March/April 2020

WELCOME  The world of Krishna consciousness has many terms one is unlikely to encounter elsewhere. One that may perplex someone new to this world is the phrase “lotus feet,” routinely used in reference to Lord Krishna and His pure devotees. We can interpret the term in different ways, one of which is that it’s a way to stress Krishna’s beauty, beginning with His feet. When looking at Krishna, His devotees start with His feet in humility and respect. In this issue, Vamshi Vihari Dasa discusses the frequent metaphorical use of “lotus” and “moon” in describing Lord Krishna’s beauty and character.

As Krishna’s name, meaning “all-attractive,” implies, His beauty surpasses everyone else’s. And so does His happiness. Srila Prabhupada explains in his opening lecture that our happiness is contingent on our pleasing Krishna, because we are integral parts of Him.

Our mistaken conception that we’re separate from Krishna is at the root of our material existence, the nature of which is discussed in “Who Is the Cause of My Suffering?” and “Swift Destruction.”

Satyaraja Dasa writes about another kind of root or, rather, roots – ten essential roots of the sublime philosophy of the Vedic literature, as presented by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Hare Krishna. – Nagaraja Dasa, Editor

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