Author: Chaitanya Charan

Was Drona a pure devotee? Was he a spiritual teacher?

CC daily 83 – M 6.8-13 – Lord Chaitanya manifest suddipta-sattvika vikara

Why are the Gita’s first and last chapters of Krishna’s instructions its longest chapters?

Material existence without the human form is pointless

Gita 03.42 – In the line of fire from lust the soul is the last

CC daily 82 – M 6.2-8 – Lord Chaitanya’s darshana of Jagannatha was dramatically devastating

Gita 03.41 – Regulation is the foundation for purification

What do the terms karya karana kartrtva adhyatma adhibhuta and adhiyajna in SB 2.5.19 mean?

Why does Prabhupada say in Gita 2.38p that sankhya doesn’t refer to and does refer to the Bhagavatam’s sankhya?

Whose Sankhya is the authorized Sankhya – the sage Kapila’s or of the avatara Kapila’s?

How is internal cleanliness a bodily austerity?

What is the difference between austerity and penance?

How can we ensure that our words of correction act as scalpels, not axes?

How can devotees avoid getting deviated to the heavenly planets?

Bhagavatam first canto study 4 – 1.1.4-1.1.23 – The sages’ questions

Bhagavatam-daily 187 – 11.10.29 – Enjoying by closing eyes doesn’t do away with consequences

CC daily 81 – M 6.1 – The expert Lord doesn’t just counter the head, but changes the heart

Gita 03.40 – Lust has taken over our knowledge-acquiring mechanism

Bhagavatam-daily 186 – 11.10.28 – Animal slaughter and fascination with vampires reflects tamo-guna

CC daily 80 – M 5.153-161 – The pastimes of the two transcendental brothers are inconceivable yet relishable

Gita 03.39 – The eternal enemy blinds, binds and burns

Bhagavatam-daily 185 – 11.10.27 – Obsession with pleasure causes degeneration of character

CC daily 79 – M 5.144-152 – Love changes perception of not just time but also space

Gita 03.38 – No one is exempt from lust’s delusion

Gita 03.37 – Inner enemies are more dangerous than outer enemies

Bhagavatam-daily 184 – 11.10.26 – Seek to not forget the temporariness of reality, but to transcend it

CC daily 78 – M 5.139-143 – Danda-bhanga is Nityanada P’s esoteric glorification of Lord Chaitanya

Gita 03.36 – Alien desires become our own and impel us to sin

How could a brahmana be so illiterate as to to not be able to read the Gita?

Which are the important commentaries on the Gita?

Why are there so many commentaries on the Gita?

What does “our senses are meant for Krishna’s satisfaction” mean?

What is the difference between doubt and curiosity?

What can we do in a relationship when the other person doesn’t want clarification?

When we don’t get any reciprocation despite calling Krishna earnestly for long, what can we do?

What is the difference between goodness and pure goodness?

Bhagavatam-daily 183 – 11.10.25 – Infatuation with gratification induces oblivion of impending tribulation

CC daily 77 – M 5.136-138 – Devotees relish the sight of the two forms of the one Lord

Bhagavatam Overview – Canto 1 – Setting the Scene of Devotion in Separation

Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty

Terrorism – The Extreme Expression of a Culture of Ignorance

Bhagavatam-daily 182 – 11.10.24 – Seek change not in scale of pleasure, but in its nature

CC daily 76 – M 5.133-135 – Gopal is not just a historical sakshi, but is the eternal sakshi

Jaya Jaya Jagannatha meaning – The Lord’s many forms manifest his manifold mercy

Gita 03.34 – Don’t let sensory urges steal dharmic credits

How does marriage change sex from wrong to right?

What exactly was Bharata Maharaj’s mistake?

How could Bharata Maharaj have become attached to a deer after renouncing the world?

How can we overcome our ego?

What does it mean to not take credit for the things we do?

Bhagavatam-daily 181 – 11.10.23 – Heaven is a station – seeing it as a destination is illusion

CC daily 75 – M 5.127-132 – Gopal reciprocates with the desire of his royal maidservant

Gita 03.33 – Our varna nature needs to be channelized, not repressed

When neither yajnik-brahmanis nor their husbands get Krishna’s shelter, what is the point of that pastime?

Why is Vritrasura portrayed as a demon in the Rig-Veda and as a devotee in the Bhagavatam?

Why does Jiva Goswami deem Bhagavatam 2.2.37 the book’s phala-shruti?

How can we avoid getting lost in the many conversations in the Bhagavatam?

Which are the important commentaries on the Bhagavatam?

CC daily 74 – M 5.120-126 – The Supreme King moves to the kingdom of the victorious king

Bhagavatam-daily 180 – 11.10.22 – Karma-kanda is a technique that can backfire at minor error

What is the difference between energies in Gita chp 7 and potencies in chp 9?

Bhagavatam-daily 179 – 11.10.21 – Extension of vision from this world to the next doesn’t help without extension of conception of self

CC daily 73 – M 5.114-119 – Devotees desire to broadcast the Lord’s mercy

Gita 03.32 – Turning away from Krishna defeats the purpose of knowledge

Gita 03.31 – Krishna’s words are eternal and faith-worthy

CC daily 72 – CCM 5.103-113 – The Lord’s extraordinary mercy causes astonishment and delight

Bhagavatam-daily 178 – 11.10.20 – Expose the tricks by which the mind denies our mortality

Gita 03.30 – Focus not on detaching from the entangling but on attaching to the liberating

Are the Vedas actually ambiguous or just nonspecific about ultimate purpose?

Just delight in the Lord’s glories – he govinda he gopala song meaning

What is the difference between giving up action and renunciation in Gita 3.4?

If we have devotional intention do we still get karmic reactions for incidental sins?

Did others apart from Arjuna see Krishna’s universal form?

How does the material body become spiritualized by bhakti?

Is it hypocritical to criticize others for faults we ourselves have?

Bhagavatam-daily 177 – 11.10.19 – Death represents our ultimate failure to sustain relationships

CC daily 71 – CCM 5.97-102 – Bhakti makes the Lord follow his devotee

Gita 03.29 – The wise should elevate, not agitate, the ignorant

Bhagavatam-daily 176 – 11.10.18 – Material expertise is no insurance from misery

Surrender by service and meditation – Sarvasva tomara meaning

Is the notion of time – of past, present, future – an illusion?

CC daily 70 – CCM 5.91-96 – The Deity is not a representation, but the manifestation of the divine

Gita 03.28 – To know the truth means to see how spirit can stay disentangled from matter during action

Naam Ramayana 19 – Remember the experiences of the transcending potency of the Lord’s remembrance

CC daily 69 – CCM 5.87-90 – Bhakti redefines material obligations as spiritual commitments

Bhagavatam-daily 175 – 11.10.15 – See the frustration of our material plans as confirmation of our spiritual purpose

Treasure the supreme realization – ekhona bujhinu prabhu meaning

Naam Ramayana 18 – Purity of intention makes even an impure-seeming offering pure

Gita 03.27 – Mistaking initiation of action with its execution is illusion

Naam Ramayana 17 – Losing a battle within the world of illusion doesn’t matter if we win the battle against ilusion per se

CC daily 68 – CCM 5.82-86 – See mercy as resulting not due to our devotion but the blessings of our mentors

Bhagavatam-daily 174 – 11.10.16 – Holding that consciousness is eternal but not transcendental is misleading

Bhagavatam-daily 173 – 11.10.15 – Karma-mimamsa accepts the Vedas but defeats their purpose

Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini

CC daily 67 – CCM 5.76-81 – Put serious agreements into writing to avoid conflicts

Gita 03.26 – Don’t exhibit your high level – attract people to one level higher

Naam Ramayana 16 – Neither age nor species is a barrier for bhakti

Judging without understanding – The recipe for ruining relationships (Ramayana Reflections 1)

What is the rasa-abhasa in chanting “nitai gaur radhe shyam” mantra?

What is the position of bhakti teachers not connected with the four sampradayas?