In this episode Bhakti Lalita answers questions sent in by the Hari-katha Podcast viewers: 1.) By following spiritual practices, maintaining religious principals and doing service can we be certain to become realized?  2.) What should we remember as we go about our daily lives?  3.) Is there any confirmation that our spiritual ideals and ultimate goal really exist?  4.) How do we deal with and tolerate all the opposing forces in our environment? Oftentimes it is very difficult to find the solution.  5.) What is one to do when one is constantly being tested? and what if I fail…  6.) If we are ever in a situation where we need to assess other people in our lives than what is the criterian?  7.) What is the way to achieve control of our senses and mind? My mind and senses can be so out of control a lot of the time…  8.) We are all searching for fulfillment but are never satisfied, people end up doing very self-destructive things to numb that unfulfilled void. 9.) What if we just go on, just living our basic lives — eating, sleeping, procreation, defending ourselves -- without any kind of awareness? 10.) Are you at all concerned about the news and current events in the world, like in the USA where you were born and raised?