Vaishnava Ettiquetes - Forum - ISKCON Desire Tree | IDT2024-03-29T00:28:25Zhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/feed/category/Vaishnava+EttiquetesWhat to do? please help..https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/what-to-do-please-help2024-01-17T07:55:38.000Z2024-01-17T07:55:38.000ZAgrimhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Agrim<div><p>Hare krishna prabhujis and matajis... what to do if some girls get offended when called mataji?? is it ok if we call them didi ? also as a general safeguard is it ok to call opposite gender didi/auntiji? because they might take mataji in wrong way causing dispute... in my mind i will consider them as mataji only.. its just that i will call them didi/auntyji...</p><p>please guide🙏</p><p> </p></div>Unchastityhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/unchastity2023-12-15T15:12:28.000Z2023-12-15T15:12:28.000ZAgrimhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Agrim<div><p>Hare krishna to all devotees... In Nectar of Devtion 51.. radharani's friend tells her that she was the most chaste girls of the village but now she is partially chase and partially unchaste... what is this suppose to mean.. is radharani (please take no offence) unchaste by not being chaste towards the husband she got married to ?? does this mean that us loving and getting attracted krishna also unchaste.. is our relationship with him unchaste.. also is krishna also then unchaste because he loves us all(no offence intended) ..please guide according to refrences etc..</p></div>What does unlimited mean part 2https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/what-does-unlimited-mean-part-22023-12-03T07:36:18.000Z2023-12-03T07:36:18.000ZAgrimhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Agrim<div><p>I was also going through SB 4.9.10 and Nectar of Devotion- <a href="https://prabhupadabooks.com/nod/1/happiness_in_krsna_consciousness">https://prabhupadabooks.com/nod/1/happiness_in_krsna_consciousness</a><br />I want to know when it is said that there is unlimited bliss and happiness and unlimited pleasure in krishna conciousness... what does it mean... does it mean that there is pleasure, bliss and happiness(all three) eternally in krishna conciousness or does it mean there is unlimited amount of bliss , pleasure and happiness(all three together) in krishna conciousness...(like 1second in any material pleasure gives 100units pleasure etc and 1 sec in pure krishna concious gives unlimited units of pleasure,bliss,happniess,love is this what is meant by unlimited amount??..) <br />Or does it mean that both occur simultaneously....</p></div>What does unlimited mean?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/what-does-unlimited-mean2023-12-03T06:46:01.000Z2023-12-03T06:46:01.000ZAgrimhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Agrim<div><p>I was going through some srila prabhupada transcripts on vaniquotes..and am confused... <br /><br /><br /><strong><span class="link"><a class="extiw" title="vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.5.1-2 -- London (Tittenhurst), September 13, 1969" href="https://vanisource.org/wiki/Lecture_on_SB_5.5.1-2_--_London_(Tittenhurst),_September_13,_1969?hl=sense%20gratification%20means">Lecture on SB 5.5.1-2 -- London (Tittenhurst), September 13, 1969</a>: </span></strong></p><div class="text"><p>And what is the purpose of that self-realization, or God-realization? That is yena sattvaṁ śuddhyet. Then your existence will be purified. What is the necessity of purifying my existence? Yena sattvaṁ śuddhyed yasmāt... If you purify your existence, then yasmād brahma-saukhyam (<a class="extiw" title="vanisource:SB 5.5.1" href="https://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_5.5.1">SB 5.5.1</a>), you'll relish unlimited pleasure. You are after now temporary pleasure by sense gratification, but in this life, in this human form of life, if you control your sense gratification and utilize the time for self-realization, so as soon as you are self-realized man or Brahman realized man then your happiness is unlimited. You are after happiness. Your <span class="hlterm">sense gratification means</span> you are after happiness, but this happiness is temporary. Any material happiness, it has no continuity. It has got limit. But if you want... But my desire is to have unlimited happiness, unlimited life, unlimited knowledge. If you want that, so try this life, this human form of life. Don't waste it simply after sense gratification, but practice austerity. Minimize your sense gratification.<br /><br />HERE SRILA PRABHUPADA USES THE WORD UNLIMITED TO INDICATE 'ETERNAL' EARLIER I FELT IT MEANT THAT UNLIMITED IN AMOUNT...PLEASE CLARIFY MY DOUBT WHAT DOES UNLIMITED MEAN HERE ... UNLIMITED IN AMOUNT OR 'ETERNAL/UNENDING...</p></div><p> </p></div>Doubt regarding Bhagavatham and Shiva puranahttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/doubt-regarding-bhagavatham-and-shiva-purana2023-10-31T15:58:19.000Z2023-10-31T15:58:19.000ZDheerajhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Dheeraj532<div><p>It is said that the 18 maha-puranas were written by Maharshi Ved-Vyas, but, why do all puranas contradict each other? for example, according to Bhagavatam and Vishnu Purana, Krishna or Vishnu is the supreme god and source of everything [and Shiva is a devotee of Vishnu], but, according to shiva purana, Shiva is the supreme god and source of everything [and also Vishnu is a devotee of krishna].</p><p>Even the stories of the creation of the universe are different.</p><p>When The Puranas were written by the same person why did he write them in such a way that they are contradictory to each other?</p></div>My tulsi kanthi mala broke....is this bad and a sign from Shri Krishna?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/my-tulsi-kanthi-mala-broke-is-this-bad-and-a-sign-from-shri-krish2023-08-02T03:58:06.000Z2023-08-02T03:58:06.000ZAninditahttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Anindita_<div><p>Hare Krishna Everyone </p><p>Hope you'll are doing great! </p><p> </p><p>My kanthi mala recently broke and I am planning to buy a new one.</p><p>I was wondering is it a sign from God or is it normal for a kanthi mala to broke? Cuz it's been only 3 months. My prayers were irregular too. </p><p> </p><p>Also if anyone of you know any good shops in mumbai or online marts to buy kanthi mala please let me know.</p></div>Can I vape and masturbate wearing a tulsi kanthi mala?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/can-i-vape-and-masturbate-wearing-a-tulsi-kanthi-mala2023-08-01T16:36:51.000Z2023-08-01T16:36:51.000ZAninditahttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Anindita_<div><p>Hare Krishna ☺️ </p><p> </p><p>Is it possible or should I avoid it? </p><p>I've left smoking, drinking, non veg food and sex. </p><p> </p><p>I need your advice for this matter.</p></div>Hare Krishna , I broke my promise to Krishna and Srimati Radha Rani how do I ask for forgiveness?... please guide mehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/hare-krishna-i-broke-my-promise-to-krishna-and-srimati-radha-rani2023-07-28T04:22:15.000Z2023-07-28T04:22:15.000ZAyush Kumar Srivastavahttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/AyushKumarSrivastava<div><p>Hare Krishna to all the devotees.</p><p>I wanted to know how can I do repentance or ask for forgiveness for Krishn ji ....I was suffering from anxiety and I wanted to overcome my addiction of watching pornography so I promised to lord shree Krishna that for the next 30 days I will chant hare Krishna mahamantra daily and I'll chant the name of shree mati Radha Rani for 24 mins every day and I'll not look at any sort of pornographic content not will I release semen for next 30days I also promised him that I will not be eating meat and eggs for next 30 days...I was successful in keeping my promise till the 28th day but on the last day I don't know how and why I broke it by releasing semen ...I really didn't wanted to do it ...I was chanting shree radha rani name asking her to remove this lusty thoughts from my mind which was arised because I watched something on the Instagram but the feeling of lust was so strong at that moment that I did the sin and broke my promise....I am feeling really guilty that I wasn't able to keep my promise to shree Krishna and maa Radha... please help how do I ask for forgiveness from them so that they don't punish me and keep loving me the way they did for last 28 days.</p><p>Hare Krishna </p></div>Does I committed a Vaishnav Appradh?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/does-i-committed-a-vaishnav-appradh2023-03-26T12:48:04.000Z2023-03-26T12:48:04.000ZHarshhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Harsh969<div><p>Hare Krishna 🙏😊</p><p>All glories to Srila Prabhupada Ji ❤️</p><p>I want to ask that every Vaishnav Acharya's said that Shiv Ji isn't different from Sri Krishna, Sri Krishna and Shiv Ji is equal that's why he's called Bhagwan not demigod like (Indra, Varun and Agni Dev etc) and he's the topmost Vaishnav.</p><p>So, one day I was debating with someone that (person said that some Vaishnav and Iskcon followers said that Shiv Ji is demigod, he's lusty and he's Tamsi). So, what I've heard from other Vaishnav Acharya's, I told him that woh sare log murkh h jo Shiv ji ko aise kehte h and unki Bhakti ussi din nasht ho gyi thi jiss din unhone yeh kaha hoga and unhone Vaishnav Appradh Kiya h. I know ki woh Tamsi Gunn k avatar h, but iska mtlab yeh toh nhi ki woh Tamsi ho jate h. Aur mene kaha ki kayi Vaishnav, Iskcon me khug yeh functions hote h bade paimane pr and Iskcon followers Shivratri ko vrat rakhte h taki woh Shiv ji ka ashirwad pa sake aur Shiv ji ki tarah Sri Krishna ki bhakti me aur lag sake. </p><p>So, did I committed a Vaishnav Appradh towards them who thinks all these things about Shiv Ji. Please answer me I'm so afraid 😨😳</p><p>Please answer me as many persons can do, I want a clear clarification on this😭</p><p> Hare Krishna 🙏☺️</p></div>Can we drink Softdrinks like Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Limca?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/can-we-drink-softdrinks-like-coca-cola-fanta-sprite-and-limca2022-10-04T13:13:52.000Z2022-10-04T13:13:52.000ZHarshhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Harsh969<div><p>Hare Krishna 😊</p><p>Jai Sri Radhe, Jai Sri Krishna and Jai Srila Prabhupada 😊🥺</p><p>Accept my humble obeisance in your lotus feet.</p><p>My initiation isn't done yet, I wear 2 rounds of Tulsi mala can I drink Softdrinks or not like Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Limca etc after offering it to Srimati Radha Rani and Sri Krishna</p><p>Please tell me </p><p>Hare Krishna 🙏😊</p></div>Can we eat chocolate or drink tea?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/can-we-eat-chocolate-or-drink-tea2022-10-01T01:34:02.000Z2022-10-01T01:34:02.000ZHarshhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Harsh969<div><p>Hare Krishna 😊🙏</p><p>Jai Jai Sri Radhe, Jai Sri Krishna and Jai Srila Prabhupada 😊</p><p>Please accept my humble obeisance in your lotus feet.</p><p>I want to ask that can we eat chocolate and can we drink tea as Prasadam after offering it to Srimati Radha Rani and Sri Krishna. My initiation isn't done yet so please tell me what is right.</p><p>Hare Krishna 🙏😊</p></div>What happens when we mistakenly eat Onion and Garlic while wearing Tulsi Mala.https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/if-we-mistakenly-eat-onion-and-garlic-while-wearing-tulsi-mala2022-09-09T08:11:21.000Z2022-09-09T08:11:21.000ZHarshhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Harsh969<div><p style="text-align:center;">Namaste Prabhu ji🙏😊,</p><div>Accept my humble obeisance to your lotus feet. All glories to Srimati Radha Rani, Sri Krishna and Srila Prabhupada ji.</div><div> </div><div>I'm a new devotee, I've been following all four regulative principles, I wear Tulsi mala, my initiation isn't done yet, but for the happiness of Srimati Radha Rani and Sri Krishna I doing all the things which a Vaishnav do.</div><div> </div><div>My question is that, I mistakenly eaten garlic in my food which I brought from market, is it a big sin? </div><div> </div><div>They told me that there is no onion and garlic in this but,while eating I feel that there's garlic in this and obviously I was thinking that they don't break the trust of peoples and when I go to buy again then an another person tells me that it contains garlic. I'm feeling so awkward please guide me Prabhu ji.</div><div> </div><div>Hare Krishna</div><div class="signature-text"><div> </div><div>Harsh</div><div> </div></div></div>Prepare mala'shttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/prepare-mala-s2022-07-21T18:47:07.000Z2022-07-21T18:47:07.000ZSlamet Torohttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/SlametToro<div><p>Haribol,</p><p> </p><p>I like to know if there are certain rules for make mala's. Colors of flowers and combinations. I failed to find instructions in purana's and gita and detieworship (The orange 2 volume books for ISKCON standards.)</p><p>All depends on devotion to Krishna of course, but still I like to know if there are special rules or favours for flowers.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks in advance Hare Krishna!</p></div>Balance between humility and self confidencehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/balance-between-humility-and-self-confidence2022-04-21T10:29:36.000Z2022-04-21T10:29:36.000Zg sreedevihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/gsreedevi<div><p>Hare Krishna</p><p>Please accept my Obeisances</p><div>As a devotee we need to be humble (where we think that we do not know anything and try to learn from others) but how to not lose the self confidence in ourselves? - like yeah I can crack this exam or get this job.</div><div> </div><div>Thank you </div><div>Hare Krishna </div></div>A Vaishnava's Lifesylehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/a-vaishnava-s-lifesyle2022-04-20T12:24:12.000Z2022-04-20T12:24:12.000ZBhuvanesh Vaddehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/BhuvaneshVadde<div><p>Hare Krishna,</p><p>How can I live a Vaishnava lifestyle?</p><ul><li>When should I wake up in the morning?</li><li>What I should eat?</li><li>How should I get dressed?</li><li>Can I go to the gym?</li><li>Can I dine out with family or friends?</li><li>My family enjoys non-veg. How can I keep my food untouched by others? or is it okay if someone who ate non-veg touches my food?</li><li>Demi-gods are also worshiped in form of female goddesses in my family, they are offered sheep, goats, or hens how can I avoid my presence in such events?</li></ul><p>Many more questions are bothering me.</p><p>Please help me.....</p></div>Is killing a pest Justified anyway?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/is-killing-a-pest-justified-anyway2022-03-15T07:02:04.000Z2022-03-15T07:02:04.000ZChetan Singhhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/ChetanSingh604<div><p>Hare Krishna devotees. I again seek your kind wisdom to solve my query. Please add as many responses to help me get a clear idea. </p><p>I wanted to ask that sometimes due to natural impulses we kill a pest as if it is our natual instinct. For example if we are sitting in a room and a mosquito is trying to bite us then instead of swaying it away we kill it instantly so that it doesn't comes back to bite and moreover this seems quite reasonable as mosquitos can host various deadly parasites for us humans. Moreover if we don't directly kill pests then we have measures such as anti mosquito sprays or vapour machines like All-Out etc which is still indirect killing by us. Similarly we come across various such situations in our life where we may justify killing as a measure to protect ourselves. Now we may believe that the life of a pest is insignificant and killing one shouldn't matter much but for an ideal krishna devotee who should be kind to every living creatue and should not resolve to any sort of violence, Is this killing a grave sin.<br />Please illuminate on this.</p><p>Hare Krishna.</p></div>Attentive + un-attentive chanting good?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/attentive-un-attentive-chanting-good2022-02-22T05:33:09.000Z2022-02-22T05:33:09.000ZChetan Singhhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/ChetanSingh604<div><p>Hare krishna devotees. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all the devotees of the Lord.<br />I had a question that i have been ignorant to ask for a while. I am now putting it here. Please solve my doubt.<br />Dear Devotees i am currently a B.Tech CSE undegraduate student in my 2nd year. Due to absence of exposure of the pure devotees of the Lord i had been an ignorant and materialistic person throughout my life until....By the grace of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada my sister bought home Bhagwat gita as it is and that too because she got it from a friend of her's who gave it to my sister for just RS 10 as she already had some other copy of Bhagwat gita at her home. So that's how i came to know that a thing like ISKCON exists. I have been following the principles taught by Gaudiya Viashnav Acarayas for past two years. I follow four regulative principles. Wake up at 3:45 A.M and Chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Mahamantra attentively siiting in trance on Tulsi Mala <strong>(</strong><em>I was already chanting for one year before i came to know that uninitiated devotees chant on Neem mala so i continued</em><strong>)</strong> after observing online mangala Aarti. Initially 16 rounds felt self satisfying but by the grace of the Lord my taste in Naam developed a little and i was unsatisfied with just 16 rounds. Now as i told you that i am B.Tech student, i had to attend classes from 9 A.M-5 P.M which leaves me very exhaustive such that i find myself unable to sit into trance and do Japa. However i invented a solution which was that i buyed a Hand tally counter which is basically a simplistic device that keeps the count of Japa(<em>To avoid any offense to Tulsi Mala</em>) to chant throughout whole day whether it be attending classes or sitting idle.<a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10144115472,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10144115472,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="255" alt="10144115472?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></p><p>Now the thing is that the Japa i do on Hand Tally counter is not very attentive(<em>almost negligible sometimes</em>) such that i utter the Mahamantra but doesn't listen attentively due to me being engaged in classes and other activities and by this i am able to do even 100-120 rounds per day. Is this type of chanting offensive....like chant attentively whenever you want otherwise do not because the the name of the Lord is identical to him so when you utter his name he is present and you have to recieve him by the agency of your ears and if you are not hearing the mantra you are disregarding the Lord although you don't mean to. So my question is that whether i can continue doing this routine of 16 rounds attentive japa on tulsi mala and rest rounds on Hand tally counter non attentively. Is there any harm in doing this?</p></div>Help ourselves or Complete surrenderhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/help-ourselves-or-complete-surrender2022-02-20T13:31:22.000Z2022-02-20T13:31:22.000ZChetan Singhhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/ChetanSingh604<div><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">Hare Krishna, all glories to the Srila Prabhupada and the devotees of the Lord. <br />I had a question in my mind that has been bothering me a lot so i am putting it here, please help me in finding it's answer.<br />So the question arised in my mind after watching two YouTube videos two months back. In the first video there was a tale that once a devotee of Lord Krishna was travelling through a forest, suddenly a ferocious wild dog attacked the devotee. At the same time Lord Krishna was dining at his palace and mata Rukmani was serving him. Lord Krishna was just about to start eating when he suddenly stood up and upon enquiry from mata Rukmani he told her that a devotee of his is in grave danger and that he had to help him. But the very next moment he sat down and continued eating again. Upon enquiry from mata Rukmani as to why has the Lord sat down again, the Lord replied that the devotee upon seeing himself in danger picked up a stone and threw it at the wild dog thus intending to hurt the dog and save himself, so that's why the Lord didn't helped him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">The second video was from the channel of our beloved and respected Amarendra Das prabhuji. He was narrating a tale of an encounter between sripad goswami tulsidas and sripad surdas ji. The tale goes like this that once Tulsidas ji and surdas ji happened to meet at vrindavana and were having a discussion talking about the glories of the lord walking on a road at Sri Govardhan. Suddenly a man came running down the way screaming that get out of the way because a mad elephant has been set lose on the way forward and is heading this way. As Surdas ji was blind so it was difficult for tulsidas ji to move him along with him. Suddenly as Tulsidas ji looked his side, he saw that Surdas ji had climbed up a nearby tree and was calling Tulsidas ji to come over and climb too. Upon seeing such a cowardly behaviour by such a renowned devotee of Lord Krishna Tulsidas ji was astonished. Tulsi das ji started chanting Rama Naam loudly and with unflinching faith in the name he stood before the hurdling elephant. The elephant stopped after reaching near Tulsi das ji and even bowed before him. All the people in the proximity began cheering Tulsidas ji and began praising his raam bhakti. Tulsidas ji called surdas ji that he must now come down as the danger is gone. When surdas ji came down , tulsidas ji enquired him that why had he climed up the tree, didn't he had faith in Lord Krishna's Name like tulsidas ji had in Ram Naam ?. To this Surdas ji humbly replied that he has all faith in Krishna's name but if he had took the name of the Lord the the Lord would have to come and help him whereas him being a servant of the lord should not bother his master and should only serve him unconditionally without even expecting timely and untimely protection.<br /><br />Now the question that came in my mind upon hearing these two tales is that, as we know that this human material body is very precious and moreover it is the temple and property of the lord. Now if under some circumstance the protection of this precious body is at line and there are only two ways before a devotee-</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;"> <br />1- Let the fate of our body in Lord's hand by completely surrendering unto him like tulsidas ji did and as krishna suggested in the first tale that the devotee should have relied upon him, that whatever the Lord thinks is right should be done to me even if it is causing a harm to this material body and that it may a reaction of my karma and Lord is neutralizing it this way.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">2-Help ourselves and protect this body thinking of it as the property of the lord and our carrier on the path of Bhakti even if we have are under compulsion to undertake violent behaviour. And also in the mood of surdas prabhiji who suggested to only serve and never take service.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">Now the question is that which path is the right one or better for a devotee who aims to achieve ecstatic love of Godhead?<br />Hare krishna.<br /></span></p></div>Intrusive thoughts when thinking about devotionhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/intrusive-thoughts-when-thinking-about-devotion2022-02-19T12:11:00.000Z2022-02-19T12:11:00.000ZGhiridhar Sri Ganesan Iyerhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/GhiridharSriGanesanIyer<div><p style="text-align:left;">Hare Krishna Prabhu Jis and Mata Jis </p><p style="text-align:left;">All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.</p><p style="text-align:left;">Recently I have been having intrusive thoughts which is disturbing and hindering me from devotion.</p><p style="text-align:left;">All were good. Recently I engaged myself more into reading Bhagavatam and sharing my learning with my near ones.</p><p style="text-align:left;">Like never before, I am getting bad intrusive thoughts about Lord. I feel very guilty and depressed.</p><p style="text-align:left;">Whenever I think about the Lord these thoughts come up but if I am doing or thinking something materialistic the thought never at all comes up!!</p><p style="text-align:left;">I am unable to control the mind regarding that thought. I try all I can to explain my mind not to think as it is false and offensive and tell the opulences and glories of Lord.</p><p style="text-align:left;">I feel like there are three parts of mine. One giving me offensive thoughts, a depressed me and one saying me what to do when I feel confused. (I know I am a soul but I don't know who this I, me, myself is). </p><p style="text-align:left;">Still whenever I think of the Lord, see any video or post of devotees, it comes up. I do not want to be offensive to Lord and want to grow in serving him.</p><p style="text-align:left;">Please guide me in this. I really need your guidance.</p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;">Jai Shree Radhe Krishna</p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p></div>How to use ISKCON Desire Tree??https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/how-to-use-iskcon-desire-tree2022-01-17T04:25:12.000Z2022-01-17T04:25:12.000ZPrince Kumarhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/PrinceKumar415<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Hare Krishna all the vaishnavas and vaishnavis PAMHO, AGTSP and guru and gauanga, I am new to IDT. Please guide me about this IDT ,</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>1. How can I serve you all?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>2. How devotees serve here each other?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>3. How can I find like minded devotees?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>4. How this IDT works? etc.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Your Servant</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Prince Kumar</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Thank u so much.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong> Hare Krishna</strong></span></p></div>Proper prostrations?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/proper-prostrations2021-12-08T20:20:22.000Z2021-12-08T20:20:22.000ZStephenhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Stephen771<div><p>Hello! I am new to Krishna Consciousness and I am trying to learn the proper way to worship Krishna. I have noticed that some men prostrate by lying flat, and other men prostrate on their hands and knees. I know women prostrate on hands and knees, but do men do both? Also, some prostrate to the side rather than directly toward Krishna. Is there a reason for this? Is there a proper way to do bow down, or does Krishna not care? I would appreciate your guidance! 🙏🏼</p></div>How can I stop Porn and Masturbationhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/how-can-i-stop-porn-and-masturbation2021-10-28T05:12:01.000Z2021-10-28T05:12:01.000ZShatrughan chauhanhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Shatrughanchauhan<div><p>Hare Krishna to all devotees </p><p>Please accept my humble obeisances in your lotus feet </p><p>All glories to Srila Prabhupada </p><p>I am new I joined recently 5 months ago. </p><p>I started chanting 1 round initially then increased to 4 and now i chant 8 rounds everyday.</p><p>But i have a horrible habit of watching porn masturbating and thinking all bad things abour women in my life and i cant help myself.</p><p>I thought something bad about a senior devotee who is also married. And now i cant get rid of the bad feeling. How can i be so dirty. Have i committed an offence in her lotus feet? How can i ever get rid of it. I cannot even chant because i dont consider myself worthy of holy name. 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Its very much evident that nowdays a lot of Kcon children are being deviated from the path of bhakti... especially by marrying non-devotees. They may continue devotional service till some extent but they have to make alot of compromises- which definitely affects their spiritual life.</p><p><strong>Its heartbreaking to see such a thing, losing so many KCon children in the hands of MAYA.</strong></p><p>But surprisingly, some devotees seem to be just fine!!!.... when their children are not married and are still living with them. For them,<strong> its OK- </strong><em>if they don't chant their rounds, </em><strong>its Ok - </strong><em>if they watch TV(any random programme)... (I know u wanna kill me now)</em> <strong>because they are JUST KIDS!!!. </strong><strong>Its Ok- </strong>if they eat just any vegetarian snacks, biscuits, juice etc...<strong><em>thats fine even if not offered to Krishna.U just have to utter Sri Vishnu(×3) - never mind the ingredients in there.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Its fine if my kid doesn't shows interest</em></strong><em> in learning the philosophy-<strong> he just has to sit in front of all other kids in the temple and play his mridanga.</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>Reality: this is exactly what deviates Kcon children from the path of bhakti.<strong>Its the duty of the parents to make sure that there children become "devotees" otherwise why give birth???</strong></p><p>When one enters grihastha ashram and gives birth to children that means that the devotee has already <strong>taken the seva of making these children into devotees</strong>, but surprisingly its seen that many grihasthas don't give much time towards making KCon interesting to their kids but rather consider <strong>deity worship and preaching etc etc to be KCon activities and Children Maya.</strong>(bacche toh maya hi toh hai na)</p><p>Children will not take to KCon unless u make it interesting for them and understand their needs. This can be done without compromising KCon.</p><p> <strong>Eg: kids need more hrs of sleep... u have to understand this and adjust accordingly.</strong></p><p><strong>Now Iam not sayin don't give snacks to ur kids- do me a favor... make some cookies, offer it to Krishna n give prasadam.</strong></p><p><strong>Their are tons of Kcon videos they can watch.... mataji's u gotta stop watching tv series first urself😂😂</strong></p><p> </p><p>Don't be rude to your child when they come home tired 😥😥😥from school...."u hey... put urrrr shoes outside"......"don't put ur bag on the sofa!!!! , take it inside your room"..."do ur homework quickly ... don't sleep we have to go for Govardhan puja celebration at the temple tonight</p><p><strong>I mean .... in a thousand years dude you ain't gonna please Krishna with this type of attitude.</strong></p><p><em>First priority: children coz no brahmachari or any1 from the temple is gonna come and do this for you.... </em><strong>let them do the deity worship and other temple services.. you instead concentrate on your kids-</strong> that is also devotional service.</p><p>Now I know pple will say nahhh... this devotee's in Maya ... he's just busy with his family... blah blah blah.</p><p><strong>Instead: when ur cute little child comes home tired 😤from school</strong><em>(look how demanding the modern civilization is)</em></p><p><strong>1. Take their bag off urself</strong></p><p><strong>2. Show some affection- a little kiss maybe, be polite.. speak soft words.</strong>(Grihastha's mostly get busy and have to mingle around with non-devotees.. (limit this to as much as is required.. don't buy into their thoughts and ideas) as a result most don't adjust their time to read more Srila Prabhupada's bks in a "<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>systematic way"</strong></em><em> </em></span><strong>hence lose good qualities of a gentleman...<em>be careful!!!</em></strong></p><p><strong>3. Let him sit for a while...</strong><em> give some water to drink or juice(not the artificial one if possible coz too much sugar makes these kids <strong>HYPERACTIVE</strong></em><em> and they'll be all over ur head)</em></p><p><strong>4. Talk for some time.. ask how was ur day?..how much homework/revision you have today?.. will you be able to make it to the programme tonight at the temple?.. Are u tired?</strong>... if so u may sleep for sometime.</p><p><strong>ALL THIS MAY SEEM EASY BUT KRISHNA WILL ONLY GIVE THE INTELLIGENCE TO DO SO AS WHEN REQUIRED ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE ONLY IF WE ARE "GENUINE" DEVOTEES OURSELVES... </strong>doing our sadhana properly, having regulated lifestyle etc etc.</p><p>The above example is just to show that there are many such aspects of devotional service within Grihastha Ashrama... <strong> wts the point in soo much temple seva if you don't do the seva u have taken- to look after your children.</strong>You have to ensure they're stable... spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally, holistically and <strong>socially</strong> as well. When you go at some devotees home for a programme... you have your company.. other devotees but what abt your kids???When you go and make garlands in the temple you get ur company and u talk alot... sometimes nonsense!!!. When child comes home whose his company???... in school other kids are already looking at him a bit differently because he's a Hare Krishna....that's fine.. it will always be there.. but you be his company/friend when he comes home. Its ok if you have to attend a programme and if you miss the lecture coz ur child was tired after school and slept a little extra.U can listen to so many of the recorded online lectures later.</p><p>All in all, I think devotional service is not only abt going to the temple.. doing all kinds of seva there and participating in all programmes at the temple at the cost of your child's studies rather its about these small things that we neglect in our day to day lives that if we improve Krishna will be <strong>pleased. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Hare Krishnna.</p><p> </p><p>Your Servant</p><p>Anonymous Das</p><p> </p></div>Hare Krishna, I have been suddenly worn a tulsi kanthi mala by somebody... currently, I'm wearing one round... but I have trouble quitting onion and garlic completely...https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/hare-krishna-i-have-been-suddenly-worn-a-tulsi-kanthi-mala-by-som2020-07-17T13:23:36.000Z2020-07-17T13:23:36.000ZKavenesh Chandranhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/KC108<div><p>Hare Krishna, please accept humble obeisances... </p><p>I have been suddenly worn one round of tulsi neck beads... and I have trouble quitting onion and garlic...(although I've quitted onions and garlic for 3-4 months before wearing it)... I can't take it out too, as anyone who takes out the tulsi kanthi mala after wearing it for some time is considered to be a Visnu-drohi... May I offer any foodstuffs during emergencies to the Lord, after separating the onion and garlic completely, and will the Lord help remove the sins for eating the food mixed with onions and garlics, if I 'beg' Him to remove the sins for offering Him the food and wearing the tulsi kanthi mala while eating the food? (I've followed the 4 regulative principles for the same period of time I began to quit onions and garlic completely,3 to 4 months) </p><p> </p><p>Please help this insignificant soul... </p><p> </p><p>Your humble servant, </p><p>Krishna Hari Dasa </p></div>Hare Krishna, I am forced to offer food cooked by non-devotee to the Lord... but it is offered sincerely, with love... Will the Lord accept it?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/hare-krishna-i-am-forced-to-offer-food-cooked-by-non-devotee-to-t2020-06-30T14:45:08.000Z2020-06-30T14:45:08.000ZKavenesh Chandranhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/KC108<div><p>Hare Krishna, please accept my humble obeisances... </p><p> </p><p>I am forced to offer food cooked by non-devotee most of the time... but it is not mixed with onions, garlic and mushrooms... I would make sure that tulasi leaves touch almost every part of the food... I would then offer it to the Lord... before leaving it for them to eat, I would touch His lotus, transcendental feet, and touch the food, just to double-purify the food... Will the Lord accept it? (I am lacking of time to cook nice food... and there is shortage of items to cook nice food for the Lord to eat)</p><p> </p><p>Your humble servant, </p><p>Krishna Hari Dasa</p></div>Naam apradh with symptoms of ecstasyhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/naam-apradh-with-symptoms-of-ecstasy2020-06-10T17:14:40.000Z2020-06-10T17:14:40.000ZShatrughan chauhanhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Shatrughanchauhan<div><p>Hare krishna</p><p>Dandwat pranam,</p><p>A friend of mine says he committed vaishnava apradh accidentally ,after which he got possessed by evil spirits which trouble him for years now. He asked forgiveness too but he says he did it again.</p><p>But he says that he is confused whether he has offences in his heart or not, because he experiences mild ecstatic symptoms like crying with tears and horripilation while chanting the holy name of krishna or hearing the holy name of krishna.</p><p>He is confused whether he still has offences in his heart or not, if yes then how are these symptoms surfacing, or is it these demons causing the symptoms of ecstasy? </p><p> </p><p>Dandwat pranam</p><p>Hari bol</p></div>