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​Should we try to develop distaste for worldly things?

​If desires are rising while chanting, how can we say to Krishna?

Shikshashtakam 5 – Channel the avalanche of desire

Ask a Hare Krsna – Episode 06

Ask a Hare Krsna – Episode 13 – Understanding Karma by Analyzing Mahabharata P1

​How do we reconcile differences between academic and traditional dating of the Vedas?

Are all the holy places in dhamas with Krishna’s footprints authentic?

Do science and scripture see things from different perspectives?

Did Prabhupada’s servant bloop because he couldn’t deal with the moon issue?

​How do we deal with contradictions in scripture’s spiritual information?

​Is choosing not to fight some battles like Bhishma-Drona’s silence in the Kuru silence?

Should we stress materially accurate information in the Vedas to boost their faith?

​Give people space to grow in their faith

Austerity is meant to focus desire, not kill desire

When austerity is to be implemented, our resolve weakens – how to counter?

​How can we increase our austerities as did Dhruva?

Are we bound by the modes like a cow bound by a rope?

​Is our temperament determined by the modes?

​When certain services are considered higher than others, should we choose the higher or the natural for us?

When we focus on one area of our life, other areas get neglected – how to balance?

Devotion is a progression from our past, not a rejection of the past

​What exactly is the eternal treasure of bhakti (Hindi)

​Can doing PhD help devotees in their outreach?

​How do we counter the many misconceptions about dharma in today’s mainstream society? (Hindi)

​How do we see philosophical differences among acharyas of different sampradayas? (Hindi)

How do we understand which section of scripture is literal and which poetic?​ (Hindi)

When the soul is liberated, is the subtle body spiritualized or abandoned? (Hindi)

Unravelling the Mystery of Karma with QA

​How can we help those who are sincerely following an unauthorized spiritual path?

​Why doesn’t ISKCON distribute books free?

​Does spiritual advancement make one materially lethargic?

​If spiritual advancement removes our worldly cravings, does that mean spiritualists can’t progress materially?

The spiritual is beyond the social, national cultural and traditional

Anant Gita ke do anta – Gita 18.63-78

​Western philosophers and Bhagavad-gita 1 – Beyond Cartesian duality

​Can people change their habits without practicing bhakti-yoga?

​Does our conditioning from human body carry on to a future nonhuman body?

​Should we strive for qualities that are not according to our nature?

Can transcendentalists act passionately like kshatriyas?

Parashurama avatar – Brahmana, kshatriya and post-kshatriya phases

​How do we determine when to treat life like a program and when like a manual?

​Do we need to fight with those who misbehave with us?

Why did Parashurama destroy kshatriyas and not their greed?

​If we are to act according to our nature, why did Parashurama appear as brahmana and then act as kshatriya?

When Arjuna repeatedly defeated Karna, why are they considered equals?

​What is the Vedic perspective of modern asymmetric warfare?

​Why were the kshatriya codes violated during the Kurukshetra war?

​Why does definition of kshatriya not refer to protection of dharma?

Self-determination and denial of destiny characterize modernity

Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way

​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence

​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering

How do we draw the line between self-pity and humility and assertiveness?

Do non-devotees have no good qualities?

Shikshashtakam 3 – Humility and tolerance empower us to focus on our purpose

​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose

Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness

​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion

Why did Rama worship Shiva?

When we have pressure to get a new job, can we adjust our spiritual commitments to focus on our career?

Does Krishna care for us even when we are not practicing spiritual life seriously and have messed up our material life?

Bhagavatam study 40 1.8.32-37 The unborn takes birth to end our rebirth

How to understand Prabhupada’s statement that planets move because of cosmic air, not gravity?

How can we make our communication more crisp and clear?

​How can a devotee pursue a PhD in science without getting carried away by science?

​When we talk about Krishna, do we refer to the universe?

How to overcome fear of what comes after death?

Does surrendering to Krishna means not caring for our material responsibilities?

Does bathing in sacred rivers free one from all sins?

​Bhagavatam study 39 1.8.26-31 Krishna-lila can be understood through love

​Are our intuitions more likely to be coming from God when we are calm than when we are agitated?

​Does forgiving someone end all associated karmic consequences?

​Do fate and destiny refer to the same thing?

​Does goodness take away the competitive spirit needed for succeeding in today’s world?

​Was Karna destined to be defeated?

Can devotion cure psychological disorders?

​Is the inner voice God’s voice?

Should we pursue our career as per our education or as per our inspiration?

​Prahlad Prayers 5 Those who cherish the spiritual can channel the material

Prahlad Prayers 4 Upward mobility can’t save us from mortality

Prahlad Prayers 3 Linking manisha with Hrshikesha makes us manisha

Prahlad Prayers 2 The damsel in distress redefines distress

Prahlad Prayers 1 Krishna’s glorification is for our purification, not our glorification

The dual dimensions of artha

​Bhagavatam study 38 1.8.23-25 Material adversity makes spiritual opportunity a necessity

Gita 15.20 Using the knowledge and devotion we presently have propels us symbiotically towards life’s perfection

How to control revengeful thoughts?

​How can we share Krishna through our profession?

​Do we always have to eat what we cook – does bhakti change our karma?

Does depending on Krishna mean using our analytical framework in his service or giving up that framework?

Does the Gita recommend different yogas for different people?

​Why should we follow rules and give up our freedom?

Can some foods or medicines change our destiny?

​How do our conditionings shape our behavior without determining it?

​How is daiva different from destiny?

​How to understand when some sages feel greater bliss in impersonal realization than in personal realization?

​Do pure devotees always experience themselves as different from the body?

​As yogis see Paramatma within, do bhaktas see Bhagavan within?

How is the mind converted by bhakti?

​Do we control the mind first or do we situate ourselves in our svarupa first?