by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Nov 12, 2020 | Q&A
Jayapataka Swami: When you touch someone’s feet, I think, what I understand, you don’t take their karma, they take your karma. The younger person touches the elder’s feet, that is showing some respect. 25-JUL-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Nov 12, 2020 | Q&A
Jayapataka Swami: Read the first canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, how the personality of Kali was beating the cow and the bull. And they always, when they were asked who was doing this they gave some other reason, that this due to our karma, and they have somewhat...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Oct 15, 2020 | Q&A
Guru Maharaj: It costs money for higher education. Basically, you want to equip your child to deal with this world. But the most important thing, the real duty of a parent, is to promote the child’s affection for Kṛṣṇa. At the same time, basic education and things,...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Sep 30, 2020 | Q&A
Guru Maharaj: Karma may cause you to suffer and enjoy in the material world. That cannot interfere with your devotional service unless you let it. So, if you become very enamored by the happiness of the material life or become very depressed by the suffering of...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Sep 27, 2020 | Q&A
Guru Maharaj: Bhakti. You see in the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna says that svadharma asraya We shouldn’t follow para dharma. So for a devotee the dharma is to serve Krishna and naturally, we see our family as extension of our service to Krishna. So that way it is called...