Practical Spirituality

Let incidental dissatisfaction trigger existential dissatisfaction

PURE acronym – 4 attitudes for progressing in spiritual life

God loves me – is this just a psychological feeling or a spiritual reality?

Do relationships interfere with our inner growth?

All loving relationships in this world are temporary – what does that mean?

How do we know which desires are healthy and which unhealthy?

Should we pray to God for things or just be content with what we have?

How can we persist in our resolutions?

When we face much worldly anxiety, how can we practice spirituality?

How are we non-sectarian when our practices are isolating?

How can we advance spiritually while having family and job responsibilities?

Does pursuing knowledge reflect materialistic consciousness – will it keep us dissatisfied?

What are simple steps to fix our mental software?

Where do our fears originate – are they just conceptions?

Focus on the best in the past, be present in the present and shape the future

Although material things are temporary, those things matter to us – how can we balance our material and spiritual side?

How can we make our subconscious choices wise choices?

Go beyond fight or flight to sight

Overcoming resentment amidst difficult situations

Managing the mind – we control, Krishna converts

While choosing, how can we know which desire is coming from external influences and which from internal inspiration?

How can we choose rightly among various religions?

Why do some good devotees suddenly do some terrible things?

Sometimes our actions don’t produce results, but do those results manifest eventually?

How can we trust Krishna when he is so unpredictable?

Why would anyone be tempted to be discouraged?

Can focusing on our intention impede creativity?

What is the root of our procrastinating tendency?

What is the meaning of life?

How long does it take to experience lasting love – what about the love we find in this world?

What are the best books to start our spiritual study?

How can we avoid being affected by things not in our control?

Maintaining standards while cultivating sensitivity

Why is devotee association sometimes more stressful and misunderstanding-prone than nondevotee association?

Sometimes devotee association agitates us – then how can we feel sheltered by it?

If we can’t follow certain standards while practically living in the world, how should we adjust?

Channeling our dissatisfaction constructively

What can we do about fears that are not useful?

Why is initiation so important?

What is the difference between fear and fearfulness?

How can we know who is our real guru?

If we see problems as small, won’t we neglect serious problems?

Are problems relative – they are big for one person, small for another?

Focus on conscious intention, not circumstantial emotion

Anxiety Management

Should we be pessimistic about material life to progress in spiritual life?

Does destiny determine whether a child will live till forty or also what will happen to him at that age?

​Our material needs are like painkillers – necessary but not sufficient

Is everything in life pre-determined?

If we work hard, doesn’t that hard work become the cause of our positive destiny?

How do free will and destiny interact in our life?

Understanding how karma provides justice and Krishna provides mercy

Was Ajamila’s calling out to Vishnu an utterance or a remembrance?

How can we organize ourselves to best serve Krishna?

How can we encourage daydreamers to do something practical?

Understanding how dharma culminates in prema

Materialism makes material life joyless and pointless

How can we describe spirituality to new people in 2-3 sentences?

Can we drink without becoming drunk?

How can we inspire ourselves to chant when we don’t feel any immediate benefits?

Inner power means to act intelligently, not impulsively

While speaking from shastra, should we consider what people will feel about it?

How can we decide whether to focus on material life or on spiritual life?

How can we integrate in bhakti a profession that is not directly usable in bhakti?

In dealing with our desires through indulgence in householder life, isn’t there a danger that the desires may not go away?

If someone is spiritually unreceptive, does the sincerity of our prayers determine whether they become receptive?

How can we spiritually help those in totally materialistic degraded life?

When the mind wanders off, how can we become more aware of its wandering faster?

When should one decide to become a full-time monk for serving Krishna?

When our values are different from partying professionals, how can we set an example in our material life?

Spirituality changes how we perceive, process and pursue

If we feel social pressure to do some service other than what we feel inspired to do, which service should we choose?

We all need role models – then what does we shouldn’t become xerox copies of others mean?

What does spirituality have to say about modern cosmological knowledge?

What is the difference between walking away from problems and running away from them?

How can we know whether the inner voice comes from the mind or the intelligence?

If someone insults us but we don’t feel angry whereas others feel we should be angry, what is happening to us?

How can we sustain our resolutions in spiritual life?

How do we decide when to confront a problem and when to accept it as destiny

Shouldn’t love for Krishna soften devotees’ heart and make them gentler?

How do we see when senior devotees act inappropriately and rationalize it based on their seniority?

Should we choose a career based on our nature or on our parents’ expectation?

Are scriptural models of duties to be implemented as it is today – should children obey their parents just as Rama obeyed Dasharatha?

QA with Central New Jersey devotees

QA on Living spiritually in today’s world

From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 3

From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 2

Two lives, one purpose

External miracles don’t change us – internal choices do

Are we forgetting the key downstairs?

What your phone can teach you about your mind 4 – Let bhakti change your memory

What your phone can teach you about your mind 3 – Check your energy drainers

Cultivate aggressive gratitude

What your phone can teach you about your mind 2 – Hardware improvement doesn’t solve software problems

What your phone can teach you about your mind 1 – Deal with your default settings maturely

In which service should we start fighting our inclination to the path of least resistance?

When our loved ones suffer, we suffer – then how does love bring happiness?

When our thoughts start becoming negative, how can we flip them to positive?

How can we insulate ourselves from negative people?

When we are troubled by controversies in Krishna’s movement, should we try to tackle them or just focus on our service?