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The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri
Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati
Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in
the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri
Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to
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Our Mission: To help everyone awaken
their original Krishna consciousness, which is
eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss.
Such a global awakening will, in one stroke,
solve all the problems of the world society
bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and
prosperity for all. May that day, which the
world so desperately needs, come very soon. We
request you to participate in this mission by
reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and
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Dedicated with love to
ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His
Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and
to you, our dear readers. |
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Today's Thought: |
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Become A Moon and Illuminate the Universe
Uploaded from Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin,
Texas USA |
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Krishna
Das Kaviraja describes that the devotees of Lord
Caitanya illuminate the entire universe:
jaya śrī-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gaṇa
sabāra prema jyotsnāya ujjvala tri-bhuvana
"All glories to the moons who are devotees of the
principal moon, Lord Caitanyacandra! Their bright
moonshine illuminates the entire universe."
--Caitanya-Caritamrita (Adi 13.5)
For this wonderful verse Srila Prabhupada gives a
purport as follows:
In this verse we find the moon described as
candra-gaṇa, which is plural in number. This indicates
that there are many moons. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord
says, nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī: "Among the stars, I am
the moon." (Bg. 10.21) All the stars are like the moon.
Western astronomers consider the stars to be suns, but
Vedic astronomers, following the Vedic scriptures,
consider them moons. The sun has the ability to shine
powerfully, and the moons reflect the sunshine and
therefore look brilliant. In Caitanya-caritamrịta
Krishna is described to be like the sun. The supreme
powerful is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri
Krishna, or Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and His
devotees are also bright and illuminating because they
reflect the supreme sun. The Caitanya-caritamrita
(Madhya 22.31) states:
kṛṣṇa—sūrya-sama; māyā haya andhakāra
yāhāṅ kṛṣṇa, tāhāṅ nāhi māyāra adhikāra
"Krishna is bright like the sun. As soon as the sun
appears, there is no question of darkness or nescience."
Similarly, this verse also describes that by the
illumination of all the moons, brightened by the
reflection of the Krishna sun, or by the grace of all
the devotees of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the entire world
will be illuminated, despite the darkness of Kali-yuga.
Only the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu can
dissipate the darkness of Kali-yuga, the ignorance of
the population of this age. No one else can do so. We
therefore wish that all the devotees of the Krishna
consciousness movement may reflect the supreme sun and
thus dissipate the darkness of the entire world. (end of
purport)
Just see what a wonderful order Srila Prabhupada has
given to the members of the Krishna consciousness
movement! He has expressed his desire that they
should be moons and reflect the Krishna sun for the
illumination of the entire world! Just as the reflecting
power of a mirror depends on how clean it is, the
members of the Krishna consciousness movement will be
potent moons for dissipating the darkness of the Kali
Yuga according to the degree of their purity. Therefore
we must always strive for the utmost purity in our
Krishna consciousness for the sake of the fallen,
conditioned souls of this age.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
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Answers According to the Vedic Version: |
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Question: How to Awaken from the Nightmare? |
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As always
I found your lesson today very good and insightful. I am
realizing that I am in a dream, and that my dream is
within another. How do we awaken ourselves from all of
them?
I feel as if my Krishna consciousness is awakening, yet
I am not yet moving from this dream-nightmare. Why do I
have to wait for the dream to be over? Why can't I end
it right now? I am awakening Krishna consciousness.
Why can't I be with Him 100% right now?
Joe
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Answer: Understand and Be
Who You Are |
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To end the
dream, you simply have to understand and accept that you
are the eternal servant of Krishna and fully surrender
yourself to Him through the transparent via medium of
His pure representative, the bona fide spiritual master.
Then you will be 100% with Krishna right now.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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