Sadhu Vani

Q: [Whom to hear] Our acarya have given the right steps. You were also telling in Vrindavan that we hav ...

A: The simple answer, as given by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is this: why does the question ...

Q: [How to perform constitutional role play] When you are in the material world, when we are doing anyt ...

A: No, simply role-playing by itself will not help. Unless your roles are connected to the Lord’s missi ...

Q: [Different role play and devotee] SP has created different identity/role plays in the institution. S ...

A: No—role play itself requires consciousness. The question is: in what consciousness are you acting? I ...

Q: [Our eternal role play] Chaitanya Maha Prabhu says that I'm not a Brahmachari. I'm not a Grahasta. S ...

A: Yes, you may not actually be a brahmachari or a sannyasi in the ultimate sense, yet you can take on ...

Q: [Chanting Mahamantra by unintelligent person] If an unintelligent person who is incapable of even pe ...

A: We should understand why the śāstra reveals the nature of the divine name. In this material world th ...

Q: [Lord's size in the heart] How is half a cubit explained? How is the Lord half cubit ?

A: Āchāryas explain that “half a cubit,” or about nine inches, is mentioned to give us a conception. It ...

Q: How to distinguish between ordinary person and empowered person?

A: No, that is fine. In the same Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains this clearly. Arjuna asks: what are th ...

Q: [Can we use Das Prabhu, instead of just Prabhu] SP has said that we address each other as a Prabhu b ...

A: What is the difficulty in simply calling someone “Prabhu”? There is no difficulty. In fact, it stren ...

Q: [How to take pleasure in reading/hearing] When it comes to activities like reading SP's books or hea ...

A: No, “taking pleasure” means something very important. In this world or the spiritual world, wherever ...

Q: [Why do we forget Krishna] You told like sat cit ananda – these are our basic needs and that is how ...

A: One of the characteristics of sat (eternal existence) is freedom. Your nature is sat–cit–ānanda, and ...