Question: In regard to ajñāta-sukṛti, is it possible for someone that has no intention to be Kṛṣṇa conscious, to become a devotee involuntarily? By the mercy of devotees or Kṛṣṇa Himself? A mouse in a temple approached a burning lamp that was about to get extinguished. At that moment, his moustache which caught fire, lighted the lamp again. And he died due to fire and because of this he was promoted to Vaikuṇṭha. How can the Lord seemingly favor one and not the other? Is not Lord Caitanya changing in a way, the statements made by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā?

Guru Maharaj: You seem to have offered an answer to the question.  If you are in the right place, at the right time, even if you accidentally offer a service, you will still get the benefit. So why do you consider that as a contradiction?Kṛṣṇa is all auspicious. If...

Question: In the first month of Cāturmāsya we are supposed not to eat śāk. Could you please clarify on this point if the abstention is only for a specific kind of śāk, or includes any other kind of leafy vegetables? There are many kinds of śāk like spinach, pālak, lāl, polmi, sweet potato leaves, water cress, etc. And what about the leaves from the trees like moringa or drumstick leaves?

Guru Maharaj: All the types of cooked green leafy vegetables that are considered śāk like pālak, lāl, polmi śāk, are all prohibited this month. According to Bhakti Vidyāpūrṇa Mahārāja, it does not include lettuce or the coriander leaves. I don’t know about moringa or...

Question: What pleases you the most?

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami: What pleases me the most? Pleasing Srila Prabhupada! Ha! Ha! He asked me to distribute books, expand the congregation, to expand Krsna consciousness pracar unlimitedly, to develop Mayapur dham, to unite the Saraswat family, to develop...

Question: My friend has left Kṛṣṇa consciousness, I don’t know how to communicate with her now, because I am afraid to adopt the wrong mindset. But at the same time, I hope that she will return and somehow, I try to keep in touch. Dear Gurudeva, please kindly tell me how to act in this situation?

Guru Maharaj: You said that she is your friend. So, if you relate with her as a friend, then that should be appropriate. Then you can, as a friend, if you see the opportunity, you can encourage her to practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Anyway, if she is your friend, you...