Author: Chaitanya Charan

Is the god who made us completely unknowable to us? (PK answered 2)

Are there two gods – the god who made us and the god whom we made? (PK answered 1)

Daily-Bhagavatam 71 – 11.07.61 – Don’t let love stop with this world

Gita 11.38 – The source and the goal of all knowledge is known by devotion

Daily-Bhagavatam 70 – 11.07.60 – Parent in the service of the supreme parent

Vaishnava Meditations on Christmas

Gita 11.37 – Contemplate the Lord’s glory to comprehend his amazing accessibility

Daily-Bhagavatam 69 – 11.07.59 – As the infant needs parent, the soul needs Krishna

Gita 11.36 – Cherish the godly side within to relish God within

Gita 03.08 – To engage the world, first engage the heart in Krishna

Daily-Bhagavatam 68 – 11.07.58 – Appreciate the inconceivable even in the material

Daily-Bhagavatam 67 – 11.07.57 – Let horizontal love remind us of vertical love

Gita 07.13 – Let spiritual desire take us from the surface to the substance

Gita 18.40 – The universality of the malady underscores the necessity of the remedy

Daily-Bhagavatam 66 – 11.07.56 – Counter temptation by intelligence, vigilance and diligence

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Daily-Bhagavatam 65 – 11.07.55 – Don’t expect the future to be a continuation of the comfortable present

Gita 18.62 – Let every mantra offer our heart’s surrender to Krishna

Does God like atheists more than religionists because atheists don’t kill children?

Gita 07.27 – Don’t let inconsequential dualities become consequential

Daily-Bhagavatam 64 – 11.07.54 – Focus on Krishna to harmonize other relationships

Was Arjuna aware of the soul’s existence before hearing the Gita?

Gita 14.05 – See the modes-induced feelings as alien, not our own

Gita 18.36 – Practice provides pleasure

Daily-Bhagavatam 63 – 11.07.53 – Don’t settle down into psuedo-security

Daily-Bhagavatam 62 – 11.07.52 – Don’t let worldly relationships consume all our emotions

What is artistic license and how can it be used in devotional dramas?

Don’t mistake the assumption to be the conclusion

Daily-Bhagavatam 61 – 11.07.51 – Live beyond the world, as does the sun

Gita 05.29 – Knowing Krishna’s greatness and kindness grants profound peace

Don’t sharpen the axe in the criminal’s hands; cure the criminal

Hold on to Hari, not to worry

Daily-Bhagavatam 60 – 11.07.50 – Focus more on reciprocation than renunciation

Gita 18.35 – Use in meditation the capacity to separate contemplation from situation seen in worry

Daily-Bhagavatam 59 – 11.07.49 – Intelligently see the invisible but inexorable bodily change

Why the devatas, though not God, are called ishvara

Daily-Bhagavatam 58 – 11.07.48 – Unchanging substance below changing appearance brings security

Don’t provoke newcomers; teach them tactfully

Daily-Bhagavatam 57 – 11.07.47 – Don’t let limitation of expression become limitation of intention

Gita 10.01 – The tirelessly loving Lord mercifully manifests as the easily accessible holy name

Gita 08.06 – Change your contempation during meditation to change your destination after destruction

In SB 1.2.7 if the knowledge is acquired through devotion how is it causeless?

Bhagavatam-daily 56 – 11.07.46 – Take shelter of Krishna however that manifests to us

In SB 1.2.2 what does the trees’ echoing Vyasadeva’s call to Shukadeva mean?

In NoI 8 why is kirtanam mentioned separately from engaging the tongue?

Is there any difference between urges and feelings?

What feelings do impersonalists experience – material or spiritual?

Bhagavatam-daily 55 – 11.07.45 – Light within the purifying flame of devotion

Gita 07.04 – Deconstruct the world to concentrate on Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 54 – 11.07.44 – Bathe in the purifying river of saintly association

Gita 01.46 – When the eye disheartens, let the ear hearten

Gita 01.45 – Sound arguments from a fragmented perception are actually unsound

Bhagavatam-daily 53 – 11.07.43 – To transcend worldly ups and downs open yourself to higher reality

Gita 01.44 – Arjuna’s reasoning is wrong, but his capacity for reasoning is laudable

Gita 01.43 – Hell forever is a subjective feeling, not an objective fact

Gita 07.05 – Devotion helps us fulfill the purpose the world

Gita 01.42 – Three meanings of dharma

Bhagavatam-daily 52 – 11.07.42 – We stay disentangled by staying devoted

Without sufficient food, people won’t receive spiritual instruction – distribute prasad

Gita 01.41 – Unwanted progeny – what does unwanted mean?

Bhagavatam-daily 51 – 11.07.41 – Detachment coming from analysis is reinforced by experience coming from bhakti

Gita 01.40 – Protecting women and ensuring good progeny are important social responsibilities

Bhagavatam-daily 50 – 11.07.40 – Sense of purpose and urgency will keep us undistracted by circumstances

Gita 01.39 – As soon as dharma weakens adharma attacks

Gita 01.38 – Don’t let the anartha-maddened make us similarly mad

Gita 01.37 – Greed gives us a tunnel vision of reality

Gita 09.34 – Offering is the way of receiving

Bhagavatam-daily 49 – 11.07.39 – Focus is not fanatical – it is logical choice for great achievement

Gita 01.36 – Contemplate contextual karmic considerations before acting

Gita 01.35 – Arjuna’s profit-loss calculations miss the most important factor

Gita 01.34 – Arjuna’s evolved emotion and reason ready to be raised to the summit by Gita wisdom

Gita 01.33 – The contrasting words of Arjuna and Duryodhana reveal their consciousness’ levels

Gita 01.32 – Whom we live for determines the quality of our life

Gita 01.31 – Material long-term is not long-term enough

Gita 01.30 – Where materialism shows a dead end spirituality shows the way ahead

Gita 01.29 – The inner attack of emotions does what no outer attack of enemies could have done

Bhagavatam-daily 48 – 11.07.38 – Practice selflessnes by focusing on the ultimate object of service

Gita 18.57 – The shelter of divine intelligence reveals bhakti’s freshness

Gita 01.28 – To avoid being consumed by material emotions, cultivate spiritual emotions

What exactly is the point of the nivrtta tarshair (SB 10.01.04) verse?

Gita 01.27 – Undiscerning visual perception erodes spiritual conviction

Gita 01.26 – The brutality of the imminent fratricide sinks in

Gita 01.25 – Over-reliance on visual perception ends in illusion

Gita 01.24 – Conquer lethargy to attain excellence in service

Gita 12.09 – Transform outer exposure to Krishna into inner experience of Krishna

Gita 01.23 – How the evil got so many allies

Gita 01.22 – A last sight of the battling brethren

Gita 01.21 – The surprising request to see what is already known

Gita 01.20 – The monkey standard is permeated with the divine monkey’s presence

Gita 01.19 – Kauravas’ bravado battered and shattered by Pandavas’ bravery

Gita 01.18 – The Pandavas’ illustrious sons gallantly serve their parents

Gita 01.17 – Weapons are warrior’s ornaments

Bhagavatam-daily 47 – 11.07.37 – Real strength means to be strong enough to let small things pass

Krishna’s moods in the Gita – Gita Jayanti class

Dealing with old age – individual and social responsibility – 3.30.15

Making our scriptural study relevant

Bhagavatam-daily 46 – 11.07.36 – Respecting people opens their heart to Krishna’s message

Why would Prabhupada quote inauthentic books like the Aquarian Gospel?

To practice bhakti strictly is it better to be fanatical?

How do we help people hurt by insensitive behavior of devotees?