Do you know who you really are?

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The Ultimate Self Realization Course

"Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience."

Do You Know Who Really Are?

Don't be misled by materialistic propaganda into thinking that you are your body. You are a spiritual being qualitatively one with Krishna, the source of all existence. As He is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, you are also eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss. So do not cheat yourself by being misled by the untruths coming from the materialistic propaganda mongers. Hear from the self-realized souls and celebrate your eternal, all blissful, fully cognizant existence.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Questions and Answers

Hare Krishna Srila Gurudev🙇
Please accept my humble obeisances 🙇

Thank you so much for being so approachable and at the same time so rare.

I am very sorry I cannot put up better inquiries from you, kindly bless me so that I may be able to inquire sufficiently to advance in Krishna consciousness and please forgive me if the following inquiries waste your time🙇

Question 1. I read in "The teachings of Queen kunti" that one can chant in quality or call out to Krishna with feeling in a helpless condition and therefore material impediments serve as a benediction to advance in krishna consciousness.

My question is that whenever we are faced with such situations it becomes more difficult to chant as our mind is completely wandering all over the place. In such opportunities how can we chant?

Question 2. Also you stress on the point that we should not chant mechanically, but with hankering,
But that hankering we feel only during difficult times.
At other times we are just chanting mechanically.

So how can we always chant non mechanically and in a prayful and humble mood?

Question 3. Again in "Teachings of Queen Kunti" Srila Prabhupada was stating the incident of Draupadi trying to save herself and then letting go and completely surrendering to Krishna. And then he told that one should not try to save oneself and completely surrender But then he stated that one should not artificially surrender. What does artificially surrendering mean?

Question 4. Can we read Nectar of Devotion before initiation? As Srila Prabhupada mentions in the introduction (lecture) that his spiritual master adviced to read Nectar of Devotion only after initiation. Was Srila Prabhupada ordering us to follow the same?

Also krsna book it is the summary of 10th canto of Srimad Bhagwatam, so can we read it before reading previous cantos of Srimad Bhagwatam? As Srila Prabhupada often stated that those who jump over the cantos and just read the 10th canto are sahajiyas?

Question 5. What are the prerequisites for getting initiation by your divine grace?

I am sorry I told you I will try my best but did not. But I hope that by your blessings I may be able to do so now

Thank you so much Srila Gurudev,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to you Srila Gurudev!

Your servant,
Jiya

Answer

From: Coimbatore, India

My Dear Jiya,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

1. Beg for the mercy of being able to chant.
2. Beg Krishna to bless you that you can chant with feeling.
3. Surrender is not on the lips. It is from within the heart.
4. Nectar of Devotion and Krishna are presented in such
a way that beginners can read them and be greatly benefitted.
5. Be fixed in chanting at least 16 rounds of japa mala daily
and strictly avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling.

I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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