Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 17, 2024: Bridging the Dichotomy Between Spirit and Matter
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uestions on today's Swami call:
In Gaudiya Vaishnavism it is taught that devotees embody five types of love. How is the type of love chosen?
How do the attributes of the soul play a part in our lives or reflect into our everyday lives if in any way?
Can you explain how a samskara that happens in time can have an effect on an eternal svabhava?
Can you explain the analogy of the gold box and the gold-plated box that is used to describe different types of perfected persons?
Srila Saraswati Thakura said that there is no need to erase everything that was there in our life before we came in contact with bhakti. A preacher, using a tech analogy, said that we should ctrl+alt+delete everything that is not bhakti. Can you comment on this?
How balanced do we have to be in terms of sattva-guna to be able to approach high topics such as bhava and lila?
Is varnashrama needed to keep devotees morally upright?
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