QA: Audio

When faced with problems how to decide how many solutions to try out?

If someone chants a lot of rounds but doesn’t behave properly with their spouse how do we understand?

Do gopis know Krishna’s future pastimes?

I desire to start a new business – is this desire compatible with bhakti?

The jnanis concepton of the Absolute Truth lacks potency – please explain?

How can we have steady faith that Krishna cares for us?

How can the gopis become proud?

Did Krishna appear in Mathura or in both Mathura and Vrindavan?

How can ghosts being subtle act on gross objects as when opening doors or breaking things?

When ghosts have only subtle bodies how can they be seen by humans?

Are increased natural calamities due to climate change or bad karma?

How can we be more and more in the present?

If someone has hurt us grievously what should we do?

Should we learn from the past or consider that whatever happened is God’s will?

When waves of desire come suddenly do they have some rational cause?

When because of our bhakti principles we can’t eat the food offered by our relatives how can we avoid alienating them from bhakti?

Can machines think?

Is depression a mental problem or a medical problem?

If a devotee familiar to us starts blaspheming our spiritual master how should we deal with that devotee?

When our goals are in the future how can we live in the present?

For devotees are things happening beyond our control due to destiny or Krishna’s mercy?

In outreach what needs to come first – knowledge and inspiration or facilities?

Among knowledge inspiration and facilities if we can’t provide all three to others what is the most important thing to provide?

When we can’t give up our conditionings is just calling out to Krishna the solution?

How can we know that we are subconsciously justifying our anger?

Speaking forcefully often gets people to take things seriously – is such speech angry and to be avoided?

If connection with Krishna makes the inauspicious auspicious then if a devotee gets caught in sinful activities is that also good?

Are the gopis wired naturally to love Krishna so purely?

Seeing Shiva and Vishnu as equal is considered offensive but seeing them as different is also considered offensive – how to understand?

When we can experience peace through oneness with nature why do we need to depict God as a person?

Do theists attribute to God things that are not explainable within our frame of reference?

If someone has hurt us badly should we tell them that they have hurt us?

How can we know whether our wrongdoing is accidental or intentional?

How does time affect the dhama in the material world?

Can you explain how sambandha-jnana is like the guiding star and the gopis’ prema is like the sun?

If Krishna is eternally youthful in the spiritual world are his childhood pastimes present there?

How is forgiveness related to the modes of material nature?

If we get dreams of our past profession even after having retired for over ten years is that good or bad?

Is retaliation in the mode of passion?

What is the difference between tolerance and passivity?

If some devotees feel inspired to hear Krishna’s intimate pastimes what can they do?

When Prabhupada says that God can never be illusioned how can we understand that Krishna comes under Yoga-Maya?

Should we study books about God’s greatness and sweetness progressively or in parallel?

Should we not read advanced krishna-lila because we aren’t mature or read it because we need to know our ultimate goal?

By focusing on future spiritual happiness are we running away from living in the present?

Does spiritual knowledge decrease our tendency to find faults with the present?

If a rat is chewing at our foot should we tolerate it?

As we are controlled by material nature do we really have free will?

How can we better apply what we have read?

If we don’t understand much on studying scripture how can we inspire ourselves to study?

Can dreams be considered unreal because they are temporary?

Are dreams real or not?

When our services sometimes cause anxiety how can we understand that devotees are peaceful?

If bhakti is triggered by external stimuli does such bhakti come from the heart?

Christians say Jesus is the only way – do ISKCON devotees say Prabhupada is the only way?

How is inner growth more important than external growth in bhakti?

How does the hierarchy in bhakti differ from mundane hierarchy?

Why doesn’t mainstream science accept the evidence for past-life memories?

Can we heal our emotional hurts by knowing about our past lives?

How can we go from blaming to forgiving?

What is the nature of eternal life?

How can we prevent the hurts from our past become our emotional baggage in a future life?

Can excessive forgiveness lead to weakness?

What makes us complacent about applying the solution of bhakti to the problem of our known weaknesses?

Who is it that observes the mind has wandered off?

How can we understand Prabhupada’s statement that there is no love in this world?

If we have fear or mistrust towards God how does the process of bhakti work for us?

Is our relationship with our guru a vertical relationship or a horizontal relationship?

How much can analysis help in controlling desires?

Can an animal become a ghost – Hindi?

When Gajendra comes to Krishna because of distress what is the role of his previous life actions – Hindi?

Our parents are destined – are our friends also destined?

How do we understand Prabhupada’s statement that most of my disciples will go to heaven – Hindi?

The soul can’t be cut but can God cut the soul – Hindi?

Isn’t everything that happens to a surrendered devotee good?

How can we overcome anger?

What is the best way to understand spirituality?

Why does nature hide spiritual truths – why don’t all of us have past-life memories or near-death experiences?

If we happen to be a negative influence on others by discouraging them what should we do?

My friends tell me that engineering studies are a waste of time – should I pursue some other career?

Is Chitraketu’s accepting Parvati’s curse even when he was not at fault meant to instruct us to accept whatever happens to us – Hindi?

How can we fix the mind on the heart – Hindi?

If justice needs to be seen to be done how does this apply when karmic justice gives us results for unknown actions – Hindi?

How do we deal with over-expecting parents who ask why we have got 95 marks out of 100 not 100

Can our material progress and spiritual progress go together

How is the world meant to allow both theists and atheists to justify their beliefs

Is it right to blame others for our failure

Do our stars determine whether we become spiritual

When too many spiritual apps sites and books confuse us about what to read or hear what to do?

If someone likes to practice bhakti in solitary devotional activities will they advance more slowly?

If our family attachments impede our spiritual advancement how can we be detached and still be responsible?

When problems trouble us and we can’t put our heart in our service what can we do?

How does understanding Krishna’s greatness and sweetness bring submission and affection respectively?

While studying in college how can we not identify ourselves as students?

How can we balance scriptural study and practical service?

When we practice bhakti culture in our temples or youth centers are we not practicing spiritual bhakti?

On holy days if new people can either fast or do service what should we encourage them to do?

If our past bad habits keep dragging us down what should we do?

Can we get tangible results in bhakti as we get in our worldly relationships?

How can we explain philosophy to those who don’t accept the authority of scripture?