Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 1, 2024: Loving and Serving the Guru and Their Knowledge

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00:00:25 Can you say something about the elaborations on the maha-mantra by our acaryas?

00:10:12 I have heard about one way of seeing the maha-mantra as being names of Sri Krishna chanted for the pleasure of Sri Radha. Is this bona fide?

00:18:48 One of the offenses to the holy name is to give interpretations. How should we understand this offense, given that our acaryas have given elaborations of the maha-mantra?

00:21:00 Some people say that since even Lord Shiva is affected by lust, we have no hope of overcoming it. This does not sound right to me. How should we see Lord Shiva and our own predicament?

00:35:43 In the Ramananda-samvad, Ramananda Raya speaks about Sri Krishna and Sri Radha taking one another’s place. What does this mean?

00:40:44 Some time ago you mentioned that there is a difference between loving the guru and loving the guru’s knowledge. Would you like to say something more about this?

00:48:46 Is there a difference between serving the guru and following the guru’s instructions?

00:50:02 Is it okay to share one’s deep spiritual realizations widely, or should one keep them to a small circle?