Question: As per your desire I am trying to preach to a few friends online. I find it difficult to preach to those in the mode of goodness. They say, we are not in distress, we are happy in the present situation. We are good to others and they are good to us. We don’t see the benefit or feel the need to approach God or chant His name. Anyway He is always with us and we are living by His mercy. Guru maharaj, how do we preach to such people?

Jayapataka Swami: You see, every human being has to perform yagna for Visnu. And in the Satya yuga it was meditation, Treta yuga it was homa, Dvapara yuga was worship of the Lord, and in the Kali yuga, it is the chanting of the holy name. Even if someone is in the...

Question: Your disciple and my mother, Sandini Devaki dasi, Sri Sri Radha Govinda Iskcon Mandir, Narayan Ganj, was serving in preparing bhoga for Lord Jagannath. She was unwell for quite some time and last 7th April, 2020, she left her body. In this lockdown situation, no devotees were able to participate in her final rites. Under these circumstance, on 17th April, how will I fulfill the shradha ceremony? What should I do? Kindly advice as the temple is under lockdown.

Jayapataka Swami: Devotees could perform a smriti sabha over the internet using Zoom or some other app. And then have everyone participate. This devotee should be befittingly glorified and I don’t know what restrictions are there on devotees for the cremation of her...