Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 31, 2026: Assisted Dying in Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Questions on today's Swami call:My question is a bit strange: what should one do in case onebecomes a target of an "attack" by someone who can utilize spirits/ghost entities or some kind of energetic influence or spells? I remember Bhaktivinoda Thakur used to read the Bhagavatam when he was attacked by the mistik who pretended to be Bhagavan. But for one whois far less eligible than Bhaktivinoda Thakur, what should one do?I recently listened to a devotee podcast called „Nectar Talks“ (from Alachua) where mother Vegavati dasi mentioned that, back in the day, a Mexican-born devotee named Gilbert brought you, Swami Tripurari, to the devotees. Do you have any memories of Gilbert or Vegavati dasi that you would want to share with us? :)(Follow up to first question) Is the Sri Narasimha Kavacha Mantra appropriate for this as well?How is it possible that Mahā-Māyā covers the svarūpa of the conditioned soul, which is sat-cit-ānanda and directly related to the svarūpa-śakti of Kṛṣṇa?How did Srila Jiva Goswami compose his teachings?Is anything we do that is unrelated to Sri Krishna an offense?A turned away jiva gets trapped by maya. Is it this entrapment that causes us to not go directly to Sri Krishna when we turn towards him?How can a baddha-jiva offend Krsna if he has no real connection to svarupa-shakti in his anistha-stage of bhajana-kriya, or is it only figuratively spoken of as an offense?Is it true that if you attain devotion to god in another way than Prema bhakti it takes longer for the soul to fully reach the spiritual realm?The saktyavesa avatars who are souls who get certain energy of the Supreme inside of them, in what moment the divine energy enters the individual soul? When they get out of the womb or is it inside already part of them before birth?Is there a place for assisted dying in Gaudiya Vaishnavism?Is it appropriate for a devotee to practice not being afraid of death, or should one simply practice surrender as part of their sadhana and let fearlessness come as a byproduct?When we deal with animals who suffer, we have the practice of having them euthanized, but this is not something they choose. For assisted dying, however, humans choose it for themselves. Can you comment on this?