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Why did the Vaishnavas not wage a merciless war against Muslims and British invaders of foreign land?

 What is religious fight? Religious fight means you have got right to kill your aggressor. If somebody takes your property, if somebody sets fire in your house, if somebody kidnaps your wife or somebody is trying to kill you, they are called aggresso

Family

Hare krsna . I have seen many devotees enjoying, joking and talking with there family members  just like materialistic people is this right?  As in this joking I forget krsna and many times we start criticizing others I really feel very guilty and ba

Fasting for married women as per Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Namaste,

I am keeping water-only Ekadashi fast. A friend of mine who is a Srivaishnava told me that fasting is not at all advisable for married women. And that shastras speak against such full-fasting for women. 

I love to keep my Ekadashi fast and con

Religious OCD

Hare Krishna!

devotees in Kitchener,ON anada

hare krsna prabhus & matajis.. i'am planning to move to KItchener,ON Canada by the end of this month .. i would like to know weather there re any devotees there? or are there any programs going in thre or arround places !

looking forward to serving th

Guru Prampara, Sampardayas and Four Kumars

PAMHO, Hare Krishna.

Can any devotee may kindly enlighten me about Guru Prampara, Sampradays and Four Kumars, as per ISKCON.

Prasadam

Hare Krishna 🌺

PAMHO

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🌺🦚

I am a NEET aspirant and devotee. I chant 16 rounds everyday and following the principles.

Should I honour only Prasadam? How to offer Prasadam to krishna?

It is hard for me to have only Prasadam bec

Bhagavadgita as it is some clarifications.

Hare krishna prabhujis and matajis,

In the srilaprabhupad bhagavad gita there is no gita mahatyam slokams after the completion of bhagavadgita we have to read the gita mahatyam otherwise the result will not be received. After every chapter there is so

Japa vs Sankirtana

If Sankirtana is the method, for Kali Yuga, Japa, the method for Krita yuga, why is so much importance given to Japa and not Sankirtana?

Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.52

krte yad dhyayato visnum

tretayam yajato makhaih

dvapare paricaryayam

kalau tad dhari-kirta

I have received most humble answer from Radha Rasamayi DD

Radha Rasamayi DD,

Hare Krishna! Mataji. 

I was mesmerized by your so humble answer to my question wtih regard to offering of Amalaki to Sri Sri Radha-Madhav on Amalaki Ekadashi tomorrow. Interaction with you was very much pleasing.

Please accept my Nam

Control on Chanchal Man

Hare Krishna 🙏

Mere friend ka man bda chanchal he. Wo Radha Krishna Bhagwan ko bahut manta he and he loves vrindavan, goverdhan, mathura, dwarka etc . but chanchal man hone ke karan wo kahi girls se attract ho jata he jaldi or bahut attract ho jata he

Sense gratification - Fine clothes, tasty food, etc

Namaste,

I am new to this forum and thanks for the admin and moderators for granting me membership with this esteemed community.

I have begun chanting 16 rounds of mahamantra recently, last month to be precise. I was reciting lesser rounds (like 4 or 6

Austin Connect

Hare Krishna dear devotees 

I'd like to get connected with devotees in Austin.  

I recently moved here and I'd to connect with devotees in the area for some association 

Please reply if interested 

Radhe Shyam! 🙏🏾

Can we drink Softdrinks like Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Limca?

Hare Krishna 😊

Jai Sri Radhe, Jai Sri Krishna and Jai Srila Prabhupada 😊🥺

Accept my humble obeisance in your lotus feet.

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 et

My manager insults me. Should I retaliate or tolerate?

Hare Krsna! Glories to Srila Prabhupada Ji. I am an educated engineer in my 30s. My new manager at work constantly belittles and insults me. I am polite and nice and he walks all over me. I grew up with the mindset that you can kill them with your ki

Double faces

Hare krishna devotees 

I sometimes ponder over my life and find that in front of the world I am a very cheerful person I am always joking and laughing but in the alone I am always filled with sadness, guilt ,depression and loneliness I feel doubleface

Dandwat pranam

Sri Raghunath gosvami do 3000 obesiences daily, Sri Sanatan goswami do 1008 dandwat pranam daily, In past I'm fitness freak and do 2 hours of exercise in morning, can I do dandwat pranam with daily count in early morning for 2 hours, it will help me

Please let me know the correct understanding of the soul's characterestic of being immovable, according to Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 24.

Hare Krsna,

PAMHO,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

I have a small question that I could not decipher in the sloka 24 of 2nd chapter of Bhagavad Gita As It Is.

The translation goes like this:

"This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be

How is it possible that after reading vedas, people doubt the authenticity of puranas, when, even the Vedas boldly declare puranas and itihasas as the fifth Veda ?

Hare Krsna!

PAMHO,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Recently I came across a person called Jay Lakhani who was propagating highly atheistic version of Sanatana Dharma, especially the kind of propagated by impersonalists. I would say his philosophies are

My philosophy