Questions on today's Swami call:

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I have heard from some of our gurus that one does not need to be a renunciate to make progress in bhakti. But I’ve also seen a statement from a sadhu to the effect that to enter the mysteries of manjari-bhava one does need to become a renunciate. Can you harmonize these points?

12min

What are your impressions of Sri Murari Gupta’s biography of Sriman Mahapabhu, the Sri Caitanya-Carita-Mahakavya?

20min

We are taught to think of Sri Krishna at the time of death so that we will go toward him, but what if one dies a sudden death and does not get a chance to think of him?

25min

Some say that the character Hercules in Greek mythology was inspired by stories of Sri Krishna. What is your opinion on this?

37min

How is it that Sri Govardhana is both Hari and Haridasa, the Lord and his servant?

46min

Who was the guru of Sri Gadadhara Pandita before he was initiated by Pundarika VIídyanidhi?

49min

I very much cherish sadhu-manga and devotional life but find that as I get older it’s harder for me to chant. What should I do?

53min

Sri Krishna is not mentioned much in the original Vedas, but more so in the later texts. Could it be said that he gradually reveals himself?