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Is Bhakti Dependent on Indian Culture?

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QUESTION: Why can I not be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa without subscribing to Vedic or rather Indian customs? Why do I have to dress like an Indian, which even modern Indians don’t do? This may be alright while one is living in India, but to carry these customs to the West makes one look weird ...

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Try to Understand Mahaprabhu through Study of Shastra

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Question: Sometimes devotees argue that there is no need to study and they give examples such as the story from Caitanya Caritamrita of the...   Read More

More on the Origin of Jiva and the Siddhanta

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Question: A question regarding Bhāgavatam 2.10.12 dravyaḿ karma ca kālaś ca svabhāvo jīva eva ca yad-anugrahataḥ santi na santi yad-upekṣayā Do you feel this...   Read More

Origin of the Jiva and Beginningless Karma

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Question: Can you explain where the jivas have their origin. I understand it is in Paramatma, but Krsna also says that the living entities...   Read More

Choice of Rasa, Following One’s Nature, Mahayuga

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Question: Bhava and rasa are given by guru and when one accepts a guru, one is not aware of these things. So even though...   Read More

God’s Justice, Free Will and Choice

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Is God unjust? Question: How can a just God create some souls eternally free, whereas others eternally damned (eternally, backward in time, since everyone...   Read More

The Playful God beyond God – Part 2

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Question: I am taking your view very seriously. It is plausible and searching, but so far I find such a God less attractive than the soul-making God I defend. Answer: There are two ways to know or understand God. One is from our view, the other is God's own view about Himself. They both can

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    There are two popular sayings in English: Truth is bitter; Ignorance is bliss. Which one will you choose? You have to decide whether you want ignorance or Truth. If you want to follow the Truth, your friends and family members will most probably turn against you. But if you want to remain in ignorance, you will have the whole world with you. If you want to go for the Truth, then don’t hope for big company. You have to walk alone. You should be prepared to walk alone for the Truth.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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