Ultimate Self Realization

Self-realization is the perfection of human existence. The person who attains self-realization perfectly understands his subordinate position in relation to the Lord as the Lord's eternal servant. When he is thus enlightened, he surrenders fully to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is completely liberated from the clutches of the material energy. In other words, unless one surrenders to the lotus feet of the Lord, the material energy in its many varieties will continue to control him. Therefore those who are wise take to the pathway of self-realization in order to become free from the clutches of the material energy and achieve unlimited eternal happiness in a perfect loving relationship with Krishna and all living beings. Vyasadeva Become Self-Realized by Hearing from Narada Muni Video For the Day From the Road in Sydney Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Opinion: I Feel That Chanting Is Very Boring Hare Krishna Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All...

New Years Day-Sydney, Australia. This morning I was asked to give a Srimad Bhagavatam class on following verse and purport (Srimad Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto. Chapter 10, Verse 53): When Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it. PURPORT by Srila Prabhupada: All these facilities existed because of Lord Ramacandra's presence as the King of the entire world. A similar situation could be introduced immediately, even in this age called Kali, the worst of all ages. It is said, kali-kale nama-rupe krishna-avatara: Krishna descends in this Kali-yuga in the form of His holy name -- Hare Krishna, Hare Rama. If we chant offenselessly, Rama and Krishna are still present in this age. The kingdom of Rama was immensely popular and beneficial, and the spreading of this Hare Krishn...

On this planet today, New Year's Day is a big holiday celebrated all over the world. But for the Lord's devotees, as Srila Prabhupada explained on a morning walk on 3 January 1974 in Los Angeles, every day, indeed every second, is New Year's Day: "Well, our every day is a New Year. Nava-navayauvana. Our Krishna consciousness is so nice, the more you advance, you see new year, new year. That's all. Nothing is old." Because Krishna's devotee is experiencing Krishna at every minute and because Krishna is ever-fresh, for the Lord's devotee every moment is the most remarkable, exciting adventure of entering an amazing new world. Krishna is an Exciting Adventure at Every Moment Video For the Day Fly Hare Krishna Airlines Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Why Tobacco is Prohibited? Hare Krishna To my dear teacher: Why is tobacco prohibited in the Krishna consciousness movement? Thank you for all your hard work. Hare Krishna, David fr...

Krishna the supreme orchestrator is behind everything that happens. If you will always take complete shelter of Him in all circumstances, you will never have any difficulty. And if difficulties do come, they will be experienced as the greatest blessings, not really difficulties at all. To understand this correctly and implement it fully is the secret of how to achieve unlimited, ever-expanding happiness. Krishna Emanates Everything From Himself Video For the Day: Krishna Sunrise in Your Heart Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: How to Preach? Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! How should one preach and still feel himself to be lower than a blade of grass? Does this mean that I should not speak like you or Srila Prabhupada do on account of me being a neophyte? I know distributing books is the main business but I also find myself in situations where I am talking and others are listening. I don't want ...

The present day world leaders are simply fools and rascals. Therefore they are completely incompetent to provide an atmosphere of peace, happiness, and prosperity for the world's citizens. In this connection Srila Prabhupada states: "In democratic government at the present moment all kinds of fools and rascals are making decisions. But what can they do? What is the result of their legislation? They enact something today just to whimsically repeal it tomorrow. One political party utilizes a country for one purpose, and the next moment another political party forms a different type of government and nullifies all the laws and regulations. This process of chewing the chewed (punah punas carvita-carvananam [SB 7.5.30]) will never make human society happy. In order to make all human society happy and prosperous, we should accept the standard methods given by liberated persons." Therefore the people in general must be educated to only elect liberated persons, persons who a...

Even though sadhana bhakti, executing devotional service to Lord Sri Krishna according to rules and regulations, may sometimes appear to the beginner on the path of bhakti to be difficult, still he should faithfully follow the instructions given by the spiritual master. In this way, in due course of time, he become advanced in Krishna experiencing ever-increasing bliss at every moment. Question and Answer Session in Melbourne--27 December 2016 Video For the Day: Regain Your Original Consciousness Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: What to Tell an Atheist? Hare Krishna Your Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari Accept my most humble and respectful obeisances All Glories to Srila Prabhupada The reason I write to you is because I wanted to ask you a question. A few weeks ago, a girl, a friend of my best friend who left the body recently, wrote me, because she wanted a guide to achieve inner peace, she told me that she was going through some very hard moments added...

For one who has awakened his dormant Krishna consciousness forgetting Krishna is worse than death. Thus such as devotee is naturally absorbed twenty-four hours daily in hearing, chanting, remembering, offering prayers, worshiping, and serving the lotus feet of Guru, Krishna, and Vaisnavas. Such activities are all auspicious and full of spiritual potencies, which make the devotee perfect in self-realization, so that his only desires are to awaken Krishna consciousness within the hearts of all conditioned souls and to achieve the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a devotee undoubtedly approaches the Lord without difficulty.  Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture in Melbourne--26 December 2016 Video For the Day: Meeting With William Answers by Citing the Vedic Version Question: Stress from Working Night Shift Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Srila Gurudeva, These days I have been going through...