"fasting is always recommended, not only just one day in the week or month,
but as much as possible, especially for those who wanna progress in bhakty yoga :
SB 5.5.1 — Lord Ṛṣabhadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the living entities who have…"
"yes, if you are king you can take the gold on your self.
just remember, even rajarishis needed to leave everything and go to forest to surrender to god.
i give you few slokas , maybe you will understand the point.
SB 10.88.8 — The Personality of…"
"i was not talking about mother durga, i was talking about demon kali,
this kali yuga get the name from this demon.
where ever is killing animals, gamblings, intoxication, illicit sex and money ,
powerful demon kali is there.
SB 1.17.35 — Śrī Sūta…"
"you see, even just a drop it seems for you as ocean, what about explaining all that into practical details.
only problem will be to find strict followers of that,
which nowadays can be impossible mission, even in the case of the small village."
"SB 8.10.2 — O King, after the Supreme Personality of Godhead had brought to completion the affairs of churning the ocean and feeding the nectar to the demigods, who are His dear devotees, He left the presence of them all and was carried by Garuḍa to…"
"i didnt said fasting till death, but fasting one day in the week will be nice.
reading srimad bhagavatam and singing holy names will give you blessings.
association with vaishnavas will keep you away from demon kali ."
"this beautiful words of haridasa namacarya and srimad bhagavatam is like the nectar which real devotees drinking ,and its like poison from the perspective of speculative proud separatists ."
"SB 11.18.19 — Taking the food gathered through begging, one should leave the populated areas and go to a reservoir of water in a secluded place. There, having taken a bath and washed one’s hands thoroughly, one should distribute portions of the food…"
"my opinion is that we should take shelter of dear lord, not to some gems proscribed by astrologist.
there is no astrologist or doctor who can save us from our karma, no matter what,
therefore krishas lotus feet is only choice ."
"dear aakash,
everything depend on your wish and qualification.
if you qualified enough and you have a wish, the lord will arrange and sent you qualified guru,
but if you arent, then you will accept materialist one, based on your materialistic…"
"yes, i agree that varnasharama dharma must be introdused .
its good to know vedic varnashrama dharma, therefore i will try to introduse a drop of it now.
"SB 11.14.22 — Neither religious activities endowed with honesty and mercy nor knowledge obtained with great penance can completely purify one’s consciousness if they are bereft of loving service to Me.
SB 11.14.23 — If one’s hairs do not stand on…"
"thanks for your effort, but this statements is for ordinary humans, not for devotees.
devotees of lord are special and therefore they dont suffer material miseries.
SB 3.25.23 — Engaged constantly in chanting and hearing about Me, the Supreme…"
"krishna and vishnu or narayana, are same person, slokas which i quoted above clearly confirm that.
lets see what haridas says on that subject.
Hari Das Thakur answered:
“God is one. The same God is present in every religion; He is the non-dual…"