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How is the neophyte devotee considered liberated?
 Question: In the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.36, Srila Prabhupada states that even third-class neophyte devotees are liberated souls. How is it possible that such neophyte devotees, who don't possess the qualities of a liberated soul, are in fact liberated?"
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Only one sun in the universe? [And other questions.]
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Question: What is the position of the Sun god, who is often addressed as Surya Narayana?
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The Vedas and Acquiring Knowledge
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Question: What do you mean by the statement "...to consider the view of the purvapakshi..." in the discussion titled 'Did Rama Eat Meat'? How do acharyas come to their conclusions. Is it by divine insight or by studying other commentaries and then writing their version according to their realisation.
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Proper oil for Trataka Meditation
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Question: "Which oil is good for Trataka meditation. Cow's ghee, til ka tel (sesame seed oil) , or anything else?. I am a software professional, and my eyes are getting weaker. Please suggest what I should do. Thankyou."
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What is 'Holistic'?
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Question: What do you consider 'holistic treatment' to be?
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'Why Vishnu lays on a snake?' and other questions
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Question: Why does Lord Vishnu choose to rest on "sesha naga".
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Why widows wear white and shave their heads?
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Question: Why is a woman made to shave her head and wear a white saree when her husband dies?
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Discontinuing Ganesha Chaturthi Puja
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Question: How do I discontinue the tradition of Ganesha Chaturthi worship, which was being held every year in my house?
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Rituals for becoming Hindu?
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Question: I am catholic and I want to pratice the Hindu faith, is there any special ceremony I have to perform to become Hindu?
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Why varnashrama is only in India?
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Question: Why is varnashrama or Vedic dharma manifested only in India and not in the rest of the world?
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A question on Parashurama Avatara
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Question: When Parashurama went around the world killing the kshatriyas, what does it mean and who did he kill?
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Non-vedic kings in the Mahabharata war
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Question: What was the role of non-vedic kings in the Mahabharata war?
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Sanjaya in the Kurukshetra War
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Question: Was Sanjaya fighting in the battle of Kurukshetra, or was he with Dhritarashtra in Hastinapura narrating the events?
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Reincarnation and overpopulation
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Question: In the beginning of the century, there were not 6 billion people on this planet, but now there are. So how can reincarnation explain this, if by reincarnation, we mean that a soul leaves the mortal body and enters another?
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What is the plan of creation?
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Question: Why would Atman take a part of himself, cut it off, make a human out of it, and send it into Prakriti, confused, alone, on a quest to rediscover his 'true self', or nirvana. Doesn't it strike you as illogical? If logic itself doesn't apply in this case, how do you explain it? What divine plan is this a part of?
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Why differences in tilak?
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Question: Why is the tilak different for different sampradayas, even though all sampradayas lead to Krishna. Also, if Gaudiya Vaishnavas are an off shoot of the Madhva Sampradaya, why is the tilaka of Madhvacarya different from Gauranga?
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Indian religious practices related to diet
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Question: I am interested in information on Indian religious practices as related to dietary preferences.
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The concepts of Brahman, Atma, Maya, Karma, and Moksha
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Question: I am doing a project on Hinduism and was wondering if you could give me some insight on what hinduism is really about, especially in regards to the concepts of Brahman, Atma, Maya, Karma, and Moksha.
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Why do human beings err?
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Question: It is believed that human beings err because of the limitations in the nervous system that carry information from the external world to the brain for processing. How does yoga and meditation help in this?
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Cows and the Lord's protection
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Question: If the cows are protected by Lord Krishna, then no force on this world should be able to harm the cows. Why then is there so much slaughtering of cows going on in this world.
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