Author: Chaitanya Charan

Why did Shalya fight on Duryodhana’s side just because of getting good reception?

If we don’t even realize when we do wrong, how can we correct it?

Who is Vishnu – who is Krishna – what is their relationship?

Gita 14.16 Piety purifies, craving torments and intoxication stupefies

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Gita 14.15 The modes are not just psychological constructs, they are also post-mortem destination shapers

​Why did Rama not consult Vashishtha when sending Sita away?

​How can we infer that we are advancing spiritually?

If Krishna is reciprocal, why does Shikshashtakam call for loving Krishna even if he neglects us?

​Don’t be attached to being detached

​Do we need diksha guru – is shiksha guru enough?

​How to continue bhakti when we don’t have devotee association?

​Why did Rama not obey Vashishtha when asked to return to Ayodhya?

​If all devotees will go to Krishna, what benefit do more dedicated devotees get?

​Is there a purpose for punishment?

How do we know the difference between what feels good and what is actually spiritual?

Gita 14.14 A disposition of knowledge and purity elevates to the destination of the knowledgeable and the pure

When everyone is ultimately a devotee, what does avoiding nondevotee association mean?

Why do I feel satisfaction on feeding a beggar but not on feeding the Deities?

How can we avoid taking Krishna’s forgiveness as a license for our sinfulness?

​What is atma-nirikshana or soul-searching?

​Did Krishna’s lifting a wheel to attack Bhishma not break his vow?

​Didn’t Krishna protecting Arjuna from the Vaishnava astra break his vow?

​Are tolerance and surrender directly proportional to each other?

How can we become determined in our bhakti?

Gita 14.13 The mode of ignorance block us in both contemplation and action

When Krishna controls our karma, do we really have free will?

Won’t thinking only about our relationship with Krishna make us insensitive in other relationships?

Gita 14.12 Desires that drive us with the lure of pleasure are insatiable

​Why did the Kauravas and the Pandavas have to involve the whole world in their mutual fight?

How can we avoid feeling disheartened on hearing exalted levels of devotion?

​Don’t let your fears block you

​Abrahamic and impersonalist misconceptions about Krishna’s position

When multiple dharmas call us, how do we decide which dharma to practice?

​When different people have natures of different varnas, what is the purpose of brahman initiation?

​How is liberation Krishna’s mercy when its pleasure is insignificant in comparison with bhakti?

How can demons killed by the Lord get the same destination as the devotees?

​Isn’t “dishonor is worse than death” an egoistic calculation?

If we are disappointed by our spiritual leaders, how can we continue in our bhakti?

​Why didn’t the Pandavas forgive the Kauravas – why did they have to fight?

Gita 14.11 Illumination of knowledge regulates the input and output through the doorways of the senses

​Is the spiritual bliss we experience real or sentimental?

Does any literature declare that the devatas are supreme?

​Is worshiping the devatas a means to Krishna consciousness?

How can we control the mind when we are away from devotee association?

​What is the difference between the atman and the mana?

​What can help us develop faith?

How are faith and trust correlated?

​When offering obeisances physically is not practical because there are too many senior devotees, is that offensive?

Bhakti Shastri (162) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 19

Bhakti Shastri (161) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 17 & 18

Bhakti Shastri (160) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 16

Bhakti Shastri (159) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 14 & 15

Bhakti Shastri (158) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 12 & 13

Bhakti Shastri (157) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 10 & 11

Bhakti Shastri (156) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 08 & 09

Bhakti Shastri (155) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 06 & 07

Bhakti Shastri (154) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 04 & 05

Bhakti Shastri (153) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 02 & 03

Bhakti Shastri (152) Nectar of Devotion Chapter 01

Bhakti Shastri (151) Nectar of Devotion Introduction & Chapter 01

Bhakti Shastri (150) Nectar of Devotion Preface & Introduction

Bhakti Shastri (149) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 72 to 78

Bhakti Shastri (148) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 66 to 71

Bhakti Shastri (147) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 62 to 66

Bhakti Shastri (146) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 58 to 61

Bhakti Shastri (145) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 49 to 57

Bhakti Shastri (144) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 43 to 48

Bhakti Shastri (143) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 36 to 42

Bhakti Shastri (142) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 29 to 35

Bhakti Shastri (141) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 22 to 28

Bhakti Shastri (140) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 10 to 21

Bhakti Shastri (139) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Text 01 to 09

Bhakti Shastri (138) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Text 23 to 28

Bhakti Shastri (137) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Text 14 to 22

Bhakti Shastri (136) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Text 05 to 13

Bhakti Shastri (135) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Text 01 to 04

Bhakti Shastri (134) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Text 18 to 24

Bhakti Shastri (133) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Text 11 to 17

Bhakti Shastri (132) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Text 07 to 10

Bhakti Shastri (131) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Text 01 to 06

Bhakti Shastri (130) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Text 15 to 20

Bhakti Shastri (129) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Text 11 to 14

Bhakti Shastri (128) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Text 07 to 10

Bhakti Shastri (127) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Text 01 to 06

Bhakti Shastri (126) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Text 19 to 27

Bhakti Shastri (125) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Text 14 to 18

Bhakti Shastri (124) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Text 08 to 13

Bhakti Shastri (123) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Text 01 to 07

Bhakti Shastri (122) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Text 27 to 35

Bhakti Shastri (121) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Text 20 to 28

Bhakti Shastri (120) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Text 12 to 19

Bhakti Shastri (119) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Text 04 to 12

Bhakti Shastri (118) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Text 01 to 03

Bhakti Shastri (117) Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Text 13 to 20

Bhakti Shastri (116) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Text 10 to 12

Bhakti Shastri (115) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Text 01 to 09

Bhakti Shastri (114) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Text 51 to 55

​How can we sharpen our remembrance of Krishna?

Bhakti Shastri (113) – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Text 36 to 50