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About name jap

Hare Krishna, is it good to jap Radha name or Krishna mantra ? And can i chant 24 hour in my mind or not?

Thoughts in the age of Kaliyuga

I have 2 questions pertaining to thoughts/thinking in the age of Kaliyuga

1. Is there concession in the age of Kaliyuga for sinful thinking/thoughts ?

2. Is there any spiritual benefit for spiritual activities which are mentally performed e.g. just rem

Early morning chanting and sleep

Hare Krishna

Recently I have started joining early morning chanting sessions. Devotees would connect online and video is on, audio is disabled.

Chanting session starts around 4 AM.

Now we chant. 16 rounds usually get completed, around 7 - 7:30 AM.

Now a

Confused about chanting

Respectful obeisance to all vaishnavas!

I'm a undergraduate student seeking for Krishna consciousness. Since last 4 months I have been chanting 16 rounds. Since there is restrictions of my parents i used to chant in their absence. I get distracted by

Looking for Help on my Spiritual Journey: Reaching Out to You All

Greetings to all respected Matajis and Prabhujis. I extend my heartfelt regards to everyone who is reading this message. Dear Prabhuji/Mataji, I am reaching out to seek your guidance. I am in search of a fellow devotee who can help me navigate my spi

Bhagwat Geeta

Hare Krishna , in bg Krishna says in Aditya I am Vishnu that mean what? Can you explain?

Ekadashi Help

Hare krishna, PAMHO

I want to know the timing I should fast. What is tithi and parana time meaning? It would be helpful if someone gave me their ekadashi routine with timings involved and with tithi parana and dwadashi. Thank you.

Feeling angry after reading Narasimha Kavacha

Hare Krishna

Recently my office workload increased and my Wife is always criticizing me that you do only bhakti and dont take care of the child.

After Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj left his body, in all temple meetings (I am from Delhi, India) it was

Timing issues with time management

Hare krsna To all wonderful devote prabhujis and matajis dandwat pranam,

I am having Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD),

I am right now at United Kingdom I came here as a student from Gujarat , India 2 year ago.then I left my university because of som

Getting back to bhakti

Hello , I am a student and I used to be an atheist. I was introduced to iskcon by voice club in my college they told us that this club is for personality development . Soon we were introduced to chanting and Iskcon I used to like this club and starte

Help me to leave non veg

Hare krsna 

Dandwat pranaam to all the prabhujis and matajis.

I am a 14year old boy living in Tripura,India. I was born in a bengali family and everyone here eats non veg. They cannot even go one day without eating non veg. I am a teenager so my parent

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Nose Piercing

Hare Krsna 

PAMHO 

It is a common practice in India for the males and females to get their ears pierced and nose piercing for the females. Even the deities have their nose pierced. Krsna as well. 

My question is regarding if males in devotion can get t

How to start bhakti as a beginner?

Hare Krishna Prabhuji & Mataji.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

This is my first post on this forum after joining Iskcon last month.

Since then, I have started daily chanting of two rounds of japa mala along with listening (in free time) to kirtans

24*7 worried because of the small bug which came with me along with the soil of govardhan.

Hare Krishna dear devotees, Please accept my humble obiesances.

I want to share something which is making me tensed day by day.When i went to govardhan last year a sadhu baba gave me the soil of govardhan at the end of the parikrama marg being new to

Sex life in marriage

Hare Krishna devotee!!

Please let me know principal of illicit sex

If husband and wife doing love each other and sex once in month not for procreation but for Love bonding and healthy connection 

And they do With both mutual consent does that also come

Regulative principle intoxication

What is penance?

I have read many stories where people (good or bad) perform intense penances in order to achieve a deeper connection with Krishna or a demigod.  Sometimes they are seeking a boon, but often find during the penance that what they were asking for pales

I need advice, help me out please.

Hare Krsna,

Accept my humble obesiances 

Glories to Shrila Prabhupada and devotees,

So, basically I have been chanting for months, but I was unstable. Now its been some while and I have been very dedicated to chanting and want to grow in Krsna consciou

Bhakti-yoga

If a person is Naradham, he has lusty desires and due to wrong associations, he is involved in sinful activity. As a sinful result, He is facing many adhi-atmik dukh. now by the grace of the Lord, able to connect with Iskcon and want to be Krishan-co