Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Hare Krishna, Relevance of Krishna Consciousness A devotee’s heart will become super enlivened as he thinks for spreading Krishna's holy names and His teachings . Even though this knowledge about Sri Krishna is ancient, it is just as relevant today as it was 5,000 years ago. Amazingly enough, it was even considered ancient 5,000 years by Lord Krishna. When He spoke it to Arjuna He said, "This very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science." Why in this modern time would we want to study and follow Bhagavan Krishna’s teaching that is so ancient? Actually it is only ancient from time-warped perspective. Since it emanates from that source ( Supreme Personality of Godhead) which is completely beyond time and space, it is ever-fresh, ever-new. It never becomes stagnant or out-dated even though it is so ancient that it predates this beginnings of this universe. There is no reason for anyone in any part of the world to be in a suffering condition. If they will simply seriously adopt this most sublime pathway of Krishna consciousness, all problems will cease. Why experience happiness which is limited or restricted by so many suffering conditions such as birth, death, old age, and disease? Why not experience unlimited, ever-increasing happiness at every minute by concentrating your mind on Lord Sri Krishna , the Supreme Godhead ? Sri Krishna says in Bhagavad-gita ( 5.21) : bahya-sparsesv asaktatma vindaty atmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktatma sukham aksayam asnute ( "Such a liberated person is not attracted to material sense pleasure but is always in trance, enjoying the pleasure within. In this way the self-realized person enjoys unlimited happiness, for he concentrates on the Supreme." ) Sankarshan Das Adhikari ------------------------------- Relevance of Krishna Consciousness in the Society ? Srila Gurudeva, What is role of Krishna Consciousness in the Society? Can any one have Krishna consciousness and can they marry? Please let me know, Jiten ------------------------------ Beyond the Shackles My Dear Jiten, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Krishna consciousness is a program for developing our love for Lord Krishna. It elevates our consciousness beyond the body to the pure spiritual platform in which one selflessly manifests pure love for God and thus tastes the sweetest spiritual pleasure at every minute. Any form of illicit pleasure is a distraction from this spiritual bliss because it brings us off the spiritual platform crashing back down to the material platform on which there are so many miseries of birth, death, old age, and disease. A Krishna conscious person therefore naturally avoids inclination for illicit pleasures because it interrupts the much higher spiritual bliss he tastes by chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra. When you can enjoy ten billion dollars worth of happiness at every second why would you want to come down to try to enjoy ten dollars worth of the meager, temporary pleasure of material enjoyment? Only a fool goes after the pleasure of illicit enjoyments. Those who are wise shun it like the plague because along with that few seconds of intense pleasure comes so many uncountable miseries. Therefore whoever comes to Krishna consciousness, to make advancement in Krishna consciousness he naturally is completely inactive on materialistic pleasures, except in the case if he wants to raise Krishna conscious children. This means that devotees naturally give up all forms of illicit sex . Marriage is for such a devotee who wants to have a Krishna conscious family. There is no such thing as gay marriage in Krishna consciousness. All forms of Illicit pleasures is strictly avoided by those who are serious about reviving their dormant Krishna consciousness. The austerity of controlling your senses and strictly following the path of Sri Krishna is well worth it. In fact the pay off is millions of times greater than you could conceive of even in your wildest most outrageous imagination. Hoping this meets you in good health and in a cheerful mood, Your eternal well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Discover Use to plan a weekend, have fun online more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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