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Looking for happiness in the air
General

Dealing with the Unlimited

Question: Are there a precise number of souls at the beginning of creation, or do the souls multiply? Answer: Do you mean to ask, at the beginning of this particular creation? This is not the first creation but the latest one. Creation follows dissolution, and then it repeats. The cycle of creation and dissolution has

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Krishna Balaram painted on Krsna Balaram ISKCON temple Vrindavan
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Is Krishna the Creator of all the Worlds?

Question: How can we understand that Kṛṣṇa does not create the jīvas? He is God; He is the creator of everything. We always hear that not even a blade of grass moves without His permission. Also in Bhagavad Gītā, He says many times that He is the creator of everything. The most famous śloka is probably

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Hands at a Fence
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Doubt in God’s Existence / Conditioned Free Will

Question: I would really love to believe, know, and experience that god exists. It would make life much easier. Convincing myself about God’s existence does not work. Doubts quickly move in and shake the foundation of my weak reasoning.  Unhappy life moments far outweigh the happy or neutral ones. Studying, meditation, and chanting does not seem

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Questions & Answers

Conversation with an Avowed Atheist

Atheist: I believe what I see. If you can show me something higher, maybe I’ll believe it. I enjoy my life, have a nice car, a family, and a good bank balance. I sleep late every morning, no worries. I’m always trying to enjoy and always succeed. I’m a very happy person—quite satisfied. So why

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