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Question: Is Krishna Forcing Us to Love Him?

Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have one doubt in the context of Lesson 196 in your e-course: You are saying that the jiva has the independence to love or not to love Krishna. The Lord does not want to force love on us. But at the same time it is also stated that if a jiva chooses not to love, he is not allowed to stay in Vaikuntha and is sent to the material world that is full of misery. How then can we say that the Lord is not forcing us to love him? The real freedom would mean that we are allowed to stay in Vaikuntha whether or not we love God, or else God is like any other king, who is always right and his citizens have to follow his rules else they are expelled or executed. Please forgive me if I have asked an offending question, but I really have this doubt.

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: 

Love Cannot Be Forced

There is no such thing as forcing someone to love you. Krishna gives us His love with the hope that we will reciprocate love with Him. When the jiva becomes envious of Krishna it the jiva's desire to not be in a place where Krishna is the Supreme, to be instead in a place where the jiva can consider himself to be God. So Krishna fulfills the jiva's desire by giving him a place where he can consider himself to be the Supreme. Since the jiva is unhappy in the Vaikuntha world, the spiritual world, Krishna kindly gives him a place that will satisfy his desire. 

Sankarshan Das Adhikari 

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Today's Thought--Do You Want to Taste the Bliss?

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Do you want to taste the real, unlimitedly sweet bliss of your existence? Are you tired of the up and down rocky road of material existence on which you experience happiness and distress, thrill and boredom, honor and dishonor, poverty and wealth, sickness and health, with emphasis on the negative side of things most of the time? It you want to taste the real bliss, the solution is very simple. All you have to do is absorb yourself as much as possible in chanting the holy names of God. Try it; you'll love it. Don't punish yourself by neglected the unlimitedly auspicious boon of the holy names of God.

-- Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Question: We Are God. Correct Me If I Am Wrong.

I have read your post that we are not God, and I have a doubt about this.

That we are all God is the essence of advaita (non-dual) philosophy. Advaita (non-duality) is on the spiritual level, not on the physical level.  For example even though all humans are different having unique personalities, they are one because they are all humans. Another example is that of the supreme court and the normal court. Although physically there is difference, internally they are the same because the basic quality of all courts is to give justice.

Similarly while we and God are different on the physical level, how we are different on the spiritual level?  So I feel that we are all one of the spiritual level and different on the physical level.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Qualitatively God--Quantitatively Not God.

God is different from us both physically and spiritually. Regarding the physical level, when Krishna was here on this earth 5,000 years ago, once He reached His teenage years He maintained the body of a 16 year old youth throughout His entire time span on this planet of 125 years. We are not able to that. We are forced to age by the laws of material nature. Krishna, not being under the laws of material nature, is completely free to do whatever He pleases without any restraints.

And spiritually there is also a gulf of difference. In essence we are all spiritual. We are not material. These material bodies are just coverings of our actual unique spiritual identities. Krishna is the Complete Whole. All of existence is present within Him. And we are the tiny parts and parcels of that Complete Whole. Krishna is like the fire, and we are like the sparks.  The qualities of heat and light are present in both, but the quantity is vastly different. You can cook a meal on a fire, but you cannot do so on a spark.

Lord Caitanya taught the sublime philosophy which is combination of dualism (dvaita) and non-dualism (advaita).  His philosophy is called acintya-bhedabheda-tattva, that the Absolute Truth is simultaneously one and different. This can be understood in the following way:

God is eternal, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. We are also eternal, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. Therefore qualitatively we are God.

But God is also the supplier of all the necessities of all the living beings. God is the maintainer, and we are the maintained. You cannot say that you are feeding all living beings throughout all of existence. Only God can do this. Therefore, quantitatively we are not God.

It is just like a drop of water and the ocean. The drop of ocean water is also ocean. But is not THE ocean. It is qualitatively one with the ocean because the chemical composition of the drop and the chemical composition of the entire ocean is the same. But quantitatively there is a gulf of difference. You can float a battleship on the ocean, but you cannot float it on a drop of water.

You will realize your relationship with God not by thinking that you are God. You will only realize your qualtiative oneness with God when you realize that quantitatively you very tiny and He is very, very. You are His eternal servant. When you fully absorb yourself in His service, then you are liberated.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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The Only Solution for the World's Problems

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We hear many people giving their opinions as to what will solve the world's problems, and we certainly applaud them for thinking in terms of what will benefit the entire human society. But the fact of the matter is that unless we penetrate to the root cause of the world's problems any solution that we may implement will have benefits that are at best only temporary. Just as an electric lamp produces no light if it is not plugged into electricity, in a similar way because the present global society is unplugged from its source, it is totally enveloped in darkness. That source is the Supreme Person, who is described in all revealed scriptures and who is personally experienced at every minute by those who have awakened their inner consciousness, their Krishna consciousness. Only when the world society harmonizes itself with that Supreme Person by hearing, understanding, and following His teachings as He so clearly reveals them in the Bhagavad-gita, will there emerge a world society in which all people can be peaceful and happy.

Until then everyone must suffer like anything. Isn't it a pity? So now do something about it. Please help us save the world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada and Disciples Offering a Global Solution

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Question: Veganism and Krishna Consciousness

I was wondering about veganism. I know traditionally in the Hare Krishna movement dairy is served. But it seems in today's world, with farming practices the way that they are, that it would be better to abstain from dairy. 

I was wondering what you thought about that.

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Using a Thorn to Remove a Thorn

In a lot of ways veganism makes a lot of sense. One thing, however, that vegans are not aware of is that the consumption of cow's milk and cow's milk products is necessary for the development of finer brain tissues in order to gain higher level philosophical understanding. This puts the devotee of Krishna in an awkward position. He needs milk to understand the subtleties of Vedic wisdom, but yet he is vehemently opposed to the abuse of cows. The solution for this dilemma is to only take milk from protected cows, cows that are not being abused, like those on Krishna conscious farms. This is called ahimsa milk (non-violent milk).

But what should the devotee do if there is no ahimsa milk available?  Should he take non-protected cow's milk or should he abstain completely from milk?  His duty is to do everything possible and necessary to awaken his dormant Krishna consciousness and talking milk just happens to be one of those necessary items. Therefore he can take milk from cows that are not protected.  This will help him to develop mature Krishna conscious understanding and will also help him to devise the ways and means to put a stop to the abuse of cows. This is called, "Using a thorn to remove a thorn." Just like if someone is hiking in the forest and he gets stuck with a thorn and he does not have a pair of tweezers to remove the thorn, he can use a second thorn to remove the first thorn. In other words the devotee uses the thorn of non-protected cow's milk to get the brain power for stopping the abuse of cows.

Another benefit is that the cow whose milk is offered to Krishna will get the blessing of being engaged in the devotional service of Lord Sri Krishna. This will accelerate that soul's evolution in the cycle of birth and death and help the cow to gain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

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Theology Discussion With a Qantas Flight Attendant

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On our flight from Melbourne, Australia to Los Angeles, USA on 30 June 2014 I had a very interesting conversation with a Qantas Airlines flight attendant named Sven Lauresen. He is originally from Germany and came to Australia to study theology, which he did for eight years. However instead of opting for a career as a minister or priest he ended up as flight attendant, and a very friendly, helpful one at that. Being on duty he could not get into a lengthy theological discussion with me. But in the few minutes I discussed theology with him I gave him the entire philosophy of Krishna consciousness in a nut shell and then gave him my card so that he can email me if he has any questions, desires dialogue, or would like to sign Up for our Ultimate Self Realization Course. I explained to him how God is one and that religion is also one, to become a lover of God, no matter by what name you may call Him. I concluded by informing him that I could make him a better Christian. Throughout the flight he went out of his way to take very good care of whatever we needed. Just before landing I have him a copy of our book of our book, Beyond Birth and Death, which he was very happy to receive. It's really beautiful and wonderful when we can make relationships with people based on Krishna consciousness. Those relationships are the sweetest. They give our live profound meaning. 

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Bhagvadgita As it is..(2.52) (Srila Prabhupada)

यदा ते मोह कलिलम् बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति  । 

तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च  ॥ 

yadä te moha-kalilam 

buddhir vyatitarishyati

tadä gantäsi nirvedam

shrotavyasya shrutasya ca

SYNONYMS

yadä—when; te—your; moha—of illusion; kalilam—dense forest; buddhir—transcendental service with intelligence; vyatitarishyati—surpasses; tadä—at that time; gantä asi—you shall go; nirvedam—callousness; shrotavyasya—toward all that is to be heard; shrutasya—all that is already heard; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

When your intelligence has passed out of the dense forest of delusion, you shall become indifferent to all that has been heard and all that is to be heard.

PURPORT

There are many good examples in the lives of the great devotees of the Lord of those who became indifferent to the rituals of the Vedas simply by devotional service to the Lord. When a person factually understands Krishna and his relationship with Krishna, he naturally becomes completely indifferent to the rituals of fruitive activities, even though an experienced brähman. Shri Mädhavendra Puri, a great devotee and äcärya in the line of the devotees, says:

sandhyä-vandana bhadram astu bhavato bhoh snäna tubhyam namo

bho deväh pitarash ca tarpana-vidhau näham kshamah kshamyatäm

yatra kväpi nishadya yädava-kulottamsasya kansa-dvishah

smäram smäram agham harämi tad alam manye kim anyena me

"O my prayers three times a day, all glory to you. O bathing, I offer my obeisances unto you. O demigods! O forefathers! Please excuse me for my inability to offer you my respects. Now wherever I sit, I can remember the great descendant of the Yadu dynasty [Krishna], the enemy of Kamsa, and thereby I can free myself from all sinful bondage. I think this is sufficient for me."

The Vedic rites and rituals are imperative for neophytes: comprehending all kinds of prayer three times a day, taking a bath early in the morning, offering respects to the forefathers, etc. But when one is fully in Krishna consciousness and is engaged in His transcendental loving service, one becomes indifferent to all these regulative principles because he has already attained perfection. If one can reach the platform of understanding by service to the Supreme Lord Krishna, he has no longer to execute different types of penances and sacrifices as recommended in revealed scriptures. And, similarly, if one has not understood that the purpose of the Vedas is to reach Krishna and simply engages in the rituals, etc., then he is uselessly wasting time in such engagements. Persons in Krishna consciousness transcend the limit of shabda-brahma, or the range of the Vedas and Upanishads.

-- BG 2.52

Srila Madhavendra Puri Swamiji Maharaja

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Question: Proof that God is His Own Source?

I am thankful that you send your transcendental messages through your regular posts and questions & answers. It keeps me going and re-affirms my faith that Krishna is supreme and He will take care of me, protect me always.

During a recent conversation with my friend I was unable to give convincing answers to following question. Please guide me.

How to scientifically prove that God himself is his own source ?

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He Must Be His Own Source

God must be His own source, otherwise He cannot be God. The source of all existence is naturally the source of Himself. Since everything comes from Him and He is also part of everything, He naturally has to come from Himself. If He came from somewhere else, He would not be the source of all existence. Something or someone else would be the source of all existence.

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Ecstatic Kirtan and Feast at Austin Hare Krishna Land uploaded from ISKCON Austin, Texas USA

On Sunday evening 15 March 2015 we had our first program at ISKCON Austin's newly acquired most wonderful property, Austin Hare Krishna Land. It was such a thrilling, magical, mystical experience to be a part of the inaugural program at Hare Krishna Land. I was visualizing how one day on this now sacred ground there will there a beautiful temple. There was such a wonderful feeling in our hearts as we all chanted Hare Krishna for the pleasure of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. We progressed from a sitting kirtan to a chanting and dancing kirtan. Even though as the moments went by it became darker and darker with the sun majestically setting in the western sky, as we all went deeper and deeper into Krishna consciousness we become more and more illuminated within our hearts. The finishing touch for an unforgettable evening of transcendental bliss was a prasadam feast that cannot be beat. Finally at the very end when it came time to pack up, we had to use flashlights to see what we were doing. Our hearts were still dancing in ecstasy as we all headed back our respective homes. 

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Question: How Does Loving Krishna Make Me Happy?

Guru Maharaja,

Pranam.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

My question is: How am I to understand that I shall be happy when I love Krishna?

Your humble servant,

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Just Like a Fish in the Water

Just as a fish is naturally happy when he is in the water and naturally completely miserable when he is not in the water, you, the eternal spiritual being who are qualitatively one with God, can be only be happy when you are swimming in the ocean of pure love of God. In you foolishly choose to ignore or deny God, you are condemning yourself to a hellish, miserable existence.

- Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Krishna Consciousness is Based on Relationships

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The impersonalists want to kill all relationships by asserting that everything is one. Because they were wounded in love, now they want to completely deny love. This is like cutting off your head to cure a headache. It is a madman's proposal. The sane thing to do is learn the art of perfecting your relationships, not denying them.  Therefore the more we perfect our loving relationship with Krishna's representatives, the spiritual master and His devotees, the more we will experience the transcendental awakening of love of God within our hearts. This is Krishna's order. He instructs that unless we are the devotees of His devotees, we are not His devotees.

- HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Bhagvadgita As it is - By Srila Prabhupada - Voice recording (Marathi Translation).....

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