Question: Mahārāja, why in our sampradāya the most exalted devotees are honored with samādhi. In purport of Śrīla Prabhupāda, in second chapter, of the seventh canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, he mentioned that not only materialistic people but some yogīs are also attached in the bodily concept of life, which won’t allow them to burn their guru’s body until it starts to smell. And here, we are also keeping the body of our gurus in samādhi. How is this different from the yogīs’ conception? How keeping the body of the ācāryais not a material concept?

Guru Maharaj:I don’t see the connection. The ācārya or sannyāsī is kept in samādhi and his body is covered with salt and then dirt. Normally, we would put the body immediately in samādhi, not keep it until it smells, or something like that. And normally, if the body...

Question: In Bengali. Dear Guru Mahārāja!Please accept my respectful obeisances. When there is a devotee in the vyāsāsana, who is a senior devotee or a sannyāsī, but not Gurudeva, then what should we do when they enter? Your spiritual son, ŚacīputraAvatāradāsa

Guru Maharaj: When in doubt, we can get up,but generally, if one is not a guru or not a sannyāsī, then we don’t get up! But we may glorify that devotee, or bring attention to his entrance. If the person is a sannyāsī or is on the level of your guru, or the guru, then...