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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
rejoin them. (Click on photo to see a larger
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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
assisting us in spreading this science all over
the world. |
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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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Memories of Enlivening Mauritius
Uploaded from Lenasia, South Africa |
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11
June 2011--We are flying now on a 2,000 mile flight from
Mauritius to Johannesburg, South Africa. After leaving a
place I like to recall the wonderful and enlightening
Krishna conscious experiences I had at that place. No
matter how much one grows in Krishna consciousness,
there is always room to grow unlimitedly more, realizing
even more
about the transcendental Krishna science and
how to present it more effectively to the suffering, illusioned souls of this world.
One nice realization was that while the natural beauty of
Mauritius with its clean air, comfortable climate and
beautiful scenery was certainly enlivening, it was even
more enlivening to have the association of so many wonderful
devotees of Krishna who reside there. We look forward to
our return this coming December for another ecstatic
week of Krishna consciousness in Mauritius.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
The Beautiful Scenery of Mauritius is
Enlivening...
http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/Mauritius_Vista.JPG
But the
Devotees Are Even More Enlivening
http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/Mauritius_Farewell.JPG
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Answers According to the Vedic Version: |
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Question:
How to Surrender and Get Initiated? |
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I am
a regular reader of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. While
reading the Dhyana Yoga chapter, we read the Lord
describing about ways to attain Him via yoga. But
personally, I found the purport where Arjuna says that
he finds himself unworthy for meditation very
similar to my condition. In reply the Lord says that
even transcendental to all these methods to achieve Him
was to completely surrender unto Him. I want to ask you
how do we surrender to Lord Krishna? What are the steps
involved? I wish to be initiated some years later under
a spiritual master. Therefore, what should I be doing
presently and also in the coming years before I get
initiated?
Your follower,
M.N.
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Answer: Follow Theses Steps |
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I am very pleased that you
have understood the necessity of surrendering to
Krishna. The first step in surrendering to Krishna is to
take shelter of His representative, the bona fide
spiritual master, through the process known as
initiation. Then by inquiring submissively from the
spiritual master and rendering service unto him, all the
transcendental truths regarding the science of Krishna
will gradually be revealed to you..
To get initiated you must be solidly situated in
chanting at least 16 rounds daily of the Hare Krishna
mantra on japa mala beads. And you must strictly avoid
illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling, as
well as only eating foods which have been offered to
Krishna. If
you will regularly associate with the initiated ISKCON
devotees in your city, you will get inspiration and
strength to follow these principles strictly.
And then when you have proven to your local ISKCON
authorities your ability and willingness to remain fixed
in chanting at least 16 rounds daily and strictly
following the regulative principles, they will recommend
you to the ISKCON guru of your choice (myself or
one of my Godbrothers) who will then initiate you as his
disciple.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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