Jaya Pataka Swami answers questions about renounced life versus householder practice, chanting Hare Krishna, overcoming envy through humility, and staying devoted amid worldly distractions like school.
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Any questions.
Please accept my secular residences. Thank you for speaking. I was wondering that in Bhagavatam and NCC we find that there is a.
Lot of.
Stress on separation between men and women. And there is a lot of criticism of any kind of intermixing between men and women. So how much of what we hear in Bhagavatam regarding separation between men and women is applicable today at the current moment? One of the renowned orders.
If one is in the renounced orders, then it is imperative that one show good example.
That's why sannyas.
That's why in the age of Kali, sannyas is generally prohibited.
They see the large Chitanya very.
Rather.
To the Rehashas we see that Lord.
Chaitanya he was very positive to the Grihastas. Whether you're at home or you are in the renounced order, everyone should chant Hare Kaja.
In fact, Bhavra was saying that all the hours of the Hajjata were one time and they're all Brihastas.
In fact, Srila Bhagavad was saying that the Panchitatra at one time they were all Brihastas.
So.
Now the Bihasha Ashram is more applicable for today's situation.
So Brihasa Ashram is more applicable for today's situation.
As in the renown saga. But they have to follow these rules.
If someone is in the renowned Sagar then they have to follow these rules.
Khabod said that in the fight between the elephant and the crocodile, Kabad said.
That in the fight between the elephant.
And the crocodile, the elephant was a land animal but he was in the water.
The elephant was a land animal but he was in the water.
The crocodile was a rock animal and he was.
And that the crocodile was a water animal and he was in his element.
So Ramana was saying that we have to have strong senses and mind.
So Srila Baba was saying that we have to have strong senses and mind to fight against Maya.
We are designed war on the material illusion.
We have declared war on the material illusion. No.
Therefore the situation at the present time the people.
So the situation at the present time the people there mainly Grihastas.
And rather is saying I told his.
So Srila Baba was saying, I told this before that he wants all his grihastas to be Paramahamsas and.
Bhaktiyatakhar.
Guru. He said that Bhakti Menu Thakur was a Vyasa guru.
And he had a son who was an Acharya.
And he had a son who was an Acharya.
He said that he would all but all his Rehasas would have Acharyas or children.
He said that he hoped that all his grihasas would have Acharyas as children.
And I'm encouraging people.
That's why I'm encouraging all the people to read Srila Prabhupada's books. Lord Chaitanya said keep a bhikra, Kiba nasi sudhu Kenya Ye Krishna. Tattoo for it to say good Hare.
I realize that all the science of Krishna consciousness.
We want that everyone should know the science of Ka Consciousness.
Please accept my recipient Sri Bhopat says that a devotee determines his advancement.
According.
To how free he is from envy. And so my question is, how can we become free from enviousness? Well, there's the proverbs of the Chaitanya Shikshastava.
Well, there's the third verse in the Chaitanya Sikshastava.
I can apply that verse.
One can imply that verse.
And bread to be humble all it and all praise others.
There it says one should be humble, tolerant and offer all praise to others.
Don't expect a praise for yourself.
Don't expect praise for yourself.
I do this naturally feel envy.
If you do this then naturally you will be free of envy.
I had so many questions, Guruj. Okay, Guru Maharaj, thank you for everything.
That you do for us.
Please accept my respectful leases.
All boys.
You said that if you do these things you'll naturally feel free from envy.
One question I have is how is.
It possible to inculcate so much love for Guru and Garanga that we never even feel the need to be offended? We were just completely focused.
On that itself.
To feel offended or to feel envy which is overpowered by the love as you show us every day or.
Krishna.
And according to Srila Prabhupada.
Yes.
Okay.
He was showing this aspect.
Although he is calling for you some help.
Although he was hoping to get some.
Help to accept Krishna consciousness and rest.
To spread Christian consciousness in the West.
He didn't receive any from his loved ones.
He didn't receive any from his Godbrothers.
So he humbly tried to proceed so he humbly tried to proceed and destroyed. Krishna helped him.
And in this way Krishna helped him.
Everything.
If we think that we can do it, we are the only doer, then we will face a lot of problems. But if we think and depend on the mercy of Guru and Krishna, then we can do amazing things. Any ladies, last question. Please accept my respectful oblations of your letter speech. Guru Maharaj. Sometimes, especially at school, it's very easy to get swayed by whatever is happening. And sometimes it's very distracting. And other times it's really hard to stay focused on Ka because so many other topics are going around. Sometimes it's very easy to get swayed and distracted at school. And it's hard sometimes to focus on Krishna. If these circumstances happen to you. Krishna.
Sometimes Yeshua was boiling milk on the stove.
Sometimes Yashoda was boiling milk on the stove.
And then Krishna was crying.
And then Krishna was crying.
So lying to him, what should they do to rod or run? The sacred son.
So it was a very tense situation. What to do? Go to see the milk or see Krishna.
So Ashram Rosal has this kind of stress also.
So actual devotional service always has these kinds of special situations. Adam.
How you serve Krishna at his arms, Krishna watching him.
And how you serve Krishna in these moments Krishna is watching you right here.
You serve ka and everything is ideal.
It's very easy to serve Ka when everything is ideal.
So they polarize with it. Maya things more complicated.
But when you're being pulled by different Maya and different things, then it can be very complicated.
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