Ultimate Self Realization

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety  and Bless You with Unlimited Bliss Mahabhagvat Prabhu and His Son,Vitthal Bhakta                                              Out for Preaching in Severe Cold in Toronto Braving the Cold to Spread Krishna Bhakti Thought for Day--17 January 2026 One of the great pioneers of pushing forward our Krishna consciousness movement is my beloved disciple, Sriman Mahābhāgavat Prabhu. Even in severe cold he goes out to distribute Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books in Toronto, where in the winter it can go as low as minus 14 degrees Celsius, which is about 6 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Kindly read more about his heroic preaching activities by clicking here. His example and the examples of others like him are shining torchlights illuminating this deeply darkened age of Kali. Sankarshan Das Mahabhagavat with his...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety  and Bless You with Unlimited Bliss   Srila Prabhupada Launches ISKCON in New York's Tompkins Square Park Hare Krishna is Where It's At Thought for Day--16 January 2026 In the lingo of the countercultural youth — the hippies, ten thousand of whom in the 1960s and 1970s became Śrīla Prabhupāda’s first disciples — we could say, “Hare Kṛṣṇa is where it’s at. You dig?” This means: “Do you understand that Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the perfection of existence?” Śrīla Prabhupāda was very expert in preaching according to time, place, and circumstance. For example, when he first came to preach Krishna consciousness in San Francisco, his center was in Haight-Ashbury, the hippie neighborhood. When a reporter asked him about his center, just see how he replied: Reporter: "Downstairs, you said you were inviting everyone to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Does that include the Haight-Ashbury Bohemians and beatniks?" Pra...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety  and Bless You with Unlimited Bliss Krishna with a Calf Know Krishna, Know Everything No Krishna, Know Nothing Thought for Day--15 January 2026 In the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3 we are blessed with this sublime wisdom: yasmin vijñāte sarvam idaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati "If one knows the original cause, the subordinate causes are automatically known." Stated simply this means that if you know Krishna you know everything. The opposite of this is that if you don't know Krishna, even though you may be very proud of your material knowledge, you don't know anything, you know nothing. One may argue that knowing everything means that he must be able to know how many grains of sand are on the beach. This is not what is meant. He knows everything in the sense that he knows the pure essence of everything. He knows that the sand is the emanated energy of Krishna. In this way he perfectly understands the utility of t...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety  and Bless You with Unlimited Bliss Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Here's How Lord Jagannatha Became Manifested Thought for Day--14 January 2026 It seems mysterious how Krishna manifests Himself in the form of Lord Jagannatha. My beloved senior Godbrother, His Grace Sriman Achyutananda Prabhu, has very nicely described in his book Blazing Sadhus how this happened. His Royal Highness Sri Krishna, the Lord of the opulent city of Dwarka, the Lord of the universe, is always longing for His days in Braj Vrindavan when He played with the cowherd boys and His gopis. Once Rohini, the mother of Balaram, described the Braj pastimes to the queens in Dwarka. She told them to shut all the doors because these tales are very confidential and if Krishna hears them He may run away to Vrindavan. Krishna, Balaram, and Subhadra listened outside the door, side by side. Hearing about Braj, They melted in ecstasy. Their arms ...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety and Bless You with Unlimited Bliss Our Most Beloved Lord Sri Krishna Don't Be Misled by False Propaganda Thought for Day--13 January 2026 There is a growing trend within ISKCON to accept hearsay as authoritative evidence— “so-and-so said this, so-and-so said that,” etc., etc., and therefore it is assumed to be authoritative. This tendency is especially evident in the new definition circulating within ISKCON regarding the meaning of the vow of “no illicit sex” that we take at the time of initiation. The inherent fallacy of relying on hearsay is very nicely illustrated in the following story of Sargal Singh, as told by Jayadvaita Swami in his book Srila Prabhupada’s Kirtan Standards. A man in the village had shaved his head, as one does when a relative dies, and was lamenting, “Sargal Singh is dead! Sargal Singh is dead!” “Sargal Singh is dead?” asked the local grocer. “Yes, he’s dead,” the man sobbed. “He wa...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety and Bless You With Unlimited Bliss Krishna is Our Best Friend Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Our E-Course Thought for Day--12 January 2026 Today we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of our Ultimate Self Realization Course with its highly popular Thought for the Day daly broadcast. This means that I have sent more than 7,300 broadcasts of Thought for the Day to you all my beloved students and disciples all over the world. I thank you very much for being one of my students, and I pray to Lord Krishna that He may bless you and your family members with pure love of God so that your lives will be completely free from illusion and anxiety and filled with unlimited bliss. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your ever well-wisher. Sankarshan Das Srila Prabhupada's Writing is My Inspiration Urgent! Please Help Us Make the World Krishna Conscious. Donate Now by Clicking Here For Trans...

The Ultimate Self Realization Course To Free You from Confusion and Anxiety and Bless You With Unlimited Bliss Drowning in the Ocean of Maya How the Word "Blooped" Entered ISKCON Thought for Day--11 January 2026 Here's how the word "blooped" entered our Krishna consciousness movement as told by Acyutananda Prabhu in his book Blazing Sadhus: Swamiji’s lectures often included the metaphor of falling back into the material illusory ocean of maya. He would gesture as if throwing a stone. One day Vince got confused and yelled, “I don’t get it. It’s just another religion, another sectarian cult.” He stomped out of the temple. Brahmananda and I looked at each other, and I said, “He fell back into the ocean of maya.” Brahmananda made the gesture of throwing a stone and said, “Bloop.” After that, every time a devotee left we’d say, “Ah, he’s blooped.” Or if someone was misunderstanding we’d say, “I think he’s gonna bloop.” Or when someone didn’t show up for a few weeks, ...

Srila Prabhupada's Early Days in New York City There is Nothing More Delightful Than This Thought for Day--10 January 2026 There is nothing more delightful than the pastimes of Krishna and His associates in Vrindavan. Here is one of them for you to relish. It is mentioned in The Nectar of Devotion: When Kṛṣṇa was holding up Govardhana Hill with His left hand, the vayasyas (Krishna's friends of the same age) said, "Dear friend, You have been standing for the last seven days and nights without any rest. This is very troublesome for us, because we see that You have undertaken a severely laborious task. We think, therefore, that You need not continue to stand in that way holding the hill. You can just transfer it onto Sudāmā's hand. We are very much aggrieved to see You in this position. If you think that Sudāmā is not able to support Govardhana Hill, then at least You should change hands. Instead of supporting it with Your left hand, please transfer it to Your right hand,...

Krishna and Balarama in ISKCON Vrindavan Here's How to Surrender to Krishna Thought for Day--9 January 2026 In the preface to The Teachings of Lord Caitanya Srila Prabhupada telll us exactly what we need to do to surrender to Krishna. Here's what he says: In the surrendering process, one should (1) accept things favorable for discharging devotional service, (2) reject things unfavorable, (3) firmly believe that the Lord will always protect His devotee, (4) feel exclusively dependent on the mercy of the Lord, (5) have no interest separate from the interest of the Lord, and (6) always feel meek and humble. So each of us should see to what extent we are following these guidelines. If we not following them 100% we should adjust ourselves to come to 100% as soon as possible. If we do not do this we are cheating ourselves. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your ever well-wisher. Sankarshan Das Prabhupada's Perfect Example Attracts Thousands Urgent! Ple...

Krishna Kills Ariṣṭāsura, the bull demon His killing so many demons makes Him more glorious. There is No Question of Glorious Victory Without Strong Opposition Thought for Day--8 January 2026 Just as the kṣatriyas—the warrior class in Vedic culture—were enlivened and inspired to fight powerful enemies in battle, those who are dedicated to spreading Krishna consciousness do not shy away from philosophical battle. Rather, they find enthusiasm and joy in defeating all opposing arguments—arguments that challenge the Vedic siddhānta, the conclusive understanding derived from the Vedic literature and confirmed by the great ācāryas. By smashing to smithereens the most powerful arguments of all varieties of materialists—the hedonists, the atheists, the agnostics, the so-called scientists, the pantheists, etc.—the Vaiṣṇava preachers achieve the most glorious victory and give the greatest pleasure to Lord Sri Krsihna. Just as Krishna relished killing so many demons, His devotees similarly relish...

Krishna and Balarama--Transcendental Cowherd Boys (Who could imagine that God is a cowherd boy?) Heading Out Today on a Deliver the World Tour Thought for Day--7 January 2026 The whole world is dying to be born. Thus, it is the mission of our Krishna consciousness movement to awaken them. Today I am very happy to be heading out on another around the world Krishnaization tour. I am humbly down at the feet of my beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, begging for his mercy that very soon we may be able to make the whole world Krishna conscious. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your ever well-wisher. Sankarshan Das Prabhupada Gives the Order: Become Guru and Deliver the Whole World December 17, 1973, Los Angeles Urgent! Please Help Us Make the World Krishna Conscious. Donate Now by Clicking Here For Transcendental Videos Click Here Transcendental Reply Bob: Do we get sick because of our bad actions in the past? Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes...

The Divine Couple in ISKCON Pune (NVCC) Truth Passes Three Phases Thought for Day--6 January 2026 It is sometimes said that truth passes through three phases: first it is ignored, then it is abhorred, and finally it is adored. In the early days of ISKCON, we were completely ignored. But when people saw the movement spreading like wildfire, one politician declared, “The Hare Krishnas are spreading like an epidemic. They are a great danger. They are spreading like wildfire, and if they are not stopped, they will eventually take over the government.” So, from being ignored, we came to be hated. Devotees were even kidnapped in attempts to “deprogram” them from Krishna consciousness. But now gradually as Srila Prabhupada's books are more and more distributed our movement will come to be adored all the over the world. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your ever well-wisher. Sankarshan Das Distributing Prabhupada's Books is the Topmost Welfare Urgent! Please...

Prabhupada loves his disciples. His disciples love him. Krishna is His Body Thought for Day--5 January 2026 We are not our bodies, but Krishna is totally different. He is His body. We don't base this understanding on speculation. We base it on authoritative scriptures. Here in Brahma-samhita 5.32 is the proof that Krishna is His body: aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi TRANSLATION I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane. These words, "Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself" firmly establish that Krishna is Hi...

Sri Sri Radha Damodar in Melbourne Do Not Leave Any Gaps for Māyā Thought for Day--4 January 2026 In 1971 when I prayed to God to guide me how to become His perfect servant, He heard my prayer and sent His Holiness Vishnujana Swami to teach me exactly how to do that. One of the most poignant, unforgettable, instructions I received from that great soul was, "Do not leave any gaps for māyā." The simple formula for doing this is to get on engaged in Lord Sri Krishna's service 24 hours a day. If we can engage ourselves 23 hours and 59 minutes, we have a one minute for māyā to enter. And if we give one inch she will take a mile. Therefore, we have to carefully close all the gaps. This will make our progress in Krishna consciousness very sublime, easy, and ecstatic. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your ever well-wisher. Sankarshan Das The First Kirtan I Heard from Vishnujana Swami (This was in Austin's Pease Park) Urgent! Please Help Us Mak...

(This is the original Krishna I worshipped in December of 1968.) Krishna is Astonishing Thought for Day--3 January 2026 There is truly no one more astonishing than Krishna. This we can understand by hearing about His pastimes from the great Vaisnava acaryas. This is not at all surprising because Krishna is source of all astonishing things. In this connection Srila Prabhupada has written in The Nectar of Devotion as follows: An instance of astonishment in devotional service by indirect perception occurred when Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard from Śukadeva Gosvāmī about Kṛṣṇa's killing Narakāsura, who had been fighting Kṛṣṇa with eleven akṣauhiṇī divisions of soldiers. Each division of akṣauhiṇī soldiers contained several thousand elephants, several thousand horses and chariots and several hundreds of thousands of infantry soldiers. Narakāsura possessed eleven such divisions, and all of them were throwing arrows toward Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa killed them all, simply by throwing three arrows from Hi...