Author: Chaitanya Charan

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

Focus on the universality of suffering, not its variety

How do the sages’ austerities produce fire?

Why is Dattatreya described so briefly in the Bhagavatam – what is the significance?

Gita 05.29 – Peace comes by devotion to the all-powerful, all-loving Lord

Bhagavatam-daily 257 – 11.12.14 – Bhakti provides what other paths do and more

CC daily 154 – M 6.226-228 – Appreciation of transcendence is often beyond material comprehension

Gita.05.28 – Controlling the external and the internal brings liberation

How was Kunti ever truthful when she lied to conceal Bhima’s identity?

Why was there ajnata vasa in Mahabharata, but not in Ramayana?

Venkatesh Stotra 5 – Krishna’s availability for others doesn’t make him unavailable to us

CC daily 153 – M 6.225 – Urgency to honor prasad can be due to sense gratification or due to spontaneous devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 256 – 11.12.13 – Devotion transcends mundane morality

Gita 05.27 – Shut out the sense objects to seek inwards

Gita 05.26 – Success on the spiritual path will come surely and soon

Bhagavatam-daily 255 – 11.12.12 – Krishna uses impersonalist imagery to convey devotional glory

CC daily 152 – M 6.220-224 – Devotion drives away the dullness that sees the rule but not its purpose

Isn’t it material conception of Deity to offer fan or candana when we feel hot in summer?

CC daily 151 – M 6.215-219 – Sarvabhauma jubilantly accepts the triumph of the heart over the head

Bhagavatam-daily 254 – 11.12.11 – Relativity of the gopis’ perception of time demonstrates their intensity of love

Is the bead bag to be worshiped like Krishna?

How much is the jurisdiction of our free will?

Gita 05.25 – Removing impurities empowers us to rip apart the facade of dualities

Are there some Deities that are jagruta?

Is it good to practice bhakti because it teaches us good values?

Is it good to practice bhakti due to our cultural upbringing?

Krishna went to Kubja to satisfy her desires – how to understand?

Is KC also exclusivist because those who don’t accept Krishna’s form are said to be doomed?

How does bhakti compare with vipashana?

How does KC take us inwards when it involves many external activities?

Bhagavatam-daily 253 – 11.12.10 – Radharani’s love is the summit of selflessness

CC daily 150 – M 6.214 – Logic is a way of thinking and a school of thought

Gita 05.24 – The inner is the way to the spiritual

Accepted restriction facilitates elevation – resented restriction doesn’t

Bhagavatam-daily 252 – 11.12.09 – Religious activities should increase our Krishna consciousness, not our self-consciousness

When thinking is done by the soul, how can our thoughts be material?

When infinity is an attribute of Bhagavan, how can he manifest in a finite form?

When matter is indestructible what’s wrong with attraction to material forms?

Why are we attracted towards forms and not attracted towards Krishna’s forms?

Aren’t those who doubt whether Deities can perform miracles faithless skeptics?

Does seeing natural laws instead of Deities’ reciprocation amount to shallow Krishna consciousness?

CC daily 149 – M 6.213 – Don’t mistake heartfelt erudite appreciation with self gratification

Gita 05.23 – The war against lust is a war of attrition

Bhagavatam-daily 251 – 11.12.08 – Even the unqualified become liberated by bhakti

Why are personalists better than impersonalists? What is the destination of impersonalist?

Going beyond misconceptions about Deity Worship

Transcriptions uploaded on 28.6.2015. II

Transcriptions uploaded on 28.6.2015. I

Why did the Pandavas blindly follow Kunti’s uninformed words to share Draupadi?

CC M 21.136 – Savor the sweetness that supersedes superlatives

CC daily 148 – M 6.212 – Ecstasy and sobriety are both meant for service

Gita 05.22 – The so-called pleasure is the source of trouble

Bhagavatam-daily 250 – 11.12.07 – Association of devotees is equivalent to the association of Krishna

What are ISKCON’s views on adoption, in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy?

Should a devotee cardiac surgeon avoid doing angioplasty because it uses an animal product injection?

Prabhupada’s legacy lives on

CC daily 147 – M 6.211 – Our achievements are due to not our greatness but devotees’ desires and Krishna’s mercy

If soul doesn’t need food, why is cooking needed in the spiritual world?

Should we be humble with nondevotees who may exploit us?

Do mental, emotional and psychological refer to the same thing?

How do we understand the statement that women are less intelligent?