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Hare Krishna. Dandvat Pranam. My body has been undergoing dryness, so is it ok if we do deity workship even after applying oil to hair and body?

Hare Krishna, 
Please Accept My Humble Obeisance at Your Lotus Feet.

I had this doubt since the region where I live is hit with cold blow of winds. I don't want to get sick and avoid deity workship. Somebody who knows about this , please clarify it in

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Who started worship of Laddu Gopal?

Hare Krishna Dandwat pranam to all. I want to know who started this worship of Laddu Gopal. Because I don't think any of our Gaudiya acharya nor Sad Goswamis had worshipped Laddu Gopal. Today sadly I see even many Iskcon devotees worshipping this. Ev

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Spiritual Aspiration and the Feasibility of Maintaining Pure Consciousness

• Devotees often talk about maintaining Krishna consciousness “till the moment of death.” But is pure, unbroken Krishna consciousness realistically achievable for ordinary practitioners?

• What happens if one’s consciousness falters, especially at death?

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The Historicity and Literal Existence of Krishna

• From a critical-historical perspective: is there sufficient evidence that Krishna ever existed as a historical person, or is he primarily a mythological or symbolic figure?

• If Krishna is understood more metaphorically (rather than literally), what doe

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Logical Inconsistencies in the Bhagavad-Gītā Regarding Krishna’s Nature

• Some critics (and even internal doubters) point out what they consider to be logical contradictions in Krishna’s teachings: e.g., Krishna is both “acting” and “non-acting,” “personal” and “impersonal.”

• How do we reconcile Krishna’s role as a teacher,

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Karma vs. Grace: How Do They Coexist in Krishna’s Philosophy?

• According to certain interpretations, Krishna both enforces the law of karma (reward/punishment) and grants grace to devotees who surrender.

• How can humans be fully responsible for their actions (karma) if Krishna can “override” or “deliver” them from

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The Problem of Divine Violence: Why Does Krishna Encourage War?

In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna asks Arjuna to fight in the Kurukṣetra war. How is this reconciled with Krishna as a benevolent, compassionate Supreme Lord? Is this an endorsement of violence, or is it metaphorical / symbolic? This raises deep ethical

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Query on lord's avatar and other avatars when the do leelas together

Hare Krishna,

My question is Shree Ram and parshuram and narad ji all are avatars of lord.

When they were doing leelas did they identified each other?

Please pardon for any mistake it's my first question on idt.

PS same question with Krishna and daughter

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Is Lord ram source of krishna or krishna is source of ram ?

Hare Krishna dear devotees. Dandavat pranams. I have a question regarding Lord Rama and Lord Krishna’s relationship. Some traditions like the Ramanandis say that Krishna is an expansion of Rama, and they even quote texts like Vashishta Samhita, Adhya

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Why do the companies I work for often close down – coincidence or spiritual reason?

Namaste everyone,

I am working as an Accounts Manager and have more than 14 years of professional experience. However, throughout my career I have faced an unusual pattern that troubles me deeply. Many of the companies I have joined eventually went th

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Deities but unable to care

 Hare Krsna 
Dandavat Pranam 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Please accept my humble obeisances

Few months ago , when I was not as much as aware as right now, I visited Sri Vrindavan Dhāma , and being unaware I foolishly purchased deities at that time

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Dream of Darshan at Barsana and Losing a Child in Darkness

I was with some of my wife’s relatives. They came to pick me up in a car, and together we went on a drive that eventually took us to Barsana, to Radha Rani’s temple. We stood in a queue and waited for our turn for darshan.

 

When I entered, I first had

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Is Laddu Gopal Worship recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara?

Hare Krishna Devotees, 

Kindly accept my humble obeisances. 

I would like to know if Laddu Gopal worship is recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara and if not Why?

Some devotees claim it not recommended because of Madhurya Bhav but we can see some of

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Bhagavata Cosmology Model

Hare Krishna all dear devotees, 

Myself Aryan Mittal, 

Like TOVP at ISCKON MAYAPUR, ISKCON Bharuch, Gujarat also planning to make museum. They require some drones in chariot form to show the movement of all the planets. 

So, I am looking for a person wh

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What's "samika tree"?

from https://iskcondesiretree.com/page/utthana-ekadasi

"One who worships Lord Vishnu with the leaves of the samika tree is freed from the clutches of Yamaraja, the lord of death."

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Deity worship at home

Hare Krishna Prabhu ji / Mata ji 🙏

Please accept my humble obeisance 🙇

My question is regarding deity worship at home .....as in our iskcon,  Mangal aarti , narsimha aarti , tusli aarti and guru Puja are performed in morning and gaur aarti in evening .

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About Smt.Radha Rani

Hare Krishna everyone , 

 

I am highly devotional teen ( 17 ) and i'm someone who considers smt.radha rani as mother so i call her Radha Maa. recently i've been through some quora pages that say there's no mention smt radha rani and she's fictional as

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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

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Deity Worship

 Hare Krishna prabhu ji / Mata ji 🙏

PAMHO 🙇

I am a beginner in a devotional service and few time earlier we started doing deity worship of Lord shri RADHAKRISHNA  in a ISKCON manner ...then I get to know we should not offer fan to deity after Sharad pu

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How do Swamis and Pujaris who believe in many devatas also have Krishnas darshan?

Hare Krishna Prabhuji/Mataji 🙏 Dandavat Pranam. Please forgive me if I cause offense with my question. I am chanting 16 rounds Hare Krishna for 1 year now. I just started my 2nd reading of Bhagavad Gita as it is.

To give a summary of my background and

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