Question: In this class we learn that if we take the dust from the lotus feet of a devotee, or a great personality, our sins are transferred to that Vaiṣṇava. How can we understand whether one should seek the dust from the lotus feet of our spiritual master or not? This same question goes for taking the remnants of your maha-prasāda.

Jayapataka Swami: In the purport Śrīla Prabhupāda said, not to give the remnants of prasāda other than to initiated disciples. So, since you are all initiated disciples, then you could take the remnants of guru’s prasāda,not something to be distributed to others....

Question: Why some initiated devotees are still having hatred on some people, even after practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness for more than 25 year? Where has all the śravaṇam and kīrtanam gone? How to come out of this icchādveśa platform? Are we missing something in our sādhana?

Guru Maharaj: I only see the good qualities in others. I don’t see whether they have this hatred to others, but if they do even, we should forget that. Anyway, someone may be performing śravaṇam and kīrtanam with offenses, and the result will be very limited. So, we...