In Bhagavad Gita As It Is, in some purport Srila Prabhupada mentions that one should not practice devotional service in seclusion. Why?
Read more…62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still ali
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Considering today's Kali-yuga, many fake bapus and babas arise in the society to create disturbances, without following the Pancha-ratrika vidhi, line of devotional service, etc. and it is important to clear such doubts.
In 2.2 pur
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In Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Krishna has advised Arjuna to give up petty and miserly weakness of heart, become detached and fight, give up attachment and aversion to sense objects, and follow the regulative principles o
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While going through 1st canto SB, I came across:
1. Personality of Godhead
2. Absolute Personality of Godhead
3. Supreme Personality of Godhead
What are the differences in the 3 powers/terms ?
Read more…In one lecture by Aindra Swami, he mentions that if one's heart is not pure or in other words has lot of material desires, he cannot proceed beyond 2nd Canto SB, what to speak about the Krishna leelas in SB Canto 10. In that case, anyone who is not
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According to Hindu Calendar:
Kalparambha, 7th Vivaswan Manvantar, 28 yugas, 5120 Kaliyugas.
Christians have completed 2018 years.
Muslims have comp
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I came across the following prayer during an evening church prayer:
A humbled contrite heart, O Lord you will not spurn.
What are the references in Srila Prabhupada's books for the above prayer ?
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What is the process of liberation ?
Mahabharat Shantiparva 264:15-19 says:
Ashraddha param papam shraddha paap pramochini
Translation: It is a great sin to be non-trustworthy, but a great trust destroys all sins.
Srimad Bhagavatam:
Ma
Read more…To do sankirtan and maybe distribute some books, does one have to be a signed up member of iskcon and initiated etc?
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I read the following statement outside a Church in our area while traveling in car:
When you kill time, remember it has no resurrection.
How do I understand this and act to help someone in need based on Bhagavad Gita As It Is ?
Read more…Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.14: One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This i
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A proverb from Bible:
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
What are the different reasons to fear LORD ?
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A few years back during Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Marathon, a person crossing the railway bridge asked me:
Is there any book that teaches character and moral education to children ?
(I had answered haphazardly the Vaishnava
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Once a direct Prabhupada disciple, Mahamuni Prabhu, told me to assert:
"I am a servant of Krishna."
How can I understand this ?
Read more…How to get rid of faulty logic ?
Once an IITian devotee at Juhu Temple gave this example while explaining Bhagavad Gita shloka 6.1.
Example: The Thakurji on the table is mine. Therefore the table is mine. This is faulty logic.
Once an Indian devotee
Read more…(Can devotees understand) how to consult Prabhupada's writings ? How to utilize realizations that matter a lot ?
Eg. Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What They Hear by Frank Luntz.
What kind of challenges/problems do beginners or devotees
Read more…Philosophical Search for the Absolute Truth is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita As It Is.
Brahmakumaris philosophy mentions that Bhagavan and Krishna are different. There is concept of Master Bhagavan. Bhagavan Uvacha is different and Krishna Uvacha is di
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My respectful obeisances to all Vaishnavas. One important issue is being introduced by me by the mercy of my beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupad.
Question asked below is the situation faced by me many times in my life wh
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My respectful obeisances to all Vaishnavas. One important issue is being introduced by me by the mercy of my beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupad.
Only devotees who are chanting atleast 16 rounds, following four regulative pri
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