QA: Audio

Do interruptions in our remembrance of Krishna occur because of circumstances or consciousness?

What does seva-smarana mean?

Is the mood of dasyam not present in Goloka Vrindavan because it is madhurya dhama?

Are paid pujas done in temple not commercialization of religion?

What standard of Deity worship should householders follow?

When we are in a position of guiding others, how can we know how much to control them and how much to let them go?

How can we avoid discouragement when our sincere service is repeatedly frustrated?

From a spiritual perspective, what causes addiction and how can it be dealt with?

When science and spirituality never meet, how can they be reconciled?

Do dreams mean something – should we try to understand their meaning?

Is research in reincarnation still going on?

Is reincarnation for real?

If we are already middle-aged, do we still have enough time to counter our bad karma by practicing bhakti?

Can we counter bad karma with good karma?

During the course of evolution, when did people develop the capacity to understand spirituality?

Why do movie songs stay in our memory much more than devotional songs?

If science can’t answer some questions, why is everyone progressing along scientific lines?

Science can’t address God’s existence and spirituality can’t prove it – how then can science and spirituality be reconciled?

When mood swings are caused by hormonal changes, how can we control our moods by our determination?

How can we get in our next life the devotional facilities we don’t have in this life?

If senior devotees chanting for many years still have conditionings, does that mean conditionings are stronger than the holy name?

Does duty means doing that which we don’t like to do?

When doing our prescribed service deprives us of devotee association, what should we do?

When someone hurts us, how can we avoid becoming vengeful and stay focused on Krishna?

Why is it so difficult to become attracted to God and so easy to get attracted to sense objects?

If someone has hurt us and we don’t have the courage to tell them, what can we do?

When anger comes, how can we calm ourselves?

How can we avoid impulsive reaction to hostile people?

If we fail in our resolution after sticking to it for some time, how to avoid becoming discouraged?

How to deal with relatively harmless addictions?

When the vibrations of different people chanting mantras are different, how does the mantra purify?

How can we correct the bad habits that we are unaware of?

Can destiny be changed by technology?

Why does our culture not tell us the reasons for our religious practices?

What is the starting point for bhakti yoga?

What changed your life trajectory?

How can we cheer up a family member disheartened by a prolonged bad health?

How do mantras change our consciousness – by their frequency, word order or word choice?

How can we know that the ultimate source of everything is good?

Does suicide change destiny?

How can we increase our attraction to reading Prabhupada’s books?

What to do if we feel like being in the temple constantly but can’t?

How can Krishna be our top priority when our studies need to be our priority?

What to do if we get too many services and our sadhana goes down?

How are the eight stages of ashtanga-yoga related with bhakti-yoga?

What to do if the calm got from attending spiritual programs disappears when we face the world’s problems?

How can we become aware of our default settings?

Is touching the digital Bhagavatam in our phone equivalent to touching the book Bhagavatam?

In future, when physical books are replaced by digital books, how will we distribute books?

Can Krishna as a super-admin change all the settings of our mind in one go?

How do we differentiate between accepting the presence of our inclinations and pandering to them?

As we advance, will our physical needs go down to Raghunatha Dasa Goswami’s level?

How can we avoid taking shelter of something temporary that gives us relief?

What can we do if we feel bored while chanting?

Does bhakti remove karmic reactions or give relief amidst karmic reactions?

Can’t knowing about Krishna push us to know Krishna?

Isn’t using intelligence to control the mind paradoxical?

Amidst karmic suffering, can astrology offer relief?

Can karma be inherited – do children get the good karma of their parents?

How can we get relief by letting go of things and still be responsible?

If others become insecure because of us, what can we do?

If we are born with demoniac qualties, are those qualities God’s gift to us?

How can spiritual knowledge address today’s burning social issues?

How can we as spiritual agents better connect with each other?

How can we be spiritual – tolerant, gentle – in today’s corporate world?

If Kali-yuga is set to be degraded, can we do anything to change it?

Are there any practical tools for overcoming anxiety?

Should we take cow milk when it is obtained by causing violence to cows?

What are the symptoms of a self-realized person?

Is praying to Krishna a part of our karma?

Can someone be destined for failure?

If a tide pushes us towards success, is that tide Krishna?

If we are destined to succeed, will destiny make us act for success?

Did Vidura depart because of unbearable criticism or frustration at his counsel being neglected?

Was Vidura irresponsible in departing when his family was about to fight the worst war of their life?

How important is it for we ourselves to be detached?

How do we convey the importance of the don’ts in bhakti?

What is a healthy attitude towards guilt induced after sense indulgence?

What does it mean to hear the holy name?

Why does our inspiration for service rise on hearing and fall when material responsibilities come up?

Pingala got realization despite having no spiritual environment – why don’t we get realization despite having spiritual environment?

What is the difference between intellect and intelligence?

Can we desire to have a child like Lord Rama?

How can beauty be used in Krishna’s service?

When does the intelligence become the form direction of the Lord?

Can our intelligence be contaminated?

Why does scripture say that the sould doesn’t experience any emotion?

Are pure souls covered by the subtle body?

Prostitutes were present in Dwarka, the abode of pure devotees – how to understand?

If we fail in a field, can we infer that field is not our nature?

How much anxiety should we take up while being ambitious in our professional life?

Do advanced devotees who know Krishna is in control also feel anxiety?

How do we deal with the anxiety caused by inability to deliver what we are expected to do?

How to deal with senior devotees who make life difficult for everyone in a community?

Among devotees when will love for Krishna transform into love for all living beings?

When difficulties force us to surrender to Krishna, where is our free will?

When Maya presents options, some temptations are not options at all – why?

Will tempting desires ever go away or will they stay lifelong?

How can we keep our spiritual intentions strong?

Does Krishna test us according to our capacity or beyond our capacity too?