Author: Chaitanya Charan

Did the Gita originally have 745 verses?

Why do ISKCON devotees pronounce Sanskrit words differently from traditional pronunciations?

Gita 02.51 – Same action with higher motivation bestows higher destination

CC daily 22 – M 80-83 – Improvisation is also an expression of devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 127 – 11.08.43 – Peacefulness amidst distress shows authentic detachment

Gauranga Shata Nama 5 – The Lord is the blesser and the blessing

Harinaam Sankirtan unites dance with meditation

Music therapy and Harinaam Sankirtan

Is the Gita relevant today?

Gita 02.50 – Yoga facilitates individualized artistic infusion of work with devotion

CC daily 21 – M 78-79 – See ability to do wonderful service as Krishna’s mercy

Bhagavatam-daily 126 – 11.08.42 – We become our protectors by accepting Krishna’s protection

Gita 02.49 – The good becomes bad when it becomes the enemy of the best

CC daily 20 – M 72-77 – Appreciate Deity’s miraculous potency with devotion, not skepticism

Bhagavatam-daily 125 – 11.08.41 – Recognize the danger to realize the need for a rescuer

Gita 02.48 – Yoga requires material indifference to provide spiritual transcendence

CC daily 19 – M 68-71 – Devotional service is vivid and concrete, not vague or amorphous

Bhagavatam-daily 124 – 11.08.40 – Take shelter by being materially satisfied and spiritually dynamic

Gita 02.47 – Make sense of four counterintuitive assertions by seeing the full picture

CC daily 18 – M 61-67 – Abhisheka is an intimate service to the Lord

Bhagavatam-daily 123 – 11.08.39 – Use detachment for increasing devotion, not challenging temptation

Gita 02.46 – Understand multivalence of Veda to grasp how transcending the Vedas fulfills their purpose

CC daily 17 – M 58-60 – Love invokes auspiciousness for the all-auspicious one

Bhagavatam-daily 122 – 11.08.38 – Misery is not due to unfulfilled desire, but desire itself

Gita 02.45 – Gain possession of the soul by giving up obsession with matter

Gauranga Shata Nama 4 – Those who delude the Lord get deluded by him

CC daily 16 – M 54-56 – Devotion makes a stone a simhasana

Bhagavatam-daily 121 – 11.08.37 – See the disappearance of tormenting desires as Krishna’s mercy

Valentine’s Day – Commercial exploitation of urban isolation sets up the heart for disappointment

Gita 02.44 – Prevent attachment from abducting consciousness by intelligence and taste

Gauranga Shata Nama 3 – His mischief charms his mother’s heart and our heart too

CC daily 15 – M 47-53 – Serve the Lord with sound strategy

Bhagavatam-daily 120 – 11.08.36 – Confront the tempting mind with the question – How much?

Gauranga Shata Nama 2 – The supreme dancer comes to make our heart dance

Gita 02.43 – The Vedic masterplan uses dharma to raise people from kama to prema

Gauranga Shata Nama 1 – Relish the nectar shared by the moon of Mayapur

CC daily 14 – M 43-46 – Our devotion is defined not by mystical vision but by practical dedication

Bhagavatam-daily 119 – 11.08.35 – Bhakti makes the body the means to the Lord

Should we hate the mind?

Vaishnava Sadachara 4 – Managing harmoniously

Vaishnava Sadachara 3 – Acting according to time place circumstance

Vaishnava Sadachara 2 – Dealing appropriately with different people

Vaishnava Sadachara 1 – Importance of Sadachara

Gita 02.42 – Flowery words of Vedas distract from their ultimate wisdom

CC daily 13 – M 4.41-42 – Focus on present loving reciprocation, not past wrongs

Bhagavatam-daily 118 – 11.08.34 – Why desire anyone other than the infallible Lord who delivers eternal happiness

Gita 02.41 – Intent shapes intelligence

CC daily 12 – M 4.37-40 – Devotee’s love pulls Krishna out of concealment

Bhagavatam-daily 117 – 11.08.33 – Contemplate the body’s nature to get a illusion-countering cerebral jolt

Are miracles compatible with science?

Gita 02.40 – The spiritual path comes with a no-loss and a fear-relieving guarantee

Bhagavatam-daily 116 – 11.08.32 – Making money by sexually provoking others is reprehensible

CC daily 11 – CCM 4.32-36 – In lofty bhakti, the Lord shares his plight with devotee

Ishopanishad says God’s body has no veins, whereas SB says rivers are the veins of Virat rupa – how to reconcile?

Does Krishna consider Arjuna’s concerns about destruction of family meaningless?

Bhakisiddhanta – Pioneer in using institution for outreach

Gita 02.39 – Use buddhi to transform theoretical sankhya into practical yoga

Bhagavatam-daily 115 – 11.08.31 – Giving up the proximate and potent Lord for anyone else is pathetic

CC daily 10 – CCM 4.26-31 Krishna takes pride in providing for all in his village

Warmer hearts can cool warming planet

Gita 02.38 – To reconcile the Gita’s contradictions, recognize the multi-level nature of its discussions

CC daily 8 – CCM 4.18-19 – The Lord’s formal, pet and titular names reveal his personal nature

CC daily 9 – CCM 4.21-25 – Devotee’s absorption attracts Krishna’s attention

Bhagavatam-daily 114 – 11.08.30 – Eureka moments help us see our own plight

What is the Vedic perspective on organ donation?

Does the Gita offer spiritual solution to spiritual problem or to material problem?

Krishna rewards according to surrender, but Lord Chaitanya sees no qualification. How to reconcile?

Gita 02.37 – Knowledge of atma and dharma redefines lose-lose situation as win-win

CC daily 7 – CCM 4.16-17 – Lord Chaitanya’s prema-rupa-guna are captivating

Bhagavatam-daily 113 – 11.08.29 – Knowledge and renunciation are symbiotic – and corollary to bhakti

CC daily 6 – CCM 4.13-15 – Devotion grants entry into the world of loving reciprocation

Bhagavatam-daily 112 – 11.08.28 – Let the imagery of war energize spiritual life

CC daily 5 – CCM 4.10-12 – Use ability to take responsibility on spiritual journey

Gita 02.36 – Behave respectably to bring respectability to Krishna’s message

Bhagavatam-daily 111 – 11.08.27 – Pray for the leap from frustration to renunciation

Gita 02.35 – The variance between our intention and people’s perception causes mortifying misconception

CC daily 4 – CCM 4.7-9 – Avoid conflicts by strategy, humility and prayer

Bhagavatam-daily 110 – 11.08.26 – Depending on anyone except Krishna makes us vulnerable to frustration

Gita 02.34 – Engage the power of honor to encourage honorable action

CC daily 3 – CCM 4.5-5-6 – In bhakti humility is the greatest ability

Bhagavatam-daily 109 – 11.08.25 – The best charity is different from our conceptions about charity

CC daily 2 – CCM 4.2-4 – See other devotees as partners, not competitors

Gita 02.33 – Honorable position brings obligation of tangible contribution

Bhagavatam-daily 108 – 11.08.24 – Don’t condemn sinner but don’t condone sin either

CCdaily 1- CCM 4.1 – The love that makes the Lord appear and steal is extraordinarily extraordinary

Announcement – Starting CC daily

Gita 02.32 – Dharma rewards success according to each varna’s definition of success

Bhagavatam-daily 107 – 11.08.23 – To equate love with love-making is to lose lasting love

Gita 02.31 – Dharma is not a blanket injunction but an individualized customization

Bhagavatam-daily 106 – 11.08.22 – A saint’s learning from a prostitute demonstrates the world’s utilization even amidst the world’s renunciation

Gita 02.30 – Knowlege of the soul is not a call for resignation but for action

Bhagavatam-daily 105 – 11.08.21 – Learn to differentiate pseudo-hunger from hunger

Gita 02.29 – Perception, verbalization, reception and incomprehension wrt soul are all amazing

Bhagavatam-daily 104 – 11.08.20 – Fasting is incomplete without focusing on Krishna

Gita 02.28 – The mutability of everything materially magnifies the futility of grief

Bhagavatam-daily 103 – 11.08.19 – Don’t fall for the bait of glamorized unhealthy food

What a saint learned from a prostitute

Gita 02.27 – See death not as a future event, but as an ongoing process

Mukunda Mala Stotra 3 – Remembrance of Krishna is life’s greatest treasure

How can we know which things increase our doubt and which increase our faith?