Is shyama rice allowed during Ekadashi ?
Hare Krishna,
Is shyama rice allowed during Ekadashi ? I am not aware of its hindi or english name.
Some says it is allowed. Please enlighten us on this.
Your Servant.
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where In the 4 vedas it is mentioned krishna is supreme and others are his subordinates ?
Hare Krishna,
Dandavat Pranam,
While preaching we face lots of questions like all upanishads glorify their God as supreme.
we refer them as upanishads being of goodness, passion and Ignorence. But can't refer where it is actually written .
They say vedas
Read more…Types of LIBERATION
Hare Krishna,
Dandavat Pranam.
While reading the book Krishna I came to Know there are different types of liberation as
1. Sarupya 2. Salokya 3. Sarsti 4. Samipya 5. Sayujya.
Will anyone show me the light by explaining these individually?
Hari Bol !!!!
Yo
Read more…Keeping Mahabharata at Home
Hare Krishna,
Dandavat Pranam,
There is a saying that Mahabharata should not be kept at home as it induces quarrel among family members. Articles of warfare attracts warfare. How true is that ?
Hari Bol.
Your servant
Rahul
Read more…Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation
Hare Krishna,
Can anyone help me understand this ? Why Prabhupada said " Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation " ?
People speculate false philosophy in name of religio
Read more…Pure Devotee
Hare Krishna to all devotees.
Dandavat pranam.
How to identify that a person is a pure devotee of Lord so that we can surrender ourself fully to his lotus feet and take diksha ? Only a person(Pure devotee) who has Krishna can give Krishna. but how to i
Read more…Reading Srimad Bhagwatam
Hare Krishna,
It has been told by advanced devotees that Srimad Bhagwatam is meant for advanced devotees.
How can one be sure if he is advanced enough to understand this transendental science of Bhagwatam and start reading that ?
Read more…Buddhi Yoga
Hare Krishna ,
In Bhagavat Gita in many places Buddhi Yoga is referred to as devotional service by Srila Prabhupada.
Though i am aware yoga means linking with supreme still the word Buddhi yoga is confusing me.
Buddhi means intelligence and Buddhi yoga
Read more…Has Rudra Sampradaya Disappeared ?
Hare Krishna,
Has Rudra Sampradaya, one of the 4 authenticated sampradaya disappeared from earth ?
If not disappeared then where are their followers?
I heard some people claim to be in Rudra sampradaya but on analysing their philosophy we see it is Ma
Read more…THE ART OF PREACHING
Hare krishna,
The ninth offense is to preach the glories of the holy name of God to a faithless person who is not interested in hearing them.” Does it not negate the obligation for every Vaishnava to preach and spread Krishna consciousness to the uni
Read more…6 Angas Of Sharanagati
Please share your views so that we all have practical realization of the 6 process of surrender to lord.
Read more…How to serve Lord Chaithaya in Dasya Rasa ?
Hare Krishna,
In our home we have a deity of ladoo gopal.
In one of the leture of my aspiring guru, he instructed to worship Lord Chaitanya in Dasya Rasa.By doing this only one day our true eternal identity will manifest and we will be eligible to serv
Read more…Why the bliss we feel after chanting goes away ?
I heard that this blissful condition is like a wave. sometimes it comes and sometimes it goes away. why is that ?
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Desire for liberation
It is said that devotees even does not desire for liberation.
I heard in one lecture that by this it is meant impersonal liberation.
It is true that wherever devotees reside it becomes Vaikuntha.
But is the desire that "i wish to serve lord's lotus feet
If there was no Prabhupada then what would become of us ?
How could we know of Krishna as swayam Bhagawan?
How could we not became the puppet in the hands of Apsampradaya ?
How we come to know the process of the love for Godhead ?
How could we find devotee association in such a vast scale ?
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Applying tilak
Hare Krishna. what is the actual reason of applying tilak on 12 parts of body.there should be something more than just protection of body.
Read more…Mind and Heart
If all our past impressions are stored in mind then why we say chanting cleanses our heart?
Read more…A thought.
A claver person solves a problem but a wise person avoids it ..........Albert Einstein.please share your view how this is correct or wrong .it appears very confusing.your servant
Read more…Chanting in mind
Hare Krishna,
Does chanting in mind gives any benefit in comparision to loud chanting considering there is no sound vibration ?
Sometimes situation comes when one is too weak physically(due to illness) that one is unable to chant aloud.is it Ok to comp
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