Question: You mentioned that by preaching a devotee’s sins start to get cleared quicker. I am desirous of preaching, however, I am fearful of imparting incorrect/incomplete information due to my imperfect knowledge. What is the best way to begin the process of preaching for any devotee?

Jayapataka Swami: Thank you my dear spiritual daughter.  If you read Srila Prabhupada books regularly, if you hear the classes of Srila Prabhupada or your Gurudev, and then you only repeat those things which you have read or heard, they you will not be giving any...

Question: I sometimes become very much afraid or panic a lot for some small, small, health issues. I cannot keep myself steady and start thinking negative and worry that what will happen to me next? But Gurudev we have always seen you so much motivating and steady, even when you had gone through serious health issues! How will that same determination come in us? I often tend to break down!

Jayapataka Swami: I would hope that this determination will enter into you! Ha! Ha! By understanding how this material world has got so many problems, it is a dukhalaya. And that it is a temporary world. My dear spiritual daughter we should always remember how the...

Question: So besides this program being a big part of you connecting, I think it is one of the biggest medium through which you connect to your disciples and well-wishers, but you have so many of them across the globe. Would you also like to share what are the other ways you also connect? So many numbers, you probably have hundreds of devotees writing to you, wanting to get inspiration from you. So besides this program is there any other form of communication, any modes of communication you follow during this lockdown period?

Jayapataka Swami: Email, also with the help of UK disciples, Satyamedha Gauranga das, I have E-care program. Keep track of my devotees, aspirants and it is just rolling out now. And we are trying to integrate that as part of caring for the devotees. 15-MAY-2020 SRI...