Question: How to make our hearts softer?

Jayapataka Swami: If the heart does too much austerity then it becomes very hard. Sometimes the heart is like frame and steel, and very hard and doesn’t want to melt. So, by rendering pure devotional service to Krsna, naturally the heart become soft. In this way, we...

Question: As we have been hearing from all the sannyasis,your lotus mouth, and also from Guru Maharaj that vani is very important, and that it is more important than vapu. We understand that we have to develop that mood and serve Guru Maharaj more seriously, but at the same time we feel very devastated in the absence of his personal association and times like this, I always feel this question, with prayers to Guru Maharaj, will I ever get any reciprocation back from Guru Maharaj? Please enlighten, as you know Guru Maharaj was very, very, personal, he used to reply our emails, he used to call us on the phone, and he was extremely personal, and he showered a lot of love on us. So my only concern is that will he ever reciprocate with us maharaj?

Jayapataka Swami: Some devotee told me, in fact this morning, that they had a dream of His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami. They never had that before. They had it now. So, I think that I mean – Srila Prabhupada would say, that his guru was by his side all the time. He...