Pariprashnena — Q&A Archive

I dont think so. Many pure devotees have lived outside the temple like in their own home. But I dont think that youre in Maya then. In ISKCON there are many fights going on and some devotees dont want to get into a fight so they dont live in the temple. And sometimes when you really have problems you can also do your devotional service at home. But then you dont get Sadhu Sanga

Maya doesnt depend on place. This whole world is her kingdom after all. Help your family and friends to become sadhus and youll have sadhu sanga.

if you dont have devotees around, make them by preaching, slowly, slowly.

You can certainly live IN the temple and be IN Maya.

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Yogesvara Prabhu said to Srila Prabhupada, '91I must have fallen in maya.'92

Srila Prabhupada replied, '91You'92re always in maya, but sometimes you fall into Krishna.'92

I think this post refers to the popular mentality that temple devotees have that if you dont live there you are in maya.

This question is difficult to answer. There is not an answer "yes" or "no". As others have said, where you are and your state of consciousness are two different things.

In relation to this idea:

First of all there was no Krishna Consciousness in the West.
Then there was Krishna Consciousness only in temples.
Then there were temples with congregations.
Now we are transitioning to the fourth phase: Communities with temples.

This morning in an airport I met a devotee from another country. He asked me: "Are you from the (local city) temple?"

This question is too old school. The correct question to ask people today is: "What community do you come from?"

I tried to be a "Temple devotee" at a Temple in Los Angeles, CA many years ago. I was critized and condemned for accidently waking up my female roomate a few times when I got up early to take a shower and go to Mongal Arotik. How dare I get up early and go to Mongal Arotik!!!!! Now when I visit a temple, I always rent a nearby hotel so I can go to Mongal Arotik in peace.

no.u are not.If you are a devotee and you have dieties at home,your home is a temple.
and besides a devotee always carrries Krishna in his heart.

Ask the gurukulis!