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I belong from a non devotee family but I follow the 4 regulative principles and chant 4 rounds daily but I can't avoid onion and garlic so can I still wear Tulsi kanthi ?

Posted by AKASH NAIR on June 9, 2023 at 11:03am

My parents are non devotees and I am a devotee and I chant 4 rounds daily and follow the 4 regulative principles but I cannot leave onion and garlic as my parents don't allow me , but that doesn't mean I never tried leaving onion and garlic but instead I learnt cooking and even cooked and offered prasadam to lord but due to my studies I cannot cook now but I still want to wear Tulsi kanthi,  Please guide me 

Hare Krishna 🙏🏻

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    Radha Rasamayi DD June 12, 2023 at 5:11pm

    Hare Krsna Prabhuiji,

    PAMHO.

    Typically, if there are students in a hostel environment, and unable to follow onion garlic rule, we permit them to wear kanthi mala - 1 or 2 rounds. But if this situation is in the house, then we ask them to wait until the situation becomes favourable.

    Please increase your rounds gradually from 4 to 16, increasing 2 at a time, sustaining at the new number, until you become comfortable with that (say 6 rounds). Then next increase to 8 rounds and so on.

    Krishna will certainly reward your sincerity.

    Haribol,

    Your servant,

    Radha Rasamayi DD

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