Wednesday, April 23, 2008

What is this page about?

Well, this is the first question one may ask upon coming to this page. Well here is the answer......

Krishna Consciousness is the essence of all religious scriptures. It is pure religion beyond all limitations of caste, creed, race, color, etc. It is even beyond the rubber-stamping religions like Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhism, etc. This Krishna Consciousness is the original consciousness of the living entity as being the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna.

The Hare Krishna movement, as we are generally referred to, has as its authority, the vast Vedic scriptures. The essence of these scriptures are the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam. These Vedic scriptures are flawless because they are not creations of a materially conditioned soul. They are compiled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is a completely perfect person. This is confirmed by Lord Krishna Himself in the Bhagavad Gita: vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham [BG 15.15].

So in the Bhagavad Gita, it is said that pratyaksavagamam dharmyam meaning that one can perceive the progression of one's development in self-realization. It is not that you follow this process and you don't know whether you are progressing or not. It is not like that. You definitely know just as much as when you begin to eat, you know that your hunger is being satisfied.

Krishna Consciousness is so dynamic that at every step, one develops newer and newer understanding and realization. It gets fresher and fresher every moment. That is the nature of spiritual life. It is full of joy.

When devotees exchange their realizations and thus discuss Krishna-katha or topics concerning Krishna, they feel more and more bliss [BG 10.9]. In this way the happiness is ever-increasing.

So this page is dedicated to provide a platform where devotees, especially from Singapore, can publish their stories and realizations.

Srila Prabhupada, our spiritual master and the Founder-Acarya of the Hare Krishna movement, always encouraged devotees to write their realizations of Krishna Conscious philosophy.

But one should carefully note that the articles in this page do not supersede any of Srila Prabhupada's personal teachings in the form of his books, lectures, letters, conversations, etc. In fact these articles are an offering at the lotus feet of our beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada.

Hare Krishna!!

Your servant
Tattva Vit Das

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