Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP.

Hope you are doing well.

I was not feeling well today so could not work much. We met Mother Urmila (Urmila Edith Best) in Chennai in December last year. After talking to her I felt some inspiration to start reading to know (as opposed to just reading or reading because of requirement). Hence as today anyways I could not do much i decided to utilize this opportunity to start on her recommendation.

In the Bhagavad Gita Introduction page 8, there is some discussion on prakrti..it is described as inferior superior, translated as nature, but still I am not able to completely understand..what is prakrti??what do we mean by nature??

HpS - ASA --  AGTSP  pamho.  As we read more and more SB there is more and more detailed explanation. Basically it is the physical world as opposed to the spirit souls and Krsna.

Very basic small doubts, sorry to be asking KG questions. Some other doubts -

1. Lord is very merciful to living entities especially human beings - why humans? why not the apes? or is it that we think so becuase we ARE humans? perhaps he is more merciful to trees or peacocks also? or equally merciful to all?

ASA - He is merciful to all. His mercy is that He gives us human body to have chance to understand Him if we want to.

2. the sincere student should have firm respect for the Supreme personality of godhead (page 6). what does firm respect mean?

ASA - Is like when you are standing somewhere and trying to pull a root out of the ground.  You can have firm stance or weak stance.  So you respect should be firm. You should see what is the ground of your respect.  If there are doubts you should investigate them and see that they are false.

thank you!

Hare Krsna!

ASA - HpS -  Thank you.  You are certainly advancing!  Making a success of your life.