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Demigod worship and the result

Q. If we offer to demigods, what is the problem? – Priya A. At “Bhagavat Geeta As It Is, Chapter 7, Sloka 23, Lord Krishna says, “Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees [...]

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Death of a devotee in an accident – Destination

Q. If a devotee dies in an accident, will he be able to go to Goloka Dham or not? – Gorkshanath A. 1. Defining a devotee. A Devotee is always remembering Krishna. He is always acting for Krishna and has absolute zero selfish desires. Bhagavad Gita 12.13 onwards is a nice description about the qualifications [...]

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Q. What is significance of Vaishnav Bhajan in Kirshhna Concisness and in what spirit do we understand this? When we sing this Bhajan, does Krishna listen songs written by His pure devotee? -Jagram A. The bhajans have been composed by the great Vaishnava Saints. They have been composed in deep devotional ecstacies. Through them, we [...]

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Krishna’s dependence on devotees

Q. I just want to know in which sloka Krishna had said tht He is not independent and He is completly dependent on his devotees. – Preetam A. Here is the verse. sri bhagavan uvaca aham bhakta-paradhino hy asvatantra iva dvija sadhubhir grasta-hrdayo bhaktair bhakta jana-priyah “The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to the brahmana: [...]

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Transitory effects of time in devotional service

Q. When i joined KCON I used to dance like a mad person on roads in yatra and loved Mahamantra very very much. But, after 4 months I see myself in such a forgotten state that I see my past as a dream happened. How this faith will now increase? – Amit Khatri A. Shrila [...]

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Merging in Brahmajyoti – falling again

Q. Kindly explain about the liberation in which people merge in to the Brahmajyoti and lose their identity and which is worse than hell. Kindly explain whether they again have to take birth in the material world or they are freed from the cycle of bith and death. I am asking this question for one [...]

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Renouncing life for Supreme Lord

Q. If a person renounces his life for supreme lord it is good or bad .But according to karmi people it is not good to leave our relationship with our parents & relatives. But when I think on devotee point of view I find very rare people are there to renounce their life for Krishna [...]

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Stopping cyclic process by chanting holy names

Q. I read one article in this months BTG. It said that if I kill someone in this life then LORD KRISHNA gives that person (soul) a chance to kill me in next life. Then is it so that in the next to next life I wil also get a chance and the cycle will [...]

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Meeting with Yamaraj

Q. If a person completes only 1% of devotional service in this birth then before taking his next birth to start his devotional service from 2%, does he have to meet Yamraj for punishment? – Mihir A. Yes, unless one has completed the process of devotional service, one cannot escape meeting Yamaraja. However, Lord Caitanya [...]

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03 Basic principles for spiritual life

Q. When I newly came to Krishna Consciousness I used to dance like a mad person on roads, in yatra and loved chanting Mahamantra very very much. But, after 4 months I see myself in such a forgotten state that i see my past as a dream. How do I increase my faith in the process? – [...]

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