Practical Spirituality

​Doesn’t thinking that we have talents make us proud? (Hindi)

How can we examine our emotions? (Hindi)

​When someone corrects us, why do we feel angry? (Hindi)

Aren’t our emotions just mental – how can we cultivate them in bhakti?

​How can we make our intelligence like a mother for discipling the childish mind?

​Why are only engineering students attracted to ISKCON?

​Why is day sleep not good?

​Should we try to develop distaste for worldly things?

​If desires are rising while chanting, how can we say to Krishna?

​Give people space to grow in their faith

Austerity is meant to focus desire, not kill desire

When austerity is to be implemented, our resolve weakens – how to counter?

​How can we increase our austerities as did Dhruva?

​When certain services are considered higher than others, should we choose the higher or the natural for us?

When we focus on one area of our life, other areas get neglected – how to balance?

Devotion is a progression from our past, not a rejection of the past

​Can doing PhD help devotees in their outreach?

​How do we counter the many misconceptions about dharma in today’s mainstream society? (Hindi)

​How can we help those who are sincerely following an unauthorized spiritual path?

​Why doesn’t ISKCON distribute books free?

​Does spiritual advancement make one materially lethargic?

​If spiritual advancement removes our worldly cravings, does that mean spiritualists can’t progress materially?

​Can people change their habits without practicing bhakti-yoga?

​Should we strive for qualities that are not according to our nature?

​Do we need to fight with those who misbehave with us?

How do we draw the line between self-pity and humility and assertiveness?

Do non-devotees have no good qualities?

When we have pressure to get a new job, can we adjust our spiritual commitments to focus on our career?

Does Krishna care for us even when we are not practicing spiritual life seriously and have messed up our material life?

How can we make our communication more crisp and clear?

​How can a devotee pursue a PhD in science without getting carried away by science?

How to overcome fear of what comes after death?

Does surrendering to Krishna means not caring for our material responsibilities?

​Are our intuitions more likely to be coming from God when we are calm than when we are agitated?

​Does goodness take away the competitive spirit needed for succeeding in today’s world?

Can devotion cure psychological disorders?

​Is the inner voice God’s voice?

Should we pursue our career as per our education or as per our inspiration?

How to control revengeful thoughts?

​How can we share Krishna through our profession?

​Do we always have to eat what we cook – does bhakti change our karma?

​Why should we follow rules and give up our freedom?

Can some foods or medicines change our destiny?

​How do our conditionings shape our behavior without determining it?

How is the mind converted by bhakti?

​Do we control the mind first or do we situate ourselves in our svarupa first?

During chanting, can we experience the holy name touching the soul?

​How can we understand the intelligence and ego to be different from the mind and the soul?

​Should we strive to change those things that require a lot of effort to change?

Is our duty towards others unlimited, irrespective of how they behave?

While choosing a spouse, is matching astrological charts essential?

Can developing our talents obstruct us in bhakti?

Make your own destiny 3

​Make your own destiny 2

Make your own destiny 1

PRAY acronym: Revisiting our conceptions about praying

When modern civilization collapses in future, should devotees have a Vedic alternative ready?

What does Prabhupada’s statement about 50% of his mission being incomplete mean​?

​You came, you gave, you conquered – Appreciating Srila Prabhupada’s mercy

​How can one act with love without the feeling of love?

Does devotional life begin only when material life is finished?

​Should we give due attention to our material side or should we spiritualize it?

​Do we need peace externally to find peace internally?

​Do we commit mistakes because of Krishna’s plan?

When others trouble us, should we just tolerate things?

When something inspires us devotionally, how to know whether it is self-centered or Krishna-centered?

​How can a visually challenged person practice bhakti?

​How do we stay committed in our devotional relationships when devotees don’t seem inspiring?

​If I serve my mother because of my bhakti, am I serving her or serving Krishna?

​How can we overcome the desire for appreciation from others?

How can we avoid taking things for granted in bhakti?

Is serving according to our nature selfishness?

How can we gain clarity in our philosophical understanding?

​How can we smile at those who hurt us?

Can we be sensitive and detached both?

​How can we avoid doing bhakti for external gains like prestige?

​Should we counterpush against circumstances or tolerate them?

​If something works for us but doesn’t work for others should we apologize for misguiding them?

Should devotees be desensitized from social causes or involved in them?

​​​​Is attribution error while dealing with devotees a Vaishnava apradha?

Should we not tell others that they have hurt us so that they don’t feel hurt?

​How do we avoid passion while working as leaders in the corporate world?

​If someone has hurt us, how can we forgive them?

Does doing good make the heart into a temple?

​How can we avoid judging others?

​How can we turn on our inner compass while living in the world?

Which service is ideal – service according to our nature or service that is the need of the hour?

Is association of nondevotees like the kissing of a snake?

How can we change our default settings that we don’t know about? – Hindi

Improving our chanting – Hindi

What does everything will be achieved by chanting mean? – Hindi

Should devotees who like each other but have incompatible horoscopes get married?

​Are gurukulas the best way for education for devotees’ children?

​While acting in our worldly relationships, how can we avoid attachment and stay surrendered to Krishna?

​As devotees, how do we choose among our various material roles?

Why does ISKCON practice double standards by allowing donors, not others, to do deity abhisheka on festivals?

​What chemistry is needed for having intimate Vaishnava relationships?

​Why do we give more importance to our material relationships than our devotee relationships?

​To minimize their material entanglement, should devotees try to give their children the cheapest education?

Do women have the same rights as men in ISKCON?