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Is it possible for a man in this age to attain enlightenment?

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Oct 31, 2005 | 4,306 views

Question: Is it possible for a man in this age to attain ‘enlightenment’?

Arjuna’s Confusion

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Oct 31, 2005 | 6,112 views

Question: In all spiritual texts it is written that in this Kaliyuga man has become extremely materialistic and that is the main reason that he cannot express his divine form. Arjuna lived in the period of Dvapara-yuga wherein man was more spiritualistic; moreover he had attained tremendous knowledge of divinity. Despite all this how come he became entangled in the material world (which subsequently led to the teaching of Gita). Was it stage managed by lord Krishna to give a message for people of the yugas to follow? Please clarify.

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Yoga as practiced by Hindus

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Question: What types of meditation and yoga do the Hindu’s practice? Also, what does their religious pactice consist of?

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Question on the Lord’s Role in Karma

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Question: Regarding wars, if it is the desire of a person to kill another, how does Lord Krishna sanction it in the first place and then calculate his karma for his future sufferings?

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Questions on the Origin of the Soul

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Question: I read that we are here (in the material world) because we desired to enjoy independent of the Lord. Who gives us the desire to enjoy independently of Lord Krishna and why ? It is confirmed in vedas that without Krishna’s will nothing will happen. At the same time, it is said that all the misery we are experiencing is due to our own desires. What is the basic source of these desires? Is it possible to desire or execute our desires without Lord Krishna’s will?

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Sri Puri Jagannatha and Subhadra Devi

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Question: What is the significance of worshiping Subhadra Devi with Lord Krishna & Balarama, as Jagannatha Baladeva and Subhadra in Puri.

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Material Opulence and the Lord

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Oct 31, 2005 | 4,834 views

Question: In my reading of “Back to Godhead” magazine, Jan/Feb 2000 edition, Page 47, there is a reference to the extremely illustrious decoration of Dwarka. This excerpt is taken from Srimad Bhagvatam (10.69.1-12). Since the Lord is beyond material values, why did he surround himself with such ostentatious material things?

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The Meeting of Lord Krishna with Sudama Vipra

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Question: With regards to your latest newsletter, how can you say that Sudama brought “rotten flat rice” for Sri Krishna to eat ? What Sudama brought was “Powa” or “Avalakki” – which his wife prepared for Krishna. It was an offering of love and the reason why he brought powa was that Krishna loved Powa. Since Sudama was so poor, his wife borrowed it from a neighbour to give it to him.

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Nada Upasana

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Oct 31, 2005 | 7,847 views

Question: I would like to know more about Nada-Anusadhana. Specifically, is the Ajapa Gayatri Mantra “Hamsah Soham” mentioned in this essay the complete mantra, and do you have to chant it contiguously without stopping, or will chanting in installments over a few days work as well, and do you chant silently, or audibly, or even loudly? Are there any other details one should know in order to perforn this sadhana properly?

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