Krishna's Unlimited Transcendental Qualities
Srila Prabhupada writes as follows in his wonderful book, The Nectar of Devotion:
In the Tenth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 7, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Lord Brahmā says, "My dear Lord, the inconceivable qualities, beauties and activities which You have revealed by Your presence on this planet cannot be calculated by any material measurement. If one even tries to imagine, 'Kṛṣṇa may be like this,' that is also impossible. The day may come when the material scientist, after many, many births or after many, many years, will be able to estimate the atomic constitution of the whole world, or he may be able to count the atomic fragments that permeate the sky, or he may even give an estimate of all the atoms within the universe, but still he will never be able to count the transcendental qualities in Your reservoir of transcendental bliss.
After reading these words of Srila Prabhupada we may then wonder how much we can understand about Krishna with our tiny, little brains. But just as by tasting one drop of ocean water we can understand the taste of the entire entire ocean simply by fully appreciating even one of Krishna's inconceivably unlimited aspects we can understand who and what is Krishna.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
This global pandemic situation has made us think seriously that our life is too short. But I would like to know how to prepare ourselves deal with death. Do we come to know that our end is arriving? What should one follow to accept our own end and the fear of losing our near and dear ones?
Mostly, it is said that we should constantly think about our Lord. But I have this insane question always hovering my mind: "If our body is suffering from diseases and out mind is constantly occupied with fear and uneasiness due to pain and suffering, is it possible to think about our Almighty God?".
I know that this might be an immature question, but I want to know how to deal with it.
My utmost respect,
Sonali S. Shinde
My Dear Sonali,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I appreciate very much that you have asked the most important question, "How do we prepare for death?".
The answer is that if we are thinking of Krishna we have already conquered over death. We know that our temporary body can end at any minute. So instead of absorbing ourselves in material consciousness, we absorb ourselves in Krishna consciousness because when we are thinking of Krishna we are living in the eternal realm of deathlessness.
In that realm our nearest and dearest ones are Krishna and His pure devotees and we are never separated from them even for a nanosecond.
Our material bodies are always in the suffering conditions of birth, death, old age, and disease. This is why we refuse to misidentify any longer with our material bodies. We only identify ourselves now as eternal spiritual beings qualitatively one with Krishna. As Krishna is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, we are also eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
In the Tenth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 7, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Lord Brahmā says, "My dear Lord, the inconceivable qualities, beauties and activities which You have revealed by Your presence on this planet cannot be calculated by any material measurement. If one even tries to imagine, 'Kṛṣṇa may be like this,' that is also impossible. The day may come when the material scientist, after many, many births or after many, many years, will be able to estimate the atomic constitution of the whole world, or he may be able to count the atomic fragments that permeate the sky, or he may even give an estimate of all the atoms within the universe, but still he will never be able to count the transcendental qualities in Your reservoir of transcendental bliss.
After reading these words of Srila Prabhupada we may then wonder how much we can understand about Krishna with our tiny, little brains. But just as by tasting one drop of ocean water we can understand the taste of the entire entire ocean simply by fully appreciating even one of Krishna's inconceivably unlimited aspects we can understand who and what is Krishna.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
There is Truly No One More Amazing than Krishna
Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom
Question: How to Prepare for Death?
Dear Gurudeva,This global pandemic situation has made us think seriously that our life is too short. But I would like to know how to prepare ourselves deal with death. Do we come to know that our end is arriving? What should one follow to accept our own end and the fear of losing our near and dear ones?
Mostly, it is said that we should constantly think about our Lord. But I have this insane question always hovering my mind: "If our body is suffering from diseases and out mind is constantly occupied with fear and uneasiness due to pain and suffering, is it possible to think about our Almighty God?".
I know that this might be an immature question, but I want to know how to deal with it.
My utmost respect,
Sonali S. Shinde
Answer: Enter into Deathlessness
From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USAMy Dear Sonali,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I appreciate very much that you have asked the most important question, "How do we prepare for death?".
The answer is that if we are thinking of Krishna we have already conquered over death. We know that our temporary body can end at any minute. So instead of absorbing ourselves in material consciousness, we absorb ourselves in Krishna consciousness because when we are thinking of Krishna we are living in the eternal realm of deathlessness.
In that realm our nearest and dearest ones are Krishna and His pure devotees and we are never separated from them even for a nanosecond.
Our material bodies are always in the suffering conditions of birth, death, old age, and disease. This is why we refuse to misidentify any longer with our material bodies. We only identify ourselves now as eternal spiritual beings qualitatively one with Krishna. As Krishna is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, we are also eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
By the blessings and the order of his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari is a bona fide spiritual master with tens of thousands of students and disciples all over the world. Since he has been blessed by his spiritual master with the formula for solving all of the world's problems both individually and collectively he is thus endeavoring to attract the whole world to pay serious heed to these teachings, which if followed will make everyone happy and usher in a most glorious new enlightened era in global history.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
By the blessings and the order of his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari is a bona fide spiritual master with tens of thousands of students and disciples all over the world. Since he has been blessed by his spiritual master with the formula for solving all of the world's problems both individually and collectively he is thus endeavoring to attract the whole world to pay serious heed to these teachings, which if followed will make everyone happy and usher in a most glorious new enlightened era in global history.
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