Author: Chaitanya Charan

Gita 09.14 The claim – religion is an agreeable illusion – is atheists’ agreeable illusion

Gita 16.09 Developing better HD streaming may be individually meaningful but consuming what is streamed is hardly ever so

Gita 14.04 Social reform needs to be founded in spiritual reform

When we are in a position of guiding others how can we know how much to control them and how much to let them go?

How can we avoid discouragement when our sincere service is repeatedly frustrated?

From a spiritual perspective what causes addiction and how can it be dealt with?

When science and spirituality never meet how can they be reconciled?

Do dreams mean something – should we try to understand their meaning?

Is research in reincarnation still going on?

Is reincarnation for real?

If we are already middle-aged do we still have enough time to counter our bad karma by practicing bhakti?

Can we counter bad karma with good karma?

During the course of evolution when did people develop the capacity to understand spirituality?

Why do movie songs stay in our memory much more than devotional songs?

If science can’t answer some questions why is everyone progressing along scientific lines?

Science can’t address God’s existence and spirituality can’t prove it – how then can science and spirituality be reconciled?

When mood swings are caused by hormonal changes how can we control our moods by our determination?

How can we get in our next life the devotional facilities we don’t have in this life?

If senior devotees chanting for many years still have conditionings does that mean conditionings are stronger than the holy name?

Does duty means doing that which we don’t like to do?

When doing our prescribed service deprives us of devotee association what should we do?

When someone hurts us how can we avoid becoming vengeful and stay focused on Krishna?

Why is it so difficult to become attracted to God and so easy to get attracted to sense objects?

If someone has hurt us and we don’t have the courage to tell them what can we do?

When anger comes how can we calm ourselves?

How can we avoid impulsive reaction to hostile people?

If we fail in our resolution after sticking to it for some time how to avoid becoming discouraged?

How to deal with relatively harmless addictions?

Gita 18.63 The call to the heart complements the call to the head

Gita 15.10 The scientific torchlight shows matter clearly consciousness hazily and God not at all

Gita 16.24 Absolute Knowledge doesn’t have to be dogmatic and open-mindedness doesn’t have to relativize everything

Gita 18.37 Freedom without framework is paralyzing not liberating

When the vibrations of different people chanting mantras are different how does the mantra purify?

How can we correct the bad habits that we are unaware of?

Can destiny be changed by technology?

Why does our culture not tell us the reasons for our religious practices?

What is the starting point for bhakti yoga?

What changed your life trajectory?

How can we cheer up a family member disheartened by a prolonged bad health?

How do mantras change our consciousness – by their frequency word order or word choice?

How can we know that the ultimate source of everything is good?

Does suicide change destiny?

Gita 18.38 Don’t be so caught in choosing the right seat as to fail to choose the right train

Gita 17.01 Worldviews are meant to be vision-enhancers not vision-diminishers

Gita 17.16 Purity has to be cultivated as an austerity before it can be savored as a state

How can we increase our attraction to reading Prabhupada’s books?

What to do if we feel like being in the temple constantly but can’t?

How can Krishna be our top priority when our studies need to be our priority?

What to do if we get too many services and our sadhana goes down?

How are the eight stages of ashtanga-yoga related with bhakti-yoga?

What to do if the calm got from attending spiritual programs disappears when we face the world’s problems?

How can we become aware of our default settings?

Is touching the digital Bhagavatam in our phone equivalent to touching the book Bhagavatam?

In future when physical books are replaced by digital books how will we distribute books?

Can Krishna as a super-admin change all the settings of our mind in one go?

How do we differentiate between accepting the presence of our inclinations and pandering to them?

As we advance will our physical needs go down to Raghunatha Dasa Goswami’s level?

How can we avoid taking shelter of something temporary that gives us relief?

What can we do if we feel bored while chanting?

To change vision change intention by study and association

Does bhakti remove karmic reactions or give relief amidst karmic reactions?

Can’t knowing about Krishna push us to know Krishna?

Let go of the burden of hate

Spiritual Perspectives on Material Beauty (02)

From Maya to Lila (02)

Isn’t using intelligence to control the mind paradoxical?

Amidst karmic suffering can astrology offer relief?

Can karma be inherited – do children get the good karma of their parents?

How can we get relief by letting go of things and still be responsible?

If others become insecure because of us what can we do?

If we are born with demoniac qualties are those qualities God’s gift to us?

How can spiritual knowledge address today’s burning social issues?

How can we as spiritual agents better connect with each other?

How can we be spiritual – tolerant gentle – in today’s corporate world?

If Kali-yuga is set to be degraded can we do anything to change it?

Are there any practical tools for overcoming anxiety?

Should we take cow milk when it is obtained by causing violence to cows?

Gita 16.11 Use developed human consciousness to decrease material fears not increase them

Understanding Destiny (02)

Understanding Destiny 2 – Destiny determines the scope of our free will not our free will

Understanding Destiny 1 – What is pre-determined and what isn’t

Kali Yuga predictions – Superficiality Audacity Anxiety Spirituality

Gita 18.22 – Rise from tunnel vision through funnel vision

What are the symptoms of a self-realized person?

Is praying to Krishna a part of our karma?

Can someone be destined for failure?

If a tide pushes us towards success is that tide Krishna?

If we are destined to succeed will destiny make us act for success?

Krishna is our protector even when he seems to be the afflictor

Bhagavatam study 1.13.1-7 – The detachment that fosters attachment to Krishna

Did Vidura depart because of unbearable criticism or frustration at his counsel being neglected?

Was Vidura irresponsible in departing when his family was about to fight the worst war of their life?

How important is it for we ourselves to be detached?

How do we convey the importance of the don’ts in bhakti?

What is a healthy attitude towards guilt induced after sense indulgence?

What does it mean to hear the holy name?

Why does our inspiration for service rise on hearing and fall when material responsibilities come up?

Pingala got realization despite having no spiritual environment – why don’t we get realization despite having spiritual environment?

Spiritual Perspectives on Material Beauty – 2 – Should we be disgusted with the body?

What is the difference between intellect and intelligence?