Author: Chaitanya Charan

CC daily 173 – 6.257 – To appreciate a devotional rags-to-riches story, understand what the rags and riches are

Brahma Samhita meditation 2 – Krishna is not just the greatest in a hierarchy but the greatest beyond any hierarchy

The quest for fame deconstructed and redirected

Bhagavatam-daily 276 – 11.13.9 – To think we are what we are not is our foundational illuson

Gita 06.18 – Self-control leads to real self-awareness

CC daily 172 – 6.256 – The glorifier of the supremely glorious also becomes glorious

Fatalism or pragmatism? (Ramayana reflections 3)

Bhagavatam-daily 275 – 11.13.8 – Illusion makes us to stick to the source of suffering

Gita 06.21 – The intelligence opens the door to trans-sensory happiness

Gita 06.17 – Material regulation cataylzes yogic liberation

Gita 17.03 – Gita’s categorization goes deeper than just believers and nonbelievers

Gita 14.18 – The modes present choices and propel us to choose

Gita 14.02 – Take shelter of the knowledge that inspires us to take shelter of Krishna

CC daily 171 – 6.255 – Sarvabhauma’s devotion manifests as aspiraton for total absorption

Bhagavatam-daily 274 – 11.13.7 – Guided destruction facilitates regeneration

Bhagavatam-daily 273 – 11.13.6 – Cultivate goodness as a foundation for spiritual takeoff

Gita 06.16 – Take responsibility for determining bodily balance

Bhagavatam-daily 272 – 11.13.5 – The Vedic plan is not just inclusive but also progressive

CC daily 170 – 6.254 – Sarvabhauma’s prayer expresses his philosophical insight and personal realization

Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation

Gita 11.40 – Appreciate that the omnipresent is present in sacred sound

Gita 16.09 – Our conception critically changes our contribution

Gita 14.13 – Illumination and action make our life all-round productive

CC daily 169 – 6.253 – Humility means to not delight in one’s glory

Gita 06.14 – Use material dispassion to establish spiritual connection

Let verses be intellectual templates for meditating on Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 271 – 11.13.4 – Observe and alter the ten factors that determine the mode influencing us

Meditation on prayer to Jagannatha

Gita 02.66 – We need Krishna-connection to keep our intelligence and mind on track

Three levels of manifestation of Jagannatha Rath Yatra

Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption

Don’t let the mind drag you away from the tasty to the tasteless

CC daily 168 – 6.246-252 – Devotees anticipate the Lord’s actions and serve him proactively

CC daily 167 – 6.245 – Recognizing spiritual position as more important that material position reflects devotional realization

Gita 18.35 – We don’t lack determination – we lack direction for our determination

Bhagavatam-daily 270 – 11.13.3 – Goodness helps us to best live in the ocean while bhakti takes us to the shore

Defiance used in the service of devotion – Ramayana reflection

Brahma Samhita 5.30 – venum kvanantam – The creator adores his creator

Gita 06.12 – Concentration is the foundation for purification

Bhagavatam-daily 269 – 11.13.2 – Dont reject the material – connect with the material that takes us to the transcendental

Gita 14.11 – Is our acquistion of knowledge done with knowledge?

Gita 14.16 – Goodness detoxifies our consciousness

Gita 16.16 – The more we are spiritually deprived, the more become materialy depraved

CC daily 166 – 6.243-44 – Association grants us entry into the symbiosis of endeavor and mercy

Gita 18.57 – Don’t renounce work – offer work to Krishna

Gita 06.11 – Seek a balance between externals and internals

Gita 18.34 – Determination in devotion with material expectation makes devotion unsteady

CC daily 165 – 6.242 – Ten intensifiers heighten the clarion call to chanting

Bhagavatam-daily 268 – 11.13.1 – We need to come to goodness before acting in pure goodness

Gita 14.12 – Passion produces workoholism – protect yourself by devotion

Gita 06.10 – Popular yoga is not spiritual yoga

The success of calling Krishna is in the call itself – Govinda damodara stotra

What to when the mind despite our devotional practices gets caught in something?

CC daily 164 – M 6.241 – Lord Chaitanya is the topmost propagator of the topmost limb of bhakti

Bhagavatam-daily 267 – 11.12.24 – Both Gitas teach using and transcending jnana

Gita 06.09 – Equal vision towards those who relate unequally is challenging

Treasure the intelligence that enables us to value the treasure of devotion

CC daily 163 – M 6.239-40 – Awareness of our insignificance before Krishna animates our devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 266 – 11.12.23 – The godless are like reverse-swans

Gita 06.08 – Realization brings satisfaction and equal vision

CC daily 162 – M 6.238 – Share Krishna not out of not ego but love

Bhagavatam-daily 265 – 11.12.22 – The Bhagavatam’s sophisticated analogies provide intellectual absorption in Krishna

Gita 06.07 – To attain peace, focus on conquering the inner enemy, not dealing with outer enemies

Gita 06.07 – The controlled mind disregards dualities and discovers the Supersoul

CC daily 161 – M 6.237 – Singular focus on Krishna reflects not fanaticism but intensity of devotion and compassion

Bhagavatam-daily 264 – 11.12.21 – Krishna is the source and the essence of the material manifestation

Gita 06.06 – Train the mind as a horse is trained

CC daily 160 – M 6.236 – Minimization or rejection of devotion represents the ultimate pride

Bhagavatam-daily 263 – 11.12.20 – Let perception of variety enhance appreciation of its one source

Gita 06.05 – The responsibility for controlling the mind rests on us

Bhagavatam-daily 262 – 11.12.19 – Krishna manifests as the senses and the sense perception mechanism to ultimately spiritualize our consciousness

CC daily 159 – M 6.235 – Deathstyle represents the death of the intelligence at the hands of style

Gita 06.04 – Rigorous renunciation characterizes the yogarudha stage

Bhagavatam-daily 261 – 11.12.18 – Sacred fire and sacred sound are manifestations of and means to Krishna.mp3

Gita 06.03 – Different levels require different methods for progress

CC daily 158 – M 6.234 – Bhakti is Vedic and trans-Vedic

Bhagavatam 11.08.37 – Realizing that detachment is freedom, not deprivation, is blessing

Are ISKCON devotees CIA agents?

Are the nine items of devotional service progressive?

What is the Vedic perspective on panpsychism?

Are sakhyam from nine items of devotional service and sakhya from the five rasas related?

How can we avoid blaming our spiritual life for our not being fast enough or ambitious enough in our material life?

What is the role of creativity in goodness?

How can we remember Krishna constantly in a passionate company environment?

The Deity has form but the holy name doesn’t – isn’t worshiping both together contradictory?

CC daily 157 – M 6.233 – Faith is not a treasure that we can hide in a locker

The Lord is the destroyer of the distress of the distressed

Bhagavatam-daily 260 – 11.12.17 – We depend on Krishna even if we deny that dependence

Gita 06.02 – Renunciation of matter and connection with spirit share the same purpose

Bhagavatam-daily 259 – 11.12.16 – Deference doesn’t mean settling for ambiguity

Animate meditation with the warmth of recognition – Govinda Damodara Stotra 15

Cherish Krishna as our supreme spiritual master (krishnam vande jagad-guru)

CC daily 156 – M 6.232 – Cultivate faith as a choice and await faith as mercy

Does humility mean dishonestly blaming ourselves for things we haven’t done?

What is the difference between humility and inferiority complex?

Pada-sevanam – Bhakti is a relationship of ecstatic inequality

Gita 06.01 – Renunciation means to give up the shelter of work’s fruits

Bhagavatam-daily 258 – 11.12.15 – Surrender is the path to fearlessness

CC daily 155 – M 6.229-231 – Lord Chaitanya’s definition of success is the conquest of the heart

Gita 13.23 – Contemplate Krishnas proximity to bring intensity to devotion