06 May 2025 morning – Questions and Answers (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • The pastime of the appearance of Sita Devi.
  • About Putana, the demon who personifies falsehood and hypocrisy.
  • Examples of situations where we notice that there is a lot of falsehood and hypocrisy.
  • Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that a Vaisnava does not act externally differently from what is happening in his heart.
  • In Harikatha, the truth is always told, what is in the Scriptures, even if it does not please those who hear it.
  • The different types of knowledge that we should have: knowledge about the Lord and knowledge of the nature of the soul.
  • Knowledge that we should reject: knowledge of the unity of the soul with God.
  • About those who acquire only knowledge and will fall, and the bhaktas who will never fall.
  • On the propensity to deceive and the imperfection of the senses of the conditioned soul.
  • Explanation of the four imperfections of the conditioned soul.
  • Story of the brahmana who falsely expressed symptoms of ecstasy when he felt jealous of Haridasa Thakura.
  • We should have knowledge of the basic scriptures.
  • Quotation of the qualities of a true brahmana: compassion and faith in the Lord.
  • On the four qualities of a Vaisnava: humbler than a blade of grass, respect for all, does not expect to be respected, is humility.
  • We should practice sadhana and bhajana as early as possible.
  • On the importance within the process of engaging people in service.
  • Rama’s katha makes our hearts melt.

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