Jayapataka Swami: You see we should have the vision of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, seeing the difference from material relationship and the spiritual reality. If we have this knowledge, naturally we can transcend the suffering and troubles of the material world. But since we are conditioned, and we lament over things which should not be lamented for, therefore, say one family member dies, different varṇas have different times or period when we are not supposed to go to the temple. I think brāhmaṇas have 11 days and śūdras 30 days. So, the more one has spiritual knowledge, they may be able to recover. Now I heard that the head priest of the Guruvāyur temple, if someone dies in his family, they wouldn’t tell him. Because if they told him, he would have to stop worship for so many days. So, while he is in the six months as head priest. He would not hear about any misfortune in his family. Fixing your mind on guru and Kṛṣṇa is a matter of spiritual wisdom.
15-June-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA