Author: Chaitanya Charan

Why is the corporate world turning towards conscious entrepreneurship?

Gita 15.02 We are bound by action and knowledge can guide us to action that leads to liberation

Naam Ramayana – Pride induces and perpetuates misjudgment

Do we need problems to grow internally?

Gita 15.01 The metaphor of the upside-down tree points to the reality beyond the reflection

​You came, you gave, you conquered – Appreciating Srila Prabhupada’s mercy

​How can one act with love without the feeling of love?

Does devotional life begin only when material life is finished?

​Should we give due attention to our material side or should we spiritualize it?

​Does thought become matter – can thought enable us to achieve everything?

​Why does God not give everyone equal capacity to understand right and wrong?

​Do we need peace externally to find peace internally?

​Do we commit mistakes because of Krishna’s plan?

​If Krishna is merciful, why do we get karmic reactions?

When others trouble us, should we just tolerate things?

​Is harmony possible among various religions?

​Naam Ramayana – When the supreme appears to be deluded, that appearance is a delusion

​Naam Ramayana – Disciplining is not punishing

Naam Ramayana – Devotion requires no qualification except the desire to serve

​Naam Ramayana – The supreme blesser blesses and is blessed

​Naam Ramayana – The all-pure purifies at multiple levels – tangible and intangible

Naam Ramayana – Our worldview shapes our responses to the world’s ups and downs

Gita 14.27 Brahman refers not just to the impersonal spiritual but also the generically spiritual

How can knowledge of God be understood in scientifically acceptable terms?

Gita 14.26 Health is a product of medication but it is also a precondition for medication

When something inspires us devotionally, how to know whether it is self-centered or Krishna-centered?

​How can a visually challenged person practice bhakti?

Does consciousness necessitate the existence of personality?

When God is one, how can the one manifest as the divine couple?

Does worshiping different forms of God for different purposes not limit God?

​ Varahadeva – Bhakti theology goes far beyond zoomorphism

Gita 14.25 As long as we are materially motivated, we will be materially agitated

​How do we stay committed in our devotional relationships when devotees don’t seem inspiring?

​If I serve my mother because of my bhakti, am I serving her or serving Krishna?

Why did Nityananda Prabhu curse Shivananda Sena’s son to die?

​How does Shivananda Sena exemplify the three great strengths in bhakti?

​How can we overcome the desire for appreciation from others?

Do our realizations arise because of our past karma?

How can we avoid taking things for granted in bhakti?

When Krishna talks about various yogas progressively, why does Prabhupada focus on bhakti alone?

Why is Arjuna’s renunciation disapproved and the Goswamis’ renunciation appreciated?

Is serving according to our nature selfishness?

Gita 14.24 To be equipoised, be situated in the self, not in the world

​Krishna’s beauty brings unity amidst diversity – Meditation on Venkatesh Stotram 6

Facilitate devotional creativity – Address at Children’s Ratha Yatra in Singapore

​Shakespeare seen in the light of the bhakti tradition

How can we gain clarity in our philosophical understanding?

If Krishna loves us unconditionally, why has he created bad things such as alcohol?

Why has Krishna created this miserable world?

Is karma always bound to happen – what makes it happen?

​How can we smile at those who hurt us?

Do transcendentalists go beyond the body’s need for sleep?

Why do people blame women – Draupadi and Sita – for the epic’s wars?

Gita 14.23 We are not our scars, be they physical or emotional

Can we be sensitive and detached both?

​How can we avoid doing bhakti for external gains like prestige?

​Should we counterpush against circumstances or tolerate them?

How important is convincing people about Rama’s historicity?

​If something works for us but doesn’t work for others should we apologize for misguiding them?

Should devotees be desensitized from social causes or involved in them?

​​​​Is attribution error while dealing with devotees a Vaishnava apradha?

Should we not tell others that they have hurt us so that they don’t feel hurt?

​How do we avoid passion while working as leaders in the corporate world?

Mad people seem happy in their own world – are they really happy?

​The cause of temptation lies inside not outside

​If someone has hurt us, how can we forgive them?

Does doing good make the heart into a temple?

​How can we avoid judging others?

​How can we turn on our inner compass while living in the world?

​If Draupadi can have five husbands, what’s wrong with Muslims having many wives?

​Why did Dashratha distribute the ambrosia differently among his wives?

​How can I understand the mysterious things I saw in my out-of-body-experience?

​Can two souls be present in the same body?

Gita 14.22 Be a non-judgemental non-committal observer of your emotions

​Can people’s intelligence be improved by giving external inputs?

​Can two souls swap their bodies?

Are our decisions taken by the soul or the mind?

​​​​Is there any information in the universe other than that available through the senses?

​Can the soul see and have all sense perceptions without the body?

Is memory stored in the brain or the soul?

​During out-of-body experiences how does the soul stay connected with the body?

​How can we know for sure that the soul exists?

Which service is ideal – service according to our nature or service that is the need of the hour?

When Brahma is a brahmana, why does he make and provide weapons to others?

Gita 14.21 When the disease is subtle, we need education to perceive the symptoms of sickness and health

Is association of nondevotees like the kissing of a snake?

How can we change our default settings that we don’t know about? – Hindi

Improving our chanting – Hindi

What does everything will be achieved by chanting mean? – Hindi

Why does Uddhava say that remembering Krishna’s pastimes causes him distress?

When Pandu knew about his curse, why did he take his wives with him to the forest?

Are unconsciously committed offenses also counted as offenses?

Should devotees who like each other but have incompatible horoscopes get married?

​Does the guru always speak the will of God perfectly?

​Are gurukulas the best way for education for devotees’ children?

Gita 14.20 Those who transcend the modes transcend miseries

​Why does Krishna perform pastimes that are misunderstandable?

​While acting in our worldly relationships, how can we avoid attachment and stay surrendered to Krishna?

​As devotees, how do we choose among our various material roles?

​Rama disregarded Ayodhya citizens when going to exile himself, but not when exiling Sita – Why?