Ultimate Self Realization

The result of my excelling as a top level student in my college studies is that in 1968 I reached the conclusion that my career would be to deny everything and go to India to be a holy beggar for the rest of my life. But on the way to India I realized that if I deny everything I must also deny denial since denial is also something.This left me with having to accept something transcendental, i.e. spiritual revolution. So instead of continuing my eastward journey to India I reversed directions and headed west to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to be part of revolution of consciousness for bringing about a complete transformation of the entire human society. Even though the first people I met there were the devotees I did not realize that Krishna conscious was to be my new career because I will still polluted by the Mayavadi philosophy into thinking that I was God. So in 1969 and 1970 I tried to revolutionize the world on my own as a singer/songwriter. But after not finding s

Since Srila Prabhupada told us that we could conquer the world in eighteen days I thought "Why not try for it.?" So for this purpose on 28 October 2022 from here in Vrindavan I wrote the following letter to the president of the United States of America giving him all of my contact information so if he desires he can easily accept my offer. Here's what I wrote: My Dear Mr. President Biden, Thank you very much for taking the responsibility of being the leader of the world's leading nation, the United States of America. We have achieved this greatness due to our being based on the principle "In God We Trust." Sadly Godlessness is now becoming more and more manifest in the US and all over the world with the result of the world becoming more and more chaotic. To save the human society from eventually breaking down to becoming like cannibals in the jungle we need to now bring God back to the center in all spheres of human society. This will be a universal God

Today is the most heart breaking day that Srila Prabhupada physically disappeared from this mortal world some 45 years ago on 14 November 1977. According to the Vedic calendar this was the 19th day of the most holy month of Damodar, which also known as Kartik. This year in Vrindavan (where we are staying right now) the 19th day of Kartik falls on 29 October. So today's Thought for the Day is my offering of love to my most beloved spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, who has so mercifully saved me from this hellish material existence. My dearmost Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances in the most sacred dust of your lotus feet. You have so beautifully written to your spiritual master as follows in the dedication section of your Srimad Bhagavatam: "To Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja My Spiritual Master On the 26th Annual Ceremony of His Disappearance Day He lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him."

In accordance with the injunctions of the Vedic scriptures on the tenth day of the sacred month of Kartik, which this year was on 20 October, my disciples celebrated the day that I appeared in this world in my present body. This day is known as Vyasa Puja, worship of the original spiritual master, Srila Vyasadeva, because by worshipping our spiritual master, who is the representative of Srila Vyasadeva, we are also worshipping Srila Vyasadeva. A video was made and can be seen by clicking on the following link: https://youtu.be/U74MnUSx1xA It was also a most memorable day because I initiated eleven new disciples: Sarvajña Das, Sāndīpani Muni Das, Revatīnandana Das, Halāyudha Das, Jagadbandhu Das, Vaṁśīdhārī Das, Sarvamaṅgala Devī Dāsi, Kirtan Devi Dasi, Rati-mañjarī Devi Dasi, Vaisnavapriya devi dasi, and Ākūti Devi Dasi I also gave brahminical initiation to four disciples: Visnurata Das, Sundar Gopal Das, Prema Sarovara Devi Dasi, and Anapayini Devi Dasi Sankarshan Das Adhikari D

In Hawaii on March 23, 1969 Srila Prabhupada, was asked, "Don't followers of Kṛṣṇa conscious ever get angry?" Here was his reply: "Yes. They can get angry. Why not? They're very much angry to the nondevotees: 'You rascal! Why you have not..., are not surrendering yourself to God? You rascals.' Yes. We are angry. This anger is service of Kṛṣṇa. How can I give up anger? But we use anger in a different way, not for our sense gratification: 'Why you have not paid me such-and-such money?' No, we don't say like that. 'Why you are not Kṛṣṇa conscious?' That is our anger. "So the anger can be utilized in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Everything can be utilized in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Why should I give up anger? Kṛṣṇa is also angry, and I am son of Kṛṣṇa. So anger is in me because I have got the qualities of my father. So how can I give up anger? But I use anger only for Kṛṣṇa. So we do not leave anything, but we utilize everything for Kṛṣṇa. Tha

In the Krishna Book Srila Prabhupada very wonderfully describes how Krishna became known as Giridhari, the lifter of Govardhan Hill. Here is his description: When Indra understood that the sacrifice which was to be offered by the cowherd men in Vṛndāvana had been stopped by Kṛṣṇa, he became angry, and he vented his anger upon the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, who were headed by Nanda Mahārāja, although Indra knew perfectly well that Kṛṣṇa was personally protecting them. As the director of different kinds of clouds, Indra called for the Sāṁvartaka. This cloud is invited when there is a need to devastate the whole cosmic manifestation. The Sāṁvartaka was ordered by Indra to go over Vṛndāvana and inundate the whole area with an extensive flood. Demonically, Indra thought himself to be the all-powerful supreme personality. When demons become very powerful, they defy the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead. Indra, though not a demon, was puffed up by his material position, and he wa

Don't this 75 years old senior citizen's body fool you. My actual position is that I am an eternal youth, an associate of Lord Sri Krishna in His transcendental pastimes. So what is my actual age? My actual age is infinity because I have eternally existed in my original spiritual body and I will eternally continue to do so. What is my identity in Krishna's pastimes? That I have not realized yet. But I know that by complete surrender to my eternal spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, that day is coming when I will fully realize what is my eternal identity in the pastimes of my beloved Lord Sri Krishna and I will become fully re-situated in that eternal identity. I have now two goals that I sing every day in our standard prayer to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva: bahir nṛsiṁho hṛdaye nṛsiṁhaḥ Here is how Srila Prabhupada translates these four words: "Let Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva sit in the core of my heart, killing all my bad propensities. Let my mind b

Here in Vrindavan I am relishing the association of many exalted devotees who have dedicated their lives to serve Srila Prabhupada's world deliverance mission. I also appreciate those who set the proper example by following Srila Prabhupada's order that we should we remain clean-shaven. But it is disappointing to see many devotees who do not follow Srila Prabhupada's instruction. This tendency to be loose and not strictly follow Srila Prabhupada if not checked can in due course of time kill of our movement. So I am very determined that we must put a stop to this tendency. In the article which was published on the ISKCON News website in 2013 I give profuse evidence that Srila Prabhupada ordered us to be clean shaven. It is accessible through the link below: https://iskconnews.org/beards-in-iskcon-the-hare-krishnas-or-the-hairy-krishnas/ Sankarshan Das Adhikari Dinabandhu Prabhu Joyfully Follows Srila Prabhupada's Clean Shaven Standard Other Devotees Do Not Answers

In the following story told by Srila Prabhupada in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, 4th Canto, Chapter 7, Text 6 we learn what is the greatest benediction: It is said that once a poor brāhmaṇa worshiped Lord Śiva for a benediction, and Lord Śiva advised the devotee to go to see Sanātana Gosvāmī. The devotee went to Sanātana Gosvāmī and informed him that Lord Śiva had advised him to seek out the best benediction from him (Sanātana). Sanātana had a touchstone with him, which he kept with the garbage. On the request of the poor brāhmaṇa, Sanātana Gosvāmī gave him the touchstone, and the brāhmaṇa was very happy to have it. He now could get as much gold as he desired simply by touching the touchstone to iron. But after he left Sanātana, he thought, "If a touchstone is the best benediction, why has Sanātana Gosvāmī kept it with the garbage?" He therefore returned and asked Sanātana Gosvāmī, "Sir, if this is the best benediction, why did you keep it with the garbage?" San

In Jhansi Srila Prabhupada told his shopkeeper friend, Mr. Mitra, that the whole world is waiting for our spiritual revolution. So this is a fact. The whole world is now waiting to be delivered from its ever-increasingly chaotic quagmire by this Krishna consciousness movement. So let us all now fully embrace both individually and collectively the order that Srila Prabhupada gave us to deliver the world by telling everyone we meet about Krishna consciousness. If we do so, our lives will be unlimitedly glorious and it will be noted down in the history books how at this time our Krishna consciousness movement saved our greatly troubled world from its darkest hour of despair. Sankarshan Das Adhikari My Most Beloved Srila Prabhupada Taking His Morning Walk on a Rainy Day Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Revealing the Heart: Your Love for Me I can live or die. It doesn't really matter any more. The love you give me fullfills all my desires by heaps and heaps. Kaspars Gulbis Reply: