You talk about that there is this particular little group of people, they are controlling the whole planet. But no one is that powerful. Yudhiṣṭhira could control the whole planet. Who is that pious?
If it is accepted that Kṛṣṇa made the nature, not us, then it just makes it so much easier. You figure out what you do, and then you know where your strengths are and your weaknesses are. And then others also know.
We are just being asked to do what they do in the spiritual world. For them, because of their attachment to Kṛṣṇa that particular form and situation is manifest, while for us that has come because of our conditioned mentality. But the principle is the same.
Religion is not a matter of faith, religion is the laws of God. So, the living entity is the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. Without being servant you don't accomplish anything.
Lord does everything that you want out of His affection for you. He will wait forever for you to come back. That is called someone who has serious affection.
Sometimes we find ourselves attracted to young women, just minding their own business and walking by, and this attraction is disturbing, to us and to the women. How can that go away?
Everybody is following Prabhupada as the Founder-acharya, so if we're involved in something that's useful within that mission, then taking the instruction of guru to see that you're doing that, that's following the instruction of the guru.