Practical Spirituality

Did some of the leaders of our movement fall down because of being haunted by demonic forces?

Does destiny determine our free will too?

How are some people fearless of death?

Tap the minda don’t be trapped by the mind 2 – Why mind control backfires

Tap the mind dont be trapped by the mind 1 – The pressure for pleasure

How does bhakti-yoga help us overcome anger?

How can we use fear in Krishna’s service?

Can affirmations helps us to manifest our destiny?

Winning with emotional intelliigence 1 – Personal competence through self management

Can an atheist be spiritual?

How can we be authentic while living according to others’ expectations?

How are some people such as skydivers more fearless than devotees?

Understanding how bhakti addresses anxiety

How can we help our teenage kids who are infatuated with their gadgets?

When not being passionate is seen as weakness in a passionate world how can we function as devotees?

How we spend more time avoiding pain than seeking pleasure – and why we shouldn’t

How can we know whether our experience of Krishna is imagination or revelation?

If we fight against obstacles to serve Krishna in a particular way are we not dependent on Krishna?

Appreciating Radhanath Maharaj’s contributions in the light of ISKCON history

When the higher taste doesn’t seem higher

If we neglect all the emotions of the mind are we being impersonalistic?

How did you come to Krishna consciousness – Hindi?

If wanting to do a lot of service spoils our health how to stay balanced?

Choosing healthy emotions with intelligence association and devotion

How to control the mind with the intelligence 3 – Conversion

Are the past and the future illusions – is the present the only reality that we should live in?

We often direct our anger towards those who can’t hurt us – how to avoid getting angry – Hindi

When happiness is a subjective experience can there be any absolute happiness?

How to control the mind with the intelligence 2 – Concentration

How to control the mind with the intelligence 1 – Conviction

While pursuing ultimate reality is happiness the purpose or a byproduct?

When fear accelerates the imagination let faith be the brake

The search for pleasure is often the source of the greatest trouble

If we don’t speak about high standards won’t low standards become the standard

If our service forces us into agitating situations how can we keep ourselves safe – Hindi?

If our contemplation doesn’t translate into determination where are we getting stuck?

When our mind hears selectively is that due to intelligence or ego?

What the self seeks beyond the selfie

If someone says that being spiritually open-minded means believing that life doesn’t have an objective purpose how to respond?

How are our present emotions related to our soul?

How does bhakti practice change the influence of the modes on us?

Why would Yudhishthira always choose the timid approach?

Avoid distractions using intelligence directed towards transcendence

When people don’t offer us moral support but dishearten us by bombarding philosophy what to do – Hindi?

If our aesthetic side is not nourished by regimented bhakti practices what to do?

What can we do practically to make our devotional identity our defining identity?

To transcend our emotions we need to begin by accepting our emotions

Spiritualizing our relationships 4 – Changing our input in relationships

Spiritualizing our relationships 3 – Changing our vision of our role in relationships

Spiritualizing our relationships 2 – Changing our vision of others

Spiritualizing our relationships 1 – How the modes turn good intentions into not-so-good actions

Is everything that happens Krishna’s plan?

In difficult relationships at what point should we stop tolerating?

When the mind gets obsessed with desire, it becomes impossible to control – what to do – Hindi?

In difficult relationships are tolerating mitigating and emigrating to be tried sequentially?

You said if we do whatever we like we end up disliking ourselves – isn’t varnashrama based on working according to our likings?

When pure devotees are beyond the modes where does their nature come from?

How chanting helps us understand ourselves and our mind

What science can tell us about ourselves – and what it can’t

How can we act at the level that we are not our bodies – Hindi?

How the mind distorts our vision of others and disrupts our relationships – Hindi

How can we constantly remember that we are different from our mind?

How the mind spoils our relationships – Hindi

Animal Metaphors for understanding the mind – Hindi

Acknowledging our emotions but not acting impulsively on them

Let samskaras takes us beyond our scars

Is the higher taste of bhakti available only for those who practice bhakti exclusively while living in a temple?

Is ISKCON’s initial portrayal of the purificatory potency of bhakti unrealistic?

If a couple can’t have a child how can they serve Krishna?

Everyone’s mind tell them different stories – don’t be judgmental be purposeful

Even when we accept a spiritual purpose spiritual practice remains difficult – what to do?

When fear comes likes a forceful river what to do?

If we feel Krishna has let us down in the past how can we depend on him?

How can we love others without becoming attached?

How can we differentiate between what to hold on to and what to let go?

When we feel excessive fear how can we correct the mind’s corrupted software?

How can we deal with past hurtful memories?

If I feel fearful because others keep reminding me of my past mistakes what to do?

Analyzing the relationship between material progress and spiritual progress

Does greater ambition lead to greater fear?

I am afraid of darkness – what can I do?

Why does Krishna test devotees?

How can we make the right choice a habit instead of an austerity?

Does maintaining an institute make managers rigid and impersonal?

With what attitude should we go for inter-faith programs – how do they help our mission?

If a Muslim wants to study the Gita but can’t accept God’s personal form what to do?

Is God the cause of negativity in humans?

If everything is under karma are terrorists wrongdoers or simply instruments for punishing wrongdoers?

Mind It 3 – Choosing healthy response to problems

Happiness is found not in sensation but in absorption

Why are there many religions – can we believe in more than one religion?

Mind It 2 – How unrealistic expectations hamper our relationships

Mind It 1 – Understanding the modes mind and emotions

Krishna is knowledge object of knowledge and objective of knowledge

How can we avoid becoming discouraged on seeing that the modes are pulling us down?

How can we seek higher purpose when things are going right not just when things start going wrong?

How can devotees learn to be satisfied with whatever services they can do?

Maintaining balance amidst disruptive emotions and situations

Devotees who succeed in getting external results are looked up to in our movement – what to do?

What can brahmacharis do if they feel choked in their ashram?