Category: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Individuality in Mukti?
Question: I doubt whether or not individuality remains in Brahma-sāyujya. I came across an article from The Autobiography of A Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, which indicates that individuality remains even in oneness with Brahman. Sri Yukteshwsar Giri (the guru of Yogananda) tells Yogananda: “When a soul finally gets out of the three jars of bodily delusions,” Master continued, “it becomes…
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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…
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Krishna’s Breakfast, Meaning of Dharma
Question: At what time does Kṛṣṇa have breakfast in prakaṭa-līlā and what does His menu consist of? Answer: Frankly speaking, such a question assumes that He has a watch and does His daily activities by the watch. The aṣṭakālīna ḷīlā description is for meditation. It does not mean that Kṛṣṇa follows His daily routine exactly as described. Kṛṣṇa eats after waking…
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There is no Fall-down from Real Mukti
Question: Could you kindly help me understand the following words of Srila Prabhupada regarding the fall-down from sāyujya-mukti? “In the opinion of many scholars, this sāyujya-mukti, although counted among the five kinds of mukti, is not actually mukti because, from sāyujya-mukti, one may again fall down to this material world. This information we have from Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.2.32), wherein it is said, patanty adhaḥ, which…
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Adharma, Mahaprabhu for Varnashrama, Sampradayas
Question: What is the difference between Māyāvāda, Brahmavāda, Jñāna-marga and Kevalādvaitavāda? Some equate them all as the same, while others say that Śaṅkarites are Māyāvādis and jñāna-margis are different. Could you kindly shed some light on this subject? Answer: They are all the same. They are all Jñāna-mārga. That is the most common name. * Adharmic Rulers Question: Why did Kṛṣṇa let the British rulers get away…