Questions and Answers

How can one despite all the acquired knowledge still be confused?

26 Feb 2018

With a smile Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, responded to Arjuna’s argumentation advocating the retreat from the battle field of Kuruksetra. Seeing the weakened condition of his friend, He finally

What are the benefits of an arranged marriage?

24 Feb 2018

Many provided empowered assistants are at work, helping two conditioned souls regulating their life’s so spiritual progress becomes possible. Recently, once again, one devotee expressed to me his disbelieve

How can we explain the need of varnasrama dharma organization in human society?

24 Feb 2018

The need is self-evident, unfortunately not to many. Either in name of imaginary transcendental progress or in name of mayavada based declaration of oneness and "unity", the conditioned soul likes not to

In order to motivate devotees, we need visions for the future. What should these visions be?

24 Feb 2018

Questions of this sort provoke compassion. They are embarrassing. How can anybody who is a follower of Srila Prabhupada inquire what kind of vision he should have? Srila Prabhupada gave all the visions we need. Our

How can a devotee manager be more inspirational to others?

23 Feb 2018

Nobody can be "inspirational" to everybody everywhere. Even Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all inspiration, cannot inspire everybody to go back home back to Godhead if that

How can devotees cooperate?

23 Feb 2018

With all due respect to our "professional" ISKCON counselors, mediators and other socially and humanistic thinking well-wishers, here for our inspiration a most wonderful letter from Srila Prabhupada to

What should be the balance between study and practical activity in Krsna-consciousness?

22 Feb 2018

Coming from a pioneer generation of devotees, those who were without training put into active preaching field from the first day they arrived at the temple door, I could answer this question only in following

What should a devotee-manager consider?

21 Feb 2018

Unfortunately instruction manuals on this issue written in the past are presently not available to me, but they surely contained many good advises regarding the daily reality a devotee who accepts managerial

What is needed to train a devotee on book distribution?

21 Feb 2018

To start with: to find a devotee who is willing to accept this service is certainly extremely rare. I had the privileged to join a movement and a particular yatra where EVERYBODY was engaged in book distribution.

What did Srila Prabhupada mean by stating that "Books are the Basis"?

21 Feb 2018

It is not difficult to understand that HIS books are the philosophical basis of ISKCON. Many many times He pointed out that He is living and will continue to live in His books. His books are so unique that Srila

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