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Bhagavatam-daily 4 – 11.06.43 – We can’t tolerate separation from Krishna, but the mind misleads us

We can’t wish away our bodily identity – we have to work our way through it

Bhagavatam-daily 3 – 11.06.42 – Trust not just Krishna’s power, but also his intelligence

Can we take charanamrita when curd is forbidden during Chaturmasya?

What is the basis for the classification of scripture as shruti smriti and nyaya?

Did Krishna not have his conchshell before he killed Panchajanya?

Gita 01.16 – The individual conches manifest individual warrior’s virility

Bhagavatam-daily 2 – 11.06.41 – Submission is the way out of confusion

Is sensitivity the same as sentimentality?

Is birthday celebration non-Vedic?

How can birthday celebrations be made more traditional and spiritual?

What is the philosophy behind the worship of a pure devotee’s Deity?

Should birthday celebrations for devotees’ children be banned?

Do devotees have to go through Brahman realization to attain Bhagavan realization?

Bhagavatam-daily 1 – 11.06.40 – Philosophy offers shelter when the world’s shelters fail

Gita 01.14 – The dramatically humble entry of the hero

The soul longs for meaning, but the body settles for pudding

Don’t reduce all thinking to logical thinking

Does varnashrama romanticize, demonize or utilize the world?

Should we just chant more or should we study philosophy more?

Shikshashtakam 2 – The life of knowledge, the ocean of happiness and the complete nectar and bath (Part 2)

Are attempts to interpret ancient Rathas in the Vedas as hi-tech cars misinterpretations of scripture?

When remembrance of Krishna is so sweet, why is it compared to a sword?

Is the love of a mother for her baby Maya?

I study scripture but don’t find it relevant to me. What to do?

Be concerned not disturbed

Gita 01.13 – Rituals of war express and stimulate the martial spirit

Bali M rejects Shukracharya, yet Vamana respects him – Why?

Did Bali M surrender out of devotion or fear of dishonor?

Opportunity in Adversity

Gita 01.12 – The valorous grandsire stops the politicking

When bhakti can’t be quantified, why have a bhakti shastri course with marks?

What does the CC statement that scripture contains illusory stories mean?

When the word ‘Bhagavan’ is used in scripture for sages and demigods why does Prabhuapda say it should be reserved only for God

Is the doer the ego as Gita 18.58 states or the modes as Gita 3.27 states?

Spiritualizing our work

Why does ISKCON have such a negatively sex-obsessed conception of bhakti?

If all equations including those of quantum physics are thoughts of God, why does quantum physics not make sense?

Gita 01.10 – Mulitiple meanings of same word reveal the possibilities of multiple interpretations

Gita 01.09 – Listing the warriors’ qualities for enlisting their commitment

What goes around comes around – assume accountability

Don’t those who convert by force justify that they are saving others from eternal damnation?

Those converted by force sometimes later become fanatical followers of that religion. How then is such conversion inconsequential?

If we shouldn’t use questionable empirical sources to support scripture, why did Prabhupada do so?

Do women have no varna?

Why does Prabhupada glorify kaitava dharma by talking about how dharma produces artha?

Shikshashtakam 1 – Understanding the mind’s mirror, the forest fire and the white lotus

Why do we sometimes act like mad, doing things that we would normally never do?

Exploring various possible relationships between science and spirituality

Isn’t it better to chant extra than to use dama and bheda with the mind?

Is there any major difference between generic lust and specific lust

How does the soul come under the influence of material nature?

How can we approach science by which we can go closer to Krishna?

If heavenly planets exist at a higher level does that mean there exist elements other than the eight elements?

When science is being misused to propagate atheism, isn’t it the responsibility of devotees to counter that by scientific outreach?

Can the conspiracy theory about the moon landing be used to refute the moon mission claims

What is the meaning of the Gita statement about the moon being the most prominent nakshatra?

How do we understand the Puranic statements about the distances of earth moon and sun?

Are Chandraloka and the moon same or different?

How science and spirituality can be harmonized

If quantum physics is incomprehensible how does it work?

How can devotees staying in the temple be engaged according to their natures?

As we don’t have many commentaries on CC, how can we go deep into it?

When Bhagavatam rejects kaitava dharma why does it talk about Mayavada in many places?

How do we see an acharya’s comments on contemporary issues?

Is scripture not enough to determine the divinity of incarnation – is experience necessary?

Who is the most recent acharya mentioned in the Chaitanya tree in CC?

Are scriptural descriptions of huge numbers of people in lilas literal?

How do we balance between endeavor for bodily maintenance and dependence on Krishna?

How do we understand that Krishna’s pastimes are still happening in the dhamas?

Are the Sthala Puranas and Upa-Puranas considered smriti?

How do we balance between remaining faithful to Srila Prabhupada and presenting according to time-place-circumstances?

When different devotees quote Srila Prabhupada’s different quotes to support their positions, how can we know what he would have wanted?

Does the body change cell-by-cell or is it like a TV frame that changes completely at every moment?

Why did Ravana despite being obstinate listen to Maricha first and give up his plan to abduct Sita?

After seeing Rama’s power why did Akampana not flee entirely as did Maricha?

How does Akampana reach Lanka before Shurapanakha?

Dussehra meditation – Differentiating between obstinacy and determination

When material nature is unconscious how is it the doer?

How can one avoid defying authority in the name of serving according to svabhava?

Why does Prabhupada in his Gita sometimes place nishkama karma yoga above jnana and dhyana yogas?

When today spiritual masters can’t personally instruct disciples about their services, how can we best serve Krishna?

How much can devotees facing emergenices be allowed to relax standards?

How do we avoid prayasa in the services we like to do?

Why do some scriptures say that the demigods are supreme?

Are the Vedas like a jungle, as a blasphemous scholar alleges?

When Krishna is supreme, how can the knowledge he gives get lost?

How can we know that there’s no loss in transmission of knowledge through the parampara?

Are Bible and Koran considered to be smriti?

How can we know that the Vedas have a divine origin?

Appreciating different definitions of success in devotional service

How does the Gaudiya philosophy relate with the six systems of philosophy?

Are Puranas recent as compared to the Vedas?

Does the Gita recommend Deity worship?

How do the four Vaishnava sampradayas relate with the six systems of philosophy?

Just as we take non-Ayurvedic medicines, can we adopt non-devotional astrological prescriptions?

When Brahma says we should just accept misery as mercy, why do that Pandavas fight to take revenge

When Krishna loves his devotees and can check karma, why does he let them suffer?

When Krishna loves his devotees and can check karma, why do scriptures describe as karma being the cause of their suffering

Different approaches to Gita study: historical, literary, philosophical, revelational, descriptive, prescriptive