Author: Chaitanya Charan

Does reincarnation explain why some people feel they are in a body of the wrong gender?

How can we redirect our attraction from Krishna’s sparks to Krishna the whole?

How can we apply the principle of becoming angry when a devotee is blasphemed?

What are the ways in which the Nectar of Instruction text 1 can be misapplied?

What should be the basis of our self-worth?

Is controlling our thoughts a skill that can be developed?

If after praying we take a decision and it turns out to be wrong has Krishna misled us?

What exactly does Krishna sanction – how?

How does free will interact with the modes?

When Krishna knows everything including what we need what is the need to pray to him?

When we pray to Krishna to give us the strength to serve him how can we recognize his reciprocation?

Pandavas tolerated initially and retaliated eventually – how can we decide when to tolerate and when to retaliate?

What is the role of science in Krishna consciousness?

Mental weight can’t be wished away but it can be worked away Gita 06.35

Be not judgmental but be not judgmentophobic either

Spiritualizing our relationships 1 – The more despiritualized we are the more desensitized we become

Don’t let perfectionism come in the way of progress towards perfection Gita 02.14

How to understand that we can’t understand Krishna – then why do we study scripture?

What is the monistic conception of pure consciousness in terms of subject object and stream of consciousness?

When Vaishnavas don’t take meat why do Shaivites take meat?

How can people who care for pets and aspire to be vets still eat meat?

If someone justifies an illicit relationship by saying that their spouse is unloving how do we respond?

If our loved one is addicted to tobacco and still wears kanthi mala how can we help them?

How is scripture a window to God?

Demystifying Reincarnation 11 – Consciousness – Intuitions that point beyond the brain

When Airavata existed earlier how did he appear during the churning of the milk ocean?

Why is remembrance of Krishna so important in bhakti ?

How can we better appreciate the relevance of spiritual classes as well as academic studies?

During possession what is the relation between the subtle bodies of the possessing ghost and the possessed person?

When the possessed soul and the possessor soul are equal how can one soul dominate another ?

Do the laws of material nature work on ghosts ?

Is our life duration determined by past karma?

When the soul is different from the body why does injury to the brain cause the soul to leave the body but not injury to the foot?

Some people can see ghosts some can’t – why?

Demystifying Reincarnation 10 – Near Death Experiences – Conscious when unconscious?

Beauty is a spark of Krishna but it makes us forget Krishna – what to do?

How can we make people in the lower modes interested in Krishna?

How will avoiding the association of agitating people help if agitation is in our karma?

Isn’t the mode of goodness alone enough for serving Krishna – during the churning of the milk ocean why were the other modes needed?

Demography and spirituality

Understanding the five functions of intelligence

Use goodness to practice bhakti and correct our disconnect with reality

Ghosts Spirits & Reincarnation – Understanding how the invisible affects the visible

The inner war is unavoidable Gita 03.43

Demystifying Reincarnation 9 – Near Death Experiences – Partial consciousness?

Demystifying Reincarnation 8 – Near Death Experiences – Hallucinations or Guesses?

A mentally retarded child can’t do any karma – what determines his future life?

A mentally retarded child can’t pursue any worthwhile goal – what is the point of such a life?

When problems drag our emotions away from Krishna how can we focus on him?

How is karma connected with our future destination?

What externals can help us stay spiritually grounded?

Can a spiritual mind know the destiny?

How is an action classified as good karma or bad karma?

How can we minimize our past karma’s impact on us?

Are hungry people starving because of their past karma?

Does karma contribute to our achievements?

How can we prevent our leisure time from being consumed by worrying?

During the evolution of life on the earth when did the soul enter into the picture?

In past life memories might the investigators be committing frauds?

What is the concept of a soulmate?

What happens to children who remember their past lives after they grow up?

Can children be trained to remember their past lives?

How can we see virtual reality in terms of spiritual philosophy?

How can we increase our remembrance of Krishna when we come to the temple?

Demystifying Reincarnation 7 – Past life memories – Fraud by investigators?

Demystifying Reincarnation 6 – Past-life memories – Frauds by parents?

Demystifying Reincarnation 5 – Astonishing birth marks and birth defects

Demystifying Reincarnation 4 – Past life memories – Guesses or Hyperboles?

Isn’t it better to read Prabhupada books instead of wasting time on social media?

Transformation is inevitable – positive transformation has to be intentional

To traverse the path to self-improvement balance aspiration with awareness

Metaphorical Meditations on the Holy Name 1 – The Holy Name grounds consciousness in the source of its source

Be aware of not just the destination but also the starting point

Social Media Analysis 3 – Greater accessibility brings greater responsibility

Demystifying Reincarnation 3 – Past life memories – Any normal explanation?

Behind the book – Interview with Chaitanya Charan author of “Demystifying Reincarnation”

Are past-life memories frauds? – Analysis with the case study of a Muslim-to-Hindu reincarnation 

Demystifying Reincarnation – Chaitanya Charan’s latest book is now available on amazon.com

Demystifying Reincarnation 2 – Hypnotically induced past life memories and Xenoglossy

Demystifying Reincarnation 1 – Incredible delusion or credible vision?

Why didn’t the Pandavas think that the Kauravas were simply instruments of their own past karma?

Is the Mahabharata that occurred in another age even relevant today?

Is the Mahabharata an excellent drama or is it historically true?

If everything in the Mahabharata is arranged by Krishna’s plan why do we blame Duryodhana or Karna?

Why is Arjuna considered the greatest archer when all his power came from Krishna?

If Dhritarashtra had stopped Duryodhana from fighting how would the Gita have been spoken?

When Dhritarashtra was forced by the modes to support Duryodhana why is he blamed?

Did the celestial voice stopping Duryodhana from committing suicide interfere with his free will?

Are Christian missionaries in India funded from the West?

Are some people utterly incapable of understanding God’s form – are some religion’s revelations customized for such people?

Will Christians in the kingdom of God see Christ as described in the Bible or as sages described in the Vedic literature?

Why does Christianity have stronger missionary tradition that Hinduism?

Did Greek thought come from Vedic thought?

If we feel more devotionally connected with Krishna while hearing than while taking darshan what should we do?

Why can’t the soul be seen with microscopes – where is it located in organisms that have no heart?

How can conservation of energy be reconciled with temporariness of matter?

What is the reference point for saying that the soul is small?

How can we prove that life has the purpose of loving Krishna?

How can we understand that the attractiveness of all attractive things comes from Krishna?

Are there different levels of seeing Krishna?