss, and unlimited knowledge. Therefore there is no one more fortunate than he who takes full advantage of the spiritual master's kindness by following his instructions for regaining his original natural, consciousness of pure love of God.

Srila Prabhupada--Savior of the Fallen Souls

Srila Prabhupada--Savior of the Fallen Souls

Chanting Hare Krishna is the Ultimate Experience

Chanting Hare Krishna is the Ultimate Experience

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: How to Get Free From Substance Abuse?

Hello Srila Gurudeva, 
Thank you so much for your course. I gave tried several other times to stick with it but always seem to fall away. For sometime now I've went back and forth from Christ consciousness to Krishna consciousness. I now see they are the same and I desire to surrender in a deeper way. I have issues with substance abuse which have resurfaced and am in need of spiritual help. Please give me direction how to be untangled from these material patterns.
Yours truly,
C.

Answer: Become Addicted to the Ultimate Drug

 My Dear C.

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am very pleased that you are now coming to the platform of transcendental understanding that there is no difference between Christ consciousness and Krishna consciousness. It is interesting to note in this connection that it was the perfect example of the total surrender of Lord Jesus to the will of God that inspired me to follow his example by surrendering myself to his father, Lord Sri Krishna.
Substance abuse is easily conquered when you always remember that the ultimate intoxicating drug is Krishna consciousness.  If you want to get high on some drug, why not take advantage of the ultimate drug, Krishna consciousness, which empowers you to stay high forever with no more coming down? This is real intelligence.

Hoping this meets you in good health. 

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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