What is heaven?

[Akincana Krishna dasa]

How do you know the Vedas are authorized scriptures? How do you know Krishna exists and how do you recognize what is truly from him?

I'm not asking to argue, just want to know your perspective.

I thought about how to answer this question, and decided I couldn't do it justice with a two sentence answer.

Hate to do this to you, but the best answer I can give is to direct you to this essay/book, which deals with these fundamental questions extensively:

http://www.suhotraswami.net/library/Subs...Shadow.pdf

It may be worth looking at or reading for anyone interested in a serious answer to these types of questions. Generally, the idea of accepting scripture as authority is seen as foolish or anti-intellectual. The book linked above makes a serious, philosophical case for scriptural authority.