Prabhupada Teaches Us How to Conquer Over Suffering

Here is a super powerful instruction that Srila Prabhupada gives us how to conquer over suffering. He gives this to us in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapter 10, Text 14:

"An exalted devotee of the Lord never thinks that he is a paramahaṁsa or a liberated person. He always remains a humble servant of the Lord. In all reverse conditions, he agrees to suffer the results of his past life. He never accuses the Lord of putting him into a distressed condition. These are the signs of an exalted devotee. Tat te 'nukampāṁ susamīkṣyamāṇaḥ. When suffering reversed conditions, the devotee always considers that the reverse conditions are the Lord's concessions. He is never angry with his master; he is always satisfied with the position his master offers. In any case, he continues performing his duty in devotional service. Such a person is guaranteed promotion back home, back to Godhead. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.8):

tat te 'nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇo
bhuñjāna evātma-kṛtaṁ vipākam
hṛd-vāg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te
jīveta yo mukti-pade sa dāya-bhāk

'My dear Lord, one who constantly waits for Your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon him and who goes on suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds, offering You respectful obeisances from the core of his heart, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.' "

If we take full advantage of this instruction we will never be tortured by the inevitable sufferings of the material existence ever again. We will be able to utilize all situations for increasing our Krishna consciousness.

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Chanting Without Initiation?

Prabhuji, what if we chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa daily without accepting initiation from the spiritual master?

Deepak S.

Answer: Proper Chanting Naturally Leads to Initiation

My Dear Deepak,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

If you are chanting Hare Krishna in the proper mood, you are begging Krishna to engage you in His pure devotional service and you will naturally follow his instruction to accept a spiritual master.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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.