“Ask a Hare Krsna” (27 min video)
Speaker Intro: Hari Parshad Prabhu holds a degree of Masters in Computer Engineering and is working as a professor teaching computer science.
He came in contact with Krsna consciousness in the year 2001 and he is a initiated disciple of HH Radha Govind Goswami Maharaj who is a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krsna consciousness.
He served in ISKCON youth forum the IYF for 7 years later due to his excellent hold in the Sanskrit language, he was appointed as a member of ISKCON’s Shastric advisory board & currently he is serving there.
Hari Parshad Prabhu is also serving as an assistant editor for Gopal Jiu Publications, which is very famous across the globe for publishing various Spiritual books & magazines.
Questions answered in this episode:
1. The Bhagavad Gita clearly states that the soul retains its individuality. When the soul merges into Brahman seems to forget his individuality. What cause that forgetfulness? And what determines when they become bored and come back down to the material platform?
(Asked by Ranjan from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India at 01:31 min)
2. How did Parshurama exist at the same time as another avatar Lord Rama? Why did he oppose Rama?
(Asked by Neha from Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India at 06:08 min)
3. In Srimad Bhagavatam Lord Shiva is considered as the topmost Vaishnava – vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ but why do our acharyas state that Srimati Radharani is the greatest Devotee of the lord?
(Asked by Rahul from Pune, Maharashtra, India at 11:48 min)
4. Srila Prabhupada condemns the Mayavadis as muddhas because they want to become God. The Brahmavadis accept Krishna’s form but consider the impersonal aspect superior. They also want to become one with God, yet their position is not condemned in Bg. Is the reason that Mayavadis consider Krishna’s form to be material the main reason of their being condemned (Bg 9.11)? I cannot visualize the Brahmavadis. Have they not read the Bhagavad Gita? Have they not heard about Krishna? Since the Mayavadis are considered offenders because they misinterpret the BG, why are the Brahmavadis not condemned? They accept Krishna’s form to be transcendental, yet they reject devotional service. Why? Is that not some form of envy?
(Asked by Mukesh from Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India at 14:47 min)
5. If all four bonafide Vaishnava sampradayas lead to the perfection of life then why their philosophy or Tattvas varies from one another?
(Asked by Vijay Patel from Surat, Gujarat, India at 22:58 min)
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