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What can we do when we feel emotions that we aren’t meant to feel?

If I am happy now why do I need to learn about reincarnation?

If we say the Itihasas – historical scriptures – are not historical, won’t people get reasons to reject scriptures as imaginary?

How do people use spirituality and religion to justify suffering?

Does the caste system still exist in some parts of India?

If we label people positively – you are specially talented – can that help people grow?

If our guides speak unpalatably to us and we can’t express ourselves to them what can we do?

Does free will exist when one is suffering from bipolar disorder?

If someone commits suicide, can that be caused by their karma?

When Narada has a transcendental body, how does he appear through Brahma’s body

Was Yudhishthira wrong to gamble and cowardly to not protect Draupadi while she was dishonored?

If we are extroverts how can we be invisible while doing our services?

Does surrender mean simply leaving our fate to God – then why practice bhakti-yoga to attain him?

When Vasudeva Was In Prison With Devaki, How Did Rohini Conceive A Child?

In the Gita’s tenth chapter, why does Krishna identify various opulences with himself instead of saying they belong to him?

Does Krishna consciousness while removing our conditionings create its own set of conditionings that obstruct wisdom?

How does fatherlessness in America affect their spiritual receptivity?

When ethics and humanity can provide us direction why do we need spirituality?

When our life is going on well and we hear that the world is a place of distress, how can we avoid becoming paranoid that problems will befall us in future?

If someone has been abused, can the victim just forgive the abuser?

Does Everyone Who Eat Meat Go To Hell – What About Their Other Good Deeds?

Why is bhakti, especially as presented by our movement, seen by many as non-intellectual or even anti-intellectual?

If we leave the room for the supernatural in the scientific quest for knowledge, won’t we tend to look for easy lazy ways out?

Is scientific advancement driven by simple curiosity or by the controlling mentality

Even after getting the darshan of the Lord, why do Kardama Muni or Aditi not become free from their material desires, the way Dhruva Maharaj did?

Is there place in ISKCON for someone who has belief in belief in God, but not belief in God?

What to do when in a relationship that we can neither tolerate nor retaliate?

How can we distribute our time between hearing and chanting?

How can we increase our determination for waking up in the morning?

As we can’t know for sure what are principles and what details, why not just follow the tradition as it is, without even attempting to change anything?

In the Vamanadeva pastime, how is adharma called dharma and dharma called dharma

As karma is based on janma, how is varnashrama not based on janma?

Do the modes come from Krishna or from prakriti?

How does prayer affect karma?

We find predictable movies boring, yet we seek predictability in our daily life – why?

If others pressure us into doing more than our capacity, what can we do?

Is the universal form of Krishna a material form?

Should we gratify our desires so that we don’t carry our desires to the next life?

If Krishna is merciful, he takes everything away from us – how to not become fearful on hearing this statement?

Why do we need to transcend the mode of goodness?

When the modes interrupt our bhakti practice, how can uninterrupted bhakti practice take us beyond the modes?

How do the modes influence our free will and our values?

Why did Rama kill the shudra Shambuka simply for doing a good activity like austerity?

Was Duryodhana cruel to the citizens or just to the Pandavas?

Despite your conservative training how did you become so accommodating?

Is karma real?

As soon as the corona pandemic started, the temples shut down and only hospitals offered relief. Isn’t it better that we fund medical research?

Is spirituality the only way to overcome bad habits?

Does science come from spirituality or is it made by man?

When exactly does the soul enter during the process of conception?

Why has atheism increased recently – is it due to science?

Is there any scientific proof of the existence of higher and lower planetary systems?

How to understand the Bhagavatam’s cosmology?

Why is the Vedic Sanskrit and Puranic Sanskrit different?

Amidst conflicts, how can we put aside our ego and accept responsibility for the problem?

How can we serve cooperatively with devotees without aggravating mutual conflicts?

Did God help Gajendra only when he stopped helping himself?

If a child was abused and God didn’t answer their prayers for protection, how can we help them develop faith now?

How is the vision of Krishna’s two-handed form rare when everyone at the time of Krishna’s descent could see it?

Is the idea of manifesting an external reality by inner contemplation a New Age notion or is it grounded in philosophical truth?

During animal sacrifices in Vedic times, did the animals experience pain – what was the rationale for such sacrifices?

In being liberal with others, isn’t there a danger that we may become liberal with ourselves too?

How to deal with learned devotees who lack empathy?

How can we kill the demons in our heart by hearing about the killing of the corresponding demons in Krishna lila?

How can we develop relationships with those whose services are different from ours?

How can children be helped to remember that Krishna protects everyone?

Isnt it ego to think that a service won’t happen without us?

How should a devotee decide whom to vote for in an election?

What is the spiritual perspective on adopting a child of unknown parents and hence unknown karma?

Why do some people celebrate beef-eating festivals – is it because of their hatred for brahminical culture?

Where do butchers and prostitutes fall among the four varnas – are they outcastes?

Is comparing capitalism or communism with varnashrama like comparing apples and oranges?

What does follow your heart mean – does it involve the conscience or the soul?

When Bhakti Charu Maharaj went to the US to serve Krishna, why was he not protected?

How can we deal with doubts that come from our bad experiences with our previous spiritual teachers?

How do Indians and Westerners approach spirituality differently?

QA on humility 6 – When pure devotees take offense, is that because of false ego?

QA on humility 5 – What is it about humility that attracts Krishna?

QA on humility 4 – Social media requires self-promotion, spiritual growth requires humility – how to reconcile?

QA on humility 3 – How can we be humble with those who are exploitative?

QA on humility 2 – While being tolerant, how can we ensure that we aren’t abused by others?

QA on humility 1 – How are the various points of Lord Chaitanya’s verse on humility inter-related?

What is the relationship between Maya and the Three Modes of Nature?

How can we decide the upper limit of tolerance?

When natural calamities disrupt our lives beyond tolerance point, what can we do other than pray?

How do we reconcile Bhagavatam cosmology with scientific cosmology?

Krishna told Arjuna to kill but Narada told Mrigari to not kill?

During the moment of sudden difficulty, how can we think positively at that time?

Why do some people find meaning in things and others don’t?

How can we deal with anger caused by people who have hurt us?

Will hearing regularly from few devotees not broaden our understanding of bhakti – do we need to hear from many devotees?

Is spirituality meant to make us feel bad about ourselves in the name of humility?

Does every thought in our mind result from something we have done in the past?

When people today are so untrustworthy how can we develop relationships?

If work is worship is a butcher also worshiping by slaughtering animals?

To protect ourselves, we sometimes become insensitive to others – how to avoid?

How can we help a non-Krishna conscious person overcome depression?

QA on racism Q 10 How do we as spiritualists manifest empathy (para-dukha-dukhi)?

If we label as fault-finders those who constantly find faults with others, are we ourselves indulging in fault-finding?

Is intelligence a part of consciousness or a part of the mind?