Ultimate Self Realization

As we go through life we are constantly having to make decisions whether to do this or that. The golden rule of thumb is always do what is favorable for your Krishna consciousness and to avoid that which is unfavorable for your Krishna consciousness. If you will always stick to this principle in all times, places, and circumstances, you are sure to achieve the ultimate success of going back home, back to Godhead when you leave your present body. Always Remember the Most Amazing Supreme Person Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Why Do Initiated Devotees Fall Down? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. Sometimes we see that even initiated devotee fall down in their practice of Krishna consciousness. Why does this happen? Your servant, Yamunadevi Answer: Inattentiveness Spiritual life is like a razor's edge. If there is a little inattention while shaving with a straight edge razor, immediately there will be blood. Similarly, if we are not always...

The current leaders of the world are completely incompetent and unfit to be in their leadership positions. The only person who is qualified to be a leader is that person who is capable of delivering his dependents from the cycle of birth and death. Anyone in a leadership position who is not able to deliver his dependents from birth and death should immediately step down from his position or take training how to become qualified to save his dependents. If they are willing to take the training, we have Prabhupada's teachings with which we can perfectly enlighten them. If they are not interested, they should resign from their posts. So the choice is theirs: submit to Krishna or submit your resignation. Training New Leaders in Austin Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: How to Be Free of Anxiety? Dear Guru Maharaja: Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have a few questions in my mind that require clarification. Why do people worry...

Every day you can personally connect with Krishna or God because He mercifully fully manifests Himself in the form of His name. Through loving devotion you can go deep into transcendental communion with Him every day while chanting: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. There is no reason to ever feel lonely ever again when you can directly associate with the Supreme Person at every minute. Krishna is Personally Present in His Name Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: How to Handle Loneliness? One thing that has been on my mind is that lately I look around me and I feel lonely. My friendships are changing as our interests are different and our focus is on different things and the focus is always about them. I notice the world around me and see so much time being wasted by people. It makes me sad and at times lonely. I see the stark differences all around and it's disconcerting. How should I handle thi...

Since time immemorial we have been caught up in the cycle of birth and death repeatedly suffering unbearable miseries lifetime after lifetime. Deep within our hearts we have been desperately awaiting that day when someone will come and liberate us from this hopeless quagmire. But because our nature is to enjoy and because the suffering has been intolerable, we fool ourselves into thinking we are enjoying when actually we are in the most miserable of all situations. This is called maya-sukhaya or illusory happiness. But now by the causeless mercy of Lord Krishna, the greatest saintly teacher has descended from the spiritual world to save us. His name is His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He has given us many volumes of the most practical enlightening books ever written in the history of the world and has started a movement know as the Krishna consciousness movement for those who want to take advantage of his teachings. If we will read his books and participate in his...

Healing practitioners are everywhere, doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, acupuncturists, herbalists, chiropractors, etc. But out of these thousands and millions of healers all over the world hardly anyone knows what is perfection of healing, bringing the self back into a state of perfect harmony with the Supreme Self. Therefore in spite of millions and billions of dollars being spent every year on health care we are still a global community of people afflicted with deluge of health problems. Of course just as death cannot be eliminated, disease also cannot be eliminated. Both death and disease are inseparable factors of the material nature. But through Krishna consciousness, the ultimate healing system, one can regain one's original transcendental body which is not subject to birth, death, old age, and disease. When the spiritual body is reactivated, its covering, the material body, naturally lives longer in a much healthier condition. So if you want to be healthy, the first t...

If we are ever going to have a peaceful war-free, terror-free world, we must stop terrorizing the animals. As long as we torture and terrorize these innocent creatures we must accept the karmic reaction of ourselves being tortured and terrorized. Therefore it is absolutely required for world peace that every government throughout the world must now criminalize the slaughterhouses. The heinous, atrocious murder of the poor animals must immediately be stopped. If this is not done, what lies ahead for the sinful cow-killing civilization is indeed very dark and inauspicious. Therefore out of kindness upon our fellow human beings we must convince them to stop murdering the innocent animals. The Cows Are Very to Lord Sri Krishna Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Should a Devotee Aspire for Samadhi? Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga. Should a devotee aspire for the samadhi sta...

There is only one religion in the world. That religion is to love God, and it is the world religion. Every religious man will agree that the goal of religion is to love God. So why then do we have so many different religions in the world with people hating each other and killing each other in the name of religion? This is due to a sectarian misunderstanding of what is actual religion. Just as there is only sun in the sky although it has hundreds of different names according to the different languages of the world, in a similar way even though there are many different names of God according to the different languages of the world, there is only one Supreme Being, who is the source of all existence. Enough is enough. It's time to end all of this divisiveness. The time has come to lay aside all petty sectarianism and celebrate the universal nature of religion. Real religion brings everyone together because we are all children of the same father. It is only pseudo, cheating religion w...