Question: Please tell us how enthusiastically you were engaged in Krsna consciousness, with Srila Prabhupada when you were a youth? Please tell us how we can also remain in ISKCON and be enthusiastic like you maharaj so that we will never leave ISKCON and remain as enthusiastic as you are till today.

Jayapataka Swami: I wanted to find a real guru. And I was looking at different gurus, spiritual leaders, but they all were lacking in certain ways. Then I met the disciples of Srila Prabhupada and I saw that they were very committed devotees. Then I went to see Srila...

Question: How to manage with our services and sadhana while managing children? Usually whenever I have temple services I try my best to engage my two sons. At the same time I am in little fear that I might be neglecting them. In this situation, how do I handle them?

Jayapataka Swami: For the grihastas, taking care of your children is also a devotional service. So you should not neglect your children. You should see how to do both alright. But you should not neglect the children. That was Srila Prabhupada’s advice. 26-July-2020...