Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q & A; November 6, 2022: Seeing Sri Krishna as a Friend

Questions on today’s Swami call:

Can you clarify what it means when Sri Krishna’s associates expand along with him from one lila to another, such as from Vrindavana to Dvaraka?

Bharata Maharaja was reborn as a deer for becoming attached to a fawn he was taking care of after its mother died. How are we to understand this story in light of the teaching that our practice should soften our heart?

Sastra says that Krishna is our dear friend. But in each individual case, there is or was a time before we realize/d this. I’m interested in this point where a devotee realizes Krishna to be a dear friend. Would you like to share your personal story?

Why did Krishna speak karma-mimamsa philosophy in the Govardhana-lila?

When the relative does not align with the absolute, we need to side with the absolute.