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Bhakti Principles and the Mood of the Gopis

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Question: In Paramātmā Sandarbha 93, Śrī Jīva states that the seed of bhakti is imperishable, which seems to contradict what Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī writes...   Read More

Expansion of the Siddha-svarupa

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Question: We hear repeatedly that our goal is to become eternal servants of Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa  in Goloka Vrindavan. So when one reaches that...   Read More

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The Meaning of the word Anādi

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Question: I have a query regarding the use of the word anādi and the conditioning of the jīva as described in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa....   Read More

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Development of Intelligence and the Meaning of Humility

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Question: I would like to know how intelligence evolves. Can you give an example of how this takes place?  Answer: Intelligence is the faculty...   Read More

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Vedic View on Polygamy and Education

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Question: What is the Vedic view on polygamy? We have seen stories of kings who kept multiple wives and mistresses, not only in Vedic...   Read More

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The Root Cause of Anartha in Bhakti

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  Question: What is anartha in the process of bhakti? Answer: The word anartha is a negation of artha. It is a compound word...   Read More

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Karma, Guru–Disciple, Mantra-diksha

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Question: What is the use of karma if person cannot remember what he has done wrong in a past life, but his karma fructifies this...   Read More

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    A person who has desire for their own pleasure, kama, cannot have desire to please Krishna, prema. These two things do not go together. Just as you do not see light and darkness together, pleasure for self and pleasure for Krishna can’t go together.

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