Transcript of a public question-and-answer session delivered by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on May 25, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. The session covers devotional conduct (prasadam etiquette), the importance of chanting the Panchatattva mantra before the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and the nature of separation ecstasies related to Lord Chaitanya, with references to historical pastimes and instructions from Srila Prabhupada.
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Srila Guru Maharaj, there's a question from Ishwara Vishwambhar Prabhu from Mayapur. And this is based on the class two days ago. He said, Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances. Sometimes we see some devotees forcefully take prasadam from our plate.
Sometimes we see some devotees forcefully take prasadam from our plates.
Or want to touch our feet forcefully.
Or want to touch our feet forcefully.
How much appropriate is this attitude?
How much appropriate is this attitude?
What should we do in such situation?
What should we do in such situation? Such situations?
Your insignificant servant Ishwar Vishwam Bharadas Shri Tammayapur.
Your insignificant servant Ishwar Vishwambar Das Sridhar Mayapur.
Are you seeing the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya's associates?
We see in the past times of Lord Chaitanya's associates that.
Sometimes round on the right and shoot down Roshani tried to touch each other's lotus feet.
Sometimes Ramananda Rai and Swarup Damodar would try to touch each other's lotus feet.
And they'd have faced out and had some competition trying to touch each other's feet.
And they would have a face off and a competition to try to touch each other's lotus feet.
So then they great devotees, they wouldn't let the other touch their feet.
So with great devotees, they wouldn't let the other touch their feet.
The other was trying to get the.
Foot dust, but the other was trying to get the foot dust.
So this seemed to be transcendental competition.
So it seemed to be a transcendental competition.
It hadn't been accepted as an Olympic sport yet.
It hasn't been accepted yet as an Olympic sport. Maybe in the future, Maybe in the future.
When the whole world becomes Krishna conscious.
When the whole world becomes Ka conscious. Evil.
And Prabhupada said that there's no hard and fast rules for mahaprashada.
And Prabhupada said, there are no hard or fast rules for mahaprashadam.
And he said, if you want it, you can even steal from my plate while I'm eating.
And he said, if you wanted, you could even steal from my plate while I'm eating.
Please let me finish prashadam.
But please let me finish prashadam.
So if someone wants to take.
So if someone wants to take your mahaprashad.
And the Lord said, prabhupada, you can finish your meal.
And if you feel for them in the mood of Prabhupada, you can first finish your meal. Let them finish their meal.
Let them allow you to finish your meal.
Let them allow you to finish their meal. Your meal.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Why do we have to say the mahamantra before we chant our rounds?
Why do we have to say the Sri Sri Panchitatva mantra? But before changing our rounds?
You see, we got the Hare Krishna manta through the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Maharaj.
You see, we got the mercy of Lord of Lord. We got the through the mercy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the Panchatatva.
So we want to chant the Hare Krishna ranta rainbow mercy of Panchitra.
So we want to invoke the mercy of Lord Chaitanya when we're chanting the Hare Krishna Maha mantra.
Because in the chanting of the Panchatatcha.
Mantra, that's considered because in the chanting of the Panchatava mantra, there is no offense considered.
And therefore we chant Panchata first.
And therefore we chant Panchatasva first.
And after the sun, they cut a vein of the car and drink the rot. Did hear that? You're lucky. I think I. Prabhupada said that for them just chanting the name of Panchatava would be more effective.
And so Prabhupada said by chanting the name of Panchitva, it would be more effective.
Because I didn't agree the offense because.
It wouldn't be a great offense.
Is that all right?
Is that all right?
Yes.
Guruj, we have. We have another question from online. He's saying that by not chaining the punch off the mantra, there's a loss of blood in the body. He was on the point, the point that you were talking about about at the time. It was a great opera. By cutting the vein of the cow and drinking the Rot and drinking the blood.
An elk.
When you're drinking milk, you're not drinking blood.
No, it's transformed blood.
Milk is transformed blood. That's all right to drink and that's all right to drink.
Drinking the blood is very sinful.
But the drinking the blood is very sinful.
I understood the reason why frost blood that they could chant the Panchatatattva mantra.
So the reason that Prabhupada said to chant the Panchitatva mantra because people are very sinful was because people are very sinful.
And like chanting Panchata Pancha, they can get the mercy.
And by chanting the Panchitva mantra, they can get the mercy.
Not because of any one flow and.
Not because of any blood flow in our body. In our body.
Ka stands for Kauraksha, for the Kalinga Kal, the tent Pansitartha mantra that they are like. Because I don't take any offense.
Krishna stands for Guraksha. So the Panchatava Mantra doesn't take any offense. Guru Maharaj, we have an online question. Okay. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances. A few days ago in your class, you explained about the different separation ecstasies of Lord Chaitanya for Krishna. Can we experience these eight transcendental symptoms of separation from Lord Garanga as He is the Supreme Lord, or only on love of directly Krishna himself can these moods of separation be exhibited? Please enlighten us. Last part. Can we experience these eight transcendental symptoms of separation from Lord Garanga as He is the Supreme Lord, where only on love of directly Krishna himself can these moods of separation be exhibited. Please enlighten us. Your insignificant servant and spiritual daughter Haritha Madhavi Devidasi. One can also experience separation of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nithyananda.
You can experience satisfaction from devotees.
You can even experience separation from devotees. Satisfaration is possible.
When Prahraj would leave Theodis San devotees material celebration and Prabhupada structure.
When Prabhupda would leave, some devotees would feel separation at Prabhupda's departure and others.
Would be journeying and silent.
Others would be chanting and smiling.
Later, when Prabhupada saw the video, he found out that the devotees are laughing at the rapture of Rahul Rad.
Later on, Prabhupda saw this video and said that the devotees were laughing at the departure of Rla Prabhupada.
Although they are not as advanced as also feeling salvation.
Although they are not as advanced they. They. They are.
No, they were not as advanced.
Since they were not as advanced, they.
Weren'T feeling as those who are experiencing separation.
As those who are experiencing separation.
Har.
Thank you very much, Hare Krishna. Thank you very.
Much.
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