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Question: 16 Rounds Immediately or Gradually?
Question: 16 Rounds Immediately or Gradually?I will try to follow your advice and develop myself spiritually. Should I start directly with 16 rounds or gradually increase it? And I will also try to be in touch with you thru this forum.Hare Krishna.An
Read more…Question: Since We Are Eternal, How Can Krishna Be Our Creator?
Question: Origin of the Soul
Question: Origin of the SoulI've been reading your stuff for a little while, now and then. I don't understand something. I also have a book I've been reading, named "Jaiva Dharma". This book is written by a person named Bhaktivinode Thakur. It says t
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Dear DevoteesThis Balaram Jayantiwww.IskconMatrimonials.comwas formally launched in the service of ISKCON devotees worldwide.Its totally free and meant to serve devotees who are from ISKCON and favorable to ISKCON and want to marry devotees of ISKCON
Read more…Challenge: There is Nothing Except God
Challenge: There is Nothing Except GodHari Om,It was really funny to read your answer. With due respect I beg to differ. Two days back also I wrote about this. I will be repeating this since I am quoting straight from scriptures. There is no differen
Read more…Question: How to Conquer Over Depression?
Question: How to Conquer Over Depression?If a person is suffering from depression and it is not easy to move on. How does that person relate her/his life to Krishna Consciousness and move on? What are the steps to be taken to overcome depression? Sor
Read more…Question: Why No Onions and Garlic?
Question: Why No Onions and Garlic?I am confused why garlic and onion are not allowed. I was in the Fiji Islands a few weeks ago, and I visited the Hare Krishna temple, where I learned that onions and garlic should not be in our diet. But no one in t
Read more…Question: Why Constant Problems?
Question: Why Constant Problems?Why is Lord Krishna giving me constant problems?Your servant,Hare KrishnaAnswer: Constant BlessingsYou are mistaken in thinking that Krishna is giving you constant problems. You must transcendentalize your vision to se
Read more…Question: How to Rise Above Job Stresses?
Gurudeva.How can I better rise above the stresses of my daily job, and do this job for Krishna? Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with stress.Fully surrendered,StudentAnswer: Become Surcharged with BhaktiFor a stress free day, rise early in the morning
Read more…Question: Resting and Not Resting in Krishna
Question: Resting and Not Resting in KrishnaI have a question concerning Bhagavad-gita chapter 9 text 5 and 6. In text 5 Lord Krishna states, "And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me." And in text 6 He says "all created beings rest in
Read more…Question: Which is Most Important: Service, Pastimes, or Philosophy?
Question: Which is Most Important: Service, Pastimes, or Philosophy?One of my associates has a doubt. He wants to know which is more important: Krishna's pastimes, Krishna's teachings, or service to Krishna.If a person doesn't know Krishna's pastimes
Read more…Why Sixteen Rounds of Japa?
Why Sixteen Rounds of Japa?Why do strict followers of the bhakti yoga system chant the Hare Krishna mantra for at least 16 rounds every day on their japa mala beads? They do so because this is the order of the world's leading exponent of the bhakti y
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Dear DevoteesA new social network has been created on http://grihasta.ning.com/Kindly visit it and join if its suitable for you.How can a devotee can help this endeavor ?1. By joining if he/she needs to get married2. By encouraging other devotees who
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Read more…Question: Why Worship Krishna All Through Life?
I know that a man must follow four stages or ashrams in his life:1, Brahmacarya (celibacy)2. Grihastha (married life)3. Vanaprastha (detaching himself from worldly ties)4. Sannyasa (full renunciation)I am 24 years old now (i.e in Brahmacarya), so my
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Question: Only Krishna as my Guru?
Question: Only Krishna as my Guru?You are humbly requested with the folded hands, please quench my thirst of this disturbing question. This question comes again and again in my mind: Can't I just accept Krishna Himself as my guru by following His tea
Read more…Why US is an economic burden on the world
I found this worthy of thought and I am in complete agreement aftergiving this some contemplation, although I am well aware mostAmericans will be quick to point fingers at everyone else exceptthemselves (including their Harvard educated President Geo
Read more…THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT
wii there be a day of judgement as said too muchi think the god will never destroy its creationyes , of course there will be kurukshetra for punishing wrong dooers
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