Transcript of a 2009 question-and-answer session led by Jaya Pataka Swami in Śrī Māyāpur featuring multiple speakers. Devotees ask about devotional practice (worship of deities at home, chanting, shaving the head), guru–parampara relationships (diksha vs śikṣā), and how to cultivate bhakti (the metaphor of bhakti-lata). The tone is devotional, instructional, and responsive to practical and philosophical concerns.
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Sam Ram it the questions which are in English and those which are.
Chapter 4 Text 21 Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all sense of proprietorship over his possessions and acts only for the bare necessities of life. Thus working he is not affected by sinful reactions. You have a permanent leg among Farmer Mukto.
All of our activities in Krishna consciousness we will be frequently.
Kabul Mantra Krishna.
How to do the things necessary and.
Fish Amra Amani Amada Buddhist this is secret. Even.
He gave us the sweetest heart to the word of Krishna.
You want to give that.
Krishna.
Sabaiki Krishna Prakti Present the activity Practitioner.
Thank you for the beautiful question and answer session. I'm curious to know as to why male devotees are expected to shave their head. The Rishi Munis that we are generally shown have hair and beards.
Of London.
Are high on Sadharamuni account.
Sometimes the airline and spirit.
So this is.
Somehow. This is our tradition. We keep the hair short and then one not to grow.
Riti.
And also.
How is our Guru Parampara made up of? Just like we see that Gomishadal Babaji is not an initiated disciple of Bhakti Villa Thakur. Similarly, Bhakti Nathatu is not an initiated disciple of so then how is the parampara created? You can kindly describe in detail.
Another Palm Guru.
He emphasized on There are. There is the discipline succession through Shiksha and there is the disrespect succession through diksha. But he emphasized on the relationship which relationship is stronger. He based it on that just like Bhakti Nathan Thakur he was taking Shiksha from Jagannatha's Daughati. And he had a spiritual master Diksha spiritual master also. But because he was taking Shiksha instructions from Jagannatha advocacy, his relationship was much deeper with Jagannathara Babaji than that.
Would.
In the same manner hear the lectures of Bhakti Radh Thakur on a regular basis. And therefore he had a Bhajan Putin.
Right next to the house of Bhakti Makakura.
And for some reason the Vrindavan power teams they accuse us of not having our Parampara Spring accepted this system.
Accepted.
Thy God, accepted initiation from.
But we do not have.
Other Vaishnava.
Relations.
But his relationship with Bhakti Vinod Thakur or his connection with Bhakti Nathakur was very deep and strong. Did not want that a person will not be capable of disseminating spiritual knowledge. He wanted that the spiritual master will be self sufficient.
Support. He did not think gurus that he thought were not qualified. Therefore, just like the kinshadow of Athenian temple. He would give a special seat with disciples with Ram lest mountain cease to the disciples or Satir the virtue. So like this.
Of three of.
So like this. Where do you come link is stronger. That is only the gurus who are really worthy haven't personal.
She said. My dear Maharaj, probably remember me. I used to serve you during your visits to Russia. I'm a Pujari that's ended doing puja once a week for more than three years. But I feel I need to serve the deities more. Dear Viruma Raj, Can I worship God with IDPs at home? Before I had been living with non devotee parents. But now I live separately and can worship with deities. I am not yet second initiated. There's a second question. I used to hold Naan Mata but now it is not happening any longer because of the politic tendencies in the Yatra. But you meet politic tendencies. But you gave me instruction to hold Naamata and I meditate on the instruction. Should I try to fulfill the instruction by any cost or just go on the floor waiting until suitable circumstances would appear?
You see, this is like a more personal question. This session is for more philosophical question. There's a question. There's two questions.
We pray to the Surukadam of body type.
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Well.
Then obviously you don't have to do it. My life is tough field at some point to find out why. Now that is not love. And let's see. The incision.
Is the namata but talent.
You're doing the right thing by approaching the guru to find out what to do. It's not the right form. I have no contention that you worship the word in I don't know. Also on the worship of the deity. Saying why they worship the whole evening. They should arrange their schedule in such a way that they can attend the main program of the deities. That they're doing service that is a service to the deities. And that news of their having a type of deities that shall make no excuse to not take Sa.
My dear worshipful spiritual master. Please accept my humble dalore Chaitana Charitamrita in one of the Chaitanya Jarita Prada faculty, Srila Prabhupada quotes the Tamika Shastra and mentions that if one offers obeisances to the deities with wearing a shirt, then he will be afflicted by leprosy for seven lifetimes. But we many of us wave upper pronouns to the ladies with our shirts on. What should we do? Please tell us he.
Worship the deity. They don't wear a shirt and they offer their laces to the deity without shirt. But others outside in addition.
Or to love.
If you love Krishna.
What endeavors should be done so that one starts relishing the pastimes of your wisher and more specifically those of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu so that one starts blemishing the pastimes of Lord Krishna and more specifically those who have taken him out of him.
Pa.
She you should try not able to try not able to try should.
Try.
Single.
The Kanakara Kancina Kancina Kancina Kanjina.
Devotion again you will follow Krishna Bodhisamrita.
You have a Krishna brain power Nakalon what is Bhakti Ladha Dee? Why Bhakti is considered to a creeper? You can kindly explain this prefer and.
How it looks like.
Transmigrated throughout the universe by universes. By the mercy of the spiritual master one gets the gripper of the seed of devotion. By the mercy of the spiritual master one gets the seed of the Queen of Ocean.
So.
If we this is a people and this creeper is not given the detail of how it looks like but if we perform the nine types of devotional services then this creeper gets nourishment from this activity.
Coming very dry.
Srila Prabhupada mentioned that this vapor it goes it penetrates one by one throughout the 14 planetary systems. The highest of all planets is Satya Loka and it penetrates through Sanya Loka and reaches Kailasha and it crosses throughout through the Brahman Jyoti and it also penetrates through the Vaikunda planets.
Our sister.
Krishnavaki Ashrada and it finds its shelter at the lotus feet of Radhakrishna in Krishna Loki.
Heart.
And there it bears fruits and flowers from this Bhakti Lata tree plant. The flowers are Bhava Bhakti.
Krishna and.
The fruit is Krishna Prema who wants the fruit of Krishna the fruit of Bhakti Lata people.
Jk Bharata.
In this way you all have to become a gardener. Take care of this Bhakti Gandha creeper and weed it water it and take very nice care of it and so that it will flourish and grow nicely.
What can I do to attract the what can I do to attract the mercy in blessings of the predecessor?
The secret that are dancing lotion of sellers as to think the predecessor are challenged. This is a very stoic question. Each of the Asharis has done something with the Lord.
Maya Maya Maya Maya Macro.
So he said he was trying to do something and his intention was to please subsidiaries Acharya Seeing something that visits a child point then trying to fulfill them will attract the mercy of.
Their child.
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That.
Go how about that give you the opportunity to chair the church with the idea of family and.
Finished German Father.
Thank you very much.
SA.
On Sunday morning. Thank you very much.
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