Question: I am confused about my duty. We girls always busy in serving our family, do not get time for service to guru and temple. Devotees say that taking care of our family members is also service to guru. Is it so gurudeva? But I am feeling bad that I am not doing any sevā for you. Is it ok gurudeva? If I do my sādhana at home and serve my family, and do no to do any service to temple? Please bless me guru maharaj to get time and strength and chance to do sevā at your lotus feet.

Jayapataka Swami: It is not clear that you are married or not? In the question you only wrote about mother and father. Definitely a mother has a duty to train her children in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And that is also a service to guru and Kṛṣṇa. If one is able to help the...

Question: I am not able to concentrate on one service. My mind is fickle minded. Whenever I see a new service, I am attracted to the new service. Please tell me how to keep my mind fixed in one service and in this way I will be a proper disciple who will be serving you for your pleasure.

Jayapataka Swami: This is a personal question. I want to speak to you personally and understand what you mean. Now, this stage is called ānarta nivritti. So gradually we  get rid of those ānartas and we get fixed in niṣṭhā. Śrīla Prabhupāda said that this is a gradual...