diksha guru | Jayapataka Swami

Question: Without father (HH Bhakti Caru Swami), what should the duty of the son be?

Guru Maharaj: Bhakti Caru Swami and the rest of ISKCON, we are all one family. So this way, many of my disciples considered him as their siksa guru. And some of his disciples are my siksa disciples. So this way, we are all one family. Some have accepted him as father,...

Question: What must be the mood of the devotee while serving the dīkṣā-guru and sīkṣā-guru, who is more important?

Guru Maharaj: You have many sīkṣā-gurus, but only one dīkṣā-guru. Dīkṣā-guru has to accept your karma. So, naturally if there is some conflict between what the sīkṣā-guru is instructing, and what the dīkṣā-guru is instructing, then according to the authorities, we...

Question: Srila Prabhupada is our siksa guru and you are our siksa guru and diksa guru. We know our spiritual master is our life and soul. So how can I concentrate on both of you? If I concentrate on Srila Prabhupada, I feel I am missing you. Please forgive my offences committed knowingly or unknowingly. I pray for your good health, so that you can be with us for a long time, if you wish.

Guru Maharaj: During the Vyasa puja of Srila Prabhupada, one of his disciples said that the grand disciples, the great grand disciples, etc. they are very special. Because, they do not only get their diksa guru as their siksa guru, but we also get Srila Prabhupada as...

Question: If the husband and wife they have different guru’s, their pictures will be on two separate altars, so what should we do while offering bhoga?

Guru Maharaj: Both the pictures will be on the altar. If the husband accepts the guru of the wife as śikṣa guru and wife accepts husband’s guru as śikṣa guru, in this way both can co-operatively worship guru. Anyway, bhoga offered to the guru, it will go to Lord...