Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 3, 2025: Worshipping All Who Ever Helped Us
Questions on today’s Swami call:Do circumstances like what kind of country we live in and where we live in that country make a difference for our spiritual practice? For example, I have heard that living in the countryside, especially in a Western developing country, may pose obstacles.It is said to be an offense to preach the glories of the holy name to the faithless. Does this also include simple recommendations to the general public like “chant the holy name and be happy”?You often say that the lila of Sri Krishna is humanlike, but in one article you wrote that Sri Krishna is both fully divine and fully human. Can you please explain?Hare Krsna, Gurudeva. Pranama. Could you please share about the significance and conception of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s deities, Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhara?Is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu experiencing the type of love with anyone in Gaura-lila that he had with Uddhava in Krishna-lila?Pranams, Guru Maharaja. Hare Krishna. Can you share something about the different kinds of bhakti in Garuda and Hanuman?I heard that you have met Srila Sridhara Maharaja. Can you tell us about your relationship with him?What would be the function of navels in Goloka?I would like to set a good example of Krishna consciousness for my child. How can I know whether I’m truly practicing bhakti? What would be a good book for me to read as a beginner?What is your opinion on the worship of Salagrama shilas?Pranams, dear Guru Maharaja. In Aesthetic Vedanta, commenting on the gopis feeling that they have no devotion, you describe how one feels further from Bhagavan the closer one gets, and also that his presence is both humbling and reassuring. Can you say something more about this?
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Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; July 27, 2025: Why Is Lord Jagannatha So Merciful?
Questions on today’s Swami Call:Dandavats, Guru Maharaja. What is your response to members from other sampradayas questioning the validity of ours?What is the difference between labeling a teaching as valid siddhanta for others although we do not follow it ourselves and labeling a teaching as apa-siddhanta?We have heard from you that the Kama-gayatri is a form of the Brahma-gayatri and that it is connected with the Gopala-mantra. Can you share something more about its meaning and the effects of chanting it?You explained in a recent lecture in Poland that Lord Jagannatha’s mercy became available in this world through a blessing of Narada Muni. Could you say something more about why Lord Jagannatha is so merciful?I feel like an outsider in the Vaishnava community, feeling like others have a relationship with Sri Krishna while I do not. I do, however, feel happy for these devotees. Is this normal or is it a mental problem? Is it best to avoid preaching to people who are likely to become inimical, as they may offend bhakti, or could we try to give them a chance?What is your instruction regarding deity worship during one’s menstrual period, and what is your reasoning behind it?What do you think are the best arguments for reincarnation ?
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Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; July 20, 2025: Guru-Disciple Chemistry
Questions on today’s Swami Call:Pranams dear Guru Maharaj. I am curious if Krishna’s words “think of me” in Bhagavad-Gita 9.34 can be also understood as “be with me”? Sometimes I have moments in japa when I feel I want to just stay and be more present, rather than continue chanting at that specific moment.Jay Guru Maharaja! I have a question regarding Vaishnava aparadha. Could someone’s difficulty in committing themselves to the practice be a result of Vaishnava aparadha in a previous life? If so, how can one become free from its effects? How to counteract it? How to make amends?In the second verse of his Prapanna Jivamritam, Srila Sridhar Maharaj offers his pranams to the deity called Gaura Sarasvati. I am wondering if he is speaking of his spiritual master in this verse or if there is indeed a deity of Lord Gauranga called Gaura Sarasvati. Could you explain the meaning of this verse, please? Thank you.Pranama. Hare Krsna. Does Srimati Radharani represent bhakti in our lives?Pranam Maharaj. I would like to know what in your perspective is the biggest change what happens when one gets Harinam initiation? What happens to practise? And as a follow up question, What kind of requirements you have if one would wish to become your disciple?What is the proper honorific title for a female sannyasi? Like when we call a male sannyasi simply ”Maharaja”.What does the word ”gopi” mean to you? I feel like something may have been lost in the translation into English as ”cowherd girl”.Could you share something about the mood and attitude one should have while trying to distribute devotional books to the public?Could you share something about your recent research on the different views on Sri Caitanya Caritamrta’s asirvada sloka?Can you explain the meaning of the statement ”kirtana prabhave smarana svabhave” from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s song Vaishnava ke?
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Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Jun 29, 2025: Meeting Death in Thoughts of Sri Krishna
Questions on today’s Swami Call:How can I improve my japa, considering that I do not have very much time for it every day?Hari bol. Pranams, Guru Maharaja. Are our fears rooted in the prospects of experiencing the opposites of the qualities of the self (sat cit ananda)?Jaya Gurudeva. Hari bol. What does the soul actually do if it takes the path of Arciradi after death?Should the jivas follow Lord Brahma’s example in purifying themselves as he represents the collective of jiva souls?How come some of the demons that Sri Krishna killed attained sayujya-mukti before they attained love of God?Is it true that if you don’t attain prema in this lifetime you will have to go through the 8 million types of species before getting a human form again?What were Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s teachings regarding Radha-dasyam?Is the festival of Ratha Yatra related with the pastime of the Vraja-vasis meeting Sri Krishna at Kuruksetra?
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Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Jun 22, 2025: The Passing of Gopati the Peacock
Questions on today’s Swami call:0:00 News.1:16 How can one control their anger?5:50 What does it mean that an ajata-ruci raganuga sadhaka can serve Sri Krishna directly?9:16 Can you give examples from the lila of how the stages of prema appear in different orders in sakhya- and madhurya-rasa respectively?20:32 Can a devotee enter the lila as a well-wisher of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in terms of their union without becoming directly involved in bringing about their union?23:56 On page 335 in Circle of Friends you mention vivarnagra-sakha. Who is that? 26:53 I would like to ask you some spiritual guidance in regards my inner self-doubting critic. I have tried to deal with it on the psychological level, but could you give some advice from the spiritual perspective?43:34 (Comment from Sajjan)48:59 Can our own aspiration to be a devotee be our teacher?52:00 What does it mean that an ajata-ruci raganuga sadhaka can serve Sri Krishna directly? (same question as earlier)53:26 We are all sorry and shocked to hear that Gopati the peacock passed away. Could you share something about this special mystical soul and his time at Audarya?56:55 Could you say something about the importance of the Gayatri mantra and how we can chant it properly?
It is difficult to find someone from the West that both understands and can elegantly express the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker, to hear him and be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience.Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in the spring of 1972. He relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance.Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered him with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for his selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed him in a widely circulated letter, “So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the needful.” Accordingly, Swami Tripurari has set an example of one who is independently thoughtful and capable of making an insightful literary contribution to the world.In 1975 Swami Tripurari was initiated by Srila Prabhupada into the renounced order of sannyasa.
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