Posted in General, Modern day life, Spiritual World, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on Jul 8th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. I have been in contact with ISKCON for one year, but I am still not happy. I believe that I have taken birth to serve India. I want to live and die for India. I don’t want to go to the kingdom of God until I feel that I have completed my job on [...]
Posted in General, Krishna, Modern day life, Scriptures on Jul 8th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. When you say that we serve all living things when we serve Krishna.Shouldn’t it be the other way around? I mean when we help someone else aren’t we serving the Lord indirectly? A. When we water the root of the tree all the leaves and branches are nourished. When we feed our stomach, we [...]
Posted in General, Krishna, Practices In ISKCON, Scriptures, Srila Prabhupada on Jul 8th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. In your Bhagavad-gita ‘ in text 9.11 the word ‘mudha’ is translated as “rascals,” “fools,” etc. Please don’t use words that pinch new learners. This is my humble request. – K. P. Satyamoorthy,Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India A. As Prabhupada himself would point out, he is simply repeating Krishna’s words. Krishna certainly has the right [...]
Posted in Bad Habits, Diet / Food habits, General, Modern day life, Scriptures on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. If the Lord dislikes killing, why are animal sacrifices to God found in the scriptures? – Chung Fai Wu,Via the Internet A. Although animal sacrifice to God is mentioned in the scriptures, it is ultimately forbidden there. Sometimes the scriptures recommend animal sacrifice for meat-eaters who can’t give up their habit all at once. [...]
Posted in Bad Habits, Diet / Food habits, General, Modern day life, Scriptures on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. If the Lord dislikes killing, why are animal sacrifices to God found in the scriptures? – Chung Fai Wu,Via the Internet A. Although animal sacrifice to God is mentioned in the scriptures, it is ultimately forbidden there. Sometimes the scriptures recommend animal sacrifice for meat-eaters who can’t give up their habit all at once. [...]
Posted in Chanting, General, H.H.Romapada Swami Maharaj, Practices In ISKCON on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. Can a mantra really neutralize the sins already done or does it only give the courage to bear the pain (result)? A. The Holy Name of God can actually eradicate the reactions for all the sins already committed. Not only that, scriptures state that when properly chanted, hari-nama can destroy more sins than one [...]
Posted in General, H.H.Romapada Swami Maharaj, Krishna on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. Does the all-merciful God punish me for my wrong deeds? A. Krishna never punishes anyone. But out of foolishness, the living entity places himself in trouble, by neglecting the loving guidelines and warnings that the Lord is constantly giving us. Even in the mundane world, a loving father or teacher – whose love is [...]
Posted in Chanting, General, Spiritual World on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. In light of the Wars, could you please give some Vedic insight besides chanting the holy name? – Candra Dasa,Via the Internet A. War arises from false claims of proprietorship over God’s property and from accepting as real designations based on the body and acting according to them. These problems can be eliminated if [...]
Posted in Creation, General, Krishna, Practices In ISKCON on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. I am concerned that with so much emphasis in your teachings on leaving the material world and our bodies to get to the spiritual world with Krishna, this philosophy is creating an ethic that disregards the earth we live on. Why isn’t nature revered and loved just as much as Krishna? Is not the [...]
Posted in Avataras, General, Krishna on Jul 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Q. I completely agree with Krishna’s being the source of all identities of God, including Lord Vishnu (Bg. 10.8). However, I have a different explanation for the identity of Lord Narayana. Etymologically, Narayana consists of two parts: nara, “living beings,” and ayana, “ultimate goal.” Thus, Narayana means the ultimate goal for all living beings, namely [...]