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Dear Guest, Srila Prabhupada has said that if we are able to convince even one person about Krishna, then we would consider the ISKCON movement a success. The entire concept of ISKCON is to love Krishna, worship Krishna and above all teaches us tolerance. In today's fanatical world of religions, it is very difficult for us to convince others about SP's philosophy as it is absolutely pure. Today people are used to many types of faiths which are (you can say) concocted and hence acceptance of pure religion is rather difficult. Lord Chaitanya has thus given us the ultimate weapon of chanting the Maha Mantra for this age. To tell you frankly, I am not a pure devotee of Krishna, I still have to understand Krishna properly and I have a long way to go. It may take many births for me to reach the level of Prahlad or not at all, I am only a one year old in this. Violence is to be used only as a last resort and certainly not on fanatics. If you want to preach Krishna to fanatics, then god alone should save you. So many Americans, Britains, Germans, etc. have joined ISKCON, why because they understood what is the real position of Jesus Christ and Krishna. Plus, we have a muslim family friend who have left Islam for the sake of Krishna. They follow all the regulative principles and are regulars at the Bangalore ISKCON. It is our duty therefore to present Krishna with grace and panache. Hare Krishna

Dear Though Srila Prabhupada is no longer bodily present, he will be with us for the next 10,000 years. I have been fotunate enough to meet and speak to his direct disciples and meeting his disciples who are so pure in their heart itself is a purificatory process, because they present his works totally unadulterated. Now Srila Prabhupada speaks through his disciples. You can always see SP's stamp on them, they are so pure. SP is still our Guru no doubt. Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna Guest, I think you might not have read the Science of Self Realisation, where Srila Prabhupada clearly says why we are called hindus. We are basically called hindus because we are on the other (eastern) side of the river Sindhu. Because the Pakis were not able to pronounce the word Sindhu properly, we are called by them as Hindus. Before the advent of Islam, or Christianity or even Buddhism, what were we called as? Please go to the origin of the word Hindu. Islam had a founder, Christianity had a founder, Buddhism had a founder, but who founded Hinduism? Vedas are to be read only by those who sincerely love Krishna. Basically if you say that I am a Hindu, I am a Christian, I am a Muslim, etc. that means you are identifying yourself with your body. Yes, we are eating good food (or as our soul desires) to maintain our body given by Krishna and so that we can get enough energy to serve Him. We actually get our bodies according to our past desires and it is absolutely necessary for us to maintain it. That is one of the reasons why non-veg food is forbidden - (prime reason, because all living entities have a soul and we incur sin if we kill them) as all non-veg foods are carcinogenic. It is our prime duty to love Krishna that's all. But somewhere down the line especially if you see only after Kaliyuga started all different kinds of faiths emanated The basic reason for this may be because the lower castes felt that they had the necessary intelligence to behave like Brahmanas and they did not get the opportunity to behave like Brahamanas and that is why they must have got frustrated and started various types of faiths. These different types of faiths have started only after the advent of Kaliyuga and look what a mess they have made. Lord Buddha who was the incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna advocated the philosophy of voidism, why because when he stepped out of his palace, he saw only miseries everywhere. Why did Lord Jesus Christ say at the time of his crucifixtion "Oh Lord, Forgive them for they know not what they are doing". This means Jesus Christ accepted that he was the son of Krishna. If our devotion to Krishna is as sincere as Prahlad's devotion to Krishna, then Krishna will definitely protect us, and why not. It is because we are not sincere in our devotion to Krishna we feel "Why should he protect us? Is he our servant" Just leave everything in the hands of Krishna and do your duty, that's all is required - nothing else. Krishna knows what you need, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Hare Krishna

And on what basis you say that we are hindus? How can the muslims kill us? I think you are identifying yourself with your body and not the soul. Why should we be afraid of the muslims when Krishna is there to protect us.

Yes, but Krishna's demoniac natures are also transcendental. You can treat Krishna in any way you like. You can treat him positively or negatively. If you want him to be a rascal, he can be the greatest of all rascals. If you want him to be your friend, he can be your greatest friend. It depends on how you want him to be to you. The choice is squarely yours.

Why does Srila Prabhupada does not mention a single word about Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy? Yes. Raghavendra swamy was a close disciple of Madhvacharya and a great devotee of Sri Rama. He has taken Jiva Samadhi and is still alive in his Transcendental Yogic State at Mantralaya in AP

Somebody please help me how to pronounce these sanskrit verses perfectly? I live in Mumbai

Why Srila Prabhupada does not mention about Guru Raghavendra Swami? He is one of the close associates of Madhvacharya and used to worship Lord Rama?

The purport of understanding Bhagavad Gita is through submission and devotional service. If on the one side you have Krishna and on the other side you have a scientist. Both are contradicting each other. Whom do you believe? Krishna, of course, because he is perfect. How he is perfect? Because he is free from the four defects which we or any other scientist suffers from viz., Propensity to tell lies. We have our egos and illusions. Imperfect senses and Propensity to cheat. Krishna is perfect, therefore whatever he says has to be accepted at face value. Hare Krishna

In what ways does Krishna Test you?

The moment you think of Krishna, all the physical pain is reduced to nothing. You get a sense of deja vu whenever you think of him. He gives you so much happiness that you tend to forget everything else. When you see a portrait of Krishna, you get a sinking feeling, a calming influence on your mind. Especially when you see his picture as a child, you really feel like playing with him. Hare Krishna

Please understand that death will come at the appointed moment only. Krishna does not protect our material bodies, but gives solace to our souls. He slowly demats us i.e., creates detachment from material things and directly speaks to us. A recent example: There was a plane crash in Sudan. Out of the 115 passengers aboard, only a 2 year old child survived. That child's time had not come, so she could not be killed. The point is if your time is not up, you are not going to die. That is Krishna's guarantee. Anyway I am also a complete neophyte, Just trying to understand Krishna better. Any mistake on my part, please excuse Hare Krishna

I have got a friend. His name is Sri Krishna. He is always there for me, like an angel of mercy. Kirtanye sada hari. You will not feel lonely. He is our eternal friend from time immemorial. Let us not lose contact of this friend.

What about the modern day Sai Baba, is he really the incarnation of god or a spiritual master? Any clues?

Dayala, you want to loose 130 lbs, then the best way is to buy for yourself a tread mill. It costs around Rs. 7,500 in India. The benefits of using a tread mill are many. First of all you loose fat by burning calories. Discharge of excess sugar and salt from your body in the form of sweat controls your blood pressure and diabetes unless you are a Type I diabetic. Tones up your leg muscles. Good for your heart, increases the HDL content in your blood. Improves your blood circulation. Makes you more active. Makes you hungry naturally. As soon as you get up in the morning, it cleans up your bowels. Your lymphatic system becomes more active. This removes sluggishness from your body and cleans all your internal organs and you feel fresh. I now weigh 43 Kgs and eat like a pig (not stool of course /images/graemlins/smile.gif ) No need to eat any non-veg stuff at all and also no need for dieting. For an investment of Rs. 7,500, I think it is worth it. What do you say? Hare Krishna

Chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare This transcendental vibration helps you to get detached from all material attachments and logs you on directly to Krishna. You start thinking 24 hours about Krishna and all your worries get vanished. This is my personal experience. I got into KC by His grace, before that I was an atheist!! Modern day Psychologists are big .. They do not go deeper than the materialistic level. KC directly goes to the soul. Hare Krishna

Yes! There are so many ways you can treat Krishna, which is not possible with Vishnu or Rama. You can treat Krishna in so many ways as for example Friend Philosopher Guide Guru Teacher Lover Your child Your father Your mother Can eat alongwith him Spank him if he is too naughty /images/graemlins/smile.gif Any other relationship anybody can think of? Hare Krishna

That was an eye opener. Japanese scientists are trying to create genetically modified onions without propanthial s-oxide, but such onions will be subject to attacks from pests.

Dear Prabhuji, From your writings, I gather that you are a very senior devotee at ISKCON, hence please accept my obesiances. These are but natural questions for us who are new to ISKCON. The way Srila Prabhupada has explained why we should not eat non-veg, I think any one who has understood that any living entity is having a soul and we therefore should not kill it, will not take any non-veg stuff. Similarly, we are looking for answers in case of onions, for which explanations given are largely inadequate. That is the main reason for our demoniac doubts. I am sorry if this matter is going to far. I am not trying to blow the issue out of proportion. Just trying to understand as to why Onion despite having such a nutritive value has been condemned in our scriptures. Hare Krishna.

What benefits do parents of those Krishna Conscious children get even if parents of those children are not Krishna Conscious

Got the essence of it.

Therefore, Just because it has a nasty taste, it should not be offered to Krishna? What about its other more important qualities?

How should I convince new devotees that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The basic confusion is because Krishna is stated as one of the avataras in Dasha Avataar of Vishnu. Therefore, it is easier to convince that Vishnu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and not Krishna. Though when I say quoting Srila Prabhupada's the Science of Self Realisation that Krishna is God because God is all attractive. Krishna means All Attractive. People still don't believe. Hare Krishna Madan