There is a craze for kirtan mela around the world. How do you see this rise in chanting the holy name?

Question: There is a craze for kirtan mela around the world. How do you see this rise in chanting the holy name? Answer: Well basically it’s very good. You know it’s a lot better to go a kirtan mela and get into the kirtan, it’s a lot better to do that than stay at home … Continue reading There is a craze for kirtan mela around the world. How do you see this rise in chanting the holy name?

• Does Luck Exist?

  Does luck exist? That’s a good question. We were just talking about something like that right? Someone just comes up and insults you, was it your bad luck? Or someone just hits you! I was a passenger in a motor car, a couple of years ago, and we’re driving along the highway, in Durban, South … Continue reading Does Luck Exist?

  • If you have a personal problem with a specific person and you cannot forgive that person, how does this affect your path to Krishna consciousness?

    Question: If you have a personal problem with a specific person and you cannot forgive that person, how does this affect your path to Krishna consciousness? Answer: It’s a good point actually; it’s a very good point. We are conditioned souls but by the grace of the Lord we have taken to Krishna consciousness and … Continue reading If you have a personal problem with a specific person and you cannot forgive that person, how does this affect your path to Krishna consciousness?

    • Regarding association with devotees, we look forward to it. Sometimes due to politics, back biting or fault finding, devotee’s comment saying they feel so miserable. They compare with the outside people feeling that the outside people are better. Please comment.

      Question: Regarding association with devotees, we look forward to it. Sometimes due to politics, back biting or fault finding, devotee’s comment saying they feel so miserable. They compare with the outside people feeling that the outside people are better. Please comment. Answer: See, that’s maya. Maya makes people who are spiritually weak think like that, … Continue reading Regarding association with devotees, we look forward to it. Sometimes due to politics, back biting or fault finding, devotee’s comment saying they feel so miserable. They compare with the outside people feeling that the outside people are better. Please comment.

      • Based on the passage below from the teachings of Lord Caitanya, following in the footsteps of Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis, what kind of rituals or prayers can devotees do to help remove obstacles that are obstructing their engagement in devotional service?

        Question: Based on the passage below from the teachings of Lord Caitanya, following in the footsteps of Rupa and Sanatana Goswami’s, what kind of rituals or prayers can devotees do to help remove obstacles that are obstructing their engagement in devotional service? “Upon making this decision, the two brothers at once took steps to leave … Continue reading Based on the passage below from the teachings of Lord Caitanya, following in the footsteps of Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis, what kind of rituals or prayers can devotees do to help remove obstacles that are obstructing their engagement in devotional service?