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Q: [Does 'Prabhu' in 'Janme Janme Prabhu sai' mean SP] Narottam Das Thakur sings “Janme Janme Prabhu sa ...

A: Janme Janme Prabhu Sei — the word Prabhu refers to a vyakti, an eternal individual. Śrīla Prabhupāda ...

Topic: Initiation | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.21 | Dated: 25 Feb 2025

Q: Does Krishna takes control of the karmas of a devotee or the prarabhda still acts on a devotee?

A: A devotee's life is completely under the control of Prārabdha karma and Kṛṣṇa, but how Kṛṣṇa chooses ...

Topic: Karma | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.20 | Dated: 20 Feb 2025

Q: [Forgetting we are not this body] We are taught again and again that we are not this body. But we fo ...

A: Knowing is not enough. Knowing is only the first step. You may know intellectually that you are not ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.19 | Dated: 19 Feb 2025

Q: [Are devotees lording over while managing employees] Especially when we are managing employees somet ...

A: First, you have to understand these principles properly. Only then can you apply them correctly. Ult ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.08 | Dated: 18 Feb 2025

Q: What is the difference between desire and ambition?

A: When a desire becomes very deep, it is called ambition. When there is a strong aspiration and determ ...

Topic: Material world/Maya | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.08 | Dated: 18 Feb 2025

Q: [Overcoming anger and pride] When we do austerities we may get pride and when we do nirjala upvasa w ...

A: All these things you have to work out and apply yourself. Here, you are receiving philosophical prin ...

Topic: Sense Gratification/Control | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.08 | Dated: 18 Feb 2025

Q: [Does Lord incarnates in holy name only in kaliyuga] We hear that in Kali-yuga Krishna has incarnate ...

A: Krishna's name exists eternally. The holy name is not created at a particular point in time. Whereve ...

Topic: Chanting | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.08 | Dated: 18 Feb 2025

Q: [Austerities in mental platform] You mentioned about following austerities in the bodily platform. W ...

A: The principle is the same everywhere. The first thing to understand is that bodily needs and emotion ...

Topic: Sense Gratification/Control | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 3.23.06 | Dated: 11 Feb 2025

Q: [How to be more vigilant to ensure we are acting for Krishna and not ourselves] In Bhagavad-gītā 3.3 ...

A: One important point is that true humility is deeply connected with power. Real meekness and humility ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.11-17 | Dated: 05 Feb 2025

Q: [How transparent we as a brahmanas should be in our organisation] We are in an organization wherein ...

A: Within an organization, we often function according to different varṇas. One person may be performin ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.16.9-10 | Dated: 29 Jan 2025