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Is Jesus a forgiving God and Krishna a punishing God?

If a senior devotee states something factually wrong in a Bhagavatam class what should a junior devotee do?

Why does Prabhupada differentiate between knowledge and devotion in Gita 2.14 purport?

Wasn’t Hanuman’s burning Lanka excessive vandalism?

Wasn’t Lakshmana’s disfiguring Shurapanakha disproportionate and cruel?

When Rama descended in the Surya Vamsha why is he called Ramachandra?

Bhagavatam study 9 – 1.2.28-34 – Vasudeva is the be-all and end-all in everything

Positive Thinking 20 – Smart expectations 1- Hotel or Hospital?

When the soul doesn’t feel hunger, how can the body tire the soul?

Can holy places be haunted?

How do parts of a plant when cut sometimes grow as separate plants?

Can the soul in a grain get a human body in the next life especially if it has fallen from heaven?

Are souls present in seeds – where does it go when souls remain inactive for years before germinating?

Do souls move continuously from one body to another or are they inactive in between bodies?

​Gita 11.03 – Arjuna’s desire to know Krishna’s glory comes not from doubt but from devotion

Bhagavatam study 8 – 1.2.23-27 – Our worship reflects our mentality

Positive Thinking 19 – The six-point ENERGY sutra

Gita 11.02 – Freedom from delusion comes by understanding the ephemeral and the eternal beyond the ephemeral

Bhagavatam study 7 – 1.2.16-22 – Practice the process of joy with joy

Positive Thinking 18 – Bhakti alchemizes our inner world

Gita 11.01 – Those enlightened by divine mercy desire similar enlightenment for others

Positive Thinking 17 – Unearth the treasure within

Gita 10.42 – Appreciate Krishna’s opulence by appreciating the potency of his fragment

Gita 10.41 See the attractiveness of the attractive not as Maya but as sparks of Krishna

Positive Thinking 16 – Understanding willpower 3 – Sharpen and strengthen the intelligence

Gita 10.40 – Krishna’s infinitude brings not confusion, but jubilation

Positive Thinking 15 – Understanding willpower 2 – Potential and actual

If we are getting too many doubts, should we just switch off our intellectual faculty?

How to decide whether our intellectual needs are for logical study or empirical research?

If we doubt Krishna’s existence, how can we have faith that he will remove our doubts in future?

Is it ok to be disturbed in our bhakti when some questions don’t get answered?

Positive Thinking 14 – Understanding willpower 1 – Beyond genes, upbringing and association

​Gita 10.39 – God is the one without whose existence no existence is possible

How did the soul enter during the birth of 100 Kauravas from Gandharis miscarriage?

Aren’t renunciates who lose semen accidentally denying bodies to the souls present in their semen?

During the birth of twins does the soul split into two?

During conception, how do sperm, egg, soul, karma and Krishna’s will inter-relate?

During conception, when and where does the soul come into the picture?

What is the relation between the Ishopanishad cover picture and its content?

Why are the Ishopanishad verses called mantras?

How can women be encouraged to get a sense of success in their home responsibilities?

Do women-devotees always have to be homemakers?

Were women always housewives in Vedic culture?

​Gita 10.37 – Krishna’s manifestations encompass all the three worlds

​Gita 10.36 The thrill of victory and adventure is an experience of Krishna

Gita 10.38 – Punishment may not stop wrong desiring, but it can stop wrong doing

Positive Thinking 13 – IDEA at work 2 – Facing reversal after reversal positively

Gita 11.06 – We see with the information that helps us makes sense of what we see

Gita 10.35 – The beauty of music and nature manifest Krishna’s opulence

Positive Thinking 12 – IDEA at work 1 – Facing untimely death positively

Gita 10.34 – The comprehensiveness of death’s stealing represents Krishna

Positive Thinking 11 – A of Activity – Spiritual vision inspires positive action

​Gita 10.33 – Re-envision attraction to language and words to become attracted to Krishna

Positive Thinking 10 – E of IDEA – Eternal love provides inexhaustible positivity

Gita 10.32 – Krishna manifests as all phases of action in material existence

Positive Thinking 9 – D of IDEA – Divinity underlies the universes order

Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?

How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?

Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

Gita 10.31 – The power of powerful weapons and warriors points to Krishna

Positive Thinking 8 – I of IDEA – Understanding our identity boosts our positivity

Positive Thinking 7 Get the IDEA Identity, Divinity, Eternity, Activity

Gita 10.30 – God manifests as the godly among the ungodly

How does the principle of sacrifice apply in a devotee’s life?

Gita 10.29 See the prominent powers in the Vedic cosmos as manifestations of the supreme power

In contextualizing scripture, isn’t there a danger of deviation?

​Gita 10.28 The life that emerges from love manifests the divine

What does distancing oneself from negative situations, relations and emotions mean?

How important is truthfulness in bhakti?

Should grihastha gurus also be addressed as Maharajas?

​Gita 10.27 – The ruler manifests God’s opulence, for good or for bad

Positive Thinking 6 – Don’t just see reality positively – see the positive reality

​Gita 10.26 – ​The transcendental manifests among the celestial

Positive Thinking 5 – Think positive – think spiritual

​Gita 10.25 – Japa is an opportunity to offer our most treasured possession – consciousness

Positive Thinking 4 – Thoughts lead to things – and are things

Isn’t ISIS Islam? Why do we need to be politically correct and differentiate between the two?

Was Arjuna’s faith enhanced by seeing the Universal Form?

Dont let comfort cause complacency – Ramayana Reflection

Gita 10.24 – Channel feelings of awe from giant things towards the source of all awe

Positive Thinking – 3 Science and positive thinking

​Gita 10.23 – The heavenly treasurer’s treasure comes from the supreme

Positive Thinking 2 – Understanding the four kinds of thoughts

Positive Thinking 1 – Countering external and internal negativity

​Gita 10.22 – God’s opulence pervades and sustains all life everywhere

What is the spiritual significance of the Gopinath Patnaik story?

Was rain an adequate reason for Rama to delay his search for Sita?

When Yashoda’s rasa is vatsalya, how is her bhakti coming from Radharani whose rasa is madhurya?

Gita 10.21 – Celestial glory manifests transcendental glory

Was Dhruva’s determination in passion or transcendental?

Please explain varnashrama, its different types and its relevance in urban settings.

Is varnashrama hierarchical with brahmanas higher and shudras lower?

What does emotional distance from a principle mean?

What is the significance of the different names used for Arjuna in the Gita as in 14.11 & 12?

Is there any difference between attaining Krishna’s dharma mentioned in Gita 14.2 and attaining his bhava mentioned in Gita 14.19?

Does Krishna guide everyone or only those his devotees?

Are we apes because theres only 2% difference genetically between us and apes?

Are the other 5 schools of Indian philosphy relevant for devotees – are they speculations?

Are Nirvisheshavada and Mayavada two names of the same?

​Gita 10.20 – The transcendent divinity is pervasively immanent in space and time