Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; February 2, 2025: Honoring Sri Krishna's Friendship

0:00 With regards to Srimad Bhagavatam

11.19.3, who does it mean that the perfect knowledge of the transcendentalist maintains God in happiness?

3:50 In text 38 of the same chapter, it says that truthfulness means to speak the truth in a pleasing way. I have also heard that the truth should be spoken whether it's pleasing or not.

Can you comment on this?

16:38 Guru Maharaja, how can we see our work as part of our sadhana when it appears to be entirely mundane?

25:10 With reference to Srila Prabhupada's purport to Bhagavad-Gita 2.34, how do I ensure that I am not misusing Sri Krishna's friendship, and what are some ways I might be misusing it?

37:41 What is the best process for our bhajana?

39:38 Why is the path of yoga recommended in the scriptures when it appears that it only brings the practitioner deeper into illusion as they become attached to the yogic siddhis?

44:01 Dandavat pranama, Guru Maharaja. I was very moved by what you said in a lecture about the yajnapatnis, the wives of the brahmins in Krishna-lila. You said that the cowherd boys were very attracted to see the yajnapatnis after hearing about the sacrifices they had made. Can you elaborate more on this? Does it make a difference if the one who has sacrificed is a sadhana- or a nitya-siddha?

51:09 How may sadhakas in the lower stages of sadhana approach descriptions of the aprakata-lila so as not to become confused about it's apparent mundanity?

57:48 Dandavats, Srila Guru Maharaja. Can you speak on the idea that Arjuna and Kunti exist within the prakata-lila perpetually?