Ultimate Self Realization

On Janmastami, the most auspicious of all days, we began the fund raising drive for our new temple and parking lot here in Austin, Texas. We received $25,000 in donations and pledges. Since the total cost of the project is going to be about 2.5 million dollars, we have so far achieved 1% of our goal with another 99% to do. Kindly help us to your greatest possible extent to achieve our goal as soon as possible. You may contribute through the following link: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/donate Thank for your mood of loving service. Plans for New ISKCON Temple in Austin, Texas Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Vyas Puja Homage: Life Without Prabhupada Dear Prabhupada, I sometimes wonder what my life would be without you. I would be going round in cycle of birth and death by eating sin not prasadam. This is something scientists would call a conundrum. Without this spiritual food All food is rude, crude, delude, and definitely not approved. Without you, Prabhupada, what...

On this most auspicious of all days, the divine appearance day of my most beloved spiritual master, HIs Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, I humbly bow down in the dust of His lotus feet and thank him for giving me the real formula for world peace. As a singer/songwriter/peace activist in the 60's I was desiring to promote world peace through my music. But since I had no idea what was the actual formula for peace, there was truly nothing I could do to be effective in bringing peace to the world. However due to the unlimited kindness of Lord Sri Krishna I was blessed with the divine guidance and shelter of one of the greatest spiritual masters in the history of the universe, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swam Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada gives the real formula for peace as follows: "If one wants peace of mind and tranquility in society, he must accept the fact that the real enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is the proprietor of every...

Sri Krishna Janmastami, the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna, is the perfection of auspiciousness. According to Srila Rupa Gosvami auspiciousness means welfare activities for the greatest benefit for all the people of the world. Therefore Lord Sri Krishna has bestowed the topmost auspiciousness, the greatest of all good fortune, upon the fallen, conditioned souls of this world by His divine appearance here. With great joy in their hearts Krishna's devotees very devotedly celebrate this day by fasting until midnight and attending a midnight arati, after which they break their fast, to celebrate the Lord's midnight appearance in the prison of the demoniac King Kamsa some 5,000 years ago. The Most Glorious Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Can You Prove that ISKCON is Not a Totalitarian Sect? Can you prove that ISKCON is not totalitarian sect? Arjuna Answer: ISKCON Liberates Us from Mayadevi's Totalitarian Sect The fools an...

In world history there are so many powerful, influential people who have greatly impacted the world society. But there is no one more powerful and impactful than Krishna's pure devotee. In this connection Srila Prabhupada states in his purport to Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 7, Text 83 as follows: "A sincere student aurally receives the holy name from the spiritual master, and after being initiated he follows the regulative principles given by the spiritual master. When the holy name is properly served in this way, automatically the spiritual nature of the holy name spreads; in other words, the devotee becomes qualified in offenselessly chanting the holy name. When one is completely fit to chant the holy name in this way, he is eligible to make disciples all over the world, and he actually becomes jagad-guru. Then the entire world, under his influence, begins to chant the holy names of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra." Krishna's pure devotee is so powerful...

Sometimes people are amazed that I could still be a Hare Krishna even after 44 years or practice because they think that Krishna consciousness is something whimsical or sentimental. But actually to remain in Krishna consciousness is not all amazing because, as confirmed by Lord Caitanya, the constitutional nature of the living being is that he is the eternal servant of Krishna. In other words, being Krishna conscious is simply a matter of being who you are. It is not something artificially imposed upon the mind. In conclusion, the real and most amazing thing is when someone does not take to Krishna consciousness. Krishna Consciousness Means to Regain Your Original Nature Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: When Cruelty Free Milk is Not Available? Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for the wonderful and informative website. A friend has just made me aware of it and I have been relishing in it recently. A wonderful servic...

The Krishna conscious person is the best friend of everyone. Because he cannot tolerate the sufferings of the conditioned souls who are caught up in the cycle of birth and death, his life is fully dedicated to delivering them back to home, back to Godhead. Even if he is not successful in saving them, his liberation is guaranteed. And anyone who follows him is also assured of going back home, back to Godhead. Srila Prabhupada Brings Krishna to Tompkins Square Park Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Is Vaisnavism Paganism? Can you prove that sanatana dharma, gaudiya-vaishnavism, is not paganism, false religion? In my opinion there is a lot of idol-worshiping in it. Arjuna Answer: How Can You Not Be What You Are? Sanatana-dharma means eternal function, that which cannot be changed. For example the sanatana dharma of water is liquidity because liquidity cannot be changed from water. The santana dharma of fire is heat because heat cannot be changed from fire. Similarly, ...

If you are not tasting unlimited bliss at every moment, you are doing something wrong because to be constantly relishing unlimited nectar is your natural constitutional position. This is why you need to take to the remedial process of sadhana bhakti, devotional service executed according to regulative principles, such as chanting the prescribed number of rounds every day and avoiding sinful activities. Some misinformed people think that one can immediately take to raga bhakti, spontaneous love of God, in which there are no regulative principles. But such so-called love of God is imitation. It is not real. This is like a sick man who tries to eat a normal diet before he has recovered from his severe illness. Such eating will simply keep him in a diseased state and may even kill him. Devotees Relishing the Nectar of Krishna's Holy Names Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Which Guru Should I Meditate On? Who are we supposed to think of during the Gurvastakam prayers...