Author: Chaitanya Charan

Make Krishna the rest for the restless mind

Why did Krishna first tell the Pandavas to fight and then to renounce the world because of their sins?

Is the way of working in bhakti different from the way of working in material life?

Is it better to be inspired with the work itself instead of by its goal?

Does the Gita tell us what kind of goals should we set for ourselves?

Why do we label the good inner side as the intelligence and the bad inner side as the mind?

​Responding maturely to unfair criticism

​What science can’t provide – and spirituality can

Understanding how bhakti-rasa reclaims those who fall away

In Shikshashtakam 1, why does knowledge come after emotion?

Is the intelligence that takes us towards Krishna different from ordinary intelligence?

What to do if devotees avoid services saying that they are not according to my nature?

Is service that which pleases Krishna or does it include that which we like?

​As sadhakas, what emotions can we experience in relationship with Krishna?

​How can a leader be benefited by the Gita’s leadership sutras?

​How can we bring goodness into our passionate services?

Is service done in passion service or is it just self-gratification?

​Do we need spirituality in an age of science?

​Your worst enemy is inside you and so is your best friend

Radhashtami class – Appreciating the transcendence of the Radha-Krishna relationship

​Radhashtami class – When Krishna leaves the gopis and Radharani during rasa lila

Which wrong default programs can sabotage people who start business?

What does self-mastery mean?

For knowing God, is there any basis other than the Bhagavad-gita?

What is the cause of wars fought in the name of religion?

Does change adopted because of frustration induce growth?

Just as scientific truths are proven, can spiritual truths be proven?

Can abuse of power occur in spiritual organisations?

​How does scientific curiosity lead to theories like Darwinian evolution?

​Science is based on curiosity to know – where does faith come in?

​How can the Gita help us in change management?

​What is the spiritual motivation for becoming a leader?

​Should we differentiate between pre-Gita leadership and post-Gita leadership?

​Why did Arjuna need to hear the Gita – did he as a leader not have that spiritual knowledge earlier?

​How is Krishna the enjoyer of the sacrifices done without knowing his supremacy?

​Does Krishna accept service done passionately?

​What is the meaning of Gita 2.47 – don’t think of yourself as the cause of the result?

​While practicing bhakti, how can we avoid losing interest in our work?

Criticized? Clarify, counter – or ignore? (Subhashita commentary)

Understanding the mind through tech metaphors

​How are the attached the cause of the fruit and the detached not?

If we are to be detached from results, how can we motivate ourselves for our work?

​How can we know when we are ready for taking vanaprastha?

​How to respond when our family members get spikes of desires?

Should we feel guilty about some immoral desires that are unconnected with our waking desires?

​What is conscience – and what is the subconscious?

If we have to go against our family members to practice bhakti, is the inner bad feeling conscience or pseudo-conscience?

If we tolerate the spikes of desires, won’t those repressed desires return more forcefully in future?

Do we experience higher spiritual states through the intelligence?

​Is cessation of misery not stable without bhakti?

​What can we do if we can’t serve in a selfless mood?

​What is intuition?

Chanting frees us from suffering – is this a conceptualisation or an experience?

​What is the relationship between studying exalted devotional states and experiencing those states?

Does meditating on Krishna’s pastime while chanting comprise inattentive chanting?

Are the acharyas’ names also non-different from them?

Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)

If we are not doers, why are we held responsible for our actions?

​Should we avoid worrying or should we take anxieties for Krishna’s service?

​Should we see that our sufferings are arranged by Krishna?

Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion

Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments

Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti

Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered

Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality

Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose

​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar

​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness

Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror

Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

The point of this world is to point beyond this world

What does “our inner desires are not me” mean?

What is special about kala in the Gita not present in other books?

How to reconcile Gita bhogaishvarya prasaktanam and Bhagavatam akamah sarva kamo va?

How do we know everything when we know Krishna?

Are the material problems of a devotee solved automatically?

Can material problems have spiritual solutions or do they need material solutions?

Can wanting to know more about Krishna distract us from bhakti especially from chanting?

How to avoid thinking about eating food while offering bhoga?

Is the goal of commitment to please Krishna or to penetrate through the initial poison?

How to understand the contradictions between modern cosmology and Bhagavatam cosmology?

How can we know whether our resolutions are based on our mind or our intelligence?

Should we stick to commitments even if doing so makes our life unbalanced?

Is bhakti centered on commitment to Krishna or on attachment to him?

Does knowledge of Krishna’s supremacy come before sankhya study or after it?

Is the initial poison in spiritual life same for everyone?

​Gita Leadership Sutras 5-10

​Gita Leadership Sutras 2-4

​Gita Leadership Sutras Intro & Sutra 1

​Can hypnosis be used to help us better focus our mind in bhakti?

​If the husband practices bhakti, does the wife automatically get the benefit even if she doesn’t practice?

​While doing anything, isn’t it better to have plans B and C instead of closing the doors to all options?

In the conflict between the mind and the intelligence, who decides?

​Where do our intuitions come from?

​How to persevere when humility feels very difficult to achieve?

​If we are purpose-centered, aren’t we still self-centered?

​How to deal with the feeling that the class is meant for others?

​How to understand statements of extreme humility in saints?