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Why are there only young devotees in ISKCON?

21 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

This question would have been especially relevant in times I joined this movement, where the oldest member could have been around 25 years old. Fortunately, this is today not anymore the case and at least as a

How does one become a guru in ISKCON?

21 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

I don’t know. I don’t think anybody knows. Sannyas in ISKCON is based on a detailed and strict procedure. (Rightly so in view of the experiences of the past). But when it comes to become a guru, which

How much time should devotees spend in India?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

When I joined 1972, I already had a ticket for India. It was still valid and so devotees took it away from me and sold it. They told me: "You will go to India later on with us". It took five years of

How can we attract more people to the temple?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

SRILA PRABHUPADAS TEMPLES, KRSNAS EMBASSIES…. OR LUNATIC ASYLUMS? Looking back 40 years, not much changed for a visitor of a Hare Krsna Temple, at least in the European parts of the world. There are of

How can we start and maintain grhasta communities? (part 1)

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

Many books could be written and should be written regarding this theme. Most of the practicing members of ISKCON today are grhastas. Whenever possible grhastas should form communities. Everybody can only benefit

How can we engage more conditioned souls in Krsna-consciousness?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

Dear Srila Prabhupada! Please accept my most humble dandavats at Your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace! As the waves of insanity raise towards the Kali Yuga skies, Your transcendental ISKCON hospital

Is astrology important in lives of devotees?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

To the degree a devotee is purely surrendered to the Lord astrology is not relevant in his life. After all, Krsna can modify the material nature in favor of the devotee any time as He demonstrated in protecting

What is the role of women in Srila Prabhupada´s preaching mission?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

Maybe it is not known to everybody that originally Srila Prabhupada wanted to follow the classical Vedic system which doesn’t permit women to live directly in the temple. It is understood that women can

Can women be public leaders?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

No. One may be surprised about the quick answer, but its Srila Prabhupada’s answer: "NO". He wrote it and He said it. He didn’t hesitate through a whole American preaching tour to repeat the

How is it possible that a sincere devotee even after many years of strict sadhana following, regular chanting of prescribed rounds and intense engagement in devotional service can face crisis so severe that he might even give up in despair his practice or leave the association of devotees?

20 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

Obviously there is something missing. Despite the fact that our chanting is not of the best quality and we make it barely out of the offensive zone to the purifying zone, there is one element which is most

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