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Hare Krishna🙏🙏🙏 I am new on this platform and have some questions

Hare Krishna 🙏🙏🙏

Dear Devotees, I am new to this platform and I am very much inclined towards devotee association but there is no ISKCON temple in my immediate vicinity,I am a 17 yr old boy,and I heard from many Respected Dear Devotees on importance o

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How to offer Work as Worship?

Hare Krishna! Dandavat Pranam to all!

I am in the creative field, pursuing the art of filmmaking. I've seen videos and heard of Devotees using Art, as in, painting as worship, as an offering to Krishna, which is aptly named 'Krishna Art'.

I was wonderi

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How to overcome falldowns?

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I consider Krishna as a friend, but every now and then, almost every few hours, I feel like he's putting in all the effort, and I'm simply asking him things and not reciprocating. 

I do have some addictions which I

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Spiritual Perspective on Politics of today

Hare Krishna !

Even though this would not be the most appropriate place/forum to discuss this topic...But since it is affecting everyday life of every normal Indian citizen, I would love to get a spiritual perspective on this topic.

So for the past 4-5

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When to leave situations on Krishna

Hare Krishna dear devotees,

"Do your best, leave the rest" is a well known statement very often used in devotee community as well. However, my questions is that when should i leave the situation on Krishna. How can I know that now I have done all that

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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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Is there sakhya ras with lord narayan/vishnu in vaikuntha??

Hare krishna devotees, all glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Devotees I feel attraction towards Lord Vishnu, I do lord vishnu chants, I wanted to ask is there any sakhya rasa which is same like that of Lord krishna and cowherds that soul can enjoy with lor

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Question about Gurukula

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For a few days now, a friend of mine and myself have been wanting to join the Gurukula in Mayapur in the future. We are in an ICSE school and in the Ninth grade. We were wondering whether it'd be possible for us to join the gurukula at a

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Work environment and dealing with manager

I work in an IT company and off late, I am seeing a lot of negativity build up within the team. This has probably to do with AI and layoff related worries.
However, my question is more pertaining to dealing with my manager.
She tries to spread lot of f

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Hare Krishna - Request for Guidance on Prayer OCD

Hare Krishna,

I’m Arun Ajayakumar, and I wanted to share something personal. I have been experiencing Prayer OCD, which brings intrusive thoughts and anxiety during my spiritual practices. This has been particularly challenging for me, and I am seekin

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Hare Krishna - Request for Guidance on Prayer OCD

Hare Krishna,

I’m Arun Ajayakumar, and I wanted to share something personal. I have been experiencing Prayer OCD, which brings intrusive thoughts and anxiety during my spiritual practices. This has been particularly challenging for me, and I am seekin

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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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Regret in talking random

Hare Krishna Dandwat pranam

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Actually I have observed that whenever there is a gathering let it be friends gathering or family or cousins gathering, we all tend to talk "random" after meeting from long time. While having

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Attachment towards opposite gender.

Hare Krishna dandwat pranam 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Actually I am student and also practicing KC from 3 ½ years by krishnas mercy I also get vaishnav sanga every weekend. I am also getting tattva knowledge by our shiksha guru from weekly clas

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How to choose personal deity?

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada. 

There are many Rūpa of Krishna. Like Lord Narsimha, Radha Krishna, Jagannath, Gopal etc. Different Rūpa of Krishna has different Bhāba, Līlā. Many devotees attracted to Radha Krishna, many devotees attrac

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