Author: Chaitanya Charan

Why did Krishna and Arjuna meet each other first time so late in their lives?

Why did Balaramji favor Duryodhana?

Arjuna’s virtuous victory – Don’t challenge God’s wisdom; let God’s wisdom challenge you – 2

When different religious groups have their own scriptures how is the authority of Vaishnava scriptures to be established?

Is the expansion of the Mahabharata from its short Jaya version a contamination?

What guided humanity before scripture was written?

Arjuna’s virtuous victory – Don’t challenge God’s wisdom; let God’s wisdom challenge you – 1

Mahabharata characters 71 Ashwatthama The dangerous temptation to punish

Is the Mahabharata contaminated due to interpolation?

Why did Duryodhana become vicious despite being born in a virtuous family?

Did Krishna establish dharma just for 36 years after fighting such a big war?

Why did Yaksha ask so many questions to the Pandavas?

Follow the great – don’t imitate them

Mahabharata characters 70 Karna 5 The tragic end of heroic misdirection

How do we decide when to forgive and when to fight back?

Why did Krishna not protect Yudhisthira from errors of judgment?

Draupadi’s courageous devotion amidst the disrobing – Ask not “why this?” but “how now?”

Did Vikarna get any good result for trying to defend Draupadi’s honor?

Who was Yuyutsu? How did he come from the Kaurava side to the Pandava side?

Why did Yudhisthira agree for a second gambling match after the disastrous first gambling match?

Why did the virtuous Bhishma fight on the side of the vicious Kauravas?

Did Karna have to choose the side of evil due to his past karma?

How to choose between doing our worldly repsonsibilities devotionally and doing directly devotional activities?

Did Duryodhana have any good qualities?

What are the authentic sources for learning the Mahabharata?

How did a ciranjeevi Ashwatthama fight against the virtuous Pandavas?

Why did Krishna and others not try to reform Duryodhana as reformation is the ultimate goal?

Don’t disturb people about their personal affairs

Mahabharata characters 69 Karna 3 Is word of honor greater than life of honor

Why do the Bhagavatam and the Mahabharata describe the same stories differently?

Duryodhana’s blame game 2 – Attribution error and alien abduction

Duryodhana’s blame game 1 – The unjustified sense of entitlement led to unnecessary envy

Leader teaches by example

Mahabharata characters 68 Karna 2 Status insecurity leads to shocking immorality

Tactfully avoid confrontation

Mahabharata characters 67 – Karna 1 – Did life give him a raw deal?

Where does Vishishtadvaita fall in the six systems of philosophy?

If we have canine teeth for eating meat, then doesn’t it go against the regulative principle of no meat-eating?

How do we develop taste for studying scripture?

By giving to the Lord, we don’t lose – we gain

Mahabharata characters 66 Duryodhana 5 Baffled in words, battles and spirits

Gita 18.21 – Go beyond immediate perceptions to relish the holy name

Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified

Don’t criticize others – invoke their devotion

Gita 03.12 – Consciousness is our contribution to the cosmic cycle and satisfaction will be our return

When can a devotee seek honor instead of being humble?

Gita 18.62 – Transcend problems by surrender to attain the supreme peace

Did God create humans to care for him as no other living beings care for him?

How does atheism lead to abolition of our free will?

Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire

Don’t spoil children by artificial standard of sense gratification

“Love yourself” – what is Vedic perspective on this idea?

What exactly is vrtti?

Are the intelligence and ego just transformations of the mind or are they constitutionally different?

What does vikalpa mean in the mind’s sanklpa-vikalpa?

Srimad Bhagavad-gita-mahatmyam  THE GLORY OF SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA  from Sri Vaisnaviya-tantra-sara

Mahabharata characters 63 Duryodhana 2 Krishna’s magnanimity vs Duryodhna’s obstinacy

Mahabharata characters 62 Duryodhana 1 The humiliator is humiliated

How contemplating controversy can take us towards Krishna

Avoid criticism that creates enmity

Mahabharata characters 61 Draupadi 2 Exemplary devotion amidst tribulation

Transcend anxiety by avoiding partisanship

The ocean of mercy is eminently worthy of mastery

Mahabharata characters 60 Draupadi 1 Responding to vice with virtue

Mahabharata characters 59 – Sahadeva – Using intelligence in the service of dharma

Even offenders should chant

Scientism fosters not respect for science, but disrespect for humanity

Mahabharata characters 58 – Nakula – Sustaining unity amidst individuality

Association is like a crystal stone

Mahabharata characters 57 – Arjun 20 – World conquest for Ashwamedha-yajna

Simple process, supreme benefit

Is the Gita’s teaching that women are sinful resposible for female infanticide?

While writing articles should we write about topics connected with our personal lives or about unconnected topics?

Mahabharata characters 56 – Arjuna 19 – The difficult disciplining of Ashvatthama

Practice yoga by bringing the mind on Krishna repeatedly

Devotion leads to virtue

Mahabharata characters 55 – Arjuna 18 – The final battle with Karna

Scientism makes it impossible for us to be scientific

Four kinds of faith

Elevate one’s mode by intelligence and guidance

Should the gold in temples be used for social development?

Mahabharata characters 54 – Arjun 17 – Devotional surrender amidst mixed feelings at Drona’s death M

Does ISKCON have a phobia for the tenth canto? (Bhagavatam 10.47.28)

Why did Bhima kill Duryodhana unfairly by hitting him below the waist during their final battle in the Mahabharata war?

Is scriptural knowledge needed only when devotion is dilute and not when devotion is pure?

Is experience a pramana if one’s experience contradicts scripture?

Mahabharata characters 53 – Arjuna 16 – Racing against time with the Lord of time

Doubting in the beginning is a sign of intelligence

Not all piety is fortunate – strive for spiritual piety

Mahabharata characters 52 – Arjuna 15 – Breaking through the wall of the Kaurava forces

SB 10.47.28 – The holy name is the essence of Krishna’s confidential message of love

Mahabharata characters 51 – Arjuna 14 – Besting the fearsome elephant and the formidable elephant wa

Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

Faithful devotion attracts blessings

Is God hard of hearing that his devotees need to chant his names loudly?

If Krishna’s ultimate instruction is to give up all duties for surrendering to him why shouldn’t everyone join the temple?

Is Krishna omninpresent as his energy or personally as the Supersoul?

If the Supersoul is present in all atoms and the space between them, what is special about the Superoul in our heart?

What happens to the Supersoul after death and after liberation?

Is the Supersoul actually expanded in every heart or is it an appearance of expansion?