Author: Chaitanya Charan

How can we avoid isolation when people around us misunderstand our intentions and hurt us?

How can we become equally disposed toward every living entity?

How is the Vaishnava assertion that the world is like a dream different from the Advaita rejection of the world as unreal?

Why does the Avanti brahmana say that the mind is the cause of our suffering and not we ourselves?

Wasn’t it fanatical of Lord Chaitanya to punish Chhota Haridas so severely for such a minor transgression?

Does telepathy really happen? If yes, how?

If our svarupa is fixed, then is our endeavor to experience a different rasa futile?

SB 11.23.61 – The way to freedom from misery is not by ending misery, but by rising beyond duality

SB 11.23.60 – Let Krishna’s reassurance of his love rejuvenate us in our strenuous struggle to redirect the mind

SB 11.23.59 – The more we realize the mind’s vital role in our life, the more we give meditation a vital role in our life

SB 11.23.58 – To face present difficulties, gain strength by remembering past realizations

SB 11.23.57 – By firmly holding on to Krishna, we automatically let go of material existence

SB 11.23.56 – The more intelligence awakens, the more fear disappears

Gopashtami – The spiritual world is an arena of loving service

Vasudeva Ghosh – The mysterious mercy of Lord Chaitanya revealed through sweet musical songs

Kaliya Krishna Das – Intimate associate of Krishna and Lord Nityananda

Katyayani Vrata – Be desperate to attain the Lord’s mercy

Bhugarbha Goswami – Service in separation provides intimate inner association

Kashishvara Pandit – How the Lord rewards humble and sacrificing service

Gaurkishore Das Babaji – Renunciation to increase absorption in devotion

Dhananjay Pandit – Surrender to difficult and demanding services

Srinivas Acharya – Determination transforms obstacles into opportunities for greater succcess

Gadadhar Dasa – Be fearless in sharing the Lord’s mercy

Srila Prabhupada – The spiritual master’s legacy is the desire to glorify Krishna

Nimbarakacharya – Incarnation of Sudarshan Chakra

See within to seek without; seek without to see within

SB 11.23.55 – Time affects our receptivity but not the holy name’s potency

Did Dasharatha Maharaj go to heaven instead of the spiritual world?

How did you come to Krishna consciousness?

The Glory of Gita wisdom (Reflections on the second anniversary of Gita-daily)

Is having doubts unfortunate? Are doubts undesirable?

How did God create black holes?

Can’t the universe have always existed the way it is? Why bring God into the picture?

Is spirituality the explanation that we resort to when we can’t get explanations?

If a senior brahmachari changes his ashrama, how should we understand that situation and deal with that devotee?

How does evil harden our heart towards Krishna? How can we prevent such hardening?

SB 11.23.54 – Krishna consciousness addresses the root of suffering that goes deeper than karma

SB 11.23.53 – Let remembrance of Krishna power our rise from the material to the spiritual level

SB 11.23.52 – Dismissing our suffering as illusion is no solution

SB 11.23.51 – Our sufferings are self-induced like one limb hurts another limb and must be self-rectified

SB 11.07.29 – When we are burning and suffering why keep ourselves away from the river

SB 11.07.28 – Be observant to perceive contradictions and probe deeper

SB 11.07.27 – Seek the goal beyond the normal goals

How do we respond to those who say that different Puranas glorify different devatas as Supreme?

Why is Krishna often thought of as one of the incarnations of Vishnu?

The Multiples Conflicts within the Gita

If dharma leads to artha, then why do devotees have financial difficulties and what does Krishna’s special mercy of taking away artha mean?

If the desire for liberation is selfish should we desire liberation or not?

SB 11.07.26 – The greatest leaps forward can seem entirely passive externally – be not deluded

SB 11.07.25 – When the inner compass is on the outer map is no longer needed

SB 11.07.24 – Learn to see in the world what is taught in scripture

SB 11.07.23 – Use logical deduction, not mental speculation, to boost meditation

SB 11.23.50 – When the teeth bite the tongue, the blame game never helps

SB 11.07.22 – Krishna values the human form – do we?

Does the Dashavatara conception – with aquatics in the start, semi-humans in the middle and humans in the end – support the theory of evolution?

SB 11.23.49 – End bhramana by ending bhrama

Rasikananda Thakura – The power of devotion makes even animals dance

Govardhana Puja – Ecological disaster originates in spiritual disaster

Bali Maharaj – Surrender doesn’t have to wait

Diwali – Let spiritual wisdom light the lamp within

Virabhadra Goswami – An important preserver and propagator of the Gaudiya tradition

Is buddhi-yoga a separate type of yoga apart from the four main yogas?

Can one person have true love for other person in material world?

SB 11.23.48 – Be not sucked in by mind-triggered relationship conflicts

By giving power of attorney to the mind, we let ourselves be robbed

SB 11.07.21 – The endeavor to train the mind never goes in vain

SB 11.07.20 – To benefit from our guru, we have to become our own guru

SB 11.07.19 – We need to become intellectually responsible to benefit from Krishna’s mercy

SB 11.23.47 – Seek God’s power to break free from the godlike power of the autocratic mind

Radha Kunda Appearance – Bathe in the grateful remembrance of the supreme mercy of the supreme devotee

If Padma Purana is written by Vyasadeva then how can the Damodarashtakam in it Purana be composed by Satyavrata Muni?

While glorifying Damodara why do we say Radha-Damodara and not Yashoda-Damodara?

Should devotees be promoting any particular candidate during political elections?

What is the meaning of the Gita 6.44 statement that the advanced yogi goes beyond the range of Vedic sound?

When adharma continues to exist in the world, what does it mean to say that the Lord’s mission is complete?

Is the Brahmastra Brahma’s weapon? Why is it considered so special?

Can a homosexual become a brahmachari?

SB 11.07.18 – Be intelligent enough to cooperate with the supremely intelligent doctor

SB 11.07.17 – Singular surrender to the Lord alone enables us to taste the sweetness of his mercy

SB 11.07.16 – Seek instruction to apply instruction

Damodarashtakam Verse 08 – The Lord’s pastimes offer us the supreme spiritual opportunity

Damodarashtakam Verse 07 – Seek not to be liberated from misery but to be liberated into love

Damodarashtakam Verse 06 – To attract the Lord’s mercy, show not one’s qualifications; admit one’s disqualifications

Damodarashtakam Verse 05 – The Lord reveals a form according to the devotee’s desire

Damodarashtakam Verse 04 – Krishna is Krishna’s greatest blessing

Damodarashtakam Verse 03 – How Krishna reveals his sweetness to those who are absorbed in his greatness

Damodarashtakam Verse 02 – The Lord can be bound by nothing but love

Damodarashtakam Verse 01 – How the Supreme Controller becomes fearful and controlled

SB 11.07.15 – Don’t make spiritual life unnecessarily difficult by obsessing with saying no

SB 11.07.14 – In yoga, Krishna is the master, benedictor, goal and source

SB 11.07.13 – To make meditation relishable, redirect the inner inquisitiveness from the world to Krishna

SB 11.07.12 – Meditation is a vital necessity for realignment and the resulting best contribution

SB 11.07.11 – Don’t mistake spontaneity to be whimsicality

SB 11.07.10 – Relishing our spiritual glory keeps us undisturbed amidst disturbances

SB 11.07-09 – Subordination to the Lord brings supreme satisfaction

SB 11.23.46 – With mind control everything else is unnecessary; without mind control everything else is useless

SB 11.07.08 – Disconnection with the supremely meaningful makes us seek meaning in the meaningless

SB 11.07.07 – Don’t upgrade material reality disproportionately

SB 11.07.06 – Withdraw from the world to solidify spiritual renewal

SB 11.07.05 – More important than saving the world is saving oneself