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Published on May 18th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa
400The Spiritual World — And how to get there
Hare Krishna
All the newsletters so far are coming from the introduction to Bhagavad Gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada which, if you do not have, you can get from here. Also I have recorded the introduction to Bhagavad Gita and if you would like to listen to it you can do that here. I am just giving some main points and a summary, there is a lot more information in the book, so please read the book also.
Krishna means the highest pleasure:
Krishna means the highest pleasure. We are all hankering after pleasure. We, the living entities, like Krishna, are full of consciousness, and we are looking for happiness.
Krishna is perpetually happy, and if we associate with Krishna and cooperate with Him we will also become happy.
Krishna descends to this material world to show His pastimes in Vrndavana, which are full of happiness. When Lord Sri Krishna was in Vrndavana, His activities with His cowherd boy friends, with the gopis, with the inhabitants of Vrndavana and with the cows were all full of happiness. The total population of Vrndavana knew nothing but Krishna.
The purpose of Krishna's pastimes in Vrindavan on this planet is so we can see such wonderful pastimes of Krishna and therefore come to understand something of what life in the spiritual world, the abode of Krishna, will be like when we go there.
The Spiritual World:
Krishna gives a description of the eternal sky in Bhagavad Gita: "That abode of Mine is not illuminated by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. And anyone who reaches it never comes back to this material world." (Bg. 15.6)
This verse gives a description of that eternal spiritual sky. We have a material conception of the sky, and we think of it in relationship to the sun, moon, stars and so on, but in this verse the Lord states that in the eternal sky there is no need for the sun nor for the moon nor fire of any kind because the spiritual sky is already illuminated by the brahmajyoti, the rays emanating from the Supreme Lord.
Krishna resides eternally in His abode in the spiritual sky on a planet called Goloka, yet He can be approached from this world, and to this end He comes and manifests His real form in Vrindavan and performs wonderful pastimes there.
When Krishna manifests this form, there is no need for our imagining what He looks like. To discourage such imaginative speculation, He descends and exhibits Himself as He is, as Syamasundara. Unfortunately, the less intelligent deride Him because He comes as one of us and plays with us as a human being. But because of this we should not consider that Krishna is one of us. It is by His potency that He presents Himself in His real form before us and displays His pastimes, which are prototypes of those pastimes found in His abode.
In the effulgent rays of the spiritual sky there are innumerable planets floating. The brahmajyoti emanates from the supreme abode, Krsnaloka, and the anandamaya-cinmaya planets, which are not material, float in those rays. The Lord says, "One who can approach that spiritual sky is not required to descend again to the material sky."
How to travel to the spiritual sky:
In the material sky, even if we approach the highest planet (Brahmaloka), what to speak of the moon, we will find the same conditions of life, namely birth, death, disease and old age. No planet in the material universe is free from these four principles of material existence. Therefore the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita that the living entities are traveling from one planet to another, not by mechanical arrangement but by a spiritual process. No mechanical arrangement is necessary if we want interplanetary travel.
Bhagavad-gita informs us how to travel to the higher planetary systems (devaloka) with a very simple formula: yanti deva-vrata devan. One need only worship the particular demigod of that particular planet and in that way go to the moon, the sun or any of the higher planetary systems.
Yet Bhagavad-gita does not advise us to go to any of the planets in this material world because even if we go to Brahmaloka, the highest planet in the material world, through some sort of mechanical contrivance by maybe traveling for forty thousand years (and who would live that long?), we will still find the material inconveniences of birth, death, disease and old age. But one who wants to approach the supreme planet, Krsnaloka, or any of the other planets within the spiritual sky, will not meet with these material inconveniences.
Amongst all of the planets in the spiritual sky there is one supreme planet called Goloka Vrndavana, which is the original planet and the abode of the original Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. All of this information is given in Bhagavad-gita, and we are given through its instruction information how to leave the material world and begin a truly blissful life in the spiritual sky.
Who can reach the spiritual planets?
The spiritual world can be reached by one who is nirmana-moha. What does this mean? We are after designations. Someone wants to become Lord, someone wants to become the president or a rich man or a king or something else. As long as we are attached to these designations, we are attached to the body because designations belong to the body. But we are not these bodies, and realizing this is the first stage in spiritual realization. We are associated with the three modes of material nature, but we must become detached through devotional service to the Lord. If we are not attached to devotional service to the Lord, then we cannot become detached from the modes of material nature. Designations and attachments are due to our lust and desire, our wanting to lord it over the material nature. As long as we do not give up this propensity of lording it over material nature, there is no possibility of returning to the kingdom of the Supreme, the sanatana-dhama. That eternal kingdom, which is never destroyed, can be approached by one who is not bewildered by the attractions of false material enjoyments, who is situated in the service of the Supreme Lord. One so situated can easily approach that supreme abode.
How can we get to the Spiritual World?
Next, one may raise the question of how one goes about approaching that abode of the Supreme Lord. Information on this is given in the Eighth Chapter of Bhagavad Gita. It is said there: "Anyone who quits his body, at the end of life, remembering Me, attains immediately to My nature; and there is no doubt of this." (Bg. 8.5)
One who thinks of Krishna at the time of his death goes to Krishna. One must remember the form of Krishna; if he quits his body thinking of this form, he approaches the spiritual kingdom. One who leaves this body thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead at once attains a spiritual body, as is promised in the fifth verse of the Eighth Chapter where Lord Krishna says, "He attains My nature."
This life is a preparation for the next life. If we can prepare, therefore, in this life to get promotion to the kingdom of God, then surely, after quitting this material body, we will attain a spiritual body just like the Lord.
Therefore at the end of life the devotees think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna. And because he is in personal touch with the Supreme Lord, he enters into the Vaikuntha planets in the spiritual sky. The Lord further adds that of this "there is no doubt.
" This must be believed firmly.
We should not reject that which does not tally with our imagination; our attitude should be that of Arjuna: "I believe everything that You have said." Therefore when the Lord says that at the time of death whoever thinks of Him as Brahman or Paramatma or as the Personality of Godhead certainly enters into the spiritual sky, there is no doubt about it. There is no question of disbelieving it.
The information on how to think of the Supreme Being at the time of death is also given in the Gita: "In whatever condition one quits his present body, in his next life he will attain to that state of being without fail." (Bg. 8.6)
So we can remember Krishna at the time of death we must always engage our minds in reading the Vedic literatures like Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Just as materialists engage their minds in reading newspapers, magazines and so many materialistic literatures, we must transfer our reading to these literatures which are given to us by Vyasadeva; in that way it will be possible for us to remember the Supreme Lord at the time of death. That is the only way suggested by the Lord, and He guarantees the result: "There is no doubt." (Bg. 8.7)
"Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me, and at the same time you should continue your prescribed duty and fight. With your mind and activities always fixed on Me, and everything engaged in Me, you will attain to Me without any doubt.
Thank you for reading this newsletter. I am looking forward to the next one which I think may be called "Do I have to give up my occupation to serve Krishna?"
Your servant
Madhudvisa dasa
400 Responses to The Spiritual World — And how to get there
Hare Krishna!
What exactly do we have to do to get into lord Krishna's Goloka Vrindavan? And will our consciousness be there in the spiritual realm? I have recently started worshipping Krishna and I realised that no one is greater than lord Krishna. Nothing matches his grace and his blessings is blissful. I have been ignoring god for quite a long time. But after realising who Lord Krishna is, what he's capable of. I am very well awared of his capabilities and want to completely surrender myself to lord Krishna. But i am still struggling a bit to understand what should I do in order to gain his consciousness. I am 21yo and I have decided to become a devotee of Krishna. I have also decided that when i am done with my duties i will leave everything and join any ashram or isckon and completely devote my time in worshipping Krishna. -
In material world one gets the chance to go to krsna loka only through human form of life, so my question is how did the animal like cows, or birds and bees got there in spiritual planet?
Hare Krishna
I am 19 yo bhakt of Krishna as long as I can remember. I have even heard sudden voices in my conscience which I don't understand how did I hear. Once I asked Lord why don't you come on earth for me? I heard a voice in my mind : "You have been growing up in my lap even till now but you just don't recognise it. " This was followed by an immense peace which I felt. I am sure that this was Lord Krishna's voice which I could hear because I keep him in my Heart.
Well that's not what I wanted to say.
My question is that out of all the organisms on earth, we humans are the only organisms who worship God. So do the animals exit the cycle if birth and death without worshiping God? Don't they have a right to exit this cycle? Is is necessary that one needs to be in Human form to exit the cycle of birth and death? -
Hare Krishna Prabhu
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!As I'm reading Srila Prabhupada's books more and more I'm realizing that all my questions are getting answered in Srila Prabhupada's books. So you might not have to answer too many questions from me now. But I will keep coming here. This is the online spiritual world. Thanks many times for creating it.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hari Hari bol! -
hare krishna prabhuji
i am a krishna devotee trying to follow the path of vaktiyoga. my questions is:1. is there any seniority and juniority in the spiritual world. How seva are maintained there.
2. why krishna has created us a tiny soul for which we have this chance of coming in this material world. isn't it would be better to creat us in such way so that maya can't grasp us.waiting eagerly for ur answer.
yours servant always
pijush karmakar -
Hare Krishna prabhuji,
I am a student of class 11 I am currently preparing for competitive exams and I want to serve Krishna also but I am not able to manage time. If I do it in my free time like in class other students make fun of me(chanting). Even my parents advise me to study only and do it when I become old. I am also not able to score good marks in tests as I always get distracted. I am facing a lot of problems right now. Can you suggest me what should I do?
I feel like only to serve Krishna not study as they are quite boring to me other than some specific topics.
Please help me.Thank you
Hare Krishna
TU SIRVIENTE Y SIRVIENTE PARADHARMAdas
I am 16 year old and I want to read Bhagwad Gita.There are various books available in market and I am confused which one should I refer.Can you suggest one please.
Sir i have no japa mala.it is very difficult for me to count.when i try to count my focus goes to counting. So i chant almost all the time I am awake without counting. Is it wrong. Kindly reply.
I am falling in love with lord Krishna again and again. When I was a kid I used to read poems about Krishna and it made me fall in love with him and wanting to see him after I leave this material world. Then I grew up and got engaged in different aspects of life in this material world, as it is natural for all of us. But now I am again falling in love with him even more and I think lore Krishna himself is showing me the way to his spiritual world. I really wish I can see him after I get free from this body and serve him with all my hearts. Hare Krishna!!!!!! Radhekrishna!!!!!!!!
Hare krishna, now these days we are seeing that teenagers and also adults are busy with their boyfriend /girlfriend, hours of talk, girl make friendships with the boy and boy make friendship with the girl as the name of friend, they all say that they are my friend, so is it okay to do friendship with girl and talk freely
Tq so much for Enlightening me with ur thoughts and knowledge u r doing good pls continue this work it may help some morals like me
For living one needs to earn money but when we take up job there are so many things which starts dictating you that you loose track of where you began…That's Maya but it's influence is very powerful but one needs to earn money for living so how one can stay undisturbed
Are there marriages on spiritual planets also
What should be our aim?
To enter into Goloka Vrindavan or to render devotional service only to please Lord Krishna?-
To chant as many rounds of mahamatra so as to become eligible that God and guru recommends for our journey to back to God head as there is proper spiritual process for jivas..To bring them back to godhead
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa dasa,
Krishna gives a description of the eternal sky in Bhagavad Gita: "That abode of Mine is not illuminated by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. And anyone who reaches it never comes back to this material world." (Bg. 15.6)
But I read it somewhere that whenever souls from the Spiritual world rebel against Krishna, they are sent back to this earth which is like a prison. I wonder why would liberated souls who are enjoying the metropolis of joy and happiness in Goloka Vrindavan, the spiritual sky of Krishna, desire to come back to this earth of suffering? I guess, even the remotest idea of rebelling against Krishna would be out of question.
Would you please clarify this point? Or may be, souls who rebel against Krishna belong to some other planets of the demi gods?
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna <3 -
Hare Krsna. I would like to know if someone wants to have a specific relationship with krsna, will krsna grant that desire? Example, if a devotee wishes to be a cowherd boyfriend of krsna, does he have to act in that manner that the cowherd boys treat krsna, in order for krsna to grant his wish??? Thankyou Haribol.
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Prabhu! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Today, I felt like contacting you and say thank you for all the emails you have sent in the past, are sending, or will send in future and for all these wonderful websites krishna.org, prabhupadabooks.com, krishnaconnect.com. All glories to your service! They really had a profound influence on me. I have been chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna daily and following the regulative principles, and reading Srila Prabhupada's books an hour daily. I am currently in Sixth Canto, Part 2 of Srimad Bhagavatam. I also read Krsna book now at evenings. Srila Prabhupada's books are so nice and transcendental and you have kindly provided us the access to the original books.
I starting reading them while at my college at engineering. I am at home now with my parents (I am the only child), with whom I do evening kirtana daily, although they are worldly and see TV and all, and not very much interested in KC, but affectionate to me. For a job, I am now thinking of doing further studies and PhD to hopefully become a college professor. I really hate to do this, because scientific research is not something Prabhupada appreciated (scientists are rascals), but at the present moment, I am not able to get a decent job (less time/energy consuming) in my field of study without devoting higher studies. Any money I get in my life, I certainly plan to engage in the service of Srila Prabhupada, Krishna, and His devotees.
You probably have seen my postings at KrishnaConnect.com. When I read Prabhupada's books, I feel nice to post the much-needed information in them for everyone. Do you have to say anything about my posts or any improvements on that and should I continue this?
I am very much fallen and am yet to come to the other, standard practices of devotees. It is really hard to do that without physical devotee association these days! I wish I would be able to render more service. Do you have any other suggestions for me?
Please send me your blessings.
Thank you,
Hare Krishna.
Sarnaduti -
Thank you very much. Although I already have Bhagabad Gita As It Is, your newsletter are very useful to me.
Hare Krishna!
I get a little confused about some wording for the spiritual home planet of Krsna. Is it Goloka, Krsnaloka, Param Padam, Vaikuntha? Can someone please clarify the precise distinction?"Krishna resides eternally in His abode in the spiritual sky on a planet called Goloka"
"The supreme planet, Krsnaloka"
Amongst all of the planets in the spiritual sky there is one supreme planet called Goloka Vrndavana-
Take Lord Krishnas photograph, meditate on his heart on left side and then on your heart. You get answer to your question, it happens in a flash, enhance your listening skills. Only then you will Connect with Him or any pious soul on the earth. God bless you
"How do I give up my dharma to serve Krishna?"
I have completed reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada -
"How do I give up my family and occupation to serve Krishna?"
Harekrishna guru ji.
I want to know . What is a ghost?how they formed? How they differ from good souls and why they are formed? And also how are they connected with the supreme lord? How are they related with the lord? -
Hare Krishna guru ji
Many thanks for the emails received recently.I am happy to say I am finding every bits of Lord Krishna very awekaning.
I fee I have missed many years of my existence living in the Unknown .i don't have question to ask at the moment,but with times and more reading I will be more
aware ,then I will in a position to ask questions -
Sir,actually I shared my experience which was happened (jan,2013)in Hyderabad, before that ,I read Vichitra Ramayana (written in Telugu,by Narasimhadevara Umamaheswara Sastri),
Books read by me
1.SatyaShodhana(An Autobiography of Gandhi),in Telugu(2008)2.Yuvatha Meluko(swami vivekananda)in 2009
3.complete story of Swamy vivekananda(some partsof his life,-started studying from 2009to till now,)Sir,is it true still asuras are on the earth,?
Sir, now I have Bhagavad-Gita As it is, as a gift presented by my friend,
Thank you so very much for your "free hugs" in Soho Square London. I am always provided with what I need in this world and the hugs came at a moment when they where very much appreciated. The gentle touch and kind words of the gentle man I met were a ray of sunshine. Thank you, be happy. James x
Hare krishna sir..Is traveling possible from one planet to another in Vaikuntha???
HARE KRISHNA. I am enjoying your post together with this one that says the spiritual world and how to get there please explain how can some one will be properly situated in the service of supreme lord and how many times in a day can we think of krishna because death can come at any time
Very informative, grateful to have read this.
Hare krishna!!! I really enjoyed the article
Thank you so much for the newsletters and the wonderful things you had shared. May i know how could i approach directly to Madhudvisa dasa? Earlier i tried to email but the delivery failed. I would be really grateful if i could connect to you more personally. Thank you for reading this comment of mine.
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare -
Dear all Sri Krishna devotees
Hare Krishna
Lord Krishna has already illuminated our life with Guru like Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhu to bring the entire human race into krishna consciousness.
No need to debate just chant the mahamantra in melodious voice and you will get revived from within. Just keep this practice and you will experience Lord Krishna will guide us in this material world till our journey to the supreme personality of God head Goloka.
Just keep on enjoying the chant of the mahamantra in melodious voice every day -
Hare krishna prabhu
I have a doubt if you don't mind answering then may I ask
"illuminated by the brahmajyoti, the rays emanating from the Supreme Lord."
Means the spiritual world is illuminated by effulgence coming from krishna only?
I was under the impression that everything in the spiritual world is effilgent , so everything in spiritual world is responsible for this effulgence and krishna is the Supreme Lord of course.
Your humble servant -
Poojya Swaiji, I am responding to the discourse of Poojya Madhudvisa dasa on Srimadbhagavadgita. A series of writ-ups sent to me by swamiji over the week. The lectures of swamiji are highly intelligible.
In this respect, I want to ask swamiji, what sort of religious routine that I have to follow/practise in order to become a Jeevanmuktha, in the very present lifetime?
Jai Radhe!!
I have a don't.why there so many Sampradayas in Sanatan Dharma.Why many spiritual leaders does not consider Krishna as the ultimate reality?
Why people are running either for mukti or bhukti and for Krishna. Why would God created us out of himself if he wants us to merge again with in him? How can I become Krishna Conscious and make others too. Why everyone is trying to become Shiva when Shiva himself is trying to become Gopi….? -
All Glories Gurudeva Wonderful and uplifting news letter. I appreciate this very much
Hare Krishna Madhudwisa Dasa jee. Pranaam for your humble and beautiful messages. Getting benefitted hugel. Yours in Krishna.
Its very beautifully said about krishna ,iliked it very much
Hare Krishna!
Thank you very much for all your kind letters on GITA.
I save them and read them over many times during my free time.
As a housewife..I want to chant and pray as long as I could but home and
Family demand so much from me that I sometimes feel very angry with.
I want to be with krishna the whole day everyday buy just could not find the time.
When all is done at home front, I am physically exhausted that my limbs just won't move.Please pray for me that my family does not trouble me for anything since they are all
Adults. -
I read somewhere that the brahmajyoti is an expansion of Krishna. True or false?
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARERespected Sri Madhudvisa dasa
I am thankful for the articles you are sending with regard to Lord Sri Krishna. Every day when I come to office, first I open the mail and check the inbox for the mails received from you. After reading the same, I start my regular work.
While reading this article and also in the past also I am encountering with a doubt. Kindly clarify the same when you are free.
Can you please explain the difference between 'GOLOKA", "GOKULAM", "VIKUNTAM" , "KRISHNALOKA"
I can understand that Gokulam is the place in this material world where Lord Krishna physically lived along with us. But what is the difference between Goloka, Krishna Loka and Vikunta? Whether these words are one and the same are carry different meanings ?
With regards
very very superb article.every one must read this.
Hare Krishna, I am so happy to read all newsletter, I am so glad to read bhagavadgita,while reading I am feeling happiness. So thankful for sending me this opportunity to read.Krishna is one,he is the Supreme Lord of godhead. Hare Krishna.
your posts are good. I have one question about the life in goloka vrindavan. What people do their in goloka vrindavan? How they serve krishna in personal? How they talk to him? Is their any description about this?
hare krishna , i want to know the starting point of doubtfullness
Very beautiful n Scientific article
A step by step Logical Approach as to how and why Devotional Service is a must and will prepare us for the next life!! In Vrndavana -
It is understood that we all feel happy and sadness occasionally and if we can stand neutrally always we can see god or feel god. But as we are human beings I am not in such a condition and the happiness and sadness does not affect me in deeds and conversations even if I can keep up the neutral condition almost all times. Hence I want to know that "How can we react peacefully at all times even if some one tries to provoke us by simply blame us."
Thanking you
I am enjoying your posts and getting answers to the questions I have. Please keep posting. Thank you.
I am enjoying your posts and found a way to get answers to my questions. Please keep posting. Thank you
hare krishna thanks for sending such a good letter containing valuable information,as i'm a learner i need your suggetion and guidance,i'm always waiting for your letter. thank you for your concern about krishna's devotee..
Hare Krishna Prabhu…
I love to read your post and agree to whatever answer you give because your answers are simple and easy to follow. However i would like to ask you one question..
Can someone after going back to vaikhunta lok return back to the material world after staying there for some time… some say we don't return back once we cross the material world and reach the abode of God whereas some say if we go to vaikhunta lok we may stay there as long as we want but we again return back to this material world but once if we return to Golok Vrindavan dham we never have to return back to material world. Is it true??? What is the actual answer am totally confused…..
I beg for forgiveness at your feet if i have done any offense to you by asking those questions to you… -
Hare Krishna Prabhu!
I have recently started reading Bhagavad Gita as it is and feeling so good. Thanks for your newsletters. -
Hare Krishna Madhuvisa-Dasa,
much thanks for your news letter, i realy enjoy it and reading daily,
Thank you, All glories to Srila Prabhupada, I really liked the Article Sanatana Dharma as well as the article. -
Sir what happens when all the souls attains libration . Does creation takes place again?
And suppose after the distruction of current cycle when again creation takes place Then will every thing reapited again …..i mean will lord krishna reapeat his pastime ?? -
Thank you so much for your mails..
Actually I read your Bhagavad Gita as it is… It inspired me and I have changed a lot in my behaviour in serving Lord Krishna..
I suddenly realised like Lord Krishna told me to serve him and become his devotee.. From then I'm a pure devotee to Krishna..
Lord Krishna made me realised that he's the only God in this universe and Lord Krishna only made me to read Bhagavad Gita..
Honestly each and every moment where ever and whenever and whatever I'm in any works, I will be pleasing Lord Krishna with the mana mantra "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna hare hare.. Hare Rama hare Rama Rama Rama hare hare"..
hare krishna prabhu….
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his followers……..
Prabhu i have a network problem in the place i am living in Jaipur…
But i m glad to recive n read the articles send by you under the guidance of Srila Prabhupada .
I m chanting 16 rounds from last 5-6 years and also reading SP original books….. -
Jai Shree Krishna…..!!!! I admire your work sir, when I read your letters, I feel to touch your feet. I love your way of expression. Ones words reveal ones personality to some extent and your words show that you are a real devotee of God(Shree Krishna).I encourage your work and this should reach as many people as possible.
Thanks again for spreading so nicely transcendantal knowledge!So,Krishna gives us the definition of what is "higher intelligence": accepting His being as He appeared on earth 5000 years ago. According to such an understanding, higher intelligence is very rare as few spiritualists and thinkers may accept Krishna as "He says He is through translation & purport of gaudiya sampradaya" & as known through the living service rendered to Him.(Shyam)
This was an eye opener. It widened my understanding of Sri Krsna.
Thank you so much. Hare Krishna
Thank you so much. Hare Krishna
WHAT COMMENT CAN BE GIVEN ABOUT A GREAT DEVOTEE OF THE LORD. I ICAN ONLY MONETION HERE THAT SHRI RAGAVENDRA SWAMY THE REINCARNATION PRAHALDA WHO TOOK JEEVA SAMADHI WAS THE ARDENT DEVOTEE OF LORD KIRSHNA LIVED IN HIS ABODE WITH A SERPENT AND HE USED TO FEED MILK TO IT WITHI HIS OWN HANDS. THE SERPENT USED TO COME EVERYDDAY FOR THE MILK. EVENTODDY MILK IS KEPT IN THAT PLACE AND THE NEXT DDAY PEOPLE SEE THE MILK COOUR CHANGED. hE WAS AN ARDENT DEVOTEE OF THE LORD LIKE PRBHUPADA AND TOOD JEEVASAMADHI 300 YEARS BACK IN MANTRALAYA ANDHRA DISTRICT. EVEN TODAY HE GUIDES AND SAVES HIS DEVOTEES FROM ANY DANGER.. OUR AHCARYA SWAMI. I believe with the prechings of real gurus from iscon the entire world will become krishna concious soon.
I strongly believe what is said in this like Arjuna believed.
It is very useful to me to enrich my consciousness on krishna, the supreme personality of god head. Please keep on giving mails related to Krishna.
Thanking you
krishna\'s servant
I would like to ask that how can something dull and unconscious such as this material world(matter) emanate from the supreme conscious lord.
As it is mentioned in bg 15.6 that if one reaches the spiritual sky never comes back in this material world. But it is also true that we have come in this world from the spiritual sky.
Hare Krishna,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
My younger Ram Charandas Prabhu is a devotee in UK at Soho(Manor) and he has already introduced me to the works of Geeta and Srimad Bhagvatam. They are Goldmines of information on our life and as also the life hereafter. Presently i am a regular visitor at the ISKCON Nigdi temple in Pune and am listening to the Shrimad Bhagvatam pravachana daily. They are giving me lot of blessings and solace.
Your newsletters are beautiful and looking forward to your next one.Thanks Madhudvisa Dasa. HARI BOL
Yours prabhuji,
Gurudas -
Hare Krsna,
Does a Vaishnava and a Brahmana attain the same destination after leaving the material body? -
hare krsna prabhu , I would like to thank you ,for those beautiful news letter that am receiving every 2 day , they are full of knowledge to make us understand the science of krsna consciousness ..
A very good morning to you.
I am totally impressed by the work you are doing.I read the newsletter every morning.
Please continue to keep the community informed. Surely Lord Krishna is with you>
I am the granddaughter of the late Pundith B.B Maharaj from 73 Sambalpur Road, MEREBANK.
My late uncle Pundith Noshirwan Maharaj was always a member of the Krishna consciousness.
Thanks once again,
Thank you for your refreshing posts on Bhagavad-gita, Madhudvisa Prabhu. I find them very helpful, even though I have read them many times before from the Bhagavad-gita itself. Please continue in this way and you will certainly attract Srila Prabhupada's and Krsna's attention, very soon. Thank you, Prabhu once again.
Thankyou will keep believe in krishna love
I feel very happy when i read your news letter, Thank you very much,
Thank you.
When the mind ages and the words are difficult to pronounce, simplify the devotion with ?
I have some questions in my mind since time, request some scholar to pls. answer it.
1) Is our destiny pre-written?
2) Does whatever happens in our life good or is God's wish?
3) If everything (good/bad) is his wish, why God has given mind to think/ analyse good/bad?
4) Srimad Bhagwat Geeta preaches every one to be involved in 'Karma' , Isn't it taken as granted (by Lord) that we will do good Karmas only?Please reply for my further awakening.
RegardsVipin Kalra
very useful…enlightening information..very grateful for these teaching
Chanting also becomes mechanical. I have seen many people chanting or turning the beads in the local train, but looking here and there and distracted. One might chant while the attention might wander away to pending office work or other worse things. At the time of death also one might be chanting but not actually thinking of the Lord. So, the question is how to chant and hold the attention too?
Hare krsna….
its an amazing experiance to know more about krishna…
thnkuu for sharing… -
dear gurugi
what is the best method of meditation–1.without imaging anything
2.with imaging lord krishna
please guide
v.shanmugam,dharmapuri,tamilnadu -
hare krishna to all
nicely said by madhudvisa guru ji
jay shree krishna.its realy amazingly described by guru madhudvisa ..
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa dasa, I have thought about this for awhile. I am a householder and want a companion without sexual inuendos. I have been celibate for years and [plan to stay that way. Madhudvisa dasa, Is there any literature that I can read to help Me realize about having a relationship that will keep Me as a devotee of Krishna nonetheless? Please e-mail Me with this information. Thank You so Much! Hare Krishna Monique I await Your reply.
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa dasa, I am soo excited in My relationship with Lord Krishna. I am not a full devotee because I have a part of Me in which I need Your help to overcome and that is- I think that I need a special companion to hang with. Non-sexual for I have been celibate for years. I desperately want to be a full-time devotee because Lord Krishna is My best Friend and My Heart's Beloved. He is all over My house and I have pics of Lord Krishna on My cell phones and watches. I want to say His name on My death bed. Please3 hold on to Faith for and with Me that I can overcome My stupid desire. Thank You Madhudvisa dasa. Monique
thank you for the wonderful post as it reminds us that what we think, we become. Hare Krishna!
Thank you very much for the wonderful newsletter. So, the golden age(satyuga = heaven) is abt to come. The incarnation take place again… Let us be prepared our-self to be with & play with Krishna in satyuga. For that we must practice soul consciousness & remove body consciousness. Thanks again.
through ur mails I feel as if god made an effort to come towards me .I feel like a blessed soul thanks a lot for showering ur mercy on me ….I really feel v nice about it…..maharaji ur doin a v good job ……..tons of thanks to u …….pls continue to send these letters……n sry if my any rpy hurt u…..jai shree Krishna
jai shree Krishna
ur letters are really nice I love them all thanks for sendin this n not u but we who r spiritually doomed r ur servant 🙂 🙂 -
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.
I lost my beloved mother 3 months ago. She was a very pious lady. Praying to God in the morning and evening for long hours. She was admitted to a hospital and remained in ICU suffering for 21 days. She was in miserable pain during this period and was unconscious during her last or or two days. I wished God had allowed me to suffer on her behalf.
The Supreme Lord says in the Eighth Chapter of Bhagavad Gita: "Anyone who quits his body, at the end of life, remembering Me, attains immediately to My nature; and there is no doubt of this."
Since my mother was in a state of unconsciousness during her last days could not have remembered Krishna.
The Supreme Lord said: "In whatever condition one quits his present body, in his next life he will attain to that state of being without fail." (Bg. 8.6)
I want to know what kind of life will she attain after she quit her body. A state of suffering because she was in that state when she quit he body?
Please advise.
With warm regards
Debashis Gupta -
Jay Shree Krishna.
I read all your Newsletters. They are very informative. Thank You for enhancing my knowledge. I really appreciate it. -
I love getting your posts and newsletter. Thank you so much for your guidance and words about Bhagavad-Gita. It is wonderful to have this site and your wisdom. THANK YOU!…
MAHARAJI I like your newletter very much ….I feel that I m Reading Prabhupada's Book.
hare krishna Madhudvisa dasa ,i have absolutely no doubt that krishna is the supreme personality of godhead and there is nothing beyond or further him that one should desire to acheive.but please forgive me as i have a doubt on the FORM of krishna as you have mentioned in some replies to comments that krishna cannot be compared to any materialistic form like hands legs or human like form of flesh bones if so then while chanting the hare krishna mantra what form should one have in his or her mind? should we concentrate on a formless eternal light while chanting the mantra ? and as said by god himself that at the time of death if one remembers him or his name he is transferred to his supreme abode then what is the form that one should have in his mind while in he last minute .i am always confused wether krishna has a two handed form or four handed form like narayana/vishnu or biswa roopa or he is totally FORMLESS and unimaginable? is it only our love for him that we worship him in his two handed form of shyama sundara and he accepts our love and offerings because of our material limits of our eyes/ ,wether one should worship the formless form or simply bow down before a idol or deity form and what about the other forms of krishna like narayana/vishnu .i am just a bit confused about the form .if he is limitless should we limit him to a idol or 2 handed or four handed form or even think of him having a body or categorise him into male female .plz plz plz please forgive me for having even the slightest doubts beacause i love him unconditionally and it is what that really matters just a slight confusion which i hope you will surely reply and give a entire article regarding the true form of KRISHNA which will clear away all doubts of souls like me-hare krishna gourav
Thank u very much prabhu for giving knowledge about spiritual world.i m waiting for ur next letter i m feeling very lucky that im connect with this site.
Hare krishna Prabhu ji,
Please accept my humble obeisances
it is said in Bhagavad Gita that we can understand God in three ways
1) As Brahman
2)As Parmatma or Supersoul within us
3) Supreme personality of Godheadkindly explain first one " The Brahman" ….what does it mean? how can one understand Lord as Brahman?
Hare Krishna
chant Hare Krishna and be happy
hare krishna………
i used to be in a confusing state before reading bhagavat gita, now its no longer… even now some doubts come but get vanished when i turn back to gita. I have finished reading gita, second revision is going on, side by side i have gita in mp3 i keep listening it…. its been more than 10 times i listened it. still everytime i listen i feel each verse new to me.. giving more meaning …i feel very good whenever i listen… as if hearing for the first time… sometimes i feel sleepy when i listen while traveling.. 🙂
The western world is now discovering other planets and galaxies, what Lord Krishna mentioned thousands of years ago in the Bhagavad Gita, Hare Krishna!
Hare Krishna Prabhu ji,
Thank you very much for your guidance. your words matter for me a lot. I'll do my best to become krishna conscious.
Chant Hare Krishna and be Happy.
Hare krishna.
Hare Krishna Guru ji,
Thank u very much for your newsletters but I am not getting any newsletters from past few days. i hope everything is fine.
I have a problem and i want to share with you. when i could not able to do japa ,read swami Prabhupada books and give sufficient time to lord krishna which i usually do, my soul does not feel good. i feel like frustrated. after this situation, if i give more time for reading and japa i feel relaxed.
what does it indicate??? am i on the wrong path?? kindly enlighten me.
hare Krishna
Hare Krishna, Madhudvisa Dasa,
I thank you so very much for your knowledge and time each day.
All glories to you!
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Thank you very for your news letters.
My question is why does the Supreme Personality Godhead wishes to have a loving relation ship with everyone and since the GOD needs no one to make him happy what made him to create this universe.
If there was no such universe then there would never have been these concepts of birth, sufferings, old age and death and again transforming to higher states..
Kindly enlighten me in this aspect. I could never understand the mentioned aspect which has been troubling me since quite a long time.
Thank You very much…
Hare Krishna,
Madhudvisa Dasa ji,
Thanks a lot for replying me and clearing my doubts. when i saw your replies on my queries, i feel so exciting that i am not alone, there is somebody who can listen me, who can answer me and show the right direction. As my family and my friends(except one or two friends) do not entertain me on this topic.they usually say, what are u doing?? these activities are supposed to be done by old people like dadaji and dadiji. this is not your age to engage in such activities. when i started reading Bhagwad Gita and didn't have clarity, i used to get tensed by such comments. but now by the grace of supreme God, i dont feel bad, when they pass such comments. in fact, i feel so compassionate with them and i pray to Lord that please shower your grace to them also and make them free from such material attachments.
even today, i dont have such guts that i would do krishna japa on beads when i m at home. i do it on my fingers. but i m not regular on japa…sometimes i do sometimes i dont. when i was regular on doing 1 mala..i do it regularly, but after somedays…i felt that i was just doing formality..i kept on saying "krishna japa" but i was not able to feel the vibrations which i used to feel previously. i also feel that when i read spiritual books and contents, i feel so ignited and god concious. but i have a full time job, have to gv time to my family after office hrs, have to teach my brother and sister, its difficult for me to do japa and read the content on the same day . but yes, i also know that this is my responsibility to devotee time in japa and reading also. i cant give excuses like this. By the ashirwad of Lord Krishna i am able to manage this much, i have complete faith that i would manage all things soon.
at the most, i want to share that now i dont feel like burden while doing any activity which i felt before. before i started reading Bhagwad Gita, i didnt like to do going office, to do household activities or teaching my siblings. it was like, why should i do all such activities?? my other brother sister also should do what i do..every time a feeling of comparasion was there….i used to do all activities, were like burden for me. but now, i feel happy while doing these activities. i dont feel frustated.i have learnt a lot, and i am so thankful to Lord Krishna and His Grace. now my family also understands me. actually they used to think that by engaging in these activities i would go away from them…
yes guruji, you told correct that Bhagwad Gita is not a book that could read only once. i also want to read it 100 times or even more….but now i am reading Krishna Book by swami Praabhupadaji and the book "journey home" by Radhanath swami….Thank you guruji for your kind advices. please keep on giving suggestions to us
Hare Krishna
dear brother
I wish to know that if some one who had been initiated in his life once from a noble and qualified and proven spiritual master along with a sanskar of thread ceremony .could he get another initiation or does having one initiation is enough for chanting mahamantra .pls reply to my mail as
I am inconfused state as I was initaited once with gayatri diksha along with yagopavit ceremony -
Hare krishna,
Madhudvisa dasa ji,Thank you for sending me newsletter every week.I have already read Bhagawad Gita writtern by swami Prabhupada ji. These newsletters help me to revise Bhagawad Gita again. i felt so lucky bcz by the grace of Lord krishna i could read Bhagawad Gita. one of my brother(in office) told me to read Bhagawad Gita once. i m thankful to Lord Krishna that He sent him in my life and i started reading the sacred book.
thank you guru ji for giving us your precious time.Gunjal
Your news letters are very informative. Thanks for taking time to enlighten our lives.
Sujata -
Jai Shri Radhe,
Every religion says the same thing that be simple n true to urself. Help those who r in need whether materialistically or emotionally. But despite doing this people are r busy to show their religion the highest..How one can reach the highest if he/she doesn't follow these teachings..They are suffering despite praying and worshiping daily..It is also said that it is the Karmfal of their deeds.. I feel very sad and pain for them..I find myself helpless…Please guide me..
Jai Shri Krishna..
Hare Krishna……,
Lord Krishna says in BG. "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender onto me and I will deliver you from all your sinful reactions, Do not fear 'O Arjuna".
Hari Bol!!!!
Hare Krsna guruji!
Iam really felt amazed for your article sir!!!
Iam really feeling happy that am getting this spiritual knowledge(which is uncountable,infinite times greater than the so called advanced,core technological sciences)with this much mercy of that PARAMATHMA,Prabhupada jagadguru(one who teaches the eternal,immortal spiritual knowledge) n YOU my sir!!
with the mercy of Krsna am on the right track n am trying a lot to do this sir!
everybody(including my family members)are misunderstanding me n asking to leave all these(when i said that am not gonna marry in future)
i tried my level best to explain them but it found no use sir!as arjuna asked several questions to Krsna(on behalf of the materially contaminated people)am asking this on behalf of all my KrsnaCommunityMember friends n all that
"What is the importance of marriage in our lives?"
"Is marriage a necessary event?"
"How could we keep in touch with Krsna ourselves(which is spiritual)n even after getting married(which is completely material)?"
"How to control ourselves in such aspects?"
"How should we keep remember Krsna everytime?"please answer to these(such)questions guruji!
as marriage is the most important event in one's life,one should take utmost care towards themselves which should satisfy their material needs that which do not leave them off-track of spirituality!so please answer to all of these sir,as Iam(we are)eagerly waiting for your most precious answers sir!
yours truly servant,
(firstname.lastname@example.com)Hare Krsna guruji!
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Dasa,
Thank you for a beautiful article and sending me regularly this. When i read this i get something about God.
Hare Krishna Hare Rama
Hare Krishna,
Madhudvisa Dasa,
Good Article. I am trigerred with one question after reading the article and would love to know your thoughts on that please.
So at the time of death if one thinks of God, Krishna then he will be transferred to his eternal abode which is Goloka and that is without doubt from the God Himself. That is Great.
But is their any procedure for reaching the Spiritual Sky before death or do we have to wait till death.
How one can reach to Spiritual Sky Before death?
Hare Krishna
Devang Parekh
Hare krishna Madhudvisa Dasa,
I m very thankful to you for sending me E-mail – full of knowledge.
dandvat pr…….thankyou so much fr lovely article….
What a wonderful article on the Holy Lord Krishna.
I just have a request, can I have sent some prayer to the Holy Lord Krishna?
Thank you -
Gobinda Ghosh
Pronam Madhudvisa,
Thanks For continu sent E-mail.Hare Krishna.
i had a dream about two nights ago about the devotees all comming to chch after the qwake and the were all chanting hare krishna coming down the rd so i joined in and was getting people on my shoulders and throwing them on the crowed like crowd surfing i looked around and saw the crowd wanted more so i tried another one now i see why they call it qwake church and why it should be renamed such and rightly so and anyway i broke from the crowd to do some shopping and they all continued on their harinam down the street and i will always remember the devotees so amazing when the turn up out of nowhere on there harinam on the way downtown to the resuraunt from the temple just bliss knowing krishnas waiting round the next courner for us all to go home to him such is the strength of the holly names hare krisna hare krisna
krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare -
Hare Krishna. Unfortunately I am not a devotee. But each and every word of yours is absolutely true.
I feel that, when our senses are not satisfied it is difficult to concentrate on the Lord or make Him happy. Because firstly we have to satisfy ours. there are so many materials surrounding us and we easily get involved or traped. Do you agree. Please comment.-
But i have a full belief in my Supreme God and I walk on the path of truth and I always like to remain positive. I am very sensible and very sentimental. Sometimes I feel my Lord very near to me and sometimes very far away.
I love my father Lord Krishna.
Hare Krishna – Madhudvisa dasa
I have just read your newsletter entitled "The Spiritual World – And how to get there."
In this newsletter you say we enter the spiritual world after death. But to me this shows your lack of spiritual understanding. For Sakyamuni the Buddha found Nirvana in this life now and here whilst he was sitting under the Bhoddi Tree. And Jesus (the Krishna of the Christians) said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within. Seek and you shall find, knock and it will open." So when I started reading your newsletters, I was looking for spiritual enlightenment in this life, now and here – not after I am dead and gone.
Yours truly – Kay
Hare krishna Madhudvasa ji,
I am feeling very happy after reading your newsletter.
ThankYou for your teaching..Your Servent,
Kirti -
Hare Krishna Madudvisa Das Prabhu: I have a small doubt. Is Vaikuntam the aboard of Lord Vishnu, is it different from Goloka of Krishna? Our philosophy teaches, Krsihna is an Avatar Mhavishnu and they are same. If so what is difference between Goloka and Vaikunta.Is Vaikunta impersonal. Please enlighten me. Kamsa was the door attendant of Vaikunta the residence of Mahavishnu he had to take birth in the earth for his refusal to admit Gautama Maharishi without permission. Both the door attendants took birth on the earth and annihilated by the Lord Himself. Hare Krishna.
Hare Krishna prabhus:
I have down loaded lot of Temples of Mahavishu, Bhu Devi and Garuda from Vaishnava Cyber.Com. as Website dedicated to Srila Ramanujaar who established Vaishnava philophy of Dwaidism. If it is not offence to this site, i would like upload them with the permission of Sriman Madudvisa Dasa. Hari Bol. -
i think it will take long time for me to understand d news letter, I need time to read and to understand.Hare Krishna
All glories to srila prabhupad dandwat dear Madhudvisa dasa ji, i am oblidged and want to thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss u pls remember me in future pls.
Hare Krishna,
Thank you for the newsletters. Can you please guide me on how to meditate on Krishna?, How to see Krishna in all beings and nature? How to free myself from the temptations of this material world?,and How to please Krishna? -
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa,
Thank you for sending me the newsletter,I always look for your valuable mails which are full of great thoughts & interpretations.Since being a starter I am bound to have queries & would request you to pardon if I ask too many questions;however let me assure you the queries are not way related to resulting in faith or no faith .The first premise as you say is have Faith.I believe like many that nothing happens without the will of GOD.
Is it true that nothing can happen without the will/grace/order of Krishna????Now as you said/quoted in newsletter quote "One who thinks of Krishna at the time of his death goes to Krishna. One must remember the form of Krishna………….. One who leaves this body thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead at once attains a spiritual body, as is promised in the fifth verse of the Eighth Chapter where Lord Krishna says, "He attains My nature." Unquote.
If the first statement is true then wheather to remember Krishna or not would be driven by Krishna;we can only think or not think of him as HE wishes so.But again if we say that Krishna is not micromanaging us & everyone is earning good or bad karma on his own & Krishna is only watching as Paramatma within us then how can we attribute every good or bad to HIM.
May be question is premature but still thought of asking the same.Regards
Lalit -
Hare Krsna Prabhu.
Thank you for your reply.Yes I have heard of the stories you quoted in your reply.The liberated souls that reach Brahmajyoti, do they have subtle body of
sat-chit-ananda and hence retain their individuality? ( I think they do retain individuality because Krsna says in BG that we are living entities that always existed and will continue to do so and are parts and parcels of him)
If so,what exactly are they doing in the Brahmajyoti please?I ask this because the devotee's that attain the spiritual sky are serving the Lord and live on the Spiritual Planets which are floating in the Brahmajyoti spiritual sky.
Brahmajyoti is emantaing from Lord and lighting up the spiritual sky and all the planets in the spiritual sky ( there is no sun or moon ), top most of which is Goloka-Vrindavan, where the Lord eternally resides.I understand that Mayavadi philosophy says we merge in with the Supreme and become one with God, but I think being liberated and reaching Brahmajyoti means you merge in with the Brahmajyoti but you are not one with God, meaning you still retain individuality.
So I am trying to imagine what the liberated souls in the Brahmajyoti are doing as it seems they retain their individuality. Thank you.
Hari Bol!
Hare Krsna!
Beautiful article which I was sent today (25th August 2011 12:26am GMT) , a warm Thank you to you prabhu.
Just question popped into my head:
If someone was thinking of KRSNA but in anger or negative mode at time of death, what becomes of them?Do they still reach Spiritual Sky?
Thank you.Hari Bol!
hare krishna prabhu jee,
Thanks for sending a very nice newliter ,Prabhu jee, i would like to ask you that Bhagavad gita says our are not a body but we are soul so how we going to know that soul is happy in this body or not and how we are going to help to make soul happy…..i will be appropriated for your assistant.
Caitanya candra
"Our only request is that if u want happiness,if u want to prosper,make ur life successful,u must read Bhagavad-Gita thoroughly,as it is,as Krsna says.Don't try to misinterpret."
(Srila Prabhupada lecture,Bombay,April 2,1974)Hare Krsna Prabhu………dandavat pranam
and thanx for ur newsletters……..Gaurangaaaaaaa! -
HARE KRISHNA Madhudvisa Prabhu
The newsletters are very nice. Thanks Prabhu. -
thanks for your news letter discription of bhagwatgita.god bless you
Thank you Madhudvisa for this beautiful and practical work you are doing in serving devotees need to review the basics of Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is literature. As Prabhupada said, this literature and it's purports by pure devotees forms the grammar school level of instruction for sincere students of this Path of Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya. And please don't feel you must apologise for the rate of your output for sharing of this sacred and practical material. It is all coming out nicely and it is we readers and responders of the heart and mind of the spirit of bhaktivedanta who owe our gratitudes for your well-informed service Brother Madhudvisa! <3
hare krishna prabhu jee,
Thanks for given a very nice classes, last week one person (non-devotee)asking that Radh rani is not a queen or wife of krishna then why she is always his krishna, & why not praying to queen rukmini? why not teling Rukmini- Kishna like Radha-Krishna, or Sita-Ram or vishnupriya-vishnu?
Hari Bol,
Daso Ka Das
Ajay -
I have not commented as of yet. But, have read with much appreciation all of the newsletters I have received from you. So many things race through my mind lately.
I have been chanting as much as I can as of late. The maha-mantra is amazing to revive the soul especially when it seems as if you can't go any further. I can testify to its awesome powers! It is also wonderful how Lord Krsna will arrive just when you are most ready. For the past few months I have just had the feeling that the whole 9-5 thing of working to pay bills to accumlate more things so you can pay more bills and work longer hours is insane! Since i have found Krsna I feel like I need to surrender all to him and serve Him 24/7.
Life has to have some deeper meanings I refuse to believe that what I have at present is all that life has to offer! Am I crazy????
For so long I have allowed things that happened in my childhood to control me. It made me a victim and I felt anger for a long long time at God at those who did those things ect. But In my studies of Krsna Consciousness I have learned that Karma is Karma and rather than learning from all that has happened I have felt sorry for myself. I need to know that all is in Krsna's mighty hand and He was , is and always will be in control and I need to accept he knows what it is i need!
Sorry I did not mean to preach I just wanted to share with all some of the things i have been learning.I do have one odd question someone offered me a free subscription to a magazine called "Back to Prabhupada" is this good? They say they are a part of Iskcon but on their website it seems a little different. Anybody know about this?
Your Brother,
Thom Maxwell
Hare Krsna Thom!I Thank you for sharing your understanding with us.
I read your comments with interest and I glanced upon your comment out of all the comments on here, as if I was guided to read your words.
I totally understand how you felt and now feel.I am currently trying to surrender fully to Lord's will and I have much to learn from your own words too.
You are not preaching and so you do not need to apologise for your sharing, it's by being open-hearted and sharing and discussing about Krsna and our individual understandings , we can progress further and also unknowingly help others too.
It's all in Krsna's Plan. 🙂
Thank you and May Lord Krsna Bless You Always.
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Prabhu,
Grateful for the lovely insights.
Dear Madhudvisa dasa,
Hare Krsna,
I would like to Thank you for the newsletters. It is so nice to read in the mornings also very interesting.I have a question, why is Tulsi so scared to Krsna and is worshipped throughout India.
Hare Krishna Prabhu
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
I have been receiving your email elaborating and tutoring to help us understand Bhagwad Gita. Thanks a ton for the divine service.
Prabhuji just one question – Ever since I have taken up Krishna Consciousness seriously much of my time goes in reading, trying to listen to discourses from Iskcon desire tree, bloging thur websites of Srila Prabhupada, reading history of spiritual masters, downloading and learning bhajans for singing while lighting lamp at altars. So are these part of devotional service or these are just preparation for devotional service. Some Iskcon devotee once said to me 16 rounds 3 bhogs and 2 aarti is not enough and not the whole and all in Krishna Consciousness. But since we are householders I feel even doin tht much consumes whole of my time and energy so that is enough.
Or is that I am convincingly using my hobby or interest in reading, blogging, singing and entertaining my self in satvik way
If only you can point the error in my way of thinking, if any, I will be obliged
Hare Krishna
Sudha Mehta
Hare Krishna
Sudha Mehta
muchas gracias..los amo.
pamho madhudvisa prabhu agtACBSP the last newsletter you sent me is very powerful thank you for help me to practice KRSNA SMARANA by reading your parampara newsletter i hope to get the spiritual world by keeping doing like that for all my whole life as you know SRI GAURANGA MAHAPRABHU is the most merciful LORD everything can happen by HIS revolutionary mercy i'm still progressing to get the last destination by chanting and reading the daily SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA i feel the benefit of the sacrifice therefore i keep going with my saddhana bhakti because i'm conscious of my spiritual advancement in krsna consciousness by be connect with you SRILA PRABHUPADA and GAURA NITAI thank you very much for your help and blessing agtys dandavats daso smi seva das haribol
Thanks a lot for this helpful email through these trying times.
yours truly,
N.Gokul alias N.Kumaresh.
(What's the use of having the name Gokul and not learning about The great Lord
Shri Krishna?) -
Thanks a lot. Very helpful newsletter in these trying times. -
Hare krishna prabhu ji
thanks prabhu ji for such a wonderfull newsletter.I have Bhgavad Gita in English and hindi.I read it on the regular basis that 2 sloke per day with purpot given by Shrila prabhu paad.Thanks again for your newsletter.hare krishna
your servent
madhu tomar -
Excellent newsletters. Keep 'em coming. I strive to read it every morning to influence the rest of my day. Thanks!!! Hare Krisna.
Hare Krishna,
Thank you for your emails…i am very grateful. They have been very helpful to me!! -
Hari Krisna
I do not wont to be in light och play with krisna only to please him, how to do? I am afriad to lose kontroll!
Hare Krishna,
why did not Lord Krishna marry Radharani?-
The Divine Coupling of Krishna~Radharani is on the Absolute and Eternal platform from which springs perenially all life forms existences in The Spiritual Sky and underneath and conditioned by The Material Sky aspect of Their True Conjugal Rasa. So, why did They not "marry" under the formalities of our jiva spirit-soul marginal potency laws and customs? Because Their Love is the fulfillment of all good laws and its inception. At least, that is my present understanding of the Nature of Radhe~Krishna and Their transcendental Love Play and Their Appearance in This Their Theatre for Their Pleasure and for ours' only by submission to Their Ways and not Them to ours'.
thank you very much please i need a solution to my problem about what i am pass through misery okay.
mr pius ikukutehare krishna
Dear Madhudvisa dasa,
Thank you for the newsletters. It is so nice to read and know more about Lord Krishna.As said in the newsletter "we must always engage our minds in reading the Vedic literatures like Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Srimad-Bhagavatam.", reading about Lord Krishna through the newsletters helps in keeping the mind full of Lord Krishna. But to this extent am reading is because of my Guru Vijay. I am very much thankful to him also.
Thank you,
Sriram -
hare krishna prabhuji, can you please send me an elaborate answer on the question — why should we worship God or why should we be a religious person.
Prabhuji, can you please give an elaborate answer on the question — why should we worship God or why should we be a religious person.
Thanks to Madhudvisa dasa, for describing in few words, the spiritual sky.
I have Bhgavad Gita in English and French. Now I am reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, Six Chant, in French.
I am happy to be in connection with you, because I am thinking as you, so I need to colaborate with you.
Tomorrow, I hope to meet some devotees, wich are coming in Liège, Belgium, to give some spiritual Food to people wich are coming.
See you in a couple of days,
stef729 -
I offer you my humble obeisances Madhudvisa dasa. Harinama Sankirtana.
Hare Krishna!
Thank you for your newsletter they are very enlightening. We look forward to them. 🙂
We have a question: Is it necessary to have a Spiritual Master to progress in Krishna Consciousness – can we still progress just as well without them?
Thank you
Hare Krishna! Prabhu, this website help us to know more about lord krishna & devotion service.Thank you prabhu.
Prabhu i need to become krishna conscious the following practice will help me to become krishna conscious:
*Chanting hare krishna! mantra 16 rounds daily.
*reading Bhagvath gita daily.
*following four regulative principle.
*associating with devotees often. -
Hare Krishna If u can tell me about friendship between Lord Krishna & Arjuna with few examples…
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Prabhuji,
I am enjoying your news letters.Thankyou for sending me the newsletter
i am from trivandrum iwant to know more about Krishna and iscon and it activites and ialso like to became a part of iscon -
hi i will be quite frank about this, i cant wait tot leave this material world of suffering and dispair so hopefully i will go to the spiritual world at the time of death, which hopefully wont be too long away i am a vey lonely man and the sound of a spiritual world sounds good to me.thanx and goodbye.
All glories to our Lord and Supreme Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace Abhay Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami Lord Srila Prabhupada!!! Who is the New Savior of this wretched little planet for the next ten-thousand years. Please accept my humble obeisances upon your lotus feet.
I just wanted to Thank-you from the bottom of my heart for such a wonderful website! You are doing the highest service in the universe — introducing the follow souls to a "Bonafide" Spiritual-Master and His teachings and Love.
My request is you spend more time on (in your own loving words) glorifying the wonderful position of our New Savior. The whole world has waited for the second coming of the Christ. He has come; Lord Srila Prabhupada! He has left the covenant through His books.
The first coming of Christ was not recognized until two-hundred years after His disappearance. Let us not let Maya cover Lord Srila Prabhupada's mercy that long. I am in a university in Georgia, working with a team of people to write a Bible on behalf of Lord Srila Prabhupada and to scientifically prove that He is the Second coming of the Christ.
Hare Krishna
Hardik Namaskar Prabhuji!
Shree Krishna Sharanam Namaha.
I liked ur newsletter on God Shree Krishna. I am delighted to read about his abode the Supreme Sky the Sanatana Sky & not the Bhramaloka which I used to think is the highest place so far.
Thanks for the supreme knowledge keep writing to me.
Your student,
hare Krishna,
The spiritual sky is eternal. In the spiritual sky, there is no dualities, no hunger, no thirst, no birth or death, no heat or cold. But its full of bliss. It is illuminated neither by the light of sun nor moon
Dear Madhudvisa ji,
In our home there are customs like we have to worship our home god, Munishawara and then after that our custom god like raagamma, may be we call it has demi gods, we are worshipping from our fore fathers time and as you said that Krishna is supreme lord, there is no doubt in that, if we worship only him, will the demi gods get wild or if we pray to that demi gods that I have to get krishna conscious and I have to become his true baktha is it o.k. Why I am asking this question is normally we should not forget when some one has done good to us, we should be thankful to him and if that is the case, what is the wrong in just worshipping demi gods as well as Supreme lord krishna. Kindly clear my doubt.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna krishna hare hare
Hare rama Hare Rama Rama Rama hare hare.My heartful and humble vanadanam to you.
Waiting for your reply.
If one worships the various demigods he should at least know what to ask for. Bhagavad-Gita states, "antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa medhasam, devan deva- yajo yanti mad bhakta yanti mam api" "Men of small intelligence worship the demigods and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet." (Bg. 7.23) If we approach the demigods with some paltry request for material prosperity, employment opportunity, or social standing, we waste our time and energy. This is like approaching a King for a heap of ashes. The King has the power to grant you immense power and wealth, so why ask for something small? Similarly, why should we worship demigods and ask for some insignificant thing when we can request these empowered representatives of the Lord for their assistance on our path of devotional service? We simply have to know what is worth asking for.
Hare Krishna
Thiyagaraj ji,
Srila Prabhupada has said in one of his books if you want to render service to the tree water the roots. Krishna himself tells in Bhagwad Gita All services and offering do unto me. Then why this doubt. Even I was praying to assortment of God's before getting into pure Krishna Consciousness but with developing right knowledge I am slowly letting go that practices. Even if I forgot to name one god or goddess during bhoga Aarti I used to get baffled that I will have face their wrath. These are all pure mental concoctions due to upbringing. If we read Srila Prabhupada, Bhagwad Gita, do our commited rounds hear Iskcon Prabhu Lectures all our doubts will clear automatically
Sudha Mehta
Hare krishna Hare Krishna Krishna krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.Dear MADHUDVISA DASA
Past two days,I have not got any messages from you, I am waiting for your teachings about Bhagavat Gita.
I am not a true bakta, if you line the bhaktas, then I may be the last one, to my knowledge I want to tell that, we have to practise chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and we should slowly try to start leaving with lord Krishna, we should love him, we should study his history and we should enjoy his abilashas, if you start enjoying about him, then our one janma is not enough to taste his rasas, We can think our relation with him as any form, As a father or mother or brother or sister or friend or your girl friend or your boy friend or your care taker like body gaurd or your rakshakan.
Here in the above, I mentioned as body Gaurd, many people may think that I am decreasing his position, to be true, if we realy show affection and love on him, then he may go to the least positon to save us and make us happy. For everything he is the end or he is the ultimate or for any thing he is complete, If any body shows love to us we doesnt know what is the value in percentage when compared with others who are like us, but Gods love towards his sons is complete, there will not be any issues or dissatisfaction or comparison with others love.
Only one way, it is bakti, means not just reading spiritual books for knowing things or chanting mantras just as a sound.
Like him, love him, leave along with him, we should leave in this world doing our duties assigned to us and we should follow his teachings from Gita as a guide and wait for his order to attain him.
He is a care taker of us, he knows what has to be given at what time to us, just have faith in him and he will show the way get the guru and through him to the supreme.
I am trying for this, if I do all the above said, then I may not be in his end, he will be in my end.
Hare Krishna,
I am delighted to read your newsletter.I love reading Vishnusahasranama and lalithasahasranama.But whenever I read any article of god or goddess I keep remembering that god.Do I have to think of one name of god only ?If I read Bagavadgita I think of Krishna If I read Lalitha sahasranama I think of Durga.How to think of only one god when all gods are same.How to surrender myself which I am trying to do it for a long long time because of this materialistic world we are so surrounded by the materialistic things that we forget to remember god at almost all the time Please advice me -
In Gita it is said categorically stated that no weapon can cut soul ,no one can burn it ,no one can dry it,but acc to prbhupad we all are fragmental part and parcel of supreme being.Both these things are contradictory .If soul can not be cut how these numerable souls can be fragmental parts of supreme soul.Plz answer my query.
Hare Krishna Prabhuji,
I am enjoying your news letters. Words are short to describe.
My journey on this path is very short and I am just a young learner in middle age. Though I hail from a family who has encestors as sages in Vrindavan worshipping Krishna, but unfortunately out of loose control of my own weak mind I became a fallen soul and have earned all the sins . Of late about 2 year or so ago I observed a very young office colleague practicing Krishna and ISKCON culture.
He became my guiding light and showed me the way to present day, Its about 3 am in the night and I am enjoying Krishna sites, Srila Prabhupas's videos, your news letters – no tiredness, no sleepiness but more and more desire to know more and more about Krishna and the delight is turning into ecstasy. I was told by some of the spiritual masters that its Krishna reciprocating, and that fills me with all the more pleasure.Few months ago while chanting, I wanted to see Krishna in his personal form through a virtual/ mental or spiritual vision but I would only see Srila Prabhupad. Its true I could see, hear Srila Prabhupad in FLesh and Blood under a banyan tree, looking skywards and chanting Hare Krishna.
When one of the spiritual guru showed me way ahead and I accepted that there is no difference between Krishna and his follower Acharyas and Spiritual Guru's I did see Krishna.
Its not a lie, but for the first time I am writing it down to someone. It was Kamada Ekadasi on 26th March 2010, I was at a Hotel in Chennai on a official visit. I was woken up at Braham Muharat at 4 am by Lord Krishna himself!!!. He is very beutiful, His shyam / blue appearance is unforgettable. When I opened my eyes I was in this world. The feeling is unforgetable. This will remain with me forever with this soul – I pray this to Krishna.
A special Thanks to you for unfolding the secrets of Srimad Bhagwatam to me and showing me the process of going back to Godhead.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,
Hare Rama, Hare Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hare. -
Hare Krishna Madhuvisa dasa!
Thank you very much for the newsletters you have been sending to me. I would be grateful if you would let me know how and from where you acquired my e-mail address. I am not a person far from the subject. I have already read Bhagavad-gita and other related books such as Koran and Bible. I am interested in philosophy and find your newsletters instructive.
With my best regards
hare krishna,
is the hare krishna movement declining in the western world? prabhupad predicted that the movement would run for another ten thousand years. -
Hare krishna,
Its said that our actions leads to "karma".. Does thoughts leads to "karma". If one keeps thinking of sense pleasures, does it lead to "karma"..? -
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Prabhu ji,
My question is when exactly a soul enters the material body. It is known that a sperm and an ovum unites together to form an embryo. at what point of time does the soul enter this embryo? And there is yet another confusion. Recently science has developed the the procedure of cloning. here only a single cell from the body is removed and an organism is produced? when will the soul enter in this case? its a bit confusing to think.. -
Hari Krishna:
My question is one that I have not found the answer too. When one leaves the present body and travels to another, can one go back in time, and to other planets, or do you continue to move forward, as well as to other planets.
Hari Krishna
Hare Krishna Madhudvida Dasa ji, can you please tell me how will be the life in the abode of the Lord, Goloka. What activities we will be doing there if we go back? will we have a family there? will we be engaged in some occupation there? please describe in detail about Goloka..
THX for the News and updates !!!!
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna ! Hare Rama, Hare Rama !!!!
Peace and Love to all….
Namaste, Omody -
hare Krishna prabhu, Im 25yr old, Doctor in India. I have attended Folk classes conducted by Iskcon. My question is if i sincerely follow the four regulative principles and chant 16 rounds daily and eat food by preparing Prasadam at home, that is food offered to the Lord, is it possible to go back to Godhead in this birth itself, if im doing all these by being in family..
Hare Krishna prabhuji!
Thank you for sending me the newsletters.
these are very enlightening thoughts.I would like to ask one question prabhuji. Lord krishna says in Bhagawad Gita "attachment to the fruits of action binds a person to continual rebirth".
this means that whatever work we do and the results that we get, we should renounce them. for eg. i study and write the exam and the marks. this means i did a work and i got the result as my marks. How do i renounce it? Also Lord says surrender the fruits of action to me. How do we practice this in daily life?thanks ands regard
Hare Krishna
your servant
cindrella. -
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa prabhu,
Thankyou for sending me the newsletter. I am not a devotee but a new seeker and have come to ISKON through looking online for a way to study the Bhagavad Gita and finding that you have a very comprehensive approach and a great deal of help available. Have now watched the DVD Science of Self realisaton and am reading Beyond Birth and Death. I am working through your emails rather slowly as I am referring to the Gita as I go. As I am new to this book my questions are somewhat basic.
You say that Arjuna was the first student of the Gita. Prior to the age of Kali Yuga was the Gita called something else? I am assuming that it was mostly transmitted orally through the disciplic succession, but has it been written down in the past before the version spoken to Arjuna? Are there any recorded teachings of other ancient cultures that are considered to be Krishna's revelation to mankind?
Who were the disciplic succesion and how was it considered to be broken 5000 yrs ago? Also I am wondering who are demons? Are they considered to be all people who do not believe in God or are they a particular class of humans? How do they relate to the demons in Arjunas time who seem to be supernatural and rather gruesome?
I have really enjoyed the DVD and I agree at this point with the petition to release Srila Prabhupada's recordings as there is something about this man that reaches people, apart from the fact that he is very wise and knowledgable. Therefore I have been happy to sign the petition and I hope that everyone else will too. -
Revered Madhudvisa Das ji-Hare Krishna, I express deep gratitude for sending newsletter through emaildescribing the way to 'Spiritual world. it is inspiring.Whatever Lord Krishna has said in GITA is required to be imbibed and realized.But our bad habits and Rajo AND tAMOGUNAS ARE THE STUMBLING BLOCKS IN THE WAY TO THE sPIRITUAL WORLD WHICH i experience personally.Although I HAVE NOT SEEN GOD BUT I KNOW AND BELIEVE WHAT-EVER IS THAT IS GOD. Following the sermon of LORD KRISHNA I WANT TO CONTINUE "HARI CHARCHA" WITH YOU FOR-EVER[as per Gita-10/9],AND THEREBY REALIZE GOD FOLLOWING THEPROCEDURES AND MEANS IN VERSES-10,11,12 OF CHAPTER-10 PRACTISING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF CHAPTER-6 OF MOTHER GITA. I seek your Guidence and long co-operation-please reflect light and enlighten me, HARI OM-Yours-S.P. Thakur
Hi Madhudvisa,
your posts on krishna and Bhagvadgita are great! Thank you for all your posts.
Hare Krishna Prabhu Ji,
Thank u so much for sending these newsletters to me. I am very grateful to u. Hari Bol.
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa prabhu
thank you for sending me the newsletter.
the article is extremely fresh and enlightening.
any discussion about spiritual world is really very hope inducing.i would like to ask one question
in the article it is written that "one has to cooperate with krishna in order to feel the pleasure"
what kind of cooperation does Krishna demand that is required to become blissful?
i hope my question is clear.thanks and regards
GOD bless you Madhudvisa prabhu
Brijesh -
hare krsna danvat pr ,this is ankit in ur service
first fal i would like to thank u for all the mails u r sending
and pr i totally agree with u and wat supreme personality thinks
so for the above mail i have no queries regarding the samei m very glad to communicate with u
thank u
hari bol -
very enlightening post…makes me happy that i follow
lord hari and his wisdom/teachings. i hope i am worthy
enough to reach goloka… -
I am extremly grateful for connecting me in your spiritual world,ISCKON the Vakunthlok of Kalyuga. I'll be very obliged if you take me in your shelter from where we can feel detatched from the illusions and sufferings. I feel the more near to your spirit the more I learn from you. Please pick up me from the darkness of material principles.
I offer my humby respect to you
a keen servent
shivkant -
Hare Krishna Sir
I am hightly delighted after reading your article.
after readind this particular article i felt this exactly the same thing i am looking for. sir, i have hindi edition of sri bhagwad geeta as it is and i have started reading the same however, it is bit difficult to understand the same without someone's guidance but knowledge given by your articles is superb.sir i awant to share one thing with you personally that as the changes are bound to happen and no one can stop that but i found myself in big difficulty whenevr any change arises in anyone's behaiour. sir, i want to learn the art of tolerance as well. please sir help me with your divine guidance.
Hare Krishna!
Lata Prajapati -
Hare Krishna
This is on of good idea to know the lord Krishna. I am very glad to read this letter. Hope keep in touch. thank you."Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Ram Hare Ram, Ram Ram Hare Hare." -
I am currently reading the Bhagavad-gita, it came in the mail yesterday. Also a DVD and two companion books. I watched the DVD last night. If I have no problem with the 'idea', what is the necessity of the 'right guru'?
yes i agree with u..everyone have to think about krishna at the time of death..so we can easily goes to krishna kingdom…HARE RAMA..HARE KRISHNA..thanks for sending this newsletters..i love to read it..
Hello All,
Well I wanted to say I still with you.
However, I feel true happiness is life in the absence of fear!
I do not think happiness is having freedoms that run against the law.
Harmony is the best way to live ones life.
One can never be free if ones mind is unbalanced with preceptive distortions.
I simply disagree with you!
Our Heavenly Father states that man's nature is one of sinfulness.
Brother James….
Can i ask is there anything that would stop you thinking of Krishna at the time of death? Is this is all there is to do to reach the heavenly planets in the spiritual sky?
Hare Krishna James W. Blount, Jr.
Understanding how to travel to the Spiritual heavens.
Yes, self-programming is very necessary for separations of spirit
At the time of death. If one goes about there life without
Harmony of one's creator then returning to the one whom sent you will
Be impossible.
Self-programming helps to prepare one's spirit for programmed travel.
Normally, ones spirit operates like an auto-pilot at death.
One spirit will simply travel to a place where spirit exchange takes place.
The growth of harmony with our God, will prepare ones own spirit for
Correct travel back to the one who created our spirit in the first place.
I think enrichment of one mind is important in sprit growth. Yes, doubt,
And Disbelieve are negative factors the causes backward spiritual
Dilation. For some reasons, at time of death the spirit tends to shrink to
Microscopic sizes. I do not really know why. However, the physical Universe may play an important role in that process. Since, we are moving
At great speeds Within the physical heavens perhaps this causes some forms of spiritual Dilation.
Those who excel in science are promise re-birth of lost life in this Universe.
So a fruitful and very harmony relationship with ones own God perhaps
Provides a way for the spirit to expands or grow larger. This growth may
Provide the energies that allow travel back to ones own God.
I found the reading of Travel to the Spiritual Heavens very interesting.
And I wanted to offer my opinion and insights into this very dark
Mystery. -
Dear prabhuji
I just want to ask one question …..
Please throw some light on this
does a living entity being a part ant and parcel of the sopreme lord has any independence at all .I hope u pick up my meaning ..
Hoping to c ur answer ASAP .
Atul Maken . -
Hare krishna madhudvisa dasa ji,
I have gone through your article " spiritual world- how to go there" and also read the post by other reader and found it highly informative. I have no other queires because being a follower of swami prabhupada my knowledge is complete and it agrees with all of what u have wruitten above…..I just want to ask you one thing….THAT WHY DONT YOU SEND THESE ARTICLES TO YOUR INDIAN ISKCON TEMPLE BRANCHES SO THAT THESE CAN BE PRINTED IN BIG INDIAN NEWSPAPERS SO THAT THESE TOPICS CAN REACH A NORMAL PERSON WHO DOESNOT HAS ACCESS TO KRISHNA.ORG OR INTERNET? DONT U THINK THIS STEP WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP FOR THE WHOLE HUMANITY IN BECOMING KRISHNA CONSCIOUS?
Respected Prabhuji,
Thank you very much for your wonderful study / article. I eagerly await for your next article.
Hare Krishna
Subir Das
Jay Shri Krishna Praphu
You May have answered this query many times in the past,inspite of that I would be very greatful if you can answer this question I follow Hinduism We have so many deities even though we too beleive in one god how do we justify the exisitence of So many God and Godess You may beleive the God to be only Krishna but this is also a fact that we have many God and Godesses how do we justify this to the followers of Islam
Thanks for sending me such nice letter.
Jay Sri Krishna !
I belive in bhagwadgita.
Trying to follow it in this material world.
RAMA RAMA HARE HAREDear Mahaprabhu ji
I was very much influenced by reading ur newsletter-The spiritual world and how to get there.Guruji,
You have said that any one who remembers Krishna even at the time of death reaches to goloka.
How can this be possible?
suppose he had done big sins in his life and is in no harmony with people and then he remembers Prabhu Krishna at the time of death.
Is his KARMA doesnt matter.
please explain.yours faithfully
Rajneesh KY -
I am a responsible Family member. I residing in a Joint Family with my Father, Mother and Other Two brothers with their wives and childrens and I also have a Wife and Daughter. Here how can I attain Self-Realization and Is it possible to attain self-realization only by Nam-Job of Hare Krishna ? What can I do to meet with my Krishna ? And how can I get rid my bad habits like anger, vanity etc. etc.? and I want to serve the poor .. and others people.
Please please Reply my answere. I eagarly waiting.
Respected Mahprabhu jee,
Thank u very very much for sending me your precious, valuable and encouragious E-mails in regular basis. I love my GOD , Almighty, Paramatma, my friend , Parampita, Parammata, … Sri Srikrishna, Sriradha and his all things. Please do not stop your e-mails to me. I am a devotee of Lord Srikrishna and I would like to meet WITH him under the guidance of GITA and your suggestion also. Meet with my LORD Radhakrishna is my ultimate desire before dying. I trying to chant Hare Krishna always – but the families and official activities compel me to stop and suddenly I forget to chant or Uttering Nam Jop.
Is it possible to feel his presence OR meet with him before dying? because we are not good enough… BUT I WANT TO FULFIL MY PURPOSE OF LIFE.HARE KRISHNA
Jai Jagannath
I am form orissa thats why i represent lord Krishna to lord Jagannath becoz lord Jagannath is also lord Krishna, do u know the story of hw lord Krishna became lord Jagannath?
Your articles are very nice and should be read by every person in this world. I also chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra most of the times in mind…Can you tell me can we attain Self-realisation by chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra? Plz reply me soon…. -
hare krishna,
what is goloka and what is vaikunth and kshirsagar which are known as abodes of lord.please reply
i want to know who u r madhudvisa dasa
Hare Krishna Prabu.
How are you prabu?
Im very happy to receive prabu's posts.
The post's are very helpfull for me.
i want prabu send for me, more post's like this.
Yss. -
Hare Krishna Madhuvias dasa,
Thanks for sending very important messages abour lord krishna, from to day, shift my focus from material literatures to spiritural literature.
Thanks again for guide me road to Krishna Dharshana.
Yours servant
Visweshwar Rao Potula.
hare krishna , your literature is so intoxicating that i dont want to come out of it. hare krishna.
Blessing to you Madhudvisa-Dasa Prabhu:
"We are associated with the three modes of material nature, …."
Pl shed further light on this.
Charles -
Hare Krishna! I was just wondering, is it better to chant all the 16rounds at one time or can you chant them throughout the day?
Hari Bol prabhu,
Vedas say that brahma is infinite,all pervading,indivisible.
Parmatma is present in every particle of universe. If that means that consiousness is present everywhere & that consiousness is indivisible.Kindly clear my doubts regarding this. -
All gories to srilaprabhpada,
Hari bol prabhu,
How are u prabhu?How is ur life going on?
Prabhu if i recite om namah shivay mantra apart from mahamantra is it contradictory.Why ISKON people prohibit for offering of prayers to lord shiva.If u prayer to any other hindu God apart from krishna ie. lord mahamritanjya & bhagvati sanjivni if we can pray to them for a cause as they have healing powers jurisdiction in the administration of universe .So if we pray to them apart for praying to krishna for the same is wrong.
AS impersonalists merge in impersonal brahma what is the final& highest destination of devotees during this life time.If i asked any thing wrong plz forgive me.
Ur humble servant -
Hare Krishna prabhuji, You are saying in the following paragraph "Krishna means the highest pleasure. We are all hankering after pleasure. We, the living entities, like Krishna, are full of consciousness, and we are looking for happiness. Krishna is perpetually happy, and if we associate with Krishna and cooperate with Him we will also become happy." that we are full of consciousness like Krishna. But what I feel is that my consciousness is almost completely lost. Forget about reading a technical book, i get lost in the simple conversations among my friends. I am unable to grasp the words of people while listening to them. My mind is agitating too much without having any concentration in any aspect of life. I feel too much frustration and always a feeling of guilty among my colleagues. Therefore, I cannot talk with confidence with anybody. How the above statement under discussion is true?
Hare Krishna,
Sunil Agrawal -
Hare krisna Provu
just give me an idea ..why so many religious are exist if lord krisna is the only one..why Muslim says without Allah there is nothing. what is the difference
between Krisna,Allah & other God. I believe myself is the servant of Krisna but sometimes confused. So Provu give me clear concept .-
I use to wonder the samething.. why are there so many different religions in the world when there is only one God. Born and brought up as a sikh I always had faith in one God but never really knew who that God was, Sikhs usually worship the "Brahman" form of God. Nirankar (formless) but those who understand this fully know that Nirankar is just being used here not because God is formless, but because he and his forms are unlimited… One day I was reading some of the verses from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (the holy book of the Sikhs) and found this verse in there by Guru Nanak Dev which describes God. After reading this and many other verses from the SGGS I realized that it was Krishna whom we Sikhs refer to as Waheguru. So there might be many religions; like Madhudvisa-dasa prabhu said, each religion comes due to time place and circumstance to elevate those particular people to the level of human beings who would begin to engage their minds on God.
Heres a verse from the holy book of the Sikhs (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) that describes God (Krishna).
"The Beloved Himself commits some to His service; He Himself blesses them with the joy of devotional worship. The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad. He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His inscription. || 1 || O my mind, joyfully chant the Name of the Lord. Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of the Lords Name. || Pause || The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods. The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His flute. The Beloved Himself took the form of a child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant. || 2 || The Beloved Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and He Himself watches them. The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and Kaysee. The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He shatters the power of the fools and idiots. || 3 || The Beloved Himself created the whole world. In His hands He holds the power of the ages. The Beloved Himself puts the chains around their necks; as God pulls them, must they go. Whoever harbors pride shall be destroyed, O Beloved; meditating on the Lord, Nanak is absorbed in devotional worship." SGGS Ji (Page: 606)
Hare Krishna!
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa,
Please accept my most humble obeisances to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev.
I already received my Bhagavad-Gita, The Perfection of Yoga, Beyond Birth and Death, and the Library of Vedic Culture. Thank you so much for all of these books. I was looking the pictures in Gita and I noticed that I saw some of them in my dreams. These are my dreams over and over. Srila Prabhupada, plate 3, plate 4, plate 5, plate 12, plate 24, plate 29, plate 31, plate 32, plate 43, and plate 44. Some of my dreams I saw myself inside the temple and singing, dancing, and worshipping the deties with lots of devotees I had never seen before. The things that made me wonder was that when I had these dreams and I woke up but then later I went back to sleep again, then my dreams was continued wherever it stops. When I was living at Lathrop, I went to temple with my brother and this is are first time see the temple. Everything I saw that night in my dreams were here. Deties, devotees, prasadam, and more. They were here and talking to me now. I was speechless at that time. I cannot expressed how I feel and how happy am I that day. When I moved to Sunnyvale, another dream came to me again. The Deteis, Prabhupada's standing poster, and devotees. This time I found a closer temple in San Jose. I found this temple because my Prabhupada's book that I never touch or read fell down by itself and came out a small paper with one devotee home number on it.I never known her in my entire life. I called her and she said she was a devotee. She was shocked how I got her number and I was shocked too because I don't know the answer to that. She was nice and humble and trusted to gave me the number and address in San Jose temple and that is how I found out. The paper with the devotee number on it, I put back in my book that day but I never saw or found it again. Now I moved here to south in Long Beach but I don't know any devotee or temple around that I can go to. This website krishna connect just pop out in front of me when I could no longer see and reach Krishna. Some of these dreams, I still don't understand and why? Haribol, maybe you could help me understand or interpret my dreams? I would appreciate this so much. I am looking a closer temple around here in long beach or torrance but there is none. Thank you very much for your advice and especially to your devotional service to our Lord Krishna helping me and others to understand Him more and make advancement spiritual in our life. You are a very kindly and humble saint and devoted your time and life to serve our Personality of Godhead!!! Hare Krishna!!!!!!!!!Your servant,
Mohan -
Hare Krishna, Thank you for your wonderful service to Guru & Krishna, There is a paragraph which goes like this
"He comes as one of us and plays with us as a human being" , Does this mean while in the Material world Lord also has a material body made of up earth, water, fire, ether, sky, mind,intelligence and eog?
I understand that His consciousness is pure, not contaminated like us, in other words not conditioned like a jiva has. But does he takes a material body of bone and flesh like a common human being?
Pls forgive me if my question is offesive in nature.
Hare Krishna
yo man..lord krsna can take on any form in appearance,i know him…he can also see all things at once…he can also multiplie himself into being in two places at the same time,,on earth..word up!lord greenman.
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Hari Bol prabhu,
How are u prabhu?I wish u more & more bhakti & devotion to Shri Krishna with passing of everyday.So many days of my life passed since i wrote anything to u.My life is also passing with each day.Prabhu suggest me onthing if u have time that In some book it has written by aurobindo that Lord Krisna descends by leaning upon his para parkriti.It is only the nature of becoming not the nature of being.Para prakriti is not jiva mikkam but jiva bhutam.It is one with supreme being only in quality not in power of being.But srila prabhupada says that the jiva belongs to the supreme energy of the supreme.Which one is true.
Ur Humble servant
Rajan -
What activities are considered devotional service?
Thank you for the newsletter. I really appreciate receiving it.
Hare krishna.
Thankyou very much for sending me the articles and i am very impressed about the articles.Kindly mail me your next artcile asap becos i want to know how to get closer to god with our current occupation.
Hare krishnha maharaj,
thank you for your wonderful letters.I always wait for your letter it gives me more pleasure.since you gave info about spiritual world.I have radhashyamsundar deity in my house.I worship accordind the iskcon temple way. as abhishek , shringar with flowers,aarti,offering bhoga. it takes me 3 to 4 hours.I do job in call center i dont get time to chant 16 rounds but i do at least 2 rounds. but i wish to chant 16 daily. idoing deity worship i sing vaishanav songs during aarti and offering bhoga.i have prapbupada deity. praphupada books dvd lectures.i want to come that platform of chanting 16 rounds n worshipping my beautiful deities. please help me maharaj waiting for your reply
hello there, i am king billy,and i am definatly in agreement with what lord krsna has to offer me at the time of leaving the material universe, i cant wait…although gods creation earth is amazing,i dont like what goes on in this world,its not a good place to be,heaven is my origonal home and that is where i want to live for ever…as for spaceships,well actualy there still is spaceships on earth,i have got one and lord krsna has got one also..he is my friend..the technology hasnt vanished from existance,i now live in area 51 amoung all types of aliens,i love it…ha ha ha brrrrrpppp.do do do agabaga.
Hari Bol Prabhu,
All glories to srilaprabhupada.
Prabhu thanks for ur reply . Prabhu i read mails from iskon like thoughts of the day.If there is any bonafide guru in Iskon after the disappearence of srilaprabhupada.I have received a mail from thoughts of the day that srila prabhupada was 11th in disciple succession & 12th is disciples of srilaprabhupada.Plz guide me who is the bonafide guru after srilaprabhupada now in iskon.
Ur humble servant
Rajan -
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Prabhu six gosamies of vrindavana ,sriala bhaktivedant sarasvati,srila prabhupada all these great souls after disappearing from this material world if all these souls went to go lok vrindavana.I want to know if they were transferred to golok vrindavana after their disappearence from this material world.Secondly if any devotee wants to see universal form of krishna or two hand form of sri krishna ,krishna shows to him his both forms as he shown to arujna.so if there is any provision by krishna for his devotees to show his devotes his form so that devotees can follow the path of bhakti in their remaining life with greater determination.
Ur humble servant
Rajan -
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa-Dasa probhuji,
Thanks a lot for clarifying my doubt.My problem is that among the regulative principle till now I have been able to follow three only i.e. I do not eat meat (gave it up 4-5 years ago),I do not gamble and neither do I smoke or drink i.e. no itoxication but I have not been able to follow the other two i.e.chanting the Mahamantra 16 rounds everyday (till now I can only manage 1 round a day) and keeping away from illicit sex life.About chanting I am not that much worried because i am confident that my rounds will increase with time but I am really worried about that 'no illicit sex' principle.I have tried several times and in several ways to eliminte my lusty desire but in spite of all these it just keeps coming back.All kinds of hellish thoughts keep coming in my mind even if I try hard not to think like that.I feel that some kind of invisible force is driving me towards this dirty drain of lust.can you please please please please please help me out????????-
Hari bol gautam prabhu,
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
These are all the activities of material desires present in our body.If u read bhagvadgita as it is & chant hare krishna mahamantra u mind will be attached to bliss & perfection which comes after chanting mahamantra instead of running towards sexual enjoyment.Always keep ur mind busy in the thoughts of krishna & try to live in the company of spiritual people.I think it will help u out but even if that does not help u then have some water in some bucket & put senda salt in it & dip ur feet in the water for 20 minutes& recite mahamantra or om namha shivae all negative energy in ur body will be sucked in water .After that dipose of all the water in toilet that water should not touch ur body while disposing .Ur all problems will cure this way.
Ur humble servant
I wish someone would have told me about that "senda salt" 40 years ago ! 🙂
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Hari Bol prabhu,
Simply by putting ur feet in senda salt does not work.
We will have to follow the instructions of srilaprabhupada& chant mahamantra.That alone is sufficient .But the beginners who are not advanced in krishna consciousness can take help of this method as senda salt has quality to suck negative energy with the recitation of mantra shri gurudev dutta.Guta dutta trey is the combined representation of brahma,vishnu,mahesh.This mantra scintifically removes doshas of negative energy acc to vedas.I wish both of us would have got benifit if somebody would have told us about this.
Ur humble servant
thankyou for your news letters my brother peter smith has been involved with hare krishna for 8 years he is helping me understand l love krishna and wont him in mylife now for ever l no l have a lot to learn and am looking forward to learning please could you answer me in my life l have been strugling with a lot of fears and need help with this l wont krishna to come into my life and to help me to live the right way thankyou so much for sending me the newsletters my brother is so happy and he gave me this book called on the way to krishna its helping me thankyou jay
Hare Krishna Madhudvisa-Dasa probhuji,my question is:
1.what kind of sex activities falls under the category of illicit sex life? Is masturbation considered illicit sex?
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Hari Bol Prabhu,
I am feeling good with the sublime & pure thoughts u expressed.Prabhu practically by selling srilaprabhupada books we can not earn for our needs.We should have means so that we can earn for our all needs & also for future when we will be old as then there will be no body who will look after us .Only lucky persons can remain healthy & independent in old age.Prabhu if i am not financially independent how can i involve my self for my remaining life in krishna consciousness.That is the biggest problem in front of me.Because now i dont want to remain in the company of materialistic people & if i will be financialy independent i can involve my 100% in krishna consciousness.Prabhu plz do write to me ur personal mail id also.What ever u expressed that is 100% right but everybody has differnt circumstances so i think blessings of krishna are needed in every case so that he gets means & atmosphere to go ahead for krishnaconsiousness.I can give lectures after studying books & taking guidence from u .But that is not going to give me food & place to live so that is why i have left myself to the will of Krishna what ever direction he wants to give to my life i go in that direction.But sometimes i feel very sad when maya pulls me in the world as i am not living in the company of spiritual people like u.I am of krishna only.But i have 200% experince from my past life that without the will of krishna u can not go for this path unless u are blessesd with krishna mercy.Plz do write to me ur personal mail id if u dont mind.
Ur humble servant
Rajan -
Hari bol prabhu,
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Prabhu upload ur photo on this website & plz send me details, where are u located .I always want to be in touch with the devotees of sri krishna.I pray to krishna to shower mercy on everyforgotton soul who wants to go back to godhead.I have went through so many difficulties in my previos life & now i want to live in that environment in my remaining life where i can feel presence of krihna every moment.
Ur humble servant
Rajan -
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Hari bol prabhu,
Plz start that place where the beginners like me can start spiritual practice.I am obliged that u repy to my queries from ur heart .Plz come to my home in delhi (india) whenever u visit india.If u have any work in delhi where i can be helpful to u plz let me know regarding that.Once again thanks for everything.
Dandvat to u
dandavath pranam to the devotees and guru Madhudvisa-dasa" my mind wandeers when i sit for japa and it again again goes and i am not able to concentrate. I am aged 78 and i am entangled in the smsara still. kindly help me
All glories to srilaprabhupada,
Hari bol prabhu,
As u have rightly said it is very difficult to find right spiritual guru.Plz suggest me that whom should i approch to take diksha?who is the person who can take me back to godhead.I want to have diksha from that person who will take me back to god head.Plz guide me what is the difference between diksha guru & shiksha guru.I think i need shiksha guru first who can give me knowledge of ultimate.Plz guide me in this.
Ur humble servant
Rajan -
HARE KRISHNA PRABUJI, please accept my humble obesiences,
AGTSP,Prabhuji please clarify my doubt that when Lord Krishna said to Arjuna "Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me, and at the same time you should continue your prescribed duty and fight. With your mind and activities always fixed on Me, and everything engaged in Me, you will attain to Me without any doubt." -How to do the activities and think of Loard simultaenously. for example i am working in office and how to think of the Lord both at the same time. if i am doing some work means i will concentrate on it at the same time i would not be thinking of anyother thing. please clarify prabhuji.
Hare Krishna
your servant
T.Suryaprakash, Gurgaon, India -
Hare Krishna,
I am delighted to read your newsletter.I love reading Vishnusahasranama and lalithasahasranama.But whenever I read any article of god or goddess I keep remembering that god.Do I have to think of one name of god only ?If I read Bagavadgita I think of Krishna If I read Lalitha sahasranama I think of Durga.How to think of only one god when all gods are same.How to surrender myself which I am trying to do it for a long long time because of this materialistic world we are so surrounded by the materialistic things that we forget to remember god at almost all the time Please advice me…………….-
Hare krishna,
Well i am not qualified to answer ur query but with my limited knowledge i would say as a person u take help of hands for eating ,use feet for movement,use eyes for seeing surroundings ,use ear for listning.Similarly god is full of different energies which are looking after the functioning of universe.All energies resides in him only.So as a person he is one only but when we worshop any god then it personifies a particualr governing power or part of him.Every power or god when we worship denotes a particular path to follow & a particular destination to be reached by yogi.So that is why there are diffrent religions in world.Impersonalists reach brahamjyoti after liberation & krshna devotees reach golok vrindavan so are other destinations.Every path says they following the supreme destination & there god is greater than other.But where that supreme person has hidden himself even i like any other person does not know but everybody has known & realised that supreme person in his different manifestations.
Dear Madhudvisa dasa
Hare Krishna
Many thanks for your e-mail abought Lord Krishna I am looking foreward to the next installment of knowledge
All glories to Srilaprabhupada,
Hari bol Prabhu,
I am from delhi(India).I am very grateful to u that u are replying to the mails of krishna devotees out of ur precious time.U are really fulfilling the objective of srilaprabhupada to make this society spiritual.This is the higest service to the society which u are providing.Prabhu plz clear one thing how can i get sadguru within me so that i may get all spiritual knowledge from him .If i will get that sadguru ever so that i will be replied all questions within me from that sadguru.I dont know why i have this feeling that u can not get libration even after reading so many books untill & unless sadguru present within u gives u all knowledge.Plz clear my doubts on this.
Dandvat to u prabhu,
Rajan -
very nice! simple for the simple. A reminder of what REALLY matters in this life.
I love your post and totally agree. Very beautifully said. Keep comming out with these posts for they are very informative. Seldom we find people kind enough to spread the vast knowledge and information of Lord Krishna in such a wonderful way.
"That abode of Mine is not illuminated by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. And anyone who reaches it never comes back to this material world." (Bg. 15.6)
i got small doubt do we have Electricity during those days because it is mentioned above in Bg.15.6, please don't mind my materialist mind prompted me to ask this question.