Practical Spirituality

If someone has been betrayed repeatedly and has become cynical, how can they recover?

How may we be cynical in our relationship with Krishna?

How to live at the junction of order and chaos – Learning from Dasharatha’s destiny

If we keep doing something that we had resolved to give up, what to do?

How temptation attacks visibly and invisibly – Lessons from Indrajita’s attack on Rama-Lakshmana

For chanting, why are Tulsi beads recommended?

Why spiritual life matters – Talk to teenagers

Head in the sky, feet on the ground – balancing our aspirations with our actions

How do we realize that Krishna consciousness is like 5 million dollars and worldly things are like 5 dollars

From individualism to individuality – Are people innately good or innately bad?

Understanding the six stages of anartha nivrutti or inner purification – 2

Understanding the six stages of anartha nivrutti or inner purification – 1

Perfectionism is a serial killer in high heels

How can we work with difficult people?

Relationships flourish by sharing, not by dominating – Rama Lakshmana interactions

7 purposes of ISKCON explained

How can we suffer insufferable people?

How can we be humble without appearing weak?

How can we balance between overthinking about other people’s actions and being thoughtful?

How can living in the present be reconciled with having an optimistic attitude?

Maintaining faith on the spiritual path 1 – Bhakti is not all-or-nothing

For self-control, should we just focus on chosing our desires or should we also chose our situations?

TRUST acronym for strengthening relationships

Does spirituality cure depression or manage depression?

Our worst enemy is inside us – and so is our best friend – Analyze, Confront, Empower

Dealing with discouragement through 3 Es: Expansion, Elevation and Execution

How to become consistent – AIR acronym

3 understandings of humility for strengthening our relationships

Does emotional pain indicate something wrong that needs fixing or should it just be tolerated

How can we help those who can’t put past bad things in perspective?

How to avoid gossiping

Can we love ourselves? – HOPE acronym

Do great devotees like Prahlad just focus on Krishna and not bother about problems at all?

Does bhakti become more and more complicated as we go into the details?

How can we avoid getting infected with material desires because of the triangularity of desires?

How can we ensure that our children follow our culture?

Developing deeper relationships – CARE acronym

How do we balance not repressing ourselves and avoiding things unfavorable to Krishna consciousness

Tap your inner power – TAB acronym with Srila Prabhupada’s example

When analyzing issues, how do we know whether we are putting them in the right context such as material or spiritual?

When nothing works, we surrender to Krishna – how can we surrender to him in the beginning itself?

QA on mindfulness at South Illinois University 2019 Spring

Hold your plans lightly, not tightly

Sentimentality Sensitivity Spirituality

Centering our life on Krishna – not on the intellectual, the psychological, the social or the cultural

Nonviolence in speech – Be sensitive and sensible

How to deal with distress through devotion

Inner Change – 3 reasons why changing ourselves is tough and 6 ways to make it easier

QA with teenagers at ISKCON Silicon Valley 2019

Understanding our outer world, our inner world and how to direct them

Confront how bad we can be to become how good we can be

Thinking about thinking – how our thoughts can harm us or help us

How to become more personal in our dealings

Self-discipline or self-discovery – Charting our inner journey

How to avoid jumping to conclusions – DAS acronym

Is parents wanting their children to become Krishna conscious a sign of dependence, independence or interdependence?

The karma confusion – are our problems due to our present actions or past actions?

How to have loving exchanges 4 – Cultivating intimacy

How to have loving exchanges 3 – Cultivating sensitivity

How to have loving exchanges 2 – Cultivating non-judgmentality

How to have loving exchanges 1 – Understanding frame of reference

Some thoughts on guru tattva and discipleship

From Nomad to Pilgrim – Infusing our life with purpose and meaning

Krishna consciousness is to feel the presence of Krishna in his absence

If someone imposes something on us because of their ego or authority, what can we do?

Don’t we need to look at people’s group identity, as when interacting with people from other organizations?

The Problem of Pain – Materialistic, Abrahamic and Dharmic explanations

How spiritual knowledge helps us see opportunity in adversity

Religion and parenting – A Hindu perspective

Controlling the mind through yoga and bhakti – similarities and differences Gita 06.21

Should devotees move beyond demonizing scientists?

How to be intelligent in dealing with people – Ramayana wisdom

Does human nature always give fear precedence over faith?

Is living in the present without living for Krishna helpful?

Is it ok for devotees to give motivational classes without mentioning Krishna at all?

QA session in Melbourne 2019

Why is it so difficult to step back from a dramatic position that we have publically taken – is it because of ego?

If aspiring disciples feel that they can’t get their guru’s association, what can we tell them?

How can a hunter-devotee justify that he is simply doing the profession ordained by past karma – can a terrorist argue the same way?

When life doesn’t make sense – Karma, time and free will

When time becomes unfavorable, don’t become unfavorable to Krishna

From insecurity to inner security

Detachment is not absence of emotion, it is absence of emotional dependence

What is Spirituality – Questions and Answers

How intelligence and devotion interact on the spiritual path – 3 reflections

Technology, Psychology, Spirituality

Understanding what is contextual and what central in scripture

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s three quotes on preaching – Purpose, perspective, processsssss

Why changing ourselves is so difficult – and how to make it easier

From love of power to power of love

Humility, audacity and purity in bhakti

Does focusing on Krishna require that we always be in the mode of goodness?

When our prayers are unanswered

How to deal with uncomfortable emotions – 5 Ds

Is always speaking the truth practical?

How to stay spiritually strong amidst material difficulties

Seek not a stormless sea, seek an unsinkable ship

Does the existence of beauty prove the existence of God?

If someone wants us to micro-control their lives, what should we do?

What determines whether we learn by intelligence or by experience?