Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q & A; June 26, 2022: What Is Real Practice?

Questions on today’s Swami call:1minHow come the gopis use names of Sri Krishna that highlight his aisvarya when they are in the mood of separation?6minIn Srila Rupa Goswami’s Radhastakam, Srimati Radharani is referred to as the mother of the cowherd boys. It appears that the priya-narma sakhas would be an exception to this. Can you comment on this reference?12minThere is another text where Krishna is referred to as a parent and care-giver. Can you comment on this as well?16minWhat does it mean for you to have a real practice, and what advice would you give to neophytes who have not yet found balance in their practice?27minWhy did Mahaprabhu show himself in three ways to Nityananda Prabhu: a six-armed, a four-armed, and then a two armed form?38minThere are many statements in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta that are ascribed to Mahaprabhu, Rupa Goswami and others, but it appears that it’s the author, Srila Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami who makes them. It seems he’s taking a lot of license. Can you comment on this?46minCan a Gaudiya Vaisnava worship a deity of Sri Laxmi-devi?54minSivananda Sena’s son was disturbed when Nityananda Prabhu kicked his father. He then went to Mahaprabhu who consoled him. Can we perhaps learn from this example that having unfavorable thoughts is not necessarily the same as committing aparadha, but one may simply be hurt?