Question: Why the full glorification of the Vaiṣṇava is done only after they leave their body and not before? So, we all can appreciate them more – respect love and look to serve them when they are still with us physically?

Guru Maharaj: Very interesting, We should have some regular glorification of devotees; while they are still alive, good point, I will bring it up, and I think we have in the Vyāsa-pūjā celebration, at that time maybe we glorify the devotees whose appearance day it is,...

Question: We see that Śrīla Bhakti Cāru Swami has left this planet and we see that the God brothers of Bhakti Cāru Swami Mahārāja are appreciating him so much and they are feeling so much of separation, and we can see that they are expressing their love towards him. How can we develop such attachment and affection towards our own God brothers?

Guru Maharaj: Devotees should have such a quality that they would be appreciated. Bhakti Cāru Swami had such qualities. It’s not accidental. He touched the hearts of many people, and that is shown by different devotees’ realizations. We may not have known him,...