Posted in Devotee, General, Practices In ISKCON on Nov 6th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. Why prabujis keep sikha ? Is there any specific reason? What are the advantages of sikha? – Ganesh Parvatkar
A. Sikha is an integral part of a Vaishnava’s appearance. Just as a policeman has his uniform that distinguishes him from ordinary citizens, or a businessman has his own business attire, the sikha along with other [...]
Posted in Avataras, General, Krishna, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on Nov 2nd, 2009 Comments Off
Q. Is it true that amongst Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Gaura means Lord Gauranga who is considered Lord Krishna himself and Nitai means Lord Nityananda, incarnation of Lord Balarama? – Anil Sathe
A. Yes. Lord Gauranga is Lord Krishna Himself and Lord Nityananda is Lord Balarama. Both of them appeared in Kaliyuga to spread [...]
Q. I have heard that in kaliyuga mentally if someone does any sin it will not give any reaction.Also in this yuga, auspicious activities produce result immediately. What are the special advantages of law of karma in this yuga? – Vikram Gupta
A. The special advantage is just by chanting the holy names especially Hare Krsna [...]
Posted in Avataras, General, Krishna, Scriptures on Sep 8th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. Why we assume that Krishna is the only Lord while infact Krishna is also one of the incarnations of Vishnu?Krishna has also taken birth & if we think that in Bhagavad Gita Krishna is declared as God,then in Shiv purana,Shiva is the Lord and in Vishnu purana Vishnu is the Lord.Then how can we [...]
Q. How can the unconcious person realise that all this is due to karma ?How does he rectify it? – Prachi
A. Every living entity, at every point of time, has his free will—to use it properly or misuse it. If he is sincere and seeks out for real knowledge, even though he may be ignorant [...]
Posted in General on Aug 29th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. Please tell me, how many days the the Mahabharata was going on? In those days,was all the world working as it is? When Krishna was telling the Gita to Arjuna, were all others means kauravas stopped there? – Kanhaiyya
A. The Mahabharata War lasted for eighteen days. This war (like all the wars during Vedic [...]
Q. I’ve heard many people saying ’sai ram sai shyam’,whereas sai baba himself use to say ’sabka maalik ek’while pointing his finger in the sky.On the other hand people also call him sadguru,so if sai baba is sadguru how can people call him by the name of ram and shyam?It is a humble request to [...]
Posted in Bad Habits, Chanting, General, Krishna on Aug 29th, 2009 Comments Off
Q.How to overcome maya? Which is the easy way to follow to overcome maya’s effect ? – Aditya
A. “Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te” (Bg. 7.14). The easiest way to overcome maya is by surrendering to Krishna, and the easiest way to develop this mood of surrender is by chanting the holy names [...]
Posted in General on Aug 29th, 2009 Comments Off
Q.Please write about Yamaraj Mahajan.- Yamaraj Mahajan Das
A. Yamaraja, the lord of death, is one of the twelve mahajanas, or authorities, in the science of devotional service. He is a pure devotee who relishes hearing and chanting the transcendental glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Q. What is the difference between MAHATATTVA and FALSE EGO? – Nawal
A. Mahat-tattva is the sum total of all cosmic manifestation, the sum total of the material world. It is the germinating place of all creation. It is created by Maha-Visnu, a plenary portion of Lord Krishna.
Regarding false ego and other material elements, you may [...]