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 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 General, Krishna, Spiritual World on Jul 2nd, 2010 Comments Off
Q. If Krishna is all powerful and wants us to come back to Him, then why does He not simply do it? A. The answer to your question, which you have said is a very fundamental one, rests on the understanding of the living entity’s free will. Because there is free will, the living entity [...]
Posted in Bad Habits, Krishna, Modern day life, Spiritual World on Jul 1st, 2010 Comments Off
Q. I am a Life Member of ISKCON. I understand that a more materialistic life means a less spiritual one. But I’m not strong enough to follow all of God’s rules (as mentioned in the Gita). I therefore follow a more materialistic life and less of a spiritual life, apart from praying to Lord Krishna [...]
Posted in Demigod Worship, Diet / Food habits, General, Spiritual World on Aug 7th, 2009 Comments Off
Q. What is difference between Goloka and Vaikuntha? And on what basis is it decided that a soul will go to Vaikuntha or Goloka? A. These are two separate but related questions so we will answer them together. Go means cow and loka means abode. So Goloka is the spiritual abode of the cows where Shyamasundara Krishna [...]