Transcript of a question-and-answer session (recorded Dec 16, 2025) at ISKCON Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, featuring Jayapataka Swami and other speakers. Topics include soul and liberation, devotional practice (chanting, association, guru-disciple relationship), dealing with anxiety and attachment, enthusiasm in bhakti, practical temple living issues, and study-related concerns. The tone is informal, devotional, and interactive with many audience questions.
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Age. In other words he is not no longer subject to take birth. Such for persons are considered to be already liberated and their symptoms are described in the next verse.
Krishna krishna. Jesse.
If we reach our lives on we don't think ourselves as a soul.
Or man Sakta to ham.
Everyone thanks India, France and Pakistani. We have to get out that. Quite fortunate to have Indian body. Because here you can hear instructions Shiksha how do they liberate? There are different rules. So what we may change we change our bodies and we pass through 8,400,000 species. Those who realize another body allow me to serve Krishna. On their website that today's fast. Oh is that 9019 oh so if you haven't sent your question. 44.
How you will circulate everybody he has a paper with a QR code so.
Devotees can just scan and type their question.
Announcement. Studies.
So they're putting up the arranging.
So.
We take the question. Joe matapita nirantar krishna prayaskara. Single parent Jesse.
One is not subconscious one is as. Making the kids as one person so how to do that? How to balance be patient keep doing.
Time again to make. I think a question. To the AI see what they say so I mean you know your parents or you know your family members. And well I think you have to preach to the person who is not Krishna Khash. Who we are? I don't know. Partner.
Partner.
Try the best you can.
Okay next question. Sat.
The lotus feet of Krishna and his devotees more we say that the parts are transcendental of Krishna's body Focus on the lotus feet only why we say why that why is the divine nectar Amrita so often described as flowing from why it is always what is the spiritual significance resides Lord's lotus feet.
I don't know English.
Hindi nahijante.
Everybody.
How how to over anxiety due to attack to family members and have complete faith in Krishna chanting 16 rounds but not to do it with full.
And we start to chant. Then we take get rid of all the obstacles. But if you're really attached to your family members then you will. Generate. Become destructive even if they're family members. Next stop. Spiritual happiness. Final. Behind it don't have.
Next question what is the real meaning 4th 4 what is the real meaning of self realization? Is self realization that we are able to feel the presence of the Lord in our heart or is it something else? What actually happens in self realization and how should we properly understand it?
We are soul not the body Nonsense that's a type of soul realization. And has. Very hard. Hot.
Zamba.
Is also a very ungrateful process.
Now I am staying with devotees in temple and it's seeming to be very difficult for me to maintain a good relationship with devotees. I am trying to maintain and trying to be obedient but somehow misunderstanding coming in between. Please give me some solution. Guru Maharaj. Mesamunda banai raknika prayaskaram or agyakari ranika koshisbaram.
All of respect to everyone. So I'll try this and see the words. Praise someone. Don't start any sugar casual.
In temples we find we have different group of devotees and everyone wants us to be with them and that is not possible. Thus we associate with one devotee group and other devotee group gets offended. What can we do in this situation?
But you may choose to take one association with a particular body that we think is going round.
Johamari hamari buddhi aggressor. Next question. I have heard the importance of spiritual life and importance of doing services. But I am extremely lazy. How to overcome laziness? Is it based on astrology also. Lazy or crazy?
Now that we are formed by astrology our karmas you are the particular body Asana. Shiram. And.
Bhagawan Krishna.
So astrology tells us what the influence is on us. All right?
Hare Krishna Maharaj how will I know my who is my Guru Dev? Will he directly tell me or through some medium.
And Islam for written to tell people how you are my disciple? I can think someone asked me this question how many times how do I know my Guru. Who is the person I done? Our Lord is telling us telling us to.
To Hamiya Bake Saktah.
I thought that doesn't change how we can.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj when we become attached to a particular outcome and then Krishna's arrangement turns out differently. How should one let go of that attachment while maintaining faith and gratitude.
Not supposed to be attached to the outcome.
Maruti car Jesse Maruti Gadi Tata Tata.
Other things they don't own. They can't take the car. They're hired to do something. Graduate and college or.
Yeah or could you be.
That may be later we see how that I could take the shelter of Guru and. Something may not work out where we want it. Krishna is not her. Way as they are. Take shelter of him.
My question is how do I know that my spiritual master is happy with me and how to overcome that feeling of not being able to preach properly say book distribution even after trying. To prayers.
So finally. I don't think it's. Oh.
Next question. Thank you so much Guru Maharaj for giving us your association here in Mumbai. Guru Maharaj, in Chaitanya Charitamrita Mabhdyalila it is mentioned that separation from the pure devotee of the Lord is the biggest separation. It's called Dukkha Sindhu. Then how do we deal this with separation? Guru Maharaj, how can we deal the separation when you leave Mumbai out of your mercy? You are so accessible online but we are going to miss your association. The last was how will we deal with the separation when you will leave Mumbai? Say kajata dukasindu. Above me abadi kripalu online.
Smiling, very healthy. Hollow.
Kabikabiju bhagwan. Yeah guru.
Okay. How much?
So Agla Prashna when we start doing Bhakti there are a lot of challenges. How to face them with patience and determination without giving up. And determined.
In in the start we face a lot of challenges in Krishna consciousness. So how we can still keep going on with determination and patience.
How sindh albert was done by india. Why do you think it sounds easy? It's hard. But in the war we win and we are deterrent and we serve our job no matter what.
Maya devi.
We have the power of. Our power. Krishna's power.
Can we take a last question? Because it's 8:42 2 now is giving a B class tomorrow.
8:42 now.
It close closes at 9.
So if Krishna loves us all. If Krishna loves everyone then why do we have to suffer?
We do got activities.
How can one stay Krishna conscious in every situation? Sometimes when something upsetting happens, the first question that comes to mind is why me? How can I come over this questioning behavior of why me?
So this question finally you know sound right? Sages are there holding all the past, present, future. People would ask them. They can tell why this happening to you. But now. How we will be personal conscious. My paragraph.
Next question. How can I grow my love for you?
I think like how about I to such a way that actually. My anxiety though. Yes. Someone.
How do I get Guru Nishtha or Guru Bhakti? Whom should I pray to you to Prabhupada or Krishna?
Yes.
Dear Guru Maharaj, your enthusiasm is ever increasing in Bhakti. But we see devotees losing their enthusiasm after spending some years in devotional service. How can we keep ourselves highly enthusiastic in spiritual life? Kyunka utsa saluk varshankasad kamhotarata.
Mother Satchi she carried her you in her womb. She's the mother of the universe. And lord. Take a dust.
Currently I am doing Bhakti Shastri course. But I am not able to do up to the mark. I am married, I have a daughter and by profession I am a pediatric physiotherapist.
Pediatric physiotherapist.
For kids. Kids. I would like. Yeah, I would like to read all the shastras for all my life. But somehow I am feeling that I am lagging. How can I improve in this area?
I don't know how old you are.
To have summative tests.
How the Transcend app you can hear. 5,000 rupees.
7000 rupees.
Two devices, one user.
There's no one user option.
All right, One of two users.
English.
Yeah, two users. How is the other user? Is there the. All right, tell them the website.
Or. Google Play store available Apple or Android. Okay, last question. How to be always in the mood of following Guru Vani every time how to be more surrendered to guru more and more?
What is that? How to. How to. How to. It's hard. Understanding the. So how to and it follows process. How to the one thing. So now we should try to practice sincerely and actually we should advance. How long. Some people. Some people vacate 60 years. How sincere are you. Going to answer all the questions?
