Guest guest Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Hare Krishna, If we neglect our prime duty of awakening our dormant Krishna consciousness, we are committing virtual suicide. Deluded by the propaganda of this material world we start to think that it offers us substantial shelter, but factually it gives us no more security than a sinking Titanic. Lord Caitanya is calling out to us, " jiva jago jiva jago--Wake up, sleeping souls, " but we prefer to continue sleeping, dreaming that our material body and its accompanying false ego are the end all and be all of existence. We fail to recognize that our present material situation is simply one of an infinite number of costumes/identities that have imposed upon us by the material nature according to our stubborn fruitless desire to enjoy separately from the Lord since time immemorial. It's time now to get off the stage, come out of the theatre of birth and death, and realize who we really are in real life. The great Vedic authorities such as Vedavyasa guarantee us a much better deal. Why settle for temporality, ignorance, and misery when we can instead enjoy eternity, knowledge, and bliss? Such a decision is a " no- brainer. " So why do the majority of people choose temporality, ignorance, and misery? Simply because they do not know that there is an option. Therefore those who are compassionate dedicate their entire existence for warning everyone that the house of this material existence is on fire and pointing them towards the safe exit. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Sankarshan das Adhikari QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Question -1 Is the Soul Only in the Heart?.. I have a question about our soul's place in our body. I have been told by the bhaktas that it is present in our heart. Please tell me about the same and also about why it is living in the heart only. Answer It's Influence is Spread throughout the Entire Body... What you have been told by the bhaktas, the devotees, is correct. The soul is situated in the physical heart of the material body. That is its sitting place. The sun is situated in one place in the universe, but by its rays its influence expands very widely. In a similar way, although the infinitesimal soul is situated in one place in the universe, but by its rays its influence expands very widely. In a similar way, although the infinitesimal soul is situated in one place within the heart of the body its energy is spread throughout the entire body in the form of consciousness. This is why when you pinch your finger you can feel it . Question -2 What Happens During a Heart Transplant?.. May I know in which part of the body the soul resides? According to the Bhagavad-gita, it is in the heart. If it is in the heart, what happens during a heart transplant? Answer The Soul Changes Seats... The soul resides in the heart. In a successful heart transplant the soul shifts from sitting in the old heart to sitting in the new heart. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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