Month: January 2025
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Revenge Begets Revenge
There was a sage named Jamadagni. He and his wife Reṇukā had many sons. One of these sons was Paraśurāma who is famous for annihilating many kṣatriya kings 21 times. What impelled him to do this? And why 21 times? He did so to take revenge of the murder of his father. Kārtavīrya Arjuna was a great…
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How Shraddha Can Be Lost
Question: You mentioned in one of your articles that when one commits an offense he/she may lose śraddhā. In Nāmarasa’s podcast you also mentioned that once we have real faith we cannot lose it. I believe by real faith you mean śāstrīya–śraddhā, not laukikī. I assume this because if one has śāstrīya–śraddhā one will avoid offenses very carefully as you mentioned…
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Rumors about Sadhus, Beginningless Karma
Question: I have come to know from ISKCON that Vaiṣṇavas observe the four regulative principles: But while searching on the Internet, I found that Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava saints like Vamsidāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, Kishori-kishorananda Gosvāmī (Tinkari Bābā), and Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja used to smoke tobacco, hashish, Ganja, and also drink alcohol. Ramadas kathia Bābā of the Nimbārka sampradāya used to…