Question: Sometimes I try to serve or do something good for Vaiṣṇavas, but sometimes they misunderstand me. Then I have also lost my desire to serve Vaiṣṇavas,in that case, how can I handle these situations? How can I prosper my desire of service to those Vaiṣṇavas?

Jayapataka Swami: We saw Lord Caitanya in His third verse of the Śikṣāṣṭaka, He says amāninā māna-dena, kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ – He says we should offer all respect to others and not expect any respect for ourselves. So, we want to serve the Vaiṣṇavas because...

Question: How should we observe Nirjalā Ekādaśī?

Jayapataka Swami: If you want you can take it without water. But I personally never saw Śrīla Prabhupāda observe the Ekādaśī with a complete fast. But Ekādaśīs, you get more fruit, if you observe it fully by no water, stay up the whole night, and then break your fast...