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How to Overcome Jealousy and Envy

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Question: An ordinary person has jealousy—how to overcome this problem? Answer: Jealousy comes because of ignorance and attachment to your own self or body....   Read More

Consciousness at the Time of Death

  Question: As per Bhagavad Gītā 8.6, “Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he...   Read More

Attachments at the Time of Death

Question: You said that at the time of death, we remember important saṁskāras from our life. Why is this?    Answer: We have certain...   Read More

Lying for Kṛṣṇa; Potency of the Name

Question: My friend says that lying is fine if it is for Kṛṣṇa. She would lie to her parents and visit the popular Kṛṣṇa...   Read More

Don’t Analyse Līlā by Logic

Question: If Śiva is omniscient, does Satī not know about the plan as a divine energy of Lord? For instance, is she controlled by...   Read More

Dīkṣā and Varṇāśrama

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Question: If husband and wife take initiation from the same guru, do they become god brother and god sister? How can they be husband...   Read More

Mahamantra and Diksha Mantras

Gaudiya VaishnavasGeneralQuestions & AnswersSadhanaComments Off on Mahamantra and Diksha Mantras

Question: As practicing Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, we chant the Hare Krishna mahāmantra. Did Śrī Caitanya and His associates chant the Hare Krishna mantra? In Caitanya-caritāmṛta...   Read More

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    We can’t know our father because we did not exist at the time of conception. We can’t know our mother because we have no awareness at the time of birth. Yet we accept them with full faith. Similarly, we can’t know God, but we should accept on the authority of sastra, and holy people.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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