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Won't a religion tied to an earthly location culturally make it more difficult for people to accept? Is it making it more inaccessible?

One of the things that most people find very hard to accept about religion is the location of its origin.
Most of the Vedic stories we find, as far as humanity and planet Earth is concern, all happened in India, more or less.
Similarly, as for the Abr

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What are the twelve rasas of bhakti-yoga ?

Hare Krishna !!

SB 3.16.31 — The Lord assured the two Vaikuṇṭha inhabitants, Jaya and Vijaya: By practicing the mystic yoga system in anger, you will be cleansed of the sin of disobeying the brāhmaṇas and within a very short time return to Me.

Purport

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Sadhana, tulasi care

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All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please accept my most humble obeisances

I have a problem with my sadhana, I am live in campus dormitory. I can't chant my japa in the morning time. I can't sleep early, it's not because my roomy disturb me,

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The spiritual science becomes revealed to the devotee from within the heart

The spiritual science becomes revealed to the devotee from within the heart according to the degree of his surrender to Krishna

Letter to Ekayani, July 25, 1970

Srila Prabhupada

A true devotee of Sri Krishna understands that the spiritual science can be

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WHY IT IS NECESSARY TO CONTROL MIND????

Hare  Krishna!!!

Haribol Dandavats !!!

As we know mind is one of the part of the subtle body But My question is  why it is necessary to control mind???

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Doubt: Regarding 81 categories of Devotional service

Hare Krishna,

SB 3.29.10 Purport: 

Devotional service in the modes of ignorance, passion and goodness can be divided into eighty-one categories. There are different devotional activities, such as hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, offering pra

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what is the gender of soul?? male?female?or none

HARE KRISHNA I AM WAITING FOR ANSWERS,PLZ REPLY

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Regarding preaching a friend!!

Hare Krishna!A friend of mine who's 22, went through a very very rough childhood. His dad had cancer first and then multiple scleriosis and then passed away after 10 years of being ill. His dad couldn't even be with him since he spent most of his lif

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Why there are numerous contradictions between Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana if both are written by Veda Vyasa?

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Rishi Vyasa apart from compiling the Vedas and the Puranas is known for writing the Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavatam and the Devi Bhagavatam. However an article showed me numerous inconsistencies and contradictions in the Mahabharata and t

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Question

We all r part and parcels of Krsna, but is this true that all of our's soul are same?I mean, are we all same frm inside?

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Missed Ekadashi Fasts..

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From the last two years i was taking Fast on every Ekadashi, one day i missed one Ekadashi by mistake, i felt very bad, then i promised Lord that i will never miss even a single Ekadashi in my entire life going on,  but i don't know w

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Want to purchase conch shell.

Hare Krshna

I want to buy a conch shell (shank) for my small home temple. What is good place in Gurugram/NCR where I could get it at low rates.


I am low on budget so Please suggestion me.

Thank You.  

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How should we ask for forgiveness from a Vaishnava ?

How should we ask for forgiveness from a Vaishnava (it may be any religion) ?

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Detachment from charm and beauty

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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Marginal energy

Hare Krishna,

Living entities are in the marginal energy, which is material energy. Matter is contaminating. Yet the marginal energy is still the energy of God. So how could being in God be contaminating? 

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Correcting faulty understanding of Krishna ?

pamho, Hare Krishna,

Once a devotee told me in a chastising mood,

You need to have a guru who can direct you how to read Prabhupada's books.

Today half (1/2) of the gurus think, they are Krishna.

How to correct this type of faulty understanding and smash

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krishna vs durga

hare krishna.

I am the new in isckon more than 5 months. i like the iskcon as it gave the direction to my spirtual journey, but i have few question:-

1. if there is matter of service to a human being should i chant the holy name that time or to serve t

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Deity worship

Hare Krishna! Dandavat Pranam!

Adiyen worships a 'wooden' vigraham of lord sri krishna at home. Can Thirumanjanam be done on 'wooden' vigraham ? If not, please suggest alternate options.

Sarvam Sri Krishnaarpanamastu!

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Is Wiccan witchcraft in sync with Krishna consciousness?

Wiccan witchcraft is seen as a sin in Abrahamic religions. Wicca employs the use of deities from pagan religions including Hindu deities. Some Wiccans also use Krishna and Vishnu. But is this practice in sync with Krishna consciousness?

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What is discipline and strength in Krishna Consciousness ?

pamho, Hare Krishna,

Bhagavad Gita 3.30 purport tells us few meaningful things from day-to-day life as below:

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