Let no religious organisation or Sanga make you believe you need their approval to be Krishna's (God's) devotee.

ALWAYS chant Hare Krishna no matter what happens!

Let no "so called devotee" or ANY religious organisation or Sanga make you feel you need their approval to be a devotee of Krishna. 

You do NOT need their permission or blessings to worship Krishna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and be Krishna's humble devotee.

So always protect yourself from such dictatorial bogus arrogent sannyasis, gurus and devotees with "what ever action" is needed.

There is a subtle war going on out there against these agents of Maya masquerading as Krishna's devotees.

Avoid those who wrongly think they have the right to control you and believe only their organisation has ownership over Krishna and control over you!

Always remember Krishna is for EVERYONE.

Not all spiritual teachers are bogus, in fact most are genuine but the aspiring devotee MUST also be qualified too.

Just like one who can tell the difference between a real diamond and a fake class look a like diamond.

We must be on guard and protect ourselves from cheaters and imitators that are in this world masquerading as devotees of God. 

Test anyone who claims to be guru.

The "original" eternal form of the marginal living entity (jiva-soul) is a "two arm" form like Krishna (that the human species also have).

Only when the jiva soul chooses to enter the Vaikuntha Planets does the four armed form manifest that is similar to the four armed Vishnu form. 

The marginal living entity or jiva soul's body is made up of -

Sat - eternity 

Chit - knowledge 

Ananda - bliss

Vigraha - bodily form

Devotee - “Is the original body of the spirit soul a human form?”

Srila Prabhupada - “Yes, human form. God is also human form. “Man is made after the shape of God.” So God is also like human form. Here you see Krsna, two hands, two legs”. (Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 1 Text 1-4 Melbourne, May 20, 1975)

The "original" eternal form of the jiva-soul is NOT some impersonal formless spark in the Brahmajyoti or Brahman as the impersonalists and Mayavadis believe. 

Srila Prabhupāda - "We are spark so long it does not develop a body. But because it is spirit, it cannot remain in that impersonal stage. He wants to enjoy. So, so long he has forgotten, he develops a body which is called matter".

Śyāmasundara - "Does the jiva soul develop a spiritual body? One or the other?"

Srila Prabhupāda - "No. He is spirit, spiritual identity already. But as we are developing material body, similarly we can develop spiritual body".

Revatīnandana - "You very clearly explained to me once in a letter that if the spirit soul then goes into the brahmajyoti, he is considered still fallen. Still fallen. Does that means the whole brahmajyoti is composed of fallen souls? You see my question? If I go there, I'm a jīva soul, and I go to the brahmajyoti I'm still fallen".

Srila Prabhupāda - "Yes".

Revatīnandana - "That means all jīva souls there are also fallen souls".

Srila Prabhupāda - "Yes".(Room Conversation August 17, 1971, London)

Srila Prabhupada - ''Existence in the impersonal brahman is also within the category of non-Krsna consciousness. Those who are in the brahman effulgence are also in the fallen condition, so there is no question of falling down from a fallen condition. (Letter to: Revatinandana, Los Angeles 13 June, 1970) 

Srila Prabhupada - ''When fall takes place, it means falling down from the non-fallen condition. The non-fallen condition is Krsna consciousness'' (Letter to: Revatinandana, Los Angeles 13 June, 1970)

The "original" form of the jiva-soul has "two arms" like Krishna and their "original" home is Goloka-Vrindavana.

Therefore only when the jiva-soul "chooses" to leave Goloka Vrindavana and enter the Vaikuntha Planets, do they manifest their four armed form like Lord Vishnu or Lord Narayana. 

There are billions of different perpetual Vaikuntha Planets that take up 3/4 of the Spiritual Sky, each having their own Vishnu form with their own unique name that describes the pastimes on their Vaikuntha planet.

Vishnu/Narayana forms are all expansion of Krishna via Krishna's first expansion, His brother Balarama.

There are also three other major Vishnu expansions that build and manage the material temporary creation which is 1/4 of the Spiritual Sky.

1 - Maha Vishnu who creates ALL the massive Brahmanda universes that originate from the pores and breathing of His Body.

2 - Garbhodakashayi Vishnu who enters deep inside each Brahmanda universe and creates a secondary smaller universe where Brahma further creates many planetary systems (14 in our universe)

3 - Paramatma (who accompanies each individual jiva-soul that enters the material creation)

Original painting that has been on the wall of ISKCON Melbourne since 1974.

This "original oil painting" of Lord Balarama has been on the wall in the Temple room at Melbourne ISKCON Australia since 1974.

In Christanity, Judaism and Islam they believe you are the material body and when a loved one dies, you will again met up with them in heaven. No, this is NOT true because the "material body" is NOT who we are, is it NOT our REAL identity.

We are NOT these material bodily vessels we are presently trapped in or confined to.

You often hear in Christanity that when a loved one dies you will again met up with them in heaven.

No, this is not true because the "material body" we are a passenger in, is NOT who we are, is it NOT our real identity.

No material outward bodily vessel is who any of us are, we are the soul within, the passenger inside the material bodily container.

Furthermore, such material bodily vessels we are temporarily in, are "fixtures" of the material energy and only vessels occupied by an individual jiva soul.

So lets go even deeper here to understand what this means.

The fact is, all material bodily vessels are created by Maha Vishnu and belong to him, He creates them as vessels for those jiva souls to possess who have "chosen" to enter the material creation to experience their independent desires not related to God or Krishna.

There are exceptions when a pure devotee of Krishna chooses to enter the material creation as part of Krishna lila or out of compassion to help the fallen souls.

Such material vessels are ALWAYS available for all visiting souls who enter Maha Vishnu's material dreams that are real but temporary.

The facilities of bodily costumes and their pathway from birth to death are provided by Maha-Vishnu, the jiva soul is simply the passenger.

The material bodies or vessels the jiva souls are contained in while in the material creation, all come from the dreams of Maha Vishnu.

All the material universes (Brahmandas) are the creation of Maha Vishnu. This is includes all "material bodily containers or vessels" He provides to the jiva souls who choose to enter those material universes.

Such material vessels or costumes are in a sense, rented from Maha Vishnu so the jiva soul can move around embodied in the material creation.

Srila Prabhupada – “This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence in the material world is a dream of Maha-Vishnu, as the Brahma-Samhita describes –

“This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real, factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation”. (Srimad Bhagavatam Csnto 4.29.83)

Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4.29.2b)

Srila Prabhupada - “Our contact with matter is just like dream. Actually we are not fallen. Therefore, because we are not fallen, at any moment we can revive our Krishna consciousness, we break the dream.” (Tokyo Japan 1972: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.1)

Srila Prabhupada - "Factually all of material existence is only a dream. Thus there is no question of past, present or future. Persons who are addicted to karma-kanda-vicara, which means ‘working for future happiness through fruitive activities’, are also dreaming. Similarly, past happiness and present happiness are merely dreams" (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4.29.2b)

"Space-time" is a fabric of the material creation that includes past, present and future that all exists simultaneously to Maha Vishnu because He sees all and knows all.

In other words the movement of time - "past, present and future" exists just like each part of the roadway still exists after one passes over it. 

This means that within the fabric of space-time, the material bodily vessel we are in, IS like the road that starts from birth, continues to childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death.

The jiva soul is simply the passenger ''on the roadway'' or in the "material bodily container" 

The jiva soul within the material body is NOT made of matter like the roadway and material body are.

Arjuna was shown past, present and future by Krishna as told in the Mahabharata chapter Bhagavad Gita. 

So yes, Maha Vishnu sees all His dreams of the vast material universes (Brahmandas) in full, meaning from it's beginning, the middle, and it's end as a temporary reality. 

Maha Vishnu's dreams are NOT like our illusionry dreams while we sleep, His material dreams are real but temporary.

From above the flow of material space-time, one can see the whole road way, "beginning, middle and end" as explained in Bhagavad Gita-

Bhagavad Gita As It Is Chapter 11 Text 7 

"Whatever you wish to see can be seen all at once in this body. This universal form can show you all that you now desire, as well as whatever you may desire in the future. Everything is here completely".

Srila Prabhupada - ”No one can see the entire universe sitting in one place. Even the most advanced scientist cannot see what is going on in other parts of the universe. Krsna gives Arjuna the power to see anything he wants to see, past, present and future. Thus by the mercy of Krsna, Arjuna is able to see EVERYTHING” (Bhagavad Gita As It Is Chapter 11 Text 7)*.

The foolish man who sentimentally and ignorantly prayed to Kṛṣṇa to be saved from drowning, but could not recognise that Kṛṣṇa WAS answering his prayers for help by sending so many to help him.

Don't be like the foolish man on the roof during a flood who IGNORANTLY prayed to Krsna in the following pastime.

A man was stuck on his rooftop during a great flood and prayed to Krsna to be saved. 

Soon a man in a rowboat came by and shouted to the trapped man on the roof, 

"Jump in, I can save you from this flood, I am here to help you."

The stranded man on the roof shouted back, 

"No, no, it's OK, I'm praying to Krsna and He is going to come personally and save me."

So the man in the rowboat went on.

Then a large houseboat came by. 

"The man in the houseboat also shouted, 

"Jump in, we have plenty of room here, we can save you from this flood, the flooding is getting worse, come with us."

To this the stranded man on the roof shouted again back, 

"No thanks, I'm praying to Krsna ONLY He can save me, I have this faith."

So the motorboat reluctantly went away too.

Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down to the man trapped on the roof, 

"Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety."

To this the stranded man again replied, 

"No thanks, I'm praying to Krsna and He is going to save me, I have faith that Krsna will personally come and save me."

So the helicopter reluctantly flew away as well.

Soon eventually the water rose higher and higher above the rooftop and the man drowned.

After the jiva-soul left the material body, he was taken to Yamaraj the Lord of death and discussed his situation with Yamaraj. 

The jiva-soul who was in the material bodily vessel (now deceased) said to Yamaraj the Lord of death-

"I had faith in Kṛṣṇa but He didn't save me, He let me drown. I don't understand why!"

To this Yamaraj replied, 

"Kṛṣṇa answered your prayers, He sent you a rowboat, a houseboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect from Him? 

Kṛṣṇa tried to help you but you were so foolish you could not see that it was Kṛṣṇa all along who was trying to help you".

Yes, it is not that Krsna has to personally appear to save His you, He can come in many different ways or send many different living entities to help you like the next story where Krsna helped Srila Prabhupada.

It was early February 1973 in Sydney Australia when Srila Prabhupada developed an infection on his finger from a paper cut while opening mail. 

The infected finger got worse over a few days and eventually Prabhupada asked us to bring him a Doctor who could administer penicillin to clear up the infection.

Within a day after the Doctor gave Prabhupada penicillin, his finger was healing nicely, and eventually completely healed.

One young immature devotee could not understand why Krsna did not directly heal Prabhupada's finger.

This young devotee saw Prabhupada was constantly chanting Hare Krsna, translating Srimad Bhagavatam's 3rd Canto, and preaching to the devotees.

So this young boy asked Prabhupada -

''Srila Prabhupada, you are always chanting Krsna's name, working late at night translating Sastra into English and preaching to the devotees, why didn't Krsna directly come and heal your finger that caused you so much discomfort and pain? After all you are Krsna's pure devotee''

Srila Prabhupada smiled and answered and showing great faith in Lord Krsna and great compassion to this young devotee-

''Oh yes Krsna was so kind He immediately helped me, it was Krsna who sent me the Doctor who gave me the penicillin that eventually healed my finger''.

So the lesson learnt here is Krsna does not have to personally appear and wave some magic wand to heal a person, it does not work that way, the fact is Krsna is more inclined to help those He is seeing doing everything they can to help themselves.

Yes, God (Krsna) helps those who helps themselves, this is the secret of advancing in spiritual life.

Krsna is very pleased when we do our best to look after our health and deal with sickness, diseases and pandemics intelligently. 

By using vaccines like vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020/21 that has killed many devotees including sannyasis and Gurus, is a good way to protect yourself and those around you.

Srila Prabhupada - "Regarding your question, we must utilize our intelligence fully for serving Krsna. Serving Krsna does not mean that we sit idly and say that Krsna will take care of all our business. No, that is not depending on the Lord; rather it is laziness. Depending on Krsna means to act always in Krsna Consciousness, realizing that Krsna is the ultimate Controller of all results. I hope you understand this properly" (Letter to Bhagavan, 22 September, 1969)