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Q: [Using prārabdha karma in devotional service] Prārabdha karma includes both good and bad karma. Does ...

A: Both assets and liabilities can be engaged in devotional service. For example, suppose you fall sick ...

Topic: Karma | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 6.2.16 | Dated: 19 Jan 2025

Q: Devotees sometime ask some specific things to the Lord. How to understand this?

A: You see, real life is very specific. Every day we encounter specific situations, specific problems, ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.2 | Dated: 14 Jan 2025

Q: [Why non-devotees also prosper] You mentioned GDP and comparisons between different countries. Natio ...

A: They are working very hard. Without work, nothing happens. In that sense there is sacrifice, discipl ...

Topic: Material world/Maya | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.5 | Dated: 08 Jan 2025

Q: [Should I always think of going back to God Head] You mentioned that because we perform sankirtana-y ...

A: There is credit both for action and for intention. Action itself produces results. When action is ac ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.5 | Dated: 08 Jan 2025

Q: [How to remain sincere in devotional service] I left my ordinary duties, such as taking care of my p ...

A: This is a very sensitive question and must be understood carefully. When we come to Krishna consciou ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.4 | Dated: 07 Jan 2025

Q: [Not letting go of Guru and Krishna] If I understand correctly, the essential point is that we shoul ...

A: Yes, exactly. One of the most important qualities required in devotional life is patience. If you lo ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.4 | Dated: 07 Jan 2025

Q: [Is soul aloof from material senses] In Bhagavad-gītā 5.8–9 it is said that a person in divine consc ...

A: Yes, they are related. A pure devotee who is completely absorbed in the service of the Lord graduall ...

Topic: Sense Gratification/Control | Speaker: Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa | Shloka: SB 6.9.23-25 | Dated: 26 Jul 2024

Q: [Who is the doer of activities] In Bhagavad-gītā 3.27 it is said that the bewildered spirit soul, un ...

A: Yes, the two verses are closely related. By nature, the soul is simply a witness and observer. Howev ...

Topic: Material world/Maya | Speaker: Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa | Shloka: SB 6.9.23-25 | Dated: 26 Jul 2024

Q: [AI and devotees] You mentioned universal intelligence. We see that even ants and other living being ...

A: Generally speaking, materialistic people become fascinated and attached. Devotees become fascinated, ...

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa | Shloka: SB 6.9.23-25 | Dated: 26 Jul 2024