Practical Spirituality

Should the problems in following authority be discussed only privately and not publicly?

Can fault finding be used constructively in devotional service?

How can the light of religion help a world in conflict?

If our institutional faith is shaken while our personal faith is strong, how can we progress?

How can I grow spiritually when I have diverse spiritual interests and am hesitant about institutional affiliation?

Is it better to set big goals that are inspiring or small goals that are achievable?

How can we become more disciplined?

How can we know the mood of our spiritual master?

Why are temples closed during eclipses?

When we tolerate amid difficulties, how can we tolerate not out of helplessness but out of purposefulness?

How can we develop attachment to Krishna if we don’t have it initially?

If eating meat is sinful, then are all the countries that are primarily non-vegetarian destined for hell? (Hindi)

If the soul is eternal, why is the world’s population increasing (Hindi)

Is initiation absolutely important when the guru inspiring us is not accessible?

Can we hear bhajans sung by someone not from our movement?

Is our existence itself an unfairness and a mystery, wherein many big questions have no answers?

Had all the Jews who were killed by Hitler done bad karma that led to their genocide

When a helpless girl is raped, does the Gita say that it happened due to her past karma? (Hindi)

Does our breath make the sound so ‘ham – does that suggest we are God?

If someone is abused despite praying to Krishna for protection, isn’t it easier for them to reject God?

If it’s impossible to find happiness without Krishna, aren’t we being forced to love him?

Can we hear beautiful bhajans if they are not sung by devotees?

How do we understand Prabhupada’s seemingly anti-woman statements?

Why does Krishna not make another world where we can be happy without him?

Do our intentions to control the mind also come from the mind – or do they come from the soul with its own mind?

If we have performed shraddha on Ekadashi, will we therefore go to hell, ref Bhag 7.14.20-23. How to atone?

What is the root cause of misdeeds? Is it avidya? How is it removed by bhakti?

Book distribution inspiration – how can we motivate ourselves spiritually for distributing Prabhupada’s books during the marathon?

How do we balance spiritual life with material life?

When other sampradayas quote certain verses from scripture to prove that their particular founder is also an incarnation of God – How do we respond to such scriptural references?

If we have lost a loved one, how can we deal with the grief?

If freewill is connected with desires and choices then how can we develop our intelligence so that we can desire and choose better

How dependent is karma on destiny and destiny on karma?

What happiness does the soul get in the spiritual world that it doesn’t get in the material world?

Should we celebrate festivals like Tulsi Vivah that were not celebrated during Prabhupada’s times?

Kantara movie – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan

201 The letter of scripture and the spirit of scripture The Monk_’s Podcast with Yogeshvara Prabhu

World Mental Health Day Special Bhagavad-gita Insights for a Healthy Mind

How to know when we are getting realization and when doing speculation?

If we get a dream in which our spiritual master is displeased with us, what does that mean?

Krishna being omnipotent can be present in his deity, but how can Prabhupada be present in his deity?

How can we get fresh insights while studying scripture?

To go to Krishna, do we need to attain a particular stage in bhakti?

Why is Prabhupada was so strong in criticizing mayavadis and so mild in criticizing muslims?

If the same event can be explained at multiple levels, are different explanations meant for people at different levels?

Why shouldn’t we be just positive and not bother about things like death?

How can we make bhakti accessible without diluting it? – Chaitanya Charan

How to make our Sunday talks relevant Chaitanya Charan with Caru P on the ISKCON Relevance Project podcast

3 conceptions of renunciation frustration, aversion, redirection – Chaitanya Charan

If a prescribed homeopathic medicine that contains 90% alchohol, can we take it?

When is doing something externally without inner feeling good and when is it bad?

If someone has committed suicide, how can we help their relatives?

When our hearing becomes mechanical, what can we do?

Karthikeya 2 vs PK Logical approach to religion done right and wrong?

Hearing with the ears, the head and the heart – Chaitanya Charan on Vedasara P’s Heartspace podcast

Brahminical culture what it was and how it was preserved through two kinds of brahmanas

From lower taste to higher taste through higher vision

How do the nine forms of devotional service combined with the three modes lead to 81 categories of devotional service?

Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t

Are Jordan Peterson’s ideas relevant for Bhakti theology? QA with Chaitanya Charan

Could the 63 millions deaths due to abortion be deaths that had to happen due to mass karma?

Do men have no right to speak on abortion because they have never carried a baby?

In today’s culture that teaches no respect for elders, how can we share spirituality?

Roe V Wade reversed A Bhagavad-gita perspective on the US removal of women’s right to abortion

Till what point should we tolerate?

When we see something wrong happening, should we humbly tolerate or stand up for justice?

How can we know that we are progressing spiritually?

How can we get the determination to apply scripture?

How can we maintain our faith amid extreme difficulties?

​How can a student practice bhakti?

199 Focusing on the practical in the scriptural – The Monk’s Podcast with Kaustubha Prabhu

If I don’t find answers by different devotees equally convincing, am I judging them?

Texas school shooting were all victims subject to mass karma?

196 Systematic outreach for sustainable community development – The Monk’s Podcast with Aniruddha P

Can devotees on the Vyasasana speak something out of parampara eg. all of Bhagavatam is not practical?

195 Pursuing writing as an art in bhakti, The Monk’s podcast 195 with Urmila Mataji

193 Thoughts on ISKCON’s future The Monk s Podcast with Govardhana Prabhu

When different devotees emphasize different things as most important in bhakti, how to avoid getting confused?

192 Empathic communication why it is important in bhakti-The Monk’s podcast with Bir Krishna Maharaja

Texas school shooting: A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan

Do you watch the movies that you comment on?

Is a devotee’s suffering caused by Krishna, not karma?

What are the meaning of Nirishvarvadi, Brahmavadi, Mayavadi, Shunyavadi, Nirakarvadi, Nirvisheshvadi terms?

Kali’s brutality & Krishna’s immorality Understanding Vedic conceptions of divinity

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: A Bhagavad-gita Perspective – Chaitanya Charan

As many Hindu temples don’t allow non-Hindus to enter, is the Vedic tradition really inclusive?

Is the RRR movie a contemporary retelling of Ramayana?

191 Wars: What can’t be prevented can be minimized, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu

The Kashmir files reminder: Denying truth for tolerance’s sake destroys both truth and tolerance

Rising beyond caste discrimination to effective equality, Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M podcast

190 Sannyasa ashrama in the bhakti tradition: Overvalued or devalued? The Monk’s Podcast 190 with Yadunandana Maharaj

189 The Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly (SABHA) The Monks Podcast 189 with Nrsimhananda Prabhu

What tangible good does ISKCON do the world – how to explain in universal terms?

What role do the modes play in the soul’s journey through material existence both in terms of the desire to enjoy separate and the facility to learn lessons?

188 Does beating our mind mean distrusting ourselves? The Monk’s Podcast with Mahatma P

Religion vs Spirituality – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast

Dowry System: See beyond specific rules to universal values

When meat is offered to goddess Kali, does she accept it?

Isn’t wearing Hijab the religious right of Muslim women If Yogi Adityanath can wear saffron, why can’t Muslim women wear hijab?

Can attraction to a devotee become a distraction on the spiritual path?