The Most Exciting Time in World History

Reader, would you like to be one of the key players who rescues the earth planet in its darkest hours of despair? If so, you are in the right place at the right time. Lay aside whatever else you are doing at the present moment and give me your undivided attention.

ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has given us the formula and the blessings by which we can now conquer the whole world by the wide scale dissemination of Krishna consciousness. Our conquering of the world will not be through guns and bombs as so many have tried and failed in the past. Our conquering will be the greatest conquering of all, the cultural conquest of the world by awakening the original Krishna consciousness that is now sleeping very soundly within the hearts of all the conditioned souls. How will this seemingly impossible mission be accomplished? It will be done by our purely chanting of the holy names of God and by our boldly presenting the teachings of Lord Krishna, as He so mercifully gives us in the Bhagavad-gita, as far as possible to everyone.

Of course it is not possible that all of these fools and rascals will be awakened. But what is possible is that Krishna consciousness will be universally accepted as the topmost philosophical and spiritual awakening system in the world. This universal acceptance will most dramatically and auspiciously transform the world atmosphere.

Soon I will be giving you some tips on how you can practically make a tremendous difference for the re-spiritualization of this planet. So stay tuned it. Check your email every day for "Thought for the Day."

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: What's Wrong With My Chanting?

Please accept my love and respect. I chant regularly. But why I can't feel the pure bliss. What's wrong with my chanting?

Please guide me.

Your little servant,

Ankit Pal

Answer: Offenses Against the Holy Name

From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA
My Dear Ankit,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

In the beginning we are not able to taste the full nectar of the holy name due to our committing offenses against the holy name. The ten offenses are as follows:

(1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord.
(2) To consider the names of demigods like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the name of Lord Vishnu. (Sometimes the atheistic class of men take it that any demigod is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu. But one who is a devotee knows that no demigod, however great he may be, is independently as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, if someone thinks that he can chant "Kali, Kali!" or "Durga, Durga!"and it is the same as Hare Krishna, that is the greatest offense.)
(3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
(4) To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version.
(5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krishna to be imagination.
(6) To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
(7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of the holy name of the Lord. (It should not be taken that because by chanting the holy name of the Lord one can be freed from all kinds of sinful reaction, one may continue to act sinfully and after that chant Hare Krishna to neutralize his sins. Such a dangerous mentality is very offensive and should be avoided.)
(8) To consider the chanting of Hare Krishna one of the auspicious
ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities (karma-kanda).
(9) To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name. (Anyone can take part in chanting the holy name of the Lord, but in the beginning one should not be instructed about the transcendental potency of the Lord. Those who are too sinful cannot appreciate the transcendental glories of the Lord, and therefore it is better not to instruct them in this matter.)
(10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter.

It is also offensive to be inattentive while chanting.

Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must guard against these
offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired success, Krishna prema, pure love of God.

If you will strictly avoid committing these offenses, you will able to deep sea dive in the nectar of Krishna's holy name experiencing unlimited, ever-increasing bliss with each and every syllable.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Bhakti Caru Swami Relishes Chanting Japa

Sankarshan Das Adhikari is one of the spiritual masters of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement. He has dedicated the last 50 years of his life for bringing a spiritual revolution to planet earth by spreading the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna all over the world. He is based in Austin, Texas and when there is no pandemic regularly travels all over the world teaching his audiences how to attain Krishna consciousness, the highest stage of spiritual awakening. He is available for media interviews and to speak to groups and organizations either in person or via the internet.