Questions and Answers

How to be and simultaneously not to be in this world?

11 Oct 2018

This is an essential question for every devotee who is serious about ending his existence in this miserable world...

How can one distinguish similarities from realities?

10 Oct 2018

By listening from a spiritual guide who is hopefully not illusioned by the similarities. Another deceiving feature of the material energy is the hope for comfort to be found within the boundaries of this material world...

How can we correct mistakes or discrepancies without addressing them?

09 Oct 2018

Well, that’s obviously not possible; a doctor has to finally address the disease of the patient so it can be eventually cured. And so doctors are often criticized to bring the painful news which actually addresses the reality and the magnitude of the problem the patient has to face...

Shall all Srila Prabhupada’s disciples become gurus?

09 Oct 2018

As mentioned before in this conference, the general designation, "Srila Prabhupada disciple" can be misleading. As Srila Prabhupada pointed out, initiation is beginning, it’s not the end...

Where did my guru go?

09 Oct 2018

This text might by surely considered by some daringly open-minded, as if questioning the parampara system in place we see in ISKCON today.

How can we stay enthusiastic?

09 Oct 2018

In times where so many face disillusion and disappointment, a lecture from Srila Prabhupada from second of August 1970, given in Los Angeles, may be a constant source of inspiration...

How important is the Bhakti Vrksa program in terms of general preaching?

09 Oct 2018

It is a completely natural sequence of any preaching attempt that when interested persons become more involved the need of an "organized attempt to spread Krsna Consciousness", as Srila Bhaktivinodha Thakura defined it, arises...

What constitutes the change of a human being?

09 Oct 2018

First of all Srila Prabhupada expected us to change TO a human being...

How can we respect senior vaisnavas?

09 Oct 2018

This question includes two words:senior and vaisnava. From Srila Prabhupada’s preaching we can understand that He resisted all artificial designations.

Q: How do we recognize a fool?

04 Aug 2018

As there are plenty of fools in this age of Kali, we have many opportunities to study nature of such often divinely inspired individuals who feel very secure in their stupidity.

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