Question: Couple of days back it was mentioned that Ramanujacarya’s servant told his wife that everything a disciple has belongs to his or her guru. In our parampara, Srila Prabhupada gives the example of Rupa Goswami, 50% to be given to guru and Krsna, to be followed by Iskcon devotees. My question is, is there any sastric injunction in this regard, or the standard differs from parampara to parampara?

Jayapataka Swami: We accept that – when I stepped on a nail and got foot infection, Srila Prabhupada wrote me a letter, and said, you have given your body to Krsna, at the time of initiation. So you should take care of it. So, although we think that everything...

Question: Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur and you also said that by liberating in the Navadvip Mandal parikrama, you liberate the whole world. Could you explain how this is possible? For 30 years Navadvip Mandal Parikrama has been performed by the Iskcon devotees, but it seems like only the world is getting worse! If more devotees participated, would that help purify the world more? Does camping throughout the parikrama intensify the potency of this yagna?

Jayapataka Swami: Yes! You asked simple questions. If more people attended the parikrama, will that help? Yes! If they stay out in the holy dham, will that help? Yes! You see, just like the sages did sacrifice in Naimisaranya, which is considered the hub of the...

Question: While Lord Caitanya fell to the ground, the devotees were in anxiety. Similarly, when we perform devotional service like book distribution, cooking, etc. we have anxieties. Does anxieties in such service purify us or help us in reviving our lost relationship.

Jayapataka Swami: Sometimes anxiety helps. Mother Saci, she would feel anxiety that her son was walking on the hard rocks in Vrindavana. Similarly, mother Saci was feeling some anxiety, out of motherly affection. It depends on what your anxiety is for? If one is...