I renounced the use of a simhasan and desisted from complying with the tradition of making disciples and disciplic lineage. In my view, none of this is proper. It merely fosters unnecessary ill-will among sampradayas. Nevertheless, I have always offered my full respect to all the acharyas of various sampradayas ...

Prashnottari comprises a diverse range of answers Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj gave to important questions posed by spiritual aspirants. Collectively they give great insight into the relationship between a spiritual aspirant and his spiritual teacher. There is great charm in the informality of Kripaluji's answers, delivered in ways pertinent to the asker, and now of tremendous benefit to readers of this fascinating, one-of-a-kind series.

In this first volume, Kripalu Ji Maharaj answers 129 questions related to spirituality, the pursuit of happiness, devotion, and meditation. Topics include India's ancient tradition of sampradaya and the four preceding Jagadgurus, the importance of human life, the grace of God, the relationship between a genuine guru and disciple, how to focus the mind on God, how to interact with others in the world, remedies for a wayward mind, the means to shun negativity, and the importance of charity etc.

Every answer abounds with compassion and testifies to how approachable he was and how giving of his time he was. Shedding all inhibitions, aspiring devotees always felt free to ask a question, and all present listened in rapt attention to the answer.