Questions on today's Swami call: In what light should we see Lady Subhadra as she stands between Lord Baladeva and Lord Jagannatha? Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in the niyamagraha section of Sri Bhaktyaloka that what is helpful for us at one stage maybe become an obstacle as we are advancing to the next stage. What are some examples of things that would be helpful in the stage of nistha but could become an obstacle as we advance to the stage of ruci? Can you explain the hierarchy of the different types of sakhis in Krishna-lila? Sometimes the parama-prestha-sakhis are said to be the highest, but in Gaudiya Vaishnavism we emphasize the manjaris. Is it possible for a jiva to alter the karmic reactions that were determined before one’s birth? How can one be an orthodox Gaudiya Vaishnava in the modern society?