QA Audio : 2015

Are the gods of different religions different? (PK answered 25)

Are jnana and karma complementary instead of hierarchical?

Should one take saffron only when one is convinced that Krishna is God?

How can we distribute our time between hearing and chanting?

Do the modes come from Krishna or from prakriti?

When an eye for an eye will make everyone blind, why does the Gita teach that?

If bhakti is the conclusion of the Vedas, shouldn;t the Vedas be filled with bhakti?

How do we give up bad habits?

What is the difference between destiny and free will?

How can scripture be understood relevantly without deviant interpretations?

Why are we unable to apply what we hear?

How can spiritual wisdom be introduced in academic curricula?

When we understand scripture with senses and intelligence, how is the knowledge acquisition descending, not ascending?

Is it because scripture’s message is spiritual that we don’t find it interesting?

Does our capacity for intelligence prove the reality of our free will?

If a devotee feels depressed does that mean they are not chanting properly?

Which is the abode for sakhya rasa?

What are the various levels of bhakti Sri Vishvanatha analyzes in the Gita?

When we are speaking at some other organization’s forum, should we adjust or speak the truth?

While sympathizing with outsiders, how to ensure that insiders dont become like outsiders?

What were the most striking experiences of your US preaching tour?

How can we be sympathetic to people whose beliefs differ from scripture?

For those practicing some other religion, should KC be presented analytically or synthetically?

Why did Ambedkar misundersand and reject the Vedic path?

How does the jiva fall to the material world?

Is the Warkari sampradaya personalist or impersonalist?

How do we understand Prabhupada’s statement about Shankaracharyas conception of Krishnas form?

When Krishna disapproves premature renunciation why did Prabhupada give sannyasa to his young disciples?

Is performing dandiya an undesirable imitation of Krishna-lila?

The ego is higher than the intelligence – can it be controlled using the intelligence?

Is Jesus a forgiving God and Krishna a punishing God?

If a senior devotee states something factually wrong in a Bhagavatam class what should a junior devotee do?

Why does Prabhupada differentiate between knowledge and devotion in Gita 2.14 purport?

Wasn’t Hanuman’s burning Lanka excessive vandalism?

Wasn’t Lakshmana’s disfiguring Shurapanakha disproportionate and cruel?

When Rama descended in the Surya Vamsha why is he called Ramachandra?

When the soul doesn’t feel hunger, how can the body tire the soul?

Can holy places be haunted?

How do parts of a plant when cut sometimes grow as separate plants?

Can the soul in a grain get a human body in the next life especially if it has fallen from heaven?

Are souls present in seeds – where does it go when souls remain inactive for years before germinating?

Do souls move continuously from one body to another or are they inactive in between bodies?

If we are getting too many doubts, should we just switch off our intellectual faculty?

How to decide whether our intellectual needs are for logical study or empirical research?

If we doubt Krishna’s existence, how can we have faith that he will remove our doubts in future?

Is it ok to be disturbed in our bhakti when some questions don’t get answered?

How did the soul enter during the birth of 100 Kauravas from Gandharis miscarriage?

Aren’t renunciates who lose semen accidentally denying bodies to the souls present in their semen?

During the birth of twins does the soul split into two?

During conception, how do sperm, egg, soul, karma and Krishna’s will inter-relate?

During conception, when and where does the soul come into the picture?

What is the relation between the Ishopanishad cover picture and its content?

Why are the Ishopanishad verses called mantras?

How can women be encouraged to get a sense of success in their home responsibilities?

Do women-devotees always have to be homemakers?

Were women always housewives in Vedic culture?

Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?

How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?

Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

How does the principle of sacrifice apply in a devotee’s life?

In contextualizing scripture, isn’t there a danger of deviation?

What does distancing oneself from negative situations, relations and emotions mean?

How important is truthfulness in bhakti?

Should grihastha gurus also be addressed as Maharajas?

Isn’t ISIS Islam? Why do we need to be politically correct and differentiate between the two?

Was Arjuna’s faith enhanced by seeing the Universal Form?

What is the spiritual significance of the Gopinath Patnaik story?

Was rain an adequate reason for Rama to delay his search for Sita?

When Yashoda’s rasa is vatsalya, how is her bhakti coming from Radharani whose rasa is madhurya?

Was Dhruva’s determination in passion or transcendental?

Please explain varnashrama, its different types and its relevance in urban settings.

Is varnashrama hierarchical with brahmanas higher and shudras lower?

What does emotional distance from a principle mean?

What is the significance of the different names used for Arjuna in the Gita as in 14.11 & 12?

Is there any difference between attaining Krishna’s dharma mentioned in Gita 14.2 and attaining his bhava mentioned in Gita 14.19?

Does Krishna guide everyone or only those his devotees?

Are we apes because theres only 2% difference genetically between us and apes?

Are the other 5 schools of Indian philosphy relevant for devotees – are they speculations?

Are Nirvisheshavada and Mayavada two names of the same?

Spiritual sound vibration sometimes feels boring – how to avoid?

Whats wrong with verifying scientifically the material knowledge given in scripture?

Are all the many expansions of the Lord eternal?

How to understand the descriptions of material settings in scriptural pastimes?

Are all of Krishnas’ associates the same in each kalpa?

What to do if one feels inspired to be a brahmacari but doesnt have a suitable nature?

How to understand Chaitanya Charitamrita descriptions that Lord Chaitanya flooded the whole world with ecstasy?

Where are the pastimes of the countless incarnations described?

What happened to Radharani after Krishna left for Mathura?

Are some Sanskrit words not translatable?

Why do the scriptures while narrating pastimes describe the beauty of the female form?

Does selfless devotion mean that we shouldnt be getting any happiness ourselves in it?

Is feeling grateful to Krishna for saving us from material sufferings self-centered – what should we be grateful for?

Does serving for Krishna’s pleasure mean that we should not even consider what give us pleasure?

Is trying to determine how we can serve according to our nature against the principle of following the spiritual master’s instruction?

When problems overwhelm us, how can we take shelter of Krishna?

How much can we adjust right or wrong actions according to their consequences?

Should we help materially those who make a business out of asking for charity?

Is detachment not included in 64 items of bhakti because it makes one hardhearted?

How can we keep our mind genuine during our daily activities?

When Bhagavatam talks about karma as a cause, shouldnt we see karma causally?