Author: Chaitanya Charan

SB 5.11.12 – See the mind’s notions as temporary and illusory – and stay fixed in our real and eternal identity

The process of devotional service is always a success.

09.30 – We may fall down, but we don’t have to fall away

SB 5.11.11 – Don’t be caught in the million misconceptions of the mind, focus in meditation on the One who is beyond them all

07.29 – Don’t reduce the spiritual to the practical; let the spiritual expand the practical

Understand the plan of the Lord

Prabhupada’s war stratey for penetrating America

Why approach Krishna indirectly when you can approach directly?

08.09 – Remembrance of Krishna’s immanence brings resilience on our march to transcendence

SB 5.11.10 – To end acceptance of material identity and activity accept devotional identity and activity

Does the Vishva-rupa’s devouring the Kauravas prove that the Hindu God is a cannibal, as preachers of some other religion claim?

How can a butcher be advanced in spiritual knowledge as the Vyadha Gita in the Mahabharata depicts?

What does the Mahabharata pastime of Draupadi and all the Pandavas except Yudhisthira falling before they reach the top of the Himalayas signify?

When the Gita says the world is duhkhalayam, does that mean we should face all duhkha passively?

While hearing scripture, should we seek solutions to our current problems through the hearing or just focus on hearing about Krishna?

SB 5.11.9 – The mind’s home territory is matter, so be patient in counterting its reluctance to contemplate spirit

How Krishna’s creation pastimes and Vraja pastimes are non-different

13.23 – Krishna knows the ultimate inside story – and he keeps it inside

When Lord Chaitanya didn’t insist that Haridas Thakura be allowed entry into Jagannatha temple, why do ISKCON’s non-Hindu devotees want entry?

Why do some temples not allow non-Hindus from entering? Is this rule scriptural or merely cultural?

Isn’t it self-promotion to put one’s own lectures on the internet for the world to hear?

Why do Krishna and all incarnations descend according to such a tightly fixed schedule in particular yuga in specific Manavantara etc?

When Krishna has all the qualities of all the other incarnations, why are other incarnations needed?

Without knowledge of Krishna, progress is partial or hallucinatory

SB 5.11.8 – Let the inner lamp burn with the flame of love, not the fire of lust

08.14 – Seek not moments of devotion; seek momentum in devotion

Peace, purity and pleasure – The benefits of mantra meditation (World Holy Name Week Special)

Why is going Back to Godhead most important when the creation reflect the causeless mercy of creator?

When devotional service is meant to free us from material desires, how do we understand the Dhurva pastime in which devotional service was performed to fulfill material desires?

When Lord Chaitanya refused to meet king Pratap Rudra, why do ISKCON leaders invite politicians like the President of India for inaugurating their temples?

What is the ideal path to live according to the Bhagavad Gita As It Is?

What is the difference between wealthy people who live simply and real renunciates?

Sometimes the philosophy seems too philosophical and not practical. What should we do in such situations?

Is it correct to say Vaishnavism is a sex religion?

What does the word Srimad Bhagavatam mean?

I have joined as a brahmachari but am opposed and troubled by my relatives. How should I stay strong?

I am suffering from a diease from last 10 years almost. May i know how my problem can be resolved.

How can we overcome laziness, especially wrt waking up in the morning?

Due to some problems with the local temple devotees, I have stopped going there. How can I maintain my enthusiasm in practicing devotional service?

05.21- What comes fast doesn’t last; what does last doesn’t come fast

How impersonalism is also a type of God worship

SB 5.11.7 Chanting is not a ritual but a route to rise to reality beyond the reach of the mind

SB 5.11.6 – To break free from the mind’s vicious embrace, embrace Krishna’s lotus feet manifesting as his holy names

08.15 – The world is a hospital; be hospitable to the doctor

The mystic power of the Lord

When money offers security amidst uncertainty how can one give up material ambition for spiritual pursuits?

How can we love Krishna when he is not like a normal person and doesn’t reciprocate immediately?

Does loving Krishna always protect us from all heartbreaks?

How Prabhupada’s sannyasa was a part of Krishna’s master-plan

SB 5.11.4 The holy name is the goad for controlling the elephant-like mind

Faith means faith in surrender to Krishna

10.11 – Ignite the light that makes the inner world bright and right

When famous religious teachers are accused of crime, how can we expect people to keep faith in religion?

Can the level of language in Gita-daily articles be made simpler?

How can we excel in our work if we are detached and don’t set goals?

SB 5.11.3 Focus on the sound that awakens us from the dream of material existence

In spiritual war, don’t lose hope; develop strength

06.22 – Do not ensure heartbreaks; insure against heartbreaks

How Bhaktivinoda Thakura reformed and presented the Gaudiya tradition

How Haridas Thakura demonstrates the universality and the glory of bhakti

How Krishna-katha extinguishes the blazing fire of material existence (tava kathamritam explanation) – Hindi

Is Krishna consciousness spirituality or spiritualism?

How can we avoid complacency in spiritual life?

How can any energy of Krishna be inferior?

Are sexless marriages the best marriages?

What does Prabhupada’s statement “All men should remain as brahmacharis and all women should get married” mean?

11 glories of Bhaktivinoda Thakur based on the acronym BHAKTIVINODA

SB 5.11.2 Let the hope for material improvement not distract us from the chance for spiritual advancement

09.21 – Seek not higher material happiness; seek higher than material happiness

Attach yourself to the bosom of the Lord

How Radharani cooked the first time for Krishna – Radhashtami 2013 class at Nasik

Are demigods bhavagrahi? Otherwise when demigod worship is done improperly, how does it produce results?

Does deja vu have spiritual significance?

18.46 – Complement spirit with spirituality for complete success

The creation is to accommodate our inclinations, not the Lord’s

SB 5.11.1 Working on purifying the mind requires going beyond the superficial to the substantial

Timeless insights on today’s issues – Prerna-Nasik 2013 Sept

Tranform adversity into an opportunity for realization and spiritual growth – Avanti brahmana pastime analysis

Knowledge about soul shouldn’t be just conceptual but also practical

10.08 – Krishna speaks his glories not to prove his position but to improve our disposition

SB 4.9.17 – When we relish the goodness of God, even the good of this world loses its appeal

Can the jnanis situated in Brahman perceive the Narayana form?

In the Krishna seeing Mahavishnu pastime, why does Mahavishnu say that Krishna is his incarnation?

How do we choose whether to serve in the cities and reach out to many people or in rural communities for reviving varnashrama?

Bhramara Gita – Radharani’s song to the messenger bee (Radhashtami 2013 Bhagavatam class)

Burdens do not burden the Lord

02.07 – Those who overestimate their intelligence underutilize their potential

SB 4.9.16 – The mind’s contradictory currents of emotions are purified and harmonized by devotional meditation

If one likes to study scripture more than do other services does that make one a jnani and not a bhakta?

As the consciousness at conception determines the kind of soul coming to the womb isn’t abortion desirable during pregnancy after rape so as to avoid unwanted progeny?

How can an IAS officer help in sharing Krishna consciosness since India is a secular country?

Can a scientist who accepts evolution practice Krishna consciousness?

When Krishna appeared at midnight according to the time in Mathura why do we fast on Janmashtami till midnight according to the local time at different places?

SB 4.9.15 – Bhakti-anukula jnana highlights the difference between us and the Lord and thereby increases our attraction to him

The Lord reciprocates as is our mentality and sincerity

07.03 – Focus on how close you are, not how far you are

Can science be spiritual? Can spirituality be scientific?

How do we discover our sva-dharma? Should we wait for the spiritual master to tell us our lifelong service?.mp3

Why does the Gita emphasize sva-dharma repeatedly from the second chapter (2.31) to the eighteenth chapter (18.47)?

What is infinite from our perspective is insignificant from the perspective of eternity