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Frequently asked questions on bhaktitattva.com

December 24, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 30
  1. What is the definition of bhakti?
    Answer: See this article.
  2. Why does Bhagavan create
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Leaving one’s guru and taking reinitiation

September 29, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 8

Śrī Babaji answers questions in Pearls of Wisdom–

Question: What are the criteria for leaving …

Q/A: should prasāda be offered to everyone?

July 10, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 9

Q: It is said that distributing Bhagavat-prasāda to others is equivalent to distributing bhakti for …

Should Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas observe Śivarātri?

May 27, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 4

Question: Should Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas observe Śivarātri?

Answer: In the Gadādhara parivāra, we fast on Śivarātri. …

Q/A: does Śrī Jīva Goswami state that the jīva is Bhagavān’s cit-śakti?

November 5, 2022 T. Krsna dasa 1

Q: You wrote in a previous article that the jīva is not Bhagavan’s cit-śakti. But …

Q/A: Is Indian culture important for bhakti?

August 27, 2022 T. Krsna dasa 13

Śrī Babaji answers question in Pearls of Wisdom –

Question: Having recently read Rajiv Malhotra’s …

Q/A: are women less intelligent than men according to the Goswamis?

May 11, 2022 T. Krsna dasa 4

Q: Do the Goswamis say that women are less intelligent than men?

A: I am …

Is renunciation a part of the bhakti path?

March 17, 2022 T. Krsna dasa 3

Śrī Babaji answers a question in the book Pearls of Wisdom:

Question: We read in …

Bhakti is not a group dharma

November 19, 2021 T. Krsna dasa 1

From Pearls of Wisdom – A Questions and Answer Anthology

Question: What is the destination …

Śrī Kṛṣṇa does not wish to ‘save lost souls’

July 5, 2021 T. Krsna dasa 12

A feature of the human ego is that it values those who provide value to …

Q/A: How can Kṛṣṇa be the cause of anādi creation, when anādi means without cause?

September 15, 2020 T. Krsna dasa 72

I received a long reply from a proponent of the jiva-choice theory- but I did …

Q/A: dying in Vṛndāvana

May 18, 2020 T. Krsna dasa 0

Maharajji answers questions in Śrī Guru Darśanam, p 490

Question: Many people believe if …

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tatra teṣu ajāta-prītibhiḥ sarva-puruṣārthatvena tat-prītir eva prārthanīyā

Among all ekāntīs, those who have not yet attained prīti should pray for it alone as the sum total of all puruṣārthas.

– Śrī Jīva Goswami

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