I don’t find any scarcity in this world except the scarcity of Krsna consciousness.”
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
“People are suffering for want of Krsna consciousness. We should all engage in spreading the science of Krsna for the benefit of the whole world.”
– Srila Prabhupada
Krsna is glorified by those who are completely free from material hankerings in this world. Eternally liberated souls are always engaged in glorifying Krsna. And they relish it so much that they glorify Krsna tirelessly. Srila Rupa Gosvami prays for getting thousands of tongues to chant the holy names of Krsna.
Need of glorifying Krsna for a conditioned soul
‘one who desires to be free from all miseries must hear about, glorify and also remember the Personality of Godhead.”
-S.B. 2.1.5
When we come to know the greatness of someone, we become eager to glorify that person. Similarly, when we realize the greatness of Lord Krsna by hearing from bona fide representatives of Krsna, we also develop a genuine desire to glorify Krsna. Krsna is always taking care of us by giving us all facilities to live. eko bahunam yo vidadhati…. Thus a knowledgeable person will feel grateful and obliged to glorify Krsna.
Modern lifestyle: Materially Normal – Spiritually abnormal
Although Vyasadeva was fully equipped with all Vedas, he was feeling incomplete. Being an eternal servant of Krsna, our constitutional position is to serve Krsna. Unless we achieve this, even though fully equipped with material achievements and facilities, we cannot be situated in the transcendentally normal stage.
At present, people are so much engrossed under bodily concept of life, that they have forgot their real business of human life, self-realization.
Srila Prabhupada has rightly remarked, “This modern civilization is a soul-killing civilization; people are killing themselves because they do not know what real life is.” (Laws of Nature)
Guru diagnoses the real disease
By the mercy of a bona fide spiritual master, one can understand where he is lacking and how to overcome that. Sri Narada muni mercifully explained to Vyasadeva that his cause of dissatisfaction was not sufficiently broadcasting the glories of Krsna. This would cure him from gross despondency.
Practical Problems in Modern Society
At present, we have come far away from our normal condition of serving and glorifying Krsna. Due to artificially increasing unnecessary necessities in form of modern amenities for making our lives comfortable, we have been entangled into complexities. As a result, there are so many problems.
Krsna Consciousness is the solution to all problems
“That literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest. – SB 1.5.11
“A saint is always absorbed in glorifying the Supreme Lord because by broadcasting the holy name and fame of the Supreme Lord, the polluted atmosphere of the world will change, and as a result of propagating the transcendental literatures like Srimad-Bhagavatam, people will become sane in their transactions.”
Srila Prabhupada
Solution to Political Problems: Again we have a crisis before us. China has attacked the border of India. Therefore, there is a great need for disseminating the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam all over the world. By hearing the message of bhagavatam, their hearts will be purified of contamination of bodily identification, and they will be able to attain spiritual platform.
Solution to Psychological problems: Due to the fast stressful lifestyle nowadays, people are becoming physiologically ill. They are victims of depression, anxiety etc. Thus they are unable to control their emotions and commit suicides also. The reason is that every living entity wants love and affection. Krsna Consciousness gives satisfaction on the platform of soul and makes the heart peaceful due to tasting Krsna’s lotus feet.
Solution to Economical Problems: “There is enough for everyone’s need in the world. But not enough for one man’s greed.” Greed is the symptom of mode of passion. By hearing and glorifying Srimad Bhagavatam, passion and ignorance are subdued. Then one is situated in mode of goodness and becomes free from hankering and lamentation.
Solution to environmental problems: By exploiting the resources of nature, human has seen many disasters like tsunami, Draught, cyclone etc. But when they come to realize that earth is our mother and it takes care of us by giving us so many facilities to live peacefully. By living in harmony with mother nature, we can get her blessings and remain protected.
Solution to Social Problem: Social life is so much disturbed that divorce rates are increasing even in India, where varnasram-dharma must be prominent. People are blindly following western culture and getting degraded. Thus by adopting Krsna consciousness, people can follow varnasrama standards and live socially healthy life.
Solution to ethical Problems: There are so many unwanted literatures full of materialistic ideas of sense gratification. And nowadays internet has made pornography and many vulgar things accessible even to minors. By hearing most purifying pastimes of Krsna and pure devotees, our hearts can get higher taste, and give up this lower taste.
The most obnoxious misery of a living entity is his forgetfulness of Krsna. A pure devotee, therefore, always tries to evoke everyone’s Krsna consciousness. This is the panacea for all miseries.
SB 3.14.50
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura has instructed to make distinction between Eternal and temporary things, Conditioned and liberated soul, Ultimate benefit and temporary benefit. This material world and its manifestations are temporary. By glorifying eternal name, form, beauty, pastimes and devotees of Krsna, we can get eternal life.
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