'Sri Krishna Sankirtan' Purifies The Heart

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Hare Krishna,

 

 

Lord Sri Krishna has two kinds of expansions: integrated and separated. The

various incarnations of God, who are Him, such as

Rama, Narasimha, and Vamana, are all His integrated expansions . And

the ordinary living beings who are not Him, such as you and me, are

His separated expansions.

 

It is very important to know the difference between what is an

integrated expansion and what is a separated expansion. If we mix the

two up it is very detrimental for our spiritual life.

 

You can chant Hare Krishna always in all circumstances. By

worshipping the Supreme Godhead, Krishna, you will satisfy all the

Gods and render the highest service to all living beings. This is

compared to watering the root of a tree. When you water the root of a

tree all the leaves and branches are nourished. We understand from

the authorized Vedic literature that Sri Krishna is the root of the

entire creation. When you worship Him by chanting the Hare Krishna

mantra your love automatically goes to everyone. The perfection of

worship is to worship Krishna.

 

The nectarean nature of Krishna-bhakti is confirmed by anybody who

sincerely practices it. It is also confirmed by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu as follows in Siksashtakam 1 :

 

" Glory to the Sri Krishna Sankirtan, which cleanses the heart of all

the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of

conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This Sankirtan

movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it

spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all

transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental

bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are

always anxious.

 

If you would also like to taste the most inconceivably nectar, kindly

serious take up the process of Krishna-bhakti by surrendering to Lord

Sri Krishna and performing His `sankirtan' with faith . You owe it

to yourself to at least give it a try. Otherwise you will never know

what you are missing.

 

Please Chant :

 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

And Be Happy.

 

 

Sankarshan das Adhikari

 

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

 

Question -1

 

Dear Durudeva,

 

 

My first question is : Why has God created us ? My second question is : Why has

God put us into this material world ? Thirdly, if God loves us so much why did

He not put us in the spiritual world along with him instead of letting us suffer

in this

material world ?

 

Fourthly, (Please do not mistake me for asking this question.) we all

know that God is the knower of our activities and that He can predict

our actions in advance. If He knows that we are going to sin why did

He not make necessary changes in us when He made us? Is God taking

pleasure in our suffering by putting us here ? Are we his puppets ?

 

I understand that the above questions are quite rude, but if these

questions go unanswered they will hamper the rate at which I grow God

conscious. I therefore request you to oblige me by answering these

questions.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rajas Mujumdar

 

 

Reply: Answers from the Vedic Wisdom

 

Dear Rajas,

 

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! .

 

Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead . He has

created us for His enjoyment. He wants to pleasure of having a unique

intimate loving relationship with each and every one of us. He did

not put us in this material world. We put ourselves here by our

willfully disobeying Him.

 

We were originally with Him the spiritual world, but we foolishly

came here to try our best to be an imitation God here. God created us

with free will so that we could choose to love Him or leave Him.

Without free choice love cannot exist. Since God wants our love, He

has therefore given us free will.

 

Yes, God can predict, but we still have the full freedom of choice.

God did not place us here. We foolishly left our safe position in His

eternal kingdom. He is greatly disturbed by our suffering situation,

and therefore comes to save us and sends His representatives to save

us.

 

Instead of being His freely acting independent associates, we have

foolishly opted to be the puppets of His material energy (maya) .

 

I appreciate your sincere questions.

 

Your eternal well-wisher,

 

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

 

 

Question - 2

 

 

Hare Krishna,

 

I have a question that puzzles me. I am curious how come we do not

hear Krishna voice, I hope your Grace can enlighten me on this.

 

Haku Patel

 

Why Only Hear God? You Can See Him Also

 

Dear Haku,

 

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! .

 

Anyone can claim that God speaks to them or imagine that God speaks

to them. Whether or not they are actually hearing God can be

determined by a number of factors. If everything that they supposedly

hear from God is completely in line with revealed scriptures such as

the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam that is a positive sign.

 

By the sublime and authorized process of Krishna-bhakti you can not

only directly hear God. You can see Him also. This is described in

the Sri Brahma Samhita 5.38 as follows :

 

premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena

santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti

yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

 

( " I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Syamasundara, Krishna

Himself with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure

devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged

with the salve of love. " )

 

Your eternal well-wisher,

 

Sankarshan Das Adhikari