Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q & A; February 26, 2023: What Exactly Is Healthy Fear?

Questions on today’s Swami call:

Can you clarify about the tattva of Sri Balaram? Would he pacify the gopis in the aprakat-lila the way he does in the pratat-lila? Can he be said to be the best friend of the jivas?

Does the diksa-guru and the siksa-guru have to be the same person?

Is it known what kind of initiation Srila Saraswati Thakura was given by Srila Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji?

Should we feel bad for having fear? Is fear more detrimental than other material emotions? Will it hold us back from attaining love for Sri Krishna?

What exactly is healthy fear for a devotee living in the world desiring to be serious about advancement?

Why do some acharyas sometimes teach that there is a progression through the bhakti-rasas?

Would Sri Uddhava be an example in whom the rasas of santa, dasya, and sakhya are all present?

Is there a Krishna conscious way to use the tendency in the conditioned jiva to control things?

If the guru is the captain of the ship and the godsiblings are the crew, how important is it to assess the crew when choosing a guru?