Posted in General, Karma, Modern day life on Aug 29th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. What should be our attitude while performing our duty?- Prashanth
A. Lord Krishna explains this point in the Bhagavad-gita (2.47). He says, karmanyevadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana/ ma karma-phala-hetur bhur ma te sango ‘stv akarmani: “You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never [...]
Posted in General, Krishna, Modern day life on Aug 29th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. If a person renounces his life for the Supreme Lord is it good or bad?But according to karmi people it is not good to leave our relationship with our parents & relatives. But when I think from devotee point of view,I find very rare people who renounce their life for Krishna’s sake.I am confused.This [...]
Posted in Bhakti, Devotee, Modern day life on Dec 12th, 2007 Comments Off
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?
- Amit
A. [...]
Posted in Modern day life, Scriptures on Nov 7th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. Thank you very much for patiently and caringly answering my questions. Acharyas instruct that the Lord used Arjuna as an instrument to speak the Bhagavad Gita for our benefit. Similarly was Srimad Bhagavatam spoken with the same intention? Then how do we understand the lives of devotees who married more then one wife/husband? How should [...]
Posted in General, Modern day life on Nov 3rd, 2007 Comments Off
Q. I brought a friend for Sunday Feast festival at Radha Gopinath Mandir. After the feast he told me ‘instead of spending so much money on the temple feed the poor and needy, give them house serving humanity is serving Lord.’ How do I answer him?
- Sanjay
A. We appreciate your friend’s concern to serve the needy. It is noble and rare [...]
Posted in Modern day life on Aug 17th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. Is it appropriate for a devotee to put laxmi (money) in share market? Or is it breaking one of the rules & regulation?
- Bhavin Desai
A. It is okay if the devotee is using this as a saving option. But he should not engage in speculative gambling type bussiness. If you know about share market then [...]
Posted in Modern day life on Jun 15th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. How to control mind from work stress?
A. The only way to do that long term is to work for Krishna’s pleasure and not for our own. We can learn to do all our activities in such a consciousness that we would like to please Krishna. We must learn to find the balance in our [...]