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Devotees who succeed in getting external results are looked up to in our movement – what to do?

What can brahmacharis do if they feel choked in their ashram?

How is our intelligence partly our friend and partly our enemy?

If we are too passionate to separate ourselves from our mind what to do?

Wasn’t Arjuna passionate about archery – can we be passionate about something and still be devotional?

We want appreciation for making our contribution – what to do about this wanting?

When we live in a competitive world how can we avoid comparing ourselves with others?

How can we avoid collateral damage while working in our offices?

When India is the land of spirituality why was it overrun by so many invaders – why does it still have a colonial mentality?

Why is Hinduism portrayed so negatively in the media and academia?

Is satisfaction a brahminical virtue that is impractical for kshastriyas and other varnas?

Can self-help techniques be used in Krishna’s service?

Why are some people attached to godly things and some to ungodly things?

Can harmonization with contemporary culture lead to dilution of tradition?

How can we get rid of unwanted thoughts?

How does hypnosis work?

How is the moon the mind’s predominating deity?

With artificial intelligence advancing rapidly, what will differentiate humans from future machines?

How can we communicate the need of regulation to people who are gung-ho about freedom and rights?

If we can do a service well and see others doing that service poorly, should we stay uninvolved to avoid becoming proud or critical?

I get dreams to act violently against Muslims – what should I do?

When our acharyas wanted an institution, how can we deal with people’s aversion to religious institutions?

If others do politics to sideline us from our service, should we also do politics to continue our service?

Why do devotees sometimes die in ghastly accidents?

How can we increase the quality in our existing devotional commitments?

When neither distress nor taste motivates us consistently in bhakti, how can we become consistent?

How can I overcome my attraction to watch every detail of my favorite actress?

How can we be materially successful while practicing bhakti?

Is disorder also a part of Krishna’s plan for creation?

Should we correct others when we don’t have the authority to do so and others aren’t receptive?

In the computer metaphor for explaining the self, comparing the soul with the user mixes the inanimate with the animate – isn’t it better to compare consciousness with electricity?

If the devotional ambience around us is unfavorable because devotees are rude, what should we do?

Why do the Vedas give all rights to men and no rights to women, who simply have to obey men?

When we have to choose between two ways of serving Krishna, what should we do?

Duryodhana felt no moral compunction while persecuting the Pandavas, but Dhirtrashtra did – why the difference?

The soul has knowledge that is presently covered – does this mean the soul knows exact scriptural verses?

When Abhimanyu was killed, how was Arjuna overcome by illusion?

If we use our extrovert nature to serve Krishna, are we functioning in the mode of passion?

If devotees use certain statements to demean other bhakti traditions, what to do?

Do we need only devotional principles to change our past’s influences – can other things help?

When we are frustrated, is it possible to think logically as explained in classes?

If past mental impressions stay despite a long practice of bhakti, what to do?

How do we deal with negative people who are not transformable?

When the mind becomes a mirror for the pure soul, does the soul perceive itself through the mind or without it too?

In Shikshashtakam, what is the difference between ceto darpanam and sarvatma snapanam?

In Damodarashtakam, what does not wanting any benediction other than Vaikuntha refer to?

In Damodarashtakam, what does duhka-jala abdhi magnam mean?

The driver controls the car, but the soul doesn’t directly control the body – can you explain?

When does determination turn into obstinacy?

By contemplating the consequences of sensuality, if we practice bhakti, is that bhakti at the level of fear?

Does Krishna know which choices we are going to make?

When things go wrong, how can keep faith and avoid feeling the pinch?

If bhakti doesn’t protect us from troubles, then what is the point of practicing it?

If we tend to over-expect from others and alienate them, what to do?

If the world is Maya, is it just like the world of Harry Potter?

How can we avoid impulsive reactions that make things worse?

When our filters distort our vision, how can we see things as they are?

Is it selfish to want others to change so that we can be more comfortable?

I am useless – Is this feeling in ignorance or in transcendence?

If our attitude is determined by our modes, then how much can we change our attitude?

How can we balance our limited controllership over our children with our responsibility to guide them?

When taking decisions, how do we balance using our intelligence and having faith in Krishna?

How can we detach ourselves from what others think about us?

What is needed for sharing bhakti in the West?

Can the mind sting us – how?

When a loved one is hurt, we feel disturbed, but not so much when someone unknown is hurt – is this attachment?

Why do Vraja-vasis need to perform a karma-kanda reformatory ceremony?

When social justice is not defined in the West in terms of caste discrimination how can bhakti be seen as promoting social justice here?

How do we overcome ambiguity about going ahead in a relationship?

Why do people who live religiously suffer terribly?

When chanting, should we just hear the holy name or try to focus the mind on Krishna’s lotus feet?

What is the relationship between science and atheism?

Is criticizing science necessary for sharing Krishna-bhakti?

We get creative ideas but feel that implementing them requires too much work – what to do?

What was the need for Ramananda Raya to massage young girls?

When a parent won’t give a child a pile of chocolates, why does Krishna create a world filled with sense objects?

When intelligence is the sitting place of lust, how can it point us to our long-term interest?

Should I Choose The Spiritual Master Whose Personal Association I Get Or Whose Classes Inspire Me

When love is not real, how can it be the ultimate reality?

When the consequence is not in our hands, why is the consequence considered a factor in deciding right and wrong action?

How can we avoid impulsive angry responses?

How can Vyasadeva refer to himself as a great sage in the Bhagavatam?

How is temperament more important than talent?

If we resist a desire, it increases, and our mind goes crazy – what to do?

When we have to work so many hours in nondevotional jobs for our financial needs, how can we grow devotionally?

Even when we have knowledge, we can’t apply it – what to do?

As a to-be householder, should I work fulltime in a temple or take a job outside

My husband doesn’t oppose my bhakti, but he wants me to take interest in worldly things that I have lost interest in – what should I do?

If my counselor breaks a regulative principle, how do I maintain my faith?

If our past bad relationships make us averse to exploring new relationships, what should we do?

How can we emotionally accept that people who treat us like crap are delivering us our past karma?

How can we overcome the expectation of apology from someone who has hurt us?

What are the precursors to anger – how can we know that we are likely to explode at someone?

How can we preach with sincere devotees who are desensitized to newcomers’ sensitivities?

If circumstances make following bhakti principles impossible, what should we do?

When our emotions come in the way of our bhakti practices, what can we do?

In youth, how much should we be preparing for our career and how much focusing on devotional growth?

How much should we restrict our children from hearing mundane music?

How can we prioritize our services, when we have limited time?

Does bhakti practice free us from past bad karma?