sadhu vani

Q: [Is anxiety acceptable if it is connected with Krishna’s service?] We understand that our constituti ...

A: Yes. A certain amount of anxiety connected with Krishna’s service is natural and even beneficial. No ...

Q: [Does false ego disappear completely in KC?] You explained that false ego functions as the center of ...

A: False ego is illusory, not ultimately real. What remains is often not false ego itself, but the memo ...

Q: How do happiness and distress operate for devotees and non-devotees? If happiness and suffering are ...

A: Happiness and distress certainly arise according to past karma, but the crucial difference lies in h ...

Q: How should we understand existential identity and situational identity in devotional life? If identi ...

A: The key principle is that situational identities exist only because of the fundamental identity. The ...

Q: [How should we reveal our mind?] When we hear that one should reveal one’s mind, is it sufficient to ...

A: We have relationships with Srila Prabhupada, the Deities, Krishna, and the Vaishnavas, and relations ...

Q: [To whom should we reveal our mind?] To whom should I reveal my mind among devotees of the same sex? ...

A: You do not need to make permanent friends or permanent enemies. Sadhu-sanga means taking association ...

Q: [How can I judge where to take association?] Because I am conditioned, I may take association from d ...

A: This requires spiritual intelligence, and spiritual intelligence develops through studying Krishna’s ...

Q: [How a devotee progresses from kanishtha to madhyama stage?] Can we understand that a devotee progre ...

A: Yes, that is a proper understanding. The relationship a devotee has with others and his sensitivity ...

Q: [People keeping Laddu Gopal in Vatsalya-rasa] Some devotees keep Laddu Gopal with them and feed Him ...

A: The first thing to determine is whether such behavior comes from a bona fide sampradaya and authoriz ...

Q: [People feeling Lord's presence in a temple where huge crowd gathers] We hear that Deity worship sho ...

A: The Lord’s descent in such a place is a vast spiritual phenomenon. Unlike a simple temple installati ...