Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Jayapataka Swami

Question: Now in the current situation with the corona virus, what would you advise to do? Should we stop hall programs for a while and instead do more street Harinam and outside book distribution?

Jayapataka Swami: You have to see what the local situation is. And see who calls the shots. You know, in some places, people are advised to stay in the house and they are self-quarantined. In that case, doing Harinam outside and book distribution would not be...

Question: To help us deepen our preaching in Latin America, please can you give us three pieces of advice about preaching effectively in Latin America

Jayapataka Swami: Bolo Krsna, bhajo Krsna, koro Krsna shika! Lord Caitanya asked us, chant Hare Krsna, worship or serve Krsna and study Krsna’s teachings. But also prasadam, they like it! So, you have four things! Chanting, serving, studying the books and eating...

Question: If we want to feed some pilgrims some prasadam at the Sulabh kitchen on Gaura Purnima or some other Ekadasi day, is it ok? I ask this because Sulabh kitchen only prepares grain prasadam and is it ok to feed the pilgrims grain on Ekadasi day?

Jayapataka Swami: Feeding Krsna prasadam is alright! The pilgrims in the Sulabh pay for the prasadam. When we give out free prasadam on Ekadasi, we would give non grain. But on the Gaura Purnima day, we fast from grains. But Srila Prabhupada authorized that we could...

Question: Vrindavan Krsna Balarama temple is situated in Raman Reti where Krsna and Balarama used to play. Is there a pastime connected to our Mayapur temple campus?

Jayapataka Swami: From Nrsimhadeva to the west in Rudradvip, from behind Nrsimhadeva, the Panca Tattva temple to the east is in Antardvip. So in the Rudradvip, the kirtan party of Lord Caitanya was there. And Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur said that there was no difference...

Question: Could you kindly tell us how we will be able to work to do something to work along with other Gaudiya lines in South America? How we also, inside ISKCON, can do so?

Jayapataka Swami: Same way that we are doing in India! Ha! Ha! This is a good opportunity with the present situation. We are always open to the different Gaudiya groups and the splinter groups, to work cooperatively with ISKCON. That is Srila Prabhupada’s desire, to...

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