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Q: What is the meaning of soul?

A: In English, the word “soul” is generally used as a translation of the Sanskrit word ātma, which refe ...

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: [How to correct a devotee making a mistake] Although Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi was chastised by the L ...

A: The simplest way to correct someone who is making a mistake is to gently point out the error and hel ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: Who is the father of Hanuman?

A: Vayu Deva, the wind God, is the father of Hanuman.

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: [Are enjoyment of material world same in spiritual world] As we grow older, we tend to reminisce on ...

A: The experience of the spiritual world is completely different from that of the material world. The o ...

Topic: Spiritual World | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: [Number of people killed during Kurukshetra] According to a rough calculation based on the figure of ...

A: Let us try to understand what happens in a battle, particularly in the context of the Mahabharata wa ...

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: Traditional Sampradayas ask their disciples to perform Trikala Sandhyavandanam whereas in ISKCON we ...

A: There is no contradiction in any of the scriptural instructions. The scriptures give different direc ...

Topic: Chanting | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: [Eating food outside the temple] Prasadam is said to be a powerful weapon to control the tongue. But ...

A: The practical aspect of taking prasadam is that it should be properly honored without being judged m ...

Topic: Sense Gratification/Control | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: Why is Ashwatthama included among the Chiranjivis? Is he the incarnation of some devata?

A: I am not fully aware of all the details, but he was certainly a son of Drona and is described as hav ...

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: Why are Ekadashi and some other important festival dates sometimes falling on slightly different dat ...

A: Different systems of calculation are used by different traditions, especially in determining time ac ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023

Q: [How to come out of self-isolation] Sometimes people tend to isolate themselves as they can't forgiv ...

A: In interacting with others, one should follow Vaishnava etiquette, which is the standard of proper b ...

Topic: Free will | Speaker: Stoka Krishna Swami | Shloka: Q&A session | Dated: 11 May 2023