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​Does Krishna sometimes violate the other three legs of dharma but never violate mercy?

​Does Krishna intervene in the system of karma or lets it act even on devotees?

​What exactly are the modes? How does raja guna give rise to lust?

​If lust is present in our own senses, why does proximity to sense objects make us lusty?

When the mind beats us for doing wrong, how is that different from repentance?

​When the mind simply does sankalpa and vikalpa, what does the mind understanding something mean?

​How do we invest emotions in whatever we do?

​Why do we feel enthusiastic initially in bhakti, but later that enthusiasm goes away?

How can we increase our commitment to Krishna?

​Why did Drona ask for Ekalavya’s thumb?

​Why did Draupadi not protest when she was told to marry five husbands instead of one?

Why did Krishna’s protecting Draupadi’s honor not change the Kauravas’s evil intention?

What is the best thing a mother can do for her deceased son?

​Why did the Pandavas tolerate poisoning and arson, but not Draupadi’s dishonoring?

​Why did Duryodhana put the clause of incognito stay in the Pandavas’ exile?

​Why was Duryodhana so envious of the Pandavas?

Did Draupadi dishonor Duryodhana, thereby causing him to dishonor her?

Was Draupadi the cause of the Kurukshetra war?

Were the Pandavas not legitimate heirs to the Kuru kingdom?

​Was the Kurukshetra war fought over a property dispute?

Why did Krishna break his vow by attacking Bhishma?

​Why did Drona fight against the Pandavas?

Why did Bhishma fight against the Pandavas?

​After Bhishma, why was Drona, not Karna, made the Kauravas’ commander?

​Wasn’t Krishna’s covering the sun to deceive Jayadratha wrong?

​Why did Arjuna target Jayadratha when Abhimanyu was killed by Durjaya?

​Why did Bhima kill Duryodhana unfairly?

​How could Bhima drink Dusshasana’s blood?

​Why did the Pandavas conspire to kill Drona?

​Why did Arjuna kill Bhishma from behind Shikhandi?

​Why did Bhishma not stop the disrobing of Draupadi?

Despite being virtuous, why did Yudhishthira gamble?

​Was destiny against Karna?

​When Karna was virtuous, why did he suggest that Draupadi be disrobed?

​Did Kunti do the right thing by abandoning Karna?

​Why did Krishna say that Karna is equal, or even superior, to Arjuna in archery?

​Did Kunti emotionally weaken Karna by revealing that the Pandavas were his brothers?

​Why did Draupadi dishonor Karna by rejecting him as a suitor?

​Was Karna not discriminated against by being labeled a charioteer’s son?

​Was Karna unfairly disadvantaged by the curses of Parashurama and the brahmana?

​Was Karna a glorious example of faithful friendship to Duryodhana?

​Was Karna a virtuous hero?

​Did Indra unfairly weaken Karna by taking away his armor?

​Was Karna the second best archer after Arjuna?

Did Karna conquer the world, but Arjuna couldn’t?

Was Karna a better archer than Arjuna?

​Why did Arjuna kill Karna unfairly?

How can infinity minus infinity give infinite results?

​Does Krishna go through childhood, boyhood and youth stages in the spiritual world?

​Can the sadhya become the sadhana and the sadhana the sadhya?

​Why did Krishna close his eyes on seeing Putana?

As a householder what rules did Krishna follow?

How do reconcile the contradiction between Gita 14.20 – we can transcend the modes – and 18.40 – everyone is under the modes?

When the Gita talks about karma, jnana and bhakti equally, why emphasize bhakti unduly?

If Dharmaraja could expand as Vidura and Yudhisthira, why did Aryama need to officiate in his place?

​Why do some people get facilities for bhakti practice and some don’t?

​Is mercy proportionate to our endeavor?

​How can we overcome undesirable emotions?

​How can we be confident about our ability to do a service without becoming proud?

​Is brahmanas’ feeling hurt at just a harsh glance due to their sensitivity or their ego?

​Did Uttama die because of his mother’s offense to Dhruva?

Can slowing down help in developing clarity of thought?

​Are there many Gitas other than the Bhagavad-gita?

​How can we overcome the tendency to over-analyze?

Is worshipping some devata while practicing bhakti a dilution of bhakti?

​What to do if our conviction doesn’t increase after studying scripture?

​How can we reconcile the Vedic geocentric and scientific heliocentric models of the universe?

​How can we develop faith in the acharyas’ commentaries on scripture?

​Why do we need to read purports while reading scripture?

​How can we balance between understanding God as a principle and loving him as a person?

How can we avoid becoming distracted by the uncontrolled mind?

How can we present scripture without compromising its truth?

​Is truth different for people in different modes?

​How is Vaishnava classification of scripture different from Advaitic classification of paramarthika and vyavaharika?

​Can we pray to get the ecstatic symptoms of bhakti?

​When Krishna married so many queens, why is his marriage with Tulsi alone celebrated?

​Isn’t the Tulsi-Shalagrama vivaha rooted in an immoral pastime?

Was Krishna only eight years old when he performed rasa-lila?

​Did Jayadeva Goswami introduce eroticism is krishna-bhakti?

​Can devotee children become sensually agitated by reading some pastimes from Krishna book?

​How to avoid becoming obsessed with our talents? (Hindi)

​Doesn’t thinking that we have talents make us proud? (Hindi)

How can we examine our emotions? (Hindi)

​When someone corrects us, why do we feel angry? (Hindi)

​When we take a decision does the soul or the mind take the decision?

Aren’t our emotions just mental – how can we cultivate them in bhakti?

​How can we make our intelligence like a mother for discipling the childish mind?

​Can ghosts practice devotional service?

​Can dogs see subtle things such as Yamadutas?

​Do superstitious people believe in ghosts?

​Can ghosts see past and future?

​Does karma exist for ghosts?

​How are some people able to see the forms of ghosts?

​What is the difference between us and ghosts – why are they afraid of the holy name?

​Why do scriptures give mathematical knowledge – is it needed to go back to godhead?

​Why are only engineering students attracted to ISKCON?

​Why is day sleep not good?

​Isn’t saying that everything came from a four-headed being’s navel’s lotus more absurd than saying it came from a bang?

How many dimensions actually exist?

​Why do devotees use things like laptops that are made by people with materialistic consciousness?