Ultimate Self Realization

Srila Prabhupada writes as follows in his purport to Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 7, Verse 83: "A sincere student aurally receives the holy name from the spiritual master, and after being initiated he follows the regulative principles given by the spiritual master. When the holy name is properly served in this way, automatically the spiritual nature of the holy name spreads; in other words, the devotee becomes qualified in offenselessly chanting the holy name. When one is completely fit to chant the holy name in this way, he is eligible to make disciples all over the world, and he actually becomes jagad-guru. Then the entire world, under his influence, begins to chant the holy names of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra." From those enlightened, most merciful words of Srila Prabhupada we can understand that the person is who is fully, purely absorbed in Krishna consciousness will lead the entire world out of chaos. Sankarshan Das Jagad-Guru--Spiritual Master of the ...

It is our duty as the brahminical class to give guidance to the ksatriyas, the political leaders, how to rule in such a way that the entire world atmosphere becomes auspicious for the spiritual lives of all. Therefore on 27 April 2022 I sent the following message to the US President Biden. Although most unlikely that he will read it and accept my offer to meet with him, it will be Krishna's special extraordinary blessing if somehow or other he agrees. My message to the president. Dear Mr. President, Due to our trusting in God our nation has been very much favored by Him as the most powerful, prosperous, and glorious country in the world. But sadly now in many ways we are turning away from God. This will prove to be very harmful to our nation. I would like to meet with you to discuss the ways and means for bringing God back to the center of our nation. If we can do so, this will solidify our position for many centuries to come as the world's leading nation. So kindly let ...

Srila Prabhupada wonderfully explains as follows in Chapter 35 of the Krishna Book: "Those who are in the disciplic succession of the Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya should always feel separation from Kṛṣṇa, worship His transcendental form and discuss His transcendental teachings, His pastimes, His qualities and His entourage. That will enrich the devotees to the highest devotional perfection. Feeling constant separation while engaged in the service of the Lord is the perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness." When we are separated from someone we love our feelings of love for them increase. This is why feeling separation from Krishna is the highest ecstasy of love of God. We neophytes who have not activated these feelings of separation can lament having not yet awakened feelings of separation. In this by feeling separation from feelings of separation we can begin to enter into the exalted mood of Krishna consciousness. Sankarshan Das Adhikari The Six Goswamis Always Felt Separation...

Even though our neighborhood community mailbox, which was recently destroyed by vandals, is the property of the US Government and they are obliged to repair or replace if it is damaged, they are not doing so. Therefore we no longer have proper mail service. Therefore anything that any of you would like to mail us should not be sent to our address on Jonwood Way. All mail to us should instead be sent to: Amarendra Nagavarapu—ISKCON Austin 10409 Ivalenes Hope Dr. Austin Tx 78717 We hope that soon the US Government will do its duty or restoring our mail service. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Our Destroyed Community Mailbox Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Why the Whole World Was Not Delivered? Srila Prabhupada writes in this purport to Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 7, Text 83: A sincere student aurally receives the holy name from the spiritual master, and after being initiated he follows the regulative principles given by the spiritual master. When the holy na...

Srila Prabhupada said that the Hare Krishna Movement will go down in history for having saved the world in its darkest hour. This means that those will fully dedicate their lives for preaching Krishna consciousness to the lost souls of this world will also go down in history. They will recognized as the saviors of the world. So who is that person who would not want to take advantage of this special opportunity now available to all by the loving mercy of Lord Caitanya and His Divine Grace Prabhupada to engage in the ultimate welfare of the poor conditioned souls who are trapped in the cycle of repeated birth, death, old age, and disease? Sankarshan Das Adhikari Lord Caitanya Has Blessed Us With the Most Auspicious Krishna Consciousness Movement Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Closer to Krishna? How to come closer to Krishna? Prakriya Ram Patil Answer: Follow These Guidelines From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Prakriya, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Sr...

Srila Prabhupada's spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, used to say that this material world is not a fit place for any gentleman's living." And we see it practically how more and more all over the world the atmosphere is becoming more and more hellish. Every day 890,000 cows and bulls are slaughtered every day for their meat. Can you imagine how demoniac this is? We take the milk from the cow after our first mother stops giving milk. We enjoy so many milk products from our second mother: fresh milk, yogurt, ice cream, cheese, etc. And then when we stops giving milk we want to kill her and eat her. It is unspeakable horror. And we have the audacity to call ourselves human beings! Factually, we are lower than the animals. Sankarshan Das Adhikari How Can We Kill Such Sweet, Innocent Animals? Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Closer to Krishna? How to come closer to Krishna? Prakriya Ram Patil Answer: Follow These Guidelines From: I...

Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in a lecture given in Mumbai, India on December 26, 1972: Just like Kṛṣṇa pretended that He was sick, and many physicians came. He said, "No physician cured Me. If some devotee gives Me the dust of his feet on My head, then I can be cured." So all devotees were asked, and nobody... "Oh! How can I give? My dust on the head of Kṛṣṇa? How it is possible?" Nobody prepared. Then Kṛṣṇa asked that "Go to Vṛndāvana. Just ask the gopīs if they can give. They are My best friends. If they are prepared? Oh, I am very much suffering from headache." So nobody was prepared to go... As soon as gopīs were approached: "Oh, Kṛṣṇa is sick. They want, oh, dust of...?" Immediately: "Please take. Please take." She did not care that "We are going to hell by offering our dust of feet on the head of Kṛṣṇa. Never mind. We shall go. Kṛṣṇa will be happy. That's all. Kṛṣṇa will be happy." This is gopī. It doesn...

Regarding how to make the world Krishna conscious Srila Prabhupada very nicely explains as follows in his introduction to the Nectar of Devotion: "The author of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, very humbly submits that he is just trying to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world, although he humbly thinks himself unfit for this work. That should be the attitude of all preachers of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. We should never think of ourselves as great preachers, but should always consider that we are simply instrumental to the previous ācāryas, and simply by following in their footsteps we may be able to do something for the benefit of suffering humanity." Therefore let us simply act as instruments in the hands of the previous acharyas in order to inundate the world with Krishna consciousness. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Our Most Glorious Disciplic Succession Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question...

Today I received an update from my disciples in Russia which very much touched my heart. You will find it below. Sankarshan Das Adhikari My Books in Russian Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Hare Krishna, dear Shrila Gurudev, please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Shrila Prabhupada! We have not written to you for a long time, apparently because there was no significant reason. These are not the easiest times, but we are not complaining. We have the holy name, your instructions and an example of how to live and serve Krishna. We can't boast of much service, but we are still in ISKCON and doing what we can - participating in the distribution of Prasad, sharing spiritual knowledge and continuing to publish your books. Now there are already three of them in Russian. This is the result of your blessings, the grace of Krishna and the participation of many of your disciples and well-wishers. We are also waiting for your new book on how you came to Krishna Consciousness....

Every morning in guru-puja we sing: śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma, bando mui sāvadhāna mate jāhāra prasāde bhāi, e bhava toriyā jāi, kṛṣṇa-prāpti hoy jāhā ha'te The translation is: "The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Kṛṣṇa." We solidly connect with Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet by accepting his orders as our very life and soul, not simply by some mere sentiment. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Here They Are Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Make My Mind My Friend? Hare Krishna. 🙏 All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. I have a question. Can a neophyte devotee's mind be friends with him? And how to make mind our friend ? Shree Vrindavan dham ki Jaya. 🙏 Keshav Akolkar Answer: Always Remember Krishna...

Krishna, our loving father, never disconnects from us. It is we, his foolish children, who sometimes disconnect ourselves from Him proudly considering ourselves to be independent enjoyers. We cannot enjoy independently from Krishna. We can only be happy when we are fully connected with Him in loving service. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Unplugged Lamps Give No Light Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What's the Difference If I Don't Chant? I have not been chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mantra japa daily. That’s something I need to start doing. Based on the fact that I haven’t been, can you please help me understand the difference it makes in my spiritual life ? I feel bad for asking the question, but I want to understand. Thank you Karim Perea Answer: You Are Disconnected From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Karim, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. You've lost your connection from Krishna like an electric lamp that has been u...

In a lecture on Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 1.8 given in Māyāpur on April 1, 1975 Srila Prabhupada gave us the most wonderful instruction regarding making the whole world Krishna conscious. Here's what he said: "Similarly, if you can propagate Kṛṣṇa consciousness constantly, then, by spreading this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, you can make the whole world Kṛṣṇa conscious, and then it will be Vaikuṇṭha. The same example. You put the iron rod with the fire, and it becomes hot, hotter and then red-hot. When it is red-hot then it is no more iron rod. It is fire. Anywhere you touch, it will burn. So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is for that purpose. Increase Kṛṣṇa consciousness and there will be no more kuṇṭha, no more anxiety. People are trying to be anxiety-less, and that is only possible by this movement. Put always in touch with Kṛṣṇa. And the method is very simple—Hare Kṛṣṇa. That all. If you keep yourself in touch with Hare Kṛṣṇa... We have already been known as ...

Yesterday when I went to get the mail from our neighborhood mailbox this is what I found. When I went to the post office to get our mail there was a queue of 50 people from various neighborhoods experiencing the same problem. The wait was so long I finally gave up with no mail and came back to offer the noon arati to Sri Sri Radha Damodar. It is the duty of the government to protect the citizens from the actions of criminals. It turns our that this problem has been happening everywhere and the US government has not been able to do anything about it. That the US government is not able to do this means that it is finished. It no longer has the power to protect the citizens. Therefore it's time for our present leaders to step aside and allow Krishna conscious government to be established for the betterment of the world's atmosphere. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Our Ruined Neighborhood Mailbox Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: How to Atone for Sins? Hare Kṛṣṇa. Please ...

We have a humongous global civilization built on the power of oil of which there is only a limited supply. When the oil runs out our entire global civilization will come to a screeching halt. Formerly our civilization was based on the power of oxen and horses, of which there is an ongoing supply that never runs out. So I ask you, in the long run which is better: oil power or oxen power? Sankarshan Das Adhikari Which is Better the Long Run? Oil Power Or Oxen Power? Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Control Anger? How do i control my anger? Prakriya Ram Patil Answer: See Lord Krishna's Loving Mercy From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Prakriya, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Control anger by seeing that everything that happens to you in all times, places, and circumstances is the special mercy of Krishna to give you the opportunity to reject the world of maya and take total, complete shelter of Him at that very moment. I hope this m...

I am currently writing a book detailing the story of how I came to Krishna consciousness and then explaining how my reader can also come to Krishna consciousness. For this book I need a title and a subtitle. Of the following four titles which do you prefer for being the title and which for the subtitle? How to Obliterate All Miseries by Attaining Ultimate Nirvana My Phenomenal Journey to Ultimate Nirvana and the Guaranteed Step-by-Step Formula for Yours Revolutionize Your Consciousness, Revolutionize the World Becoming an Empowered Agent for Turning World History Right Side Up ================================ Your opinion will help me decide how to title the book. I want to make the title very, very attractive so that millions and billions of people will decide to read it and have their lives transformed So please do let me know. And if you can think of some other titles and subtitles that you feel would be even more appealing to the mass of people, please do let me know what ...

Lord Sri Krishna very mercifully reveals to us in the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 4, Verse 38 what is the mature fruit of all mysticism: na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitram iha vidyate tat svayaṁ yoga-saṁsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati "In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism. And one who has become accomplished in the practice of devotional service enjoys this knowledge within himself in due course of time." Those who are intelligent will take advantage of this and fully absorb themselves in devotional service 24 hours a day. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Being Absorbed in Krishna Consciousness is Pure Bliss Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Ultimate Purpose of Human Being? What is the ultimate purpose of the human being? Anubhab Sarkar Answer: Surrender to Krishna From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Anubhab, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Lord Kṛṣṇa i...

You are an eternal spiritual being, full of knowledge, and full of bliss. So do not cheat yourself by misidentifying yourself with a material body which is temporary, full of ignorance, and misery. To do so would be most asinine. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Be Who You Really Are Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What is Vedic Spiritualism? What is Vedic spiritualism according to you? Chris Antony Answer: Surrender to Krishna The essence of all Vedic wisdom according to Lord Sri Krishna, Who is the origin of all the Vedic wisdom, is given by Him in the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 18, Verse 66. He says: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ “Aandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.” So now are you going to do that or not? Spiritual life is not only academic. It is practical as well. Sankarshan Das Adhikari The Most Urgent World Deliverance Missi...

There is no doubt about it. Material existence is a hellish nightmare in which we are forced to suffer birth, death, old age, and disease. But these miseries can be escaped simply by remembering Krishna and remembering that I am His eternal servant and that my only duty from now on for all eternity is to render Him loving service with my every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances. Simply by adopting this consciousness, which is known as Krishna consciousness, we become immediately liberated from all miseries. So now we have a choice. We can relish the unlimited bliss of Krishna consciousness at every minute. Or we can continue suffering in this hellish nightmare. What is your choice? Sankarshan Das Adhikari Blessed with Bliss Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Proof of Krishna Always With Us? What is the proof that Krishna has been with us forever? Bhawna Bhatia Answer: His Words From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Bhawna, Please accept...

During our Sunday Love Feast program on 10 April 2022 I was speaking with some guests who thought that the drug known as LSD was a very nice thing for spiritual realization. But I explained to them that as long as we remain dependent on something material we remain prisoners of the material energy. Spiritual realization requires that we attach ourselves to something spiritual. The Hare Krishna mantra is not a material sound vibration. It is Krishna Himself mercifully appearing within this prison of material existence to deliver us from our suffering in the cycle of repeated birth, death, old age, and disease. In the early days of ISKCON Srila Prabhupada was preaching mostly to the hippies who were very fond of LSD. So Prabhupada had to teach them that Krishna consciousness was beyond the revered LSD trip. So he one time asked his storefront audience, "Do you think taking LSD can produce ecstasy and higher consciousness? Then just imagine a roomful of LSD." Just see how m...

Lord Caitanya has most mercifully given us the formula of how we can 24 hours a day be fully absorbed in the unlimitedly sweet nectar of Lord Sri Krishna's most holy names. Here's what He said: "One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly." If we take His advice seriously, our lives will be unlimitedly sublime. Are you ready? Sankarshan Das Adhikari Lord Caitanya Teaches the Secret of Unlimited Success Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: Proof of Attaining Krishnaloka? Hare Krishna. If I am Krishna conscious, what is the proof that I will go to Krishnaloka? Vel Murugan Answer: Bhagavad-gita 10.10 From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Vel, Please accept my blessings. All glories...

Today is the most auspicious appearance day of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Ramacandra, who is very nicely described in Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, Chapter 3, Text 22 as follows: nara-devatvam āpannaḥ sura-kārya-cikīrṣayā samudra-nigrahādīni cakre vīryāṇy ataḥ param TRANSLATION In the eighteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as King Rāma. In order to perform some pleasing work for the demigods, He exhibited superhuman powers by controlling the Indian Ocean and then killing the atheist King Rāvaṇa, who was on the other side of the sea. PURPORT The Personality of Godhead Śrī Rāma assumed the form of a human being and appeared on the earth for the purpose of doing some pleasing work for the demigods or the administrative personalities to maintain the order of the universe. Sometimes great demons and atheists like Rāvaṇa and Hiraṇyakaśipu and many others become very famous due to advancing material civilization by the help of material science and other activities with a...

Did you know that anxiety is not caused by the external situation you find yourself in? Anxiety is simply caused by not being Krishna conscious. Therefore all you have to do in each and every situation you find yourself in, even the moment of death, is to be Krishna conscious. This is why I am giving you this instruction: Always remember Krishna, and never forget Him not even for a nanosecond. Sankarshan Das Adhikari There Is No One More Memorable than Krishna Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: From Where to Get Guru? From where I will get spiritual master? Prakriya Ram Patil Answer: Right Here From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA My Dear Prakriya, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. You've already found one. Now you just have to fully surrender unto him. Are you ready? I hope this meets you in the best of health. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari The Most Urgent World Deliverance Mission ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace ...