Question: We have been fortunate to receive your spiritual instructions. Can you also give us some instructions how to conduct our material life, especially our official life, which we do like eight hours daily? What would be our mood in doing that? I basically work for an IT company as a consultant. How can I utilize this duty of mine also by aligning to instructions, of what Krishna mentioned that whatever duty you do, do it for Him?

Jayapataka Swami: Since devotees by working they are getting some income to maintain their family and maintain their devotional service, offering food to the deities, and then with the income, they may help the CDM, the local temple, in this way they can see the...

Question: When new people come to Bhakti Vrksa, they see we are doing potluck prasadam. And they also want to bring something for offering. We tell them to use a clean vessel, not used for nonveg. And do not use garlic and onion. Even if they are eating meat. Is it okay?

Jayapataka Swami: Then better have them bring some fruits or uncooked things. So they can also participate but eating the cooked food from non-vegetarians is not recommended. So until they are basically following all the principles, it is better for them to bring...

Question: Chand Kazi stopped saṅkīrtana, devotees were beaten by him still Lord Caitanya showered His mercy upon him. At that time there were some people in Navadvīpa who were brāhmaṇas and others, who were accepting the scriptures although they were envious to devotees. But the Lord did not give them mercy. How can we understand this?

Jayapataka Swami:  Well, we have to tune in for the further discussion between Lord Caitanya and the Chand Kazi. Lord Caitanya brought up some challenging points and finally the Kazi accepted defeat. So unfortunately, these brāhmaṇas who are atheists, they don’t come...