Author: Chaitanya Charan

​Gita 10.37 – Krishna’s manifestations encompass all the three worlds

​Gita 10.36 The thrill of victory and adventure is an experience of Krishna

Gita 10.38 – Punishment may not stop wrong desiring, but it can stop wrong doing

Positive Thinking 13 – IDEA at work 2 – Facing reversal after reversal positively

Gita 11.06 – We see with the information that helps us makes sense of what we see

Gita 10.35 – The beauty of music and nature manifest Krishna’s opulence

Positive Thinking 12 – IDEA at work 1 – Facing untimely death positively

Gita 10.34 – The comprehensiveness of death’s stealing represents Krishna

Positive Thinking 11 – A of Activity – Spiritual vision inspires positive action

​Gita 10.33 – Re-envision attraction to language and words to become attracted to Krishna

Positive Thinking 10 – E of IDEA – Eternal love provides inexhaustible positivity

Gita 10.32 – Krishna manifests as all phases of action in material existence

Positive Thinking 9 – D of IDEA – Divinity underlies the universes order

Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?

How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?

Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

Gita 10.31 – The power of powerful weapons and warriors points to Krishna

Positive Thinking 8 – I of IDEA – Understanding our identity boosts our positivity

Positive Thinking 7 Get the IDEA Identity, Divinity, Eternity, Activity

Gita 10.30 – God manifests as the godly among the ungodly

How does the principle of sacrifice apply in a devotee’s life?

Gita 10.29 See the prominent powers in the Vedic cosmos as manifestations of the supreme power

In contextualizing scripture, isn’t there a danger of deviation?

​Gita 10.28 The life that emerges from love manifests the divine

What does distancing oneself from negative situations, relations and emotions mean?

How important is truthfulness in bhakti?

Should grihastha gurus also be addressed as Maharajas?

​Gita 10.27 – The ruler manifests God’s opulence, for good or for bad

Positive Thinking 6 – Don’t just see reality positively – see the positive reality

​Gita 10.26 – ​The transcendental manifests among the celestial

Positive Thinking 5 – Think positive – think spiritual

​Gita 10.25 – Japa is an opportunity to offer our most treasured possession – consciousness

Positive Thinking 4 – Thoughts lead to things – and are things

Isn’t ISIS Islam? Why do we need to be politically correct and differentiate between the two?

Was Arjuna’s faith enhanced by seeing the Universal Form?

Dont let comfort cause complacency – Ramayana Reflection

Gita 10.24 – Channel feelings of awe from giant things towards the source of all awe

Positive Thinking – 3 Science and positive thinking

​Gita 10.23 – The heavenly treasurer’s treasure comes from the supreme

Positive Thinking 2 – Understanding the four kinds of thoughts

Positive Thinking 1 – Countering external and internal negativity

​Gita 10.22 – God’s opulence pervades and sustains all life everywhere

What is the spiritual significance of the Gopinath Patnaik story?

Was rain an adequate reason for Rama to delay his search for Sita?

When Yashoda’s rasa is vatsalya, how is her bhakti coming from Radharani whose rasa is madhurya?

Gita 10.21 – Celestial glory manifests transcendental glory

Was Dhruva’s determination in passion or transcendental?

Please explain varnashrama, its different types and its relevance in urban settings.

Is varnashrama hierarchical with brahmanas higher and shudras lower?

What does emotional distance from a principle mean?

What is the significance of the different names used for Arjuna in the Gita as in 14.11 & 12?

Is there any difference between attaining Krishna’s dharma mentioned in Gita 14.2 and attaining his bhava mentioned in Gita 14.19?

Does Krishna guide everyone or only those his devotees?

Are we apes because theres only 2% difference genetically between us and apes?

Are the other 5 schools of Indian philosphy relevant for devotees – are they speculations?

Are Nirvisheshavada and Mayavada two names of the same?

​Gita 10.20 – The transcendent divinity is pervasively immanent in space and time

​Gita 10.19 – Our eagerness to hear Krishna’s glories is auspicious for us and delightful for Krishna

Gita 10.18 – Bhakti is joyful and fruitful

​Gita 10.17 – Recollection and participation are reconciled by understanding God’s immanence

​Gita 10.16 – Desire for details of a subject demonstrates deep devotion to that subject

Gita 10.15 – Vedic theology is not polytheism, but multi-level monotheism

Gita 10.14 – Accept Krishna’s position and message the way Arjuna accept it

​Gita 10.13 – The sages’ reiteration of Krishna’s words boosts our conviction and devotion

Spiritual sound vibration sometimes feels boring – how to avoid?

Whats wrong with verifying scientifically the material knowledge given in scripture?

Are all the many expansions of the Lord eternal?

How to understand the descriptions of material settings in scriptural pastimes?

Are all of Krishnas’ associates the same in each kalpa?

What to do if one feels inspired to be a brahmacari but doesnt have a suitable nature?

How to understand Chaitanya Charitamrita descriptions that Lord Chaitanya flooded the whole world with ecstasy?

Where are the pastimes of the countless incarnations described?

What happened to Radharani after Krishna left for Mathura?

Are some Sanskrit words not translatable?

Why do the scriptures while narrating pastimes describe the beauty of the female form?

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​Gita 10.12 – Krishna is transcendence beyond transcendence

Appreciating Prabhupada’s resourcefulness and sharing his legacy – Prabhupada Disappearance day class

Gita 10.11 – The way to drive out darkness is to turn on the light

Gita 10.10 – Krishna gives us the intelligence to attain him

Govardhan Dashakam Meditation – Ten appeals for residence at Govardhan

Gita 10.09 – Devotion means to center our emotion, action and discussion on Krishna

Meditating on the Damodarashtakam: The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control (Part 2 – Verses 5 to 8)

Meditating on the Damodarashtakam: The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control (Part 1 – Verses 1 to 4)

Gita 10.08 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position transforms our disposition

Damodarashtakam explained – The Controller is controlled and still remains in control

Gita 10.08 Blanking out questions about origins is like dealing in black money

Damodara Lila – Scientific, Philosophical, Theological and Devotional Analysis

Gita 10.07 – Appreciation of Krishna’s greatness guarantees absorption in him

Gita 10.06 – Realize the greatness of our universal genealogy

Gita 10.05 – Krishna asks Arjuna to fight, yet is the source of the qualities that engender peace

Approach scripture as history described for spiritual elevation, not material precision

Does selfless devotion mean that we shouldnt be getting any happiness ourselves in it?

Is feeling grateful to Krishna for saving us from material sufferings self-centered – what should we be grateful for?

Does serving for Krishna’s pleasure mean that we should not even consider what give us pleasure?

Is trying to determine how we can serve according to our nature against the principle of following the spiritual master’s instruction?

Categorize the material and spiritual philosophically and harmonize them practically (Bhagavatam 10.70.27)

When problems overwhelm us, how can we take shelter of Krishna?

How much can we adjust right or wrong actions according to their consequences?

Should we help materially those who make a business out of asking for charity?