Question: What is the nature of the mind? Answer: The mind is the inner sense that perceives all the sensations coming from the external senses, as... Read More
Question: It is recommended that one who chants with offenses should continue chanting to become free from those offenses. Does this mean that one... Read More
Question: Kṛṣṇa’s friends in Goloka are called nitya-mukta-jīvas. Can nitya-mukta-jīvas be placed under antaranga śakti? Answer: No. Jīva is taṭastha śakti, both nitya-mukta as well as nitya-baddha. Moreover,... Read More
Question: When the guru is situated in a particular rasa and his or her disciples have affinity for another rasa, how is such a... Read More
Question: You wrote that if one’s guru falls down, then one should accept another guru. However, some disciples of such a controversial guru argue... Read More
Question: A dīkṣā-guru is accepted by taking a mantra in a ceremony, but how is a śikṣā-guru accepted? Could any Vaiṣṇava, from whom we... Read More
Question: I would like your educated opinion about the necessity of a “living” i.e. physically present guru. There are a lot of strong opinions... Read More