Ultimate Self Realization

Even though hedonistic activities can give us a quick thrill, it is better to avoid them because they keep us caught up in a false sense of bodily identification and thus lead nowhere except to darkness and death. It is better to forego these cheap pleasures and pursue the topmost pleasure, which is many times more enlivening than hedonistic pleasure. That topmost pleasure is reconnecting with the Supreme Lord, the source of all existence, through the process known as Krishna consciousness. The pleasure one can derive from Krishna consciousness is ultimately millions and billions times greater than the pleasure of hedonism. The only catch is that one has to be patient to taste it because while hedonistic pleasure comes instantly the pleasure of Krishna consciousness is gradually manifested according to the degree that one has awakened his dormant Krishna consciousness. If one can be patient, restrain himself from hedonistic pleasure, and steadily engage in Krishna consciousness, he is ...

If we are not tuned into the essence of life, there's no way we can be truly happy. We may kid ourselves for sometime that we are actually happy. But sooner or later our little charade will be finished, and we will realize that we are suffering like anything. So the best thing is to be proactive. Don't wait for disaster to strike before you connect with life's essence. Do it right now. Absorb your consciousness every day in connecting with the source of your existence, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by deeply and devotedly meditating on the chanting of His holy names: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare You will feel always fresh and invigorated flying high in the spiritual sky. And you'll never die. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Author Explains Essence of Life 30 May 2010--Lenasia, South Africa Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: How to Convince Others? Kindly guide me to how to co...

The fast track to the supreme nirvana, ie. becoming perfect in Krishna consciousness, is to take complete shelter of Krishna's representative, the bona fide spiritual master, by fully absorbing one's life in serving his mission. It is not difficult to become situated in this perfect stage of consciousness. All one has to do is seek out the bona fide spiritual master and dedicate one's life fully to following his instructions. One should always pray to the spiritual master, "Please bless me and guide me how I can always serve your mission in the best possible way." Then when Lord Krishna sees that we are the completely sold out devotees of his devotee He will bestow upon us the highest benediction of pure love of Godhead. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Srila Prabhupada-- the Ideal Disciple of His Spiritual Master Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: How to Manifest Bhakti Enthusiasm? I am also a follower of Lord Krishna. My problem is that I feel a ki...

I dream of a world that is completely Krishna conscious, and I live my dream by every day doing whatever I can to make it happen. Why should I resign myself to living in a world of misery when I can ecstatically live my dream every day of helping to transform an ever-increasingly chaotic world into a spiritual paradise? How could such a seemingly impossible transformation take place? The answer is quite simple: One person at a time. If we can convince ourselves to take up Krishna consciousness, we can convince others also. And if we can convince those others that they should also convince others to practice and spread Krishna consciousness just as we are doing, a global spiritual revolution will be motion, which will one day completely inundate the planet earth. If such a revolution possible? There is no question of whether it is possible or impossible because it is already happening. The only question is whether or not you will join. Sankarshan Das Adhikari His Divine Grace Srila...

Whatever we do in Krishna's service should be done with love. Otherwise, if we simply serve the Lord mechanically, we will not get the desired result. We will not taste the bliss of Krishna consciousness and sooner or later we may even give up Krishna consciousness altogether. We should always remember what Krishna instructs us in the Bhagavad-gita 9:26: "If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it." Note that offering these items with love is a condition for their being accepted. If they are not offered with love we cannot necessarily expect that Krishna will accept them. The same principle of serving Krishna with feeling is expressed in the Christian Bible in the 100th Psalm: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing!" Here again the principle is reconfirmed that we must serve the Lord with a loving, happy, grateful attitude. Sankars...

Our first birth is from our mother and father. After coming out of our mother's womb we are taught how to engage nicely in eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. But if this is all that we are taught, we are no better than animals because these four activities are the constant engagement of those souls who are presently embodied in the animal kingdom. If we want to rise beyond the animal platform, we require a second birth for entering into the transcendental existence. This birth is given at the time of initiation by the spiritual master who initiates us. The spiritual master is our spiritual father and the Vedic wisdom in our spiritual mother. Just as our mother and father give us a name at the time of our first birth, at the time of our second birth the spiritual master gives us a new spiritual name to remind us that we are not this body and that we are the eternal servants of Krishna. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Sankarshan Das Adhikari Initiates Anuradha devi dasi, Bhaktarupa D...

Modern day scientists claim that the universe began 14 billion years ago with a big explosion that they have named the Big Bang. Of course, they did not witness this Big Bang. They merely theorize that it must have happened because according to their calculations our universe is an expanding universe. But if we logically analyze the Big Bang theory, we can see that using it to explain the origin of the universe is problematic. The biggest problem is that we have never experienced an explosion that creates order. Explosions are very good at disrupting order, but they never create order. Therefore it is illogical to assume that our highly ordered universe has manifested from an explosion. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Scientists Claim the Universe Began With a Big Bang 14 Billion Years Ago Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: What is the Desire to Know Krishna? Is the desire to know Krishna something that burns our hearts in its own right or is it some kind of feeling ...