by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Jan 20, 2021 | Q&A
Jayapataka Swami: You see, this is the difficulty with working in the material world. And one chooses to work in the material world, or to be part of the ashram, few devotes join the ashram, many people work outside. So working outside, then these are the problems. I...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Dec 16, 2020 | Q&A
Jayapataka Swami: Wonder why this question was asked? How will this help someone in advancement in bhakti yoga? A grihasta may be detached. He can be detached from different things. But we recommend yukta vairagya. That we engage all the things in Krsna’s service. But...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Oct 12, 2020 | Q&A
Guru Maharaj: Lord Caitanya advised that we should do yukta vairagya. Everything we do, we do as an offering to Krishna. So, ideally the wife can marry a devotee of Krishna. Just by assisting him, she is directly doing devotional service. If she is not so fortunate to...
by Mangalmayi Malini Devi Dasi | Oct 11, 2020 | Q&A
Guru Maharaj: If we circumambulate Krishna, naturally, He will be in our lives. So it is very important that we do everything with the idea of pleasing Krishna, serving Krishna. If we cook, we offer that to the deities, therefore it is Krishna prasadam we are taking....
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...