Author: Chaitanya Charan

Hearing with the ears, the head and the heart – Chaitanya Charan on Vedasara P’s Heartspace podcast

Why was Balarama kind to Duryodhana and harsh to Romharshana? – Balarama appearance day reflection

A Bhagavad Gita perspective on India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations

When God doesn’t seem to be equal to everyone – Bhagavad gita 09.34

Brahminical culture what it was and how it was preserved through two kinds of brahmanas

From lower taste to higher taste through higher vision

How do the nine forms of devotional service combined with the three modes lead to 81 categories of devotional service?

Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t

When seeking material things from God is spiritually unhealthy — & when it isn’t

Atmarama verse’s importance in understanding the Absolute Truth Bhagavatam discussion with Caru Prabhu

Are Jordan Peterson’s ideas relevant for Bhakti theology? QA with Chaitanya Charan

Could the 63 millions deaths due to abortion be deaths that had to happen due to mass karma?

Do men have no right to speak on abortion because they have never carried a baby?

Three understandings of surrender in the Bhagavad Gita

Why don’t we make the Bhagavad-gita compulsory in schools in India?

In today’s culture that teaches no respect for elders, how can we share spirituality?

Roe V Wade reversed A Bhagavad-gita perspective on the US removal of women’s right to abortion

3 Difficulties in approaching Bhagavatam cosmology

Is the universal form Krishna literally material or is it a divine form manifested in matter like his deity form?

When we take or get blessings from someone, what actually happens?

9 forms of devotional service part 2 – Pada Sevanam Archanam Vandanam Dasyam Sakhyam Atma-Nivedanam

​How could Yudhishthira stake his own wife in gambling?

When the Gita is spoken to one specific person, how can it be universal?

Why do scriptures urge women to do vat-savitri puja to get the same husband for seven lives when the goal of life is to attain liberation?

Till what point should we tolerate?

How is the Bhagavad gita applicable for students?

When we see something wrong happening, should we humbly tolerate or stand up for justice?

Why does God not answer our prayers? (PK answered 5)

Why should one not go to the temple after there is a death in the family? Can we chant on Tulasi beads in a crematorium?

Responding to attacks on devotees in Bangladesh

How can we know that we are progressing spiritually?

How can we get the determination to apply scripture?

How can we maintain our faith amid extreme difficulties?

How to disagree without disrespecting

​What is the difference between Arjuna fighting under Krishna and jehadis fighting under Allah?

​How can a student practice bhakti?

199 Focusing on the practical in the scriptural – The Monk’s Podcast with Kaustubha Prabhu

198 Presenting Lord Chaitanya to today’s world via biography writing – The Monk’s Podcast Yogesvara P

If I don’t find answers by different devotees equally convincing, am I judging them?

Texas school shooting were all victims subject to mass karma?

197 Varnashrama for addressing the evolving needs of devotees -The Monk’s Podcast with Kamalalochan P

196 Systematic outreach for sustainable community development – The Monk’s Podcast with Aniruddha P

Can devotees on the Vyasasana speak something out of parampara eg. all of Bhagavatam is not practical?

When Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadratha out of anger and vengeance, was he violating Krishna’s Gita instructions?

195 Pursuing writing as an art in bhakti, The Monk’s podcast 195 with Urmila Mataji

194 Is the Gita religious or spiritual – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu

193 Thoughts on ISKCON’s future The Monk s Podcast with Govardhana Prabhu

When different devotees emphasize different things as most important in bhakti, how to avoid getting confused?

192 Empathic communication why it is important in bhakti-The Monk’s podcast with Bir Krishna Maharaja

The Kashmir Files Reflection: Tolerance at the cost of truth destroys both

Texas school shooting: A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan

Do you watch the movies that you comment on?

Is a devotee’s suffering caused by Krishna, not karma?

When the soul is an individual, how can the same soul be manifest as Arjuna, Arjuniya gopi and Ramananda Raya?

What are the meaning of Nirishvarvadi, Brahmavadi, Mayavadi, Shunyavadi, Nirakarvadi, Nirvisheshvadi terms?

Is the story of Narasimha real or mythological?

Comparing Narasimha-rupa with Krishna-rupa and Vishva-rupa (Narasimha Chaturdashi special)

Kali’s brutality & Krishna’s immorality Understanding Vedic conceptions of divinity

How can one who points to the wrongdoer get the same destination as the wrongdoer, as Bhagavatam 1.17.22 states?

Chota Haridasa pastime: What it teaches & what it DOES NOT TEACH

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: A Bhagavad-gita Perspective – Chaitanya Charan

As many Hindu temples don’t allow non-Hindus to enter, is the Vedic tradition really inclusive?

Was Rama’s killing of Vali unfair? Ramayana Ethics – Chaitanya Charan

How was Kamsa liberated when he was ill-motivated in his Krishna consciousness?

Is the RRR movie a contemporary retelling of Ramayana?

RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Relishing Lord Rama’s remembrance & appreciating Ramayana retellings

RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Indrajita’s snake attack & the attack of snake-like desires

​How to stay mentally healthy without succumbing to temptation?

Gita 09.08 – We are helpless before material natures inexorable cyclicity

191 Wars: What can’t be prevented can be minimized, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu

The Kashmir files reminder: Denying truth for tolerance’s sake destroys both truth and tolerance

Rising beyond caste discrimination to effective equality, Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M podcast

190 Sannyasa ashrama in the bhakti tradition: Overvalued or devalued? The Monk’s Podcast 190 with Yadunandana Maharaj

The power of humility & sensitivity – How Mahaprabhu transformed Prakashananda Saraswati

189 The Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly (SABHA) The Monks Podcast 189 with Nrsimhananda Prabhu

SB 11.23.15 – Lethargy in devotion sentences us to self-torment

What tangible good does ISKCON do the world – how to explain in universal terms?

How was spiritual knowledge lost at the time of the Gita when so many great sages like Vyasa and Narada were present?

What role do the modes play in the soul’s journey through material existence both in terms of the desire to enjoy separate and the facility to learn lessons?

188 Does beating our mind mean distrusting ourselves? The Monk’s Podcast with Mahatma P

187 Hijab controversy: Dharmic insights on state-religion interactions, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu

Religion vs Spirituality – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast

Dowry System: See beyond specific rules to universal values

When meat is offered to goddess Kali, does she accept it?

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura app day: His 6 instructions for those going to the West to preach

Isn’t wearing Hijab the religious right of Muslim women If Yogi Adityanath can wear saffron, why can’t Muslim women wear hijab?

If the prostitutes in Dwarka were pure devotees, why did they use their bodies for such an activity?

Can attraction to a devotee become a distraction on the spiritual path?

When Krishna declares bhakti-yoga to be the highest yoga, why does he describe other yogas too?

Appreciating Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur’s Bhagavatam commentary – The churning metaphor

Nityananda Trayodashi Special Discourse 2022

Four ways Nityananda Prabhu glorifies Mahaprabhu – PADA acronym

How to guide our children during their teenager phase?

Does the word karma have different meanings in different contexts?

186 Expanding online outreach during Covid times The Monk’s Podcast with Amogha Lila Prabhu

Are daiva, adhidaiva and divine will the same thing?

Bhagavad gita summarized through Arjuna’s 17 questions

Karna: Wronged hero or wrong hero: Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M’s podcast

Bhagavad-gita chapter ten – How to see Krishna’s vibhuti everywhere?

185 What are the modes? why is understanding them so important? – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu