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Q: [Making parents understand our view] Sometimes we find parents or some people stubborn in some views ...

A: Truth can be realized only when the proper understanding is awakened within the heart. It is not som ...

Q: [Significance of raising hands in front of deity & what is karma yoga] Can you explain the significa ...

A: In ISKCON, you may have noticed that devotees raise their hands when they come before the Deity or d ...

Q: [Praying to Lord for removing anarthas] Is it considered materialistic to pray to the Lord to guide ...

A: No, this should never be considered materialistic. We should always pray to the Lord and seek His he ...

Q: How to give up attraction for the opposite gender and focus on serving Krishna?

A: Attraction to the opposite gender is a form of material conditioning because it is based on bodily i ...

Q: How to taste the beauty of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-gita 2.69?

A: The 69th verse of the second chapter states: “What is night for all beings is the time of awakening ...

Q: How to realize I am not this body but I am Brahman?

A: This realization becomes possible through engagement in Krishna consciousness and devotional activit ...

Q: When are we supposed to wash Tulasi chanting beads, especially during Shraddha ceremony?

A: Tulsi chanting beads are always pure in themselves; they are not contaminated simply by being seen o ...

Q: How to combat uncertainty?

A: Uncertainty arises when a person is not situated in knowledge—when one does not know what to do, is ...

Q: As a Vaishnava do we need to do the last rituals for our ancestors?

A: When someone in the family passes away, the cremation and related funeral rites are to be performed. ...

Q: Why surrendering to the Lord in tough situations becomes difficult? How to surrender without a doubt ...

A: Surrender does not mean that one follows Krishna only when it is easy and avoids it when it becomes ...