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When the Upanishads say the Absolute Truth is unchanging, how do bhakti teachers say that even Krishna’s abode is changing?

Does mithya mean illusion or hallucination – is the material world illusion or hallucination?

How can we understand the ideal without becoming impractical and fanatical?

As intelligence can make us calculative or over-smart, how can we remain simple while being intelligent?

When intelligence can be used or misused, is intelligence a power of our consciousness or a gift from the Supersoul?

Does Gita 12.8-11 refer to progressive levels or alternative ways?

How do we see people who come to the temple but don’t practice bhakti seriously – Hindi?

How can a person suffering from an incurable disease overcome resentment – Hindi?

Why is the intelligence said to come from goodness and the mind from passion – Hindi?

When the intelligence is subtler than the mind, why does the Gita ask us to control the mind and not the intelligence – Hindi?

If the intelligence and the Supersoul’s voice are the same, why do many intelligent people act sinfully – Hindi?

When Ravana knew scripture, why did he abduct Sita – Hindi?

How can we overcome the tendency to be indecisive – Hindi?

When spiritual culture encourages men to become brahmacharis, how does it spiritualize the male-female relationship?

Is the love between a pet and a master coming from hormones or from the soul?

How can we spiritualize our material attachments?

If we are working wholeheartedly in our material life, but can’t work similarly in our spiritual life, what can we do – Hindi?

If someone is connected with another organization, how can we get them to the Krishna consciousness movement?

Why do leaders of religious organisations sometimes form sects and fight with each other – Hindi?

If people treat us based on their past negative impressions about us even after we have improved, what can we do – Hindi?

If we don’t see others’ faults, how can we guide them to improve – Hindi?

Can someone say that my nature is to talk insensitively – Hindi?

How can we intelligently neglect some people’s criticism of us?

When the soul and the body are different, why do self-realized souls suffer bodily pain – Hindi?

When we can’t overcome our bad habits, what to do – Hindi?

When our opinions come from our nature, how can we understand that the opinions of those with different natures can also be correct – Hindi?

Is loving our body the cause of misery?

If our talents such as a powerful voice sometimes inconvenience others, what should we do?

Is focusing on developing our talents selfishness?

When we start coming for spiritual programs, our college friends criticize us – how to respond?

When we are not our bodies, why do devotee marriage boards want to know the candidate’s caste – Hindi?

If others’ way of functioning disturbs our service, what can we do – Hindi?

Why did Krishna allow the desecration of Deities by foreign invaders in medieval times?

Does the soul come first in the womb and the subtle body comes later after which consciousness manifests?

When others’ words makes us disturbed and dissatisfied, how to deal with that dissatisfaction – Hindi?

When we are unable to practice devotional principles, are we hypocritical – how to overcome it – Hindi?

How can we overcome the unhappiness felt on seeing others go away from bhakti – Hindi?

When the mind is like software, then how can pills for treating the hardware – the brain – cure mental problems?

When our past bad habits don’t go away despite repeated efforts, what to do (Hindi)?

When problems go beyond our tolerance limit, we explode as per our past conditionings – how to deal with this (Hindi)?

Why did Dhritarashtra stay silent when Duryodhana insulted Vidura (Hindi)?

If those in power such as Dhritarashtra stay silent amidst injustice, can their silence be attributed to their nature (Hindi)?

When children of same parents such as Ravana and Vibhishana have the same DNA, why are their characters so different (Hindi)?

I was initiated earlier by a priest – how do I see it when seeking initation from a Vaishnava guru?

Is speaking about krishna-bhakti to relatives who may be faithless an offense to the holy name?

Does presenting scripture as meant for moral instruction lead to the rejection of scripture’s transcendental teachings?

If Bhagavatam and Mahabharata tell incidents from different perspectives, are they histories or historical fictions?

As sadhus, should we focus on internal change through sadhana or social change through activism?

What is the connection of vibhuti yoga with perceiving spiritual reality?

When a close relative troubles us, do we need to tolerate infinitely?

How can I protect my NRI-nephew from being carried away by materialism?

How can we be friendly with equals without becoming casual?

How can we avoid feeling burdened when we have unmanageable deadlines?

In Gita 6.5, can both atma be translated as the mind – elevate the mind with the mind?

When God is omniscient, doesn’t he know that some people will misuse their free will?

When God knows everything, why doesn’t he stop bad things from happening?

How can I do PhD in science without getting carried away by it?

When we have to choose between two good options, how do we choose?

If our mind acts according to default settings, what is the role of our free will?

When we face real problems, can we spiritually raise ourselves above those problems?

When Jaya-Vijaya became demons by Krishna’s will and performed so many atrocities, what was the fault of their victims?

How is it fair to be punished for past karma without being told what that karma was?

Why do we say that we think with the mind and not with the soul?

Can we say the grabbers in the marshmallow experiment are those who grab opportunities?

Does Krishna have a plan for us even when we are not serious devotees?

How can we make our presentation more crisp and condensed?

Is there any relationship between telepathy and spirituality?

When intoxication doesn’t harm others, as does meat-eating why is it considered bad?

Why does the Gita use a battlefield setting?

​In Gita 17.1, do shraddha and nishtha refer to different things?

​How can we avoid fear after taking big decisions thoughtfully?

​How can I control anger when I am continuously provoked?

​How can we be strict in sadhana and sensitive with others?

​When faced with difficulty, why do we go away from Krishna?

​How can we practically do abhyasa for focusing the mind?

​How can we develop taste for chanting?

​If devotees have to do research involving animal testing, what should they do?

​When our material obligations make us too busy to practice sadhana strictly, what can we do?

Does expertise in shabda make one expert in fields in which one may have no practical experience?

Should we preach when we are not feeling devotionally?

Did Shankaracharya accept Krishna’s form as transcendental?

When Krishna disapproves renunciation as it will disturb people’s minds, how can we understand Prabhupada’s giving sannyasa to young disciples?

Is dandiya rasa considered imitation of Krishna’s rasa-lila — is it allowed in ISKCON?

How can spontaneous devotion be practiced in shanta-rasa?

If the Gita is a recorded conversation reported by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra, how does it contain Sanjaya’s speech?

Did Sanjaya report the Kurukshetra war from Kurukshetra or from Hastinapura?

If the soul gets a body through the semen what happens to it when conception doesn’t occur?

How can atma be translated as the Supreme Lord?

Nothing is in my control – why worry?

What karma should we avoid so that we won’t have to suffer?

What is the use of getting reactions for wrongdoings without knowing those wrongdoings?

When humans kill animals for eating, is it that animal’s destiny or are humans interrupting God’s plan?

If someone commits suicide, was it their destiny or are they interrupting God’s plan?

If bhakti means to give up all designations then how do we see our duties to our country?

How can we cope with enduring sadness?

What is the difference between the mental and the spiritual?

How can we say our thanks to God?

Why does corruption exist in religious organisations – can it be minimized?

What is the essence of the Bhagavad-gita?

How can a bar waiter transform one’s occupational duty into devotional service?