Realisation or Hallucination

Hare Krsna,
My obeisances to all devotees, guru and gauranga.

Hare krsna devotees, sometimes during chanting my mind takes me to different places and sometimes I get different realisations.. This recent one is quite different for me to comprehend. I am seeking devotee's help to discern the meaning of this. This is not something I dreamt, this is during my chanting.

I can see Krsna very clearly and He is holding a three leafed tulsi stalk and He is offering it to someone or someplace or something. This is all I saw. Nothing before this and nothing after. Just that krsna is offering tulsi.

What do I make of this?? I dont know if I can call this realisation or is it just my mind playing games making me hallucinate. Then I think my mind always wants to be away from Krsna then why would I get vision of Krsna. I am so confused.

Please help me understand the meaning behind this.

Chant and be happy.

Srila prabhupada ki jai..

Hare krsna

Hare Krsna Prabhuji,

PAMHO.

I dont know whether it is realisation or hallucination. What I know about realisation is that it is a sudden dawning of understanding of some philosophical theory or point. It could be painful by some life's experience or it could be a point in the lecture or reading which one suddenly understands by some practical example happening in front of one. For eg: it took me 20 years to understand that I am envious of God. I always had a very good opinion of myself and naturally thought I am not envious of God. When I understood finally and accepted it, it was a very humbling experience to know that this is the basic Srila Prabhupada has mentioned in his most initial teachings.

Re what you saw - I wouldnt discount it fully either. Do you offer food to Krsna? Do you put tulsi leaves on the offering? If you do not, maybe it is a message to start doing so. Or maybe you do not worship Tulsi ma, please start doing. Or maybe, you do not have enough respect in your mind - what you are doing may be external, internally you may still be thinking of Tulsi ma as another plant which you are forced to worship. So maybe it is a journey for you to have respect and faith in Tulsi ma (we call her Tulsaji).

Whatever it is, chant with more vigour. Your mind will clear of all doubts, you will get enlightenment and will then guide us back to Godhead.

Haribol,

Dandvat pranam to you,

Your servant,

Radha Rasamayi DD

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Radha Rasamayi DD January 11, 2016 at 2:06pm

Hare Krsna Prabhuji,

PAMHO.

I dont know whether it is realisation or hallucination. What I know about realisation is that it is a sudden dawning of understanding of some philosophical theory or point. It could be painful by some life's experience or it could be a point in the lecture or reading which one suddenly understands by some practical example happening in front of one. For eg: it took me 20 years to understand that I am envious of God. I always had a very good opinion of myself and naturally thought I am not envious of God. When I understood finally and accepted it, it was a very humbling experience to know that this is the basic Srila Prabhupada has mentioned in his most initial teachings.

Re what you saw - I wouldnt discount it fully either. Do you offer food to Krsna? Do you put tulsi leaves on the offering? If you do not, maybe it is a message to start doing so. Or maybe you do not worship Tulsi ma, please start doing. Or maybe, you do not have enough respect in your mind - what you are doing may be external, internally you may still be thinking of Tulsi ma as another plant which you are forced to worship. So maybe it is a journey for you to have respect and faith in Tulsi ma (we call her Tulsaji).

Whatever it is, chant with more vigour. Your mind will clear of all doubts, you will get enlightenment and will then guide us back to Godhead.

Haribol,

Dandvat pranam to you,

Your servant,

Radha Rasamayi DD
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  kŗşņa dasa > Radha Rasamayi DD January 12, 2016 at 2:15am
  
  Hare Krsna,
  My obeisances to all devotees, guru and gauranga.
  
  Hare krsna Rashmi mataji, thanks for your response. i do offer one tulsi leaf into every bowl during bhog offering to the lord and I have utmost respect to tulsima and do not consider her as just another plant. Maybe as you said, its to do with the consiciousness. I will strive towards chanting the holy names with much devotion and less offenses.
  
  Thanks again for your response mataji.
  
  Chant and be happy.
  
  Srila prabhupada ki jai..
  
  Hare krsna

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