What does it mean to transcend problems by Krishna consciousness?

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question, what does it mean to transcend problems by Krishna consciousness answer it means that we don’t let problems become the dominant thing in our consciousness rather we remain let Krishna remain the central presence in our consciousness simply put we don’t become problem conscious we remain Krishna conscious transcending problem doesn’t mean to avoid the problems doesn’t mean to run away from the problems doesn’t mean to imagine the problems don’t exist it simply means that we don’t let the problems dominate us problems are there and with our best intelligence and with the guidance from others we need to do whatever is required to deal with those problems if I am sick then I have to take the medicines and I have to undergo the treatment whatever is required so that I can get cured but at the same time one of the biggest problems with problems is that they don’t just problematize the problem area they problematize our entire life that means that whenever a problem starts troubling us we start thinking about it beyond what beyond the time when the problem is troubling us beyond what attention the problem needs if I had misunderstanding with someone I have to deal with it but I don’t have to think about it constantly but often we spend our time why did that person speak like that maybe I should have spoken like this what if this had happened what if that had happened or if we are sick we just go into a mode where we let our mind dwell on the problem and problems have a nature that the more we think about them the bigger they become mentally to us the problem is going to remain the same if I am sick maybe I have to take leave for 15 days I may not get paid I will not be able to study these problems are there but the more we dwell on them often the thought of the problem starts pervading us and starts sapping away our energy and that makes the problem bigger than what it needs to be on the other hand if we absorb ourselves in Krishna trying to do Krishna conscious activity to the best of our capacity then that saves our energy mental energy from getting sapped and more importantly actually when we connect with Krishna we often become more clear headed and we can think better about how to deal with that problem and in that way we can face the problem more intelligently and maturely so instead of just vegetating by worrying about the problem and losing our mental energy when we transcend the problem we think of Krishna and then having connected ourselves with Krishna become enriched and strengthened by that emotional connection then with the calmer mind we look back at the problem and think okay what is it that I can do about it now and then with intelligence and guidance do the needful so that may involve just tolerating the problem some problems may be such that okay I’ve got a misunderstanding and that’s because that person is so unreasonable that is the way that person is let it remain as it is or it may be that oh that misunderstanding came because I did this, this, this these were the words that I spoke which led to the misunderstanding and if I do this I can correct this misunderstanding and I can do my part in trying to bring the relationship back to normal so that clear-headed thinking which comes by sattva guna which in turn comes by Krishna connection enables us to deal with the problem maturely if we do not have a Krishna connection then often the thought of the problem dominates us and it takes us towards tamo guna it makes us de-energized depressed disheartened and then often we do things which make the problem worse so transcending the problem means not letting ourselves become problem conscious but remaining Krishna conscious and using the clarity of Krishna consciousness to deal with the problem in the best possible way thank you