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Gita 13.01-07 – Overview of chps 1-12 and understanding Kshetrajna & Kshetra – Hindi

Doesn’t the idea that the infant suffers in the womb deny the glory of the mother’s love in caring for her infant?

When the mahaprasad of devotees is so glorious, why are we discouraged from taking it during our regular interactions with other devotees?

Should a devotee be eager to die, as Kulakshekhar Maharaj’s prayer says?

When we face unexpected and big problems, does that meant God is angry with us?

According to Krishna, which is more important – karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga or both?

Can you explain clearly the role of mind, intelligence and consciousness in the path from impulse to intent?

Do our impulses come from outside us or inside us?

Is karma yoga practical when even the people for whom we sacrifice consider it insane?

Why does the Bhagavatam say that we shouldn’t endeavor even for our necessities?

If people in Dwapara Yuga were ten times bigger, why don’t we see such fossils?

Are our senses actually defective or do we just have to be alert while taking in sense information?

If the demigods are not Krishna’s competitors, why do they compete with him as in Govardhan lila?

Why did Draupadi insult Duryodhana when he fell in the Maya sabha by saying ‘andhe ka beta andha’?

What should a devotee do on being overcome by temptation?

When our senses are designed by God and they are defective, doesn’t that make God’s design defective?

Is our memory a manifestation of our mind, intelligence or soul?

What is the Vedic perspective of godless religions like Jainism and Buddhism whose followers still live good lives?

How can we understand scientific concepts like space and time from the Vedic perspective?

Mahabharata wisdom 1 – Ashwatthama – Beware of the temptation to punish (Hindi)

How is the Gita 4.9 the essence of the Bhagavad-gita?

Advaita Acarya – Relish the nectar of Gaura-kirtan that he inagurated

Pundarika Vidyanidhi – Go beyond appearance to appreciate the substance of devotion in Vaishnavas

Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura – Devotion enriched with erudition leaves a rich legacy to attract innumerable hearts to Krishna

Raghunandan Thakura – Devotion inverts the father-son relationship

Vishnupriya Devi – The pinnacle of selfless devotion

Vasanta Panchami – Contribute to nature’s contributing for enhancing the rasa in Krishna’s pastimes

Are love marriages incompatible with bhakti? What about Arjuna marrying Subhadra?

Is niyoga – begetting children through some man other than one’s husband – an authorized Vedic practice?

Isn’t it better to refer to women as behenji instead of mataji especially when they are of the same age as the men?

What is the difference between ‘nishkarma’ & ‘karma’ as explained in Gita & its significance?

If both Krishna and we are eternal, then how is he our source and why don’t we have the six opulences fully?

Amidst life-threatening situations like attack by robbers, should a devotee tolerate, retaliate or flee?

When we suffer due to our past karma does the Supersoul feel pain because his part is suffering?

If a person feels spaced out after chanting 16 rounds daily and more focused after chanting less rounds, what should be done?

If devotees’ children are advanced devotees from past lives, why do many of those children not become devotees in this life?

Should we avoid offering obeisances to senior devotees in public places because people find it alienating

Do Yamadutas commit mistakes by taking some person other than the intended?

When Krishna is satisfied by simple devotion do we need technical intellectual analysis as done by Gita-daily articles?

Can we integrate walking as an exercise with our daily chanting?

Is the quality of chanting inversely proportional to the speed of chanting?

When Krishna is complete, how can he be the beneficiary of our sacrifices, as Gita 5.29 says?

How can we channelize our emotions in devotional service?

When the Lord’s glance is purifying why did Mohini-Murti’s glance not purify the demons?

When Krishna knows everything, how did he not know that Rahu & Ketu were impersonatings as demigods?

Churning the ocean, the Bhagavatam and the heart – 3

How can devotees do their material activities in spiritual consciousness?

Churing the ocean, the Bhagavatam and the heart – 2

Why has God given us free will?

If God is complete and doesn’t desire anything, doesn’t he desire our deliverance?

Churing the ocean, the Bhagavatam and the heart – 1

Vedic Conception of God is beyond polytheism, monotheism and henotheism ( SB 06 03 05 at ISKCON Juhu)

Pushya Abhishek – The festival of sensory spirituality demonstrates the beauty of Krishna and the glory of bhakti

Ganga Sagara Mela – Cherish austerity done for a noble cause

Makara Sankranti – Harmonize with the cosmic movements to move from darkness towards light

Role of religious leaders in taking India forward

Is ignorance a thing? What does “ignorance is nothing but the absence of knowledge” mean?

Is chanting 16 rounds practical for an engineering student (or for anyone in our fast-paced times)?

If serving the Lord is more important than serving parents, why did Pundalika keep Vitthal waiting?

Are spiritualists seeking a soul driving the brain like illiterates seeking a horse driving a car?

Why are we bound to certain patterns of thinking? Doesn’t that make us like pre-programmed robots?

Why do so many saints from so many traditions desire to merge with the Absolute Truth?

When the Gita instructs sarva dharman parityajya why does a devotee need to perform apara dharma?

Jiva Goswami – Scholarship perfected in the service of pure devotion

Jagadish Pandita – The Lord reciprocates wonderfully with the desire to serve

Is teaching children about religion before they can think on their own child abuse?

Happy New Year – Karmi, Jnani and Bhakti attitudes towards the celebration

If someone is really determined in one’s devotional service, why would that person fall?

How can we practice humility in a competitive world where everyone parades their credentials?

Do we need a personal culture with many devotee teachers? Does it mean that one guru is not enough?

Is offering the heart to Krishna easier and more fulfilling than offering the head?

How can an aspiring devotee-precher put one’s heart in a career that increases people’s illusions?

How can we avoid the ego’s feeling that service to others is demeaning?

If Krishna frees the surrendered of sinful reactions , why do pure devotees suffer?

How can we avoid pride during times of material success and remain thankful to Krishna?

In our efforts to become pure, pride somehow or the other sneaks in. How to avoid this?

When we have to spend time on family duties, how can we stay strong in our devotional standards?

What can we do when the mind gets agitated by a tempting sense object that can’t be avoided?

We surrender to Krishna’s will sometimes but mostly act for our own pleasure. What is our hope?

When something happens, how do we decide whether it was due to past karma or present actions?

Sankirtan – Where dance and meditation intersect for spiritual therapy

Sankirtan churns feelings of separation and union to increase attraction to Krishna

Lord Chaitanya – The Divine Alchemist

Mahesh Pandit – The Lord and his associates elevate everyone by their grace

Uddharana D T – Bhakti can deliver anyone and even use anyone for delivering bhakti to others

Devanand Pandit – Devotion is the key to unlock the nectar in the Bhagavatam

If gambling makes people do foolish things, why are kshatriyas ordained to gamble when challenged?

Though Yudhishthira is the oldest Pandavas, why does Gita chp 1 mention him after Arjuna & Bhima?

Are the four defects hierarchical: imperfect senses cause illusion, illusion causes mistakes etc?

Among the four defects, can the first three be unintentional, but cheating is always intentional?

As all the bodily forms we take are temporary, does that mean the eternal and real is formlessness?

What can we do when religions use surrogate advertising for converting unsuspecting needy people?

Is institutionalization alien to Vedic culture? Did Gaudiya acharyas import if from Christianity ?

When Hinduism is not a missionary religion, why does ISKCON stress missionary activities so much?

If we are served more prasad than what we can eat, can we throw it away?

When even Americans are concerned about Christian conversions in India, why is ISKCON unconcerned?

When Prabhupada did many things different from his spiritual master, how did he not change anything?

How can we identify false ego while doing services?

When do questions move from being inquisitive to offensive? What kind of questions can be asked?

Is chanting with beads more blissful because the fingers are connected with certain brain parts?