On sexual vasanas
Q: Sometimes my past vasanas bother me. I am overcome by the sexual desires. How should I relate to them? Should I think that what comes, goes away naturally? A: As long as we have body we are bothered...
View ArticleOn discipline in spiritual life
21.12.2000 Q: We hear that with Krsna we have different relationships like servitorship, friend, parent etc. What is our relationship to the guru? A: Our relationship with the guru is only in one way:...
View ArticleOn the meaning of maha-mantra
12. 4. 2001 Q: What is the meaning of the maha-mantra? What should be the mood, the prayer? A: The maha-mantra has three names Hare, Krsna and Rama. And they are all in the invocative case, that is...
View ArticleOn sadhana and family life
28.12.2000 Q: As far as our sadhana is concerned we should go with our capacity ...? A: Sadhana means that you have the mantra, you chant that, follow the basic principles, you [know] that a vaisnava...
View ArticlePurpose of the public section
The purpose of the public section is to inform the public about Maharaj-ji's teachings by publishing extracts from his darshans. In case somebody shows deeper interest and asks questions, Maharaj-ji's...
View ArticleOn 'anyabhilasita-sunyam' verse
Q: Maharaja mentioned that the anyabhilasita sunyam verse (BRS 1.1.11) is the essence of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Could he explain this verse more? A: anyAbhilASitA-zUnyaM jGAna-karmAdy-anAvRtam |...
View ArticleOn smaranam in raganuga path
Q: I heard that the main limb of raganuga bhakti is smaranam. Can you give more details about the five stages of smaranam? (Bhakti-sandarbha: Smarana is of five types: 1) to think in whatever way a...
View ArticleOn anartha-nivrtti
7.1.2001 Q: What are anarthas and how to get rid of them? A: Anartha is of 5 types: avidya, asmita, raga, dvesa and abhinivesa. Avidya means to consider unreal objects as real or illusionary objects as...
View ArticleOn the position of woman
13-11-2005 Q: We know that woman in the Muslim countries is considered inferior to man, and in the West she is considered his equal (before she was also less). How was she seen in the Vedic times? A:...
View ArticleOn literal meaning of Bhagavata
10.3.2001 Q: Is there any sense that some of the stories of the Bhagavatam are not literally, historically true, for example this story where Krsna jumps of the mountain which is 8 yojanas high, for...
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