Transcendental Visitors to ISKCON Austin

On Monday May 3, 2021 we were very much blessed here at ISKCON Austin with a visit from the devotes from ISKCON Gainesville, Florida accompanied by their temple president, my beloved godbrother, His Grace Sriman Kalakantha Prabhu. Being with my godbrother reminds me of this line from a song by Narottam Das Thakur:

rāmacandra-saṅga māge narottama-dāsa

Translation: Narottama dāsa always desires the company of Rāmacandra Cakravartī.

Srila Prabhupada explains the above line as follows:

"Narottama dāsa’s friend was Rāmacandra Cakravartī. Therefore he prays, 'I always desire the company of Rāmacandra Cakravartī.' He desires a devotee's company. The whole process is that we should always pray for the mercy .of the superior ācāryas and keep company with pure devotees. Then it will be easier for us to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and receive the mercy of Lord Caitanya and Lord Kṛṣṇa."

Kalakantha Prabhu is especially dear to me because he is maintaining the Hare Krishna lunch program at the University of Florida that was my service from 1973 through 1975. I was to be the fortunate soul who was sent by Amarendra Prabhu to restart that program in 1973.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Devotees from ISKCON Gainesville

Devotees from ISKCON Gainesville

Hare Krishna Lunch at the University of Florida

Hare Krishna Lunch at the University of Florida

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Spiritual Teachers?

Why do "spiritual teachers" think they know it all?

Ivy McLarvin

Answer: They are Cheaters

The vast majority of spiritual teachers in today’s world are completely bogus and are poisoning the world with so many false teachings to misguide the innocent public. It is extremely rare to find a bona fide spiritual master, the spiritual master who has been blessed with perfect knowledge and teaches perfect knowledge. There are such spiritual masters, but has to be very, very fortunate to find one.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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 he 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.

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