pamho,
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
pamho, Hare Krishna,
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
Read more…What does it mean when people say they are on the path to become Nar se Narayan?
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Once a devotee from temple told me that you should give first preference to Krishna Consciousness. But I came into argument that what would happen if materialism is given first preference ?
He gave me an analogy of creation:
Water and sand,
1
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What is Sahajiya ? Somewhere in Vaishnava literature, Bhaktivinoda Thakur has discussed about prakrata sahajiyas.
What are the dangers of not following the outlined path of devotional service by previous acharyas ?
What kind of the
Read more…Hare Krishna . Dandawat pranamHow i should bring my friends in krishna consciousness ? As they are very materialistic they will not come in kc if i tell them we have to chant holiname and do japa . My satsang prabhuji has planned to start a program o
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I'm very much interested in preaching Krishna consciousness to small children (Bhakta Prahalad class). I strongly believe that if children are trained from the beginning they will grow up as very good KC adults. But how
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All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We group of students have decided to distribute pamphlets about Krishna Consciousness while book distribution, Nagar Sankeerthan and to distribute on streets in general. We got inspired by few Christian mi
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This is a general question so please try to answer in a observatory way.
When i listen to Bhajans written by Lords devotees i can't compare with whatever is sang by today's so called bhakti singers.
Keeping that aside a lot of very beautif
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