Question: Sometimes I try to serve or do something good for Vaiṣṇavas, but sometimes they misunderstand me. Then I have also lost my desire to serve Vaiṣṇavas,in that case, how can I handle these situations? How can I prosper my desire of service to those Vaiṣṇavas?

Jayapataka Swami: We saw Lord Caitanya in His third verse of the Śikṣāṣṭaka, He says amāninā māna-dena, kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ – He says we should offer all respect to others and not expect any respect for ourselves. So, we want to serve the Vaiṣṇavas because...

Question: How should we observe Nirjalā Ekādaśī?

Jayapataka Swami: If you want you can take it without water. But I personally never saw Śrīla Prabhupāda observe the Ekādaśī with a complete fast. But Ekādaśīs, you get more fruit, if you observe it fully by no water, stay up the whole night, and then break your fast...

Question: We are organizing Bhisma Pancaka in Gita Bhavan, Mayapur. Those who are staying in Mayapur, they, for the past few years are doing this. But from different parts of the world devotees are asking questions. How to observe the Bhisma Pancaka? How to do the Dvadasi parana, etc. So Guru Maharaj, can you please enlighten us with a few word on this? Also asking blessings from you that we are able to observe the Bhisma Pancaka successfully.

Jayapataka Swami: We understand this is a five day vrata. And if we take a sankalpa that we are following the Bhisma Pancaka, then as far as I understand, that naturally, it is alright to break it on the full moon day. But devotees are always worried about the...