Question: You had mentioned in class that Śacīmāta is the eternal mother of the Lord, that all His associates are eternal. How do we understand our position and how do we associate with the Lord’s eternal associates? Please enlighten me

Guru Maharaj: How this is gradually revealed to us. And we should consider ourselves dependent on the mercy of Lord Caitanya and His pure devotees. In this material world, we are nitya-baddhas, and in the spiritual world, there are nitya-siddhas,eternally liberated....

Question: Why does it feel like our ignorance is dispelled only during the time we are chanting or associating with devotees but once when we are back to our daily activities and our work, it appears like we get distracted. How do we balance this and stay fixed in our spiritual life?

Guru Maharaj:  Thank you for asking. The secret is to learn how to stay Kṛṣṇa conscious in every circumstance. It is true that we chant and when we associate with devotees, actually our consciousness is more mixed. So we know that in our daily activities we should...