Practical Spirituality

Sensitivity in relationships 2 – From judgment to encouragement

Does developing a devotional self-conception require a lot of preparation before it can be lived?

Sensitivity in relationships 1 – Why we need to be sensitive and why we aren’t

Nourishing the creeper of devotion 1 – The danger of becoming religious but not spiritual

How can we strive to overcome our anarthaas without becoming anartha-conscious?

Should we critically evaluate bhakti or just believe and practice it?

Healthy self-understanding 5 – Concluding QA session

Healthy self-understanding 4 – Reasons to be kind to ourselves

Healthy self-understanding 3 – Misunderstandings about humility and tolerance

Healthy self-understanding 2 – How the mind can hurt the self

Balancing forgiveness and justice 2 – What forgiveness isn’t and what it is

Balancing forgiveness and justice 1 – Why deterrence is essential

How to overcome dissatisfaction

Seek not moments of devotion – seek momentum in devotion

Does fixing the mind on Krishna require laborious mechanical repetition?

Free will and God’s will 3 – How God helps us free our free will

Free will and God’s will 2 – Understanding the trigger cause and target of our weaknesses

When Kripa participated in the murder of the Pandavas son why did they still accept him as their priest?

Can we pray to Krishna for removing obstacles in our material life?

If some devotees do great kirtan but don’t chant 16 rounds should we appreciate them?

Free will and God’s will 1 – God is the cause of all causes not all effects

If someone is practicing bhakti but not chanting 16 rounds what is their destination?

Is the community responsible for fostering emotional maturity?

Seeker within achiever without

Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -2

Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -1

Even if we have problems we don’t have to be problems

How to avoid sleepiness while chanting?

Do we need to master our emotions to be sensitive to others’ emotions – is being emotional bad?

Does living near the temple help in developing Krishna consciousness?

Can karmic reactions come at the mental level?

Should we pray that other devotees overcome their demonic qualities or not see any faults in devotees?

How can we distance ourselves from jealousy?

What is the difference between humble and meek?

By practicing spirituality how does our inner world change?

If our service is not giving results is that due to some deficiency in us?

When we can’t avoid anxiety what can we do?

Why psychological distress amidst technological progress – 3 reasons

How do we tap our strengths and get rid of our weaknesses?

See pain as a protector and a pointer

In Sanatana-dharma how did the divisions of Dvaita and Advaita occur?

Is staying away from alcoholic friends escapism?

Does spirituality come from without within or within without?

Destiny determines our situations and emotions we determine our intentions and actions

When life doesn’t seem fair three reflections for self-empowerment

Managing the voice inside the head 2 – Identification Direction Transformation

Evolve – Rising towards contribution and satisfaction

How to ensure that our behavior with our juniors is the same as with our seniors?

If God is the cause of everything how do we have free will?

Ghosts and God – Understanding how the invisible affects the visible

Does God laugh at our plans? – part 2

Does God laugh at our plans? – part 1

How can unspiritual people face life’s problems positively?

Does liberation mean understanding we have no free will?

Seek not just to get better things seek to get better thoughts

Speaking according to time-place-circumstance to make outreach effective

Has God ordained the future trajectory of all living beings?

When incubation is done externally where does the soul come in the picture?

How can we share Krishna’s message purely without the need for validation?

Managing the voice inside the head – 1

As our free will is finite should we just depend on Krishna always?

How to become pacified purified and satisfied

Is spirituality meant to eliminate worry and depression?

If a well-thought decision turns out to be a mistake then do we get the karma for it?

To deny destiny is to deny ourselves the chance of making our destiny

Krishna descends to establish dharma – what does that dharma refer to?

Fulfilling our need for progress by becoming committed in bhakti

Are the various paths up the mountain to spiritual consciousness equivalent?

Should we distance ourselves from positive emotions such as those coming from achievement?

When Krishna is the cause of all causes how do we have free will?

If some people are more emotional than others can they still manage their emotions?

The way I feel is the way I feel – Accepting our emotions and transcending our emotions

How the mind becomes unclear and how to clear it

When distancing ourselves from our desires isn’t enough what to do?

If our scriptural knowledge makes us proud what can we do?

Do you need to break up with your phone?

Hanuman and Prabhupada were given a purpose – when we haven’t been given one how should we live?

Can spiritual growth and career growth go together?

If we like to read a lot and others don’t like our reading so much what to do?

How do we gain trust while interacting with unknown people?

Intelligence means to know which thoughts to contemplate and which to neglect

Healing the earth by healing the heart

How can we avoid labelling and judging others?

When different people consider different courses of action as right how to reconcile?

Amidst so many materialistic temptations today how can we stay devotional?

How can we alert others to future dangers without discouraging them?

Why does Krishna make it so difficult for us to come to him?

Do intellectuals find it more difficult to love Krishna?

Appreciating Radhanatha Maharaj’s contributions towards helping devotees practice bhakti sustainably

If peer pressure makes us do materialistic things what to do?

Learning to be kind to ourselves

When the mind wants to change unchangeable circumstances what to do?

If we are to hate the sin aren’t we to be averse to sin?

Bhakti in three modes 3 – Bhakti in goodness brings sustainability purity and harmony

Making sense of life through karma and reincarnation

How to decide how much to be satisfied with?

How are some people emotionally tough even when they don’t practice bhakti?

Bhakti in three modes 2 – Bhakti in passion equates material success with spiritual advancement

How to be detached without becoming irresponsible

If we identify that we are feeling self-pity what do we do next?