QA Audio : 2016

​What is the difference between the atman and the mana?

​What can help us develop faith?

How are faith and trust correlated?

​When offering obeisances physically is not practical because there are too many senior devotees, is that offensive?

​How can we sharpen our remembrance of Krishna?

​Are forms like Narasimha eternal in the spiritual world?

What should we do when we are unsure about what to do?

Why did Mahadeva give the empowering sword to Ashwatthama?

Why didn’t Krishna stop Dhristadyumna from killing Drona?

​Did Yudhishthira sin by not lying as per Krishna’s instruction?

Why did Karna fight on the Kauravas’ side?

Was Ashwatthama gambled – how authentic is the TV Mahabharata?

​When we are sinful, does Krishna still protect us?

​How do we understand lilas that appear immoral?

​Should we see adversities in material life as impetuses for practicing karmany va dhikaraste?

​Do madhyama devotees have one leg in the material world and one in the spiritual?

​Can we progress in both spiritual life and material life?

​Does devotees’ taking monetary benefits for their services spoil the selfless mood?

​Does Krishna enjoy being a master and forcing us to serve him?

​How can we be humble without developing inferiority complex?

Is expectation the cause of unhappiness?

​Which is better – staying in a devotee community or going away to earn more so that later we can practice bhakti more?

​How to stay positive in our fight against material nature?

When our anarthas continue despite our bhakti practice, how can we stay enthusiastic?

​I​​s a mad human higher than a mad animal?

​What to do when the mind obstructs us in understanding the siddhanta that helps us to focus the mind on Krishna?

Does total surrender mean that there is no need to use one’s discretion?

​What determines our mind’s default settings?

​How can we overcome anxiety?

​Who exactly imagines – the mind or the intelligence?

Are we the supreme power or are we part of that power?

How does spirituality relate with animal rights?

​What is raj-vidya and raj-guhya in Gita 9.2?

​If no one can be free from the modes, is it really possible to be free from material desires?

How can we avoid being dragged down by the mind’s sine wave?

​Are realizations permanent or do we need to get the same realizations again and again?

​What is the subconscious mind – is it related with karana sharira?

​When our life is so busy how can we make time for introspection and journaling?

​Why does Radharani not wear tilaka?

​Can our past-life karma force us to do sins in this life?

​What to do when spikes of desires keep coming despite our practice of bhakti?

How important is it to be aware of our thoughts?

Isn’t criticism good because it makes us humble?

How can we insulate ourselves from being discouraged by criticism?

Is dreaming about Krishna also remembrance of Krishna?

How can we think of Krishna constantly?

Why is gratitude important in bhakti – how can we develop gratitude?

​How is daiva related to karma?

​If we feel closer to our nondevotee friends than our devotee friends, what should we do?

When we make mistakes, does Krishna take care of things?

We can realize the mind, but how can we realize the intelligence?

How important is apara dharma for devotees?

When there is so much to hear, how to choose?

Do the six stages of anartha-nivrtti come one after the other?

Shouldn’t we lament for our mistakes?

How does the intelligence control the mind?

Is the mind just a repository of past impressions?

How are multiple personality disorders related with the mind?

When our consciousness is low, how do we continue spiritually?

What was Prabhupada’s mood when going through reversals?

How can we practically understand that shaking an apple tree may lead to the falling of mangoes?

Does surrender mean seeing problems as Krishna’s mercy?

If some devotees deal insensitively with us in our in our early days, how can we overcome the scars?

Eating can be spiritualized, but how can mating be spiritualized?

How do sages like Kardama Muni enjoy material things despite being great spiritualists?

How authentic are the Dwarka arcahaeological findings about Krishna?

How did ordinary people see Lord Chaitanya’s ecstatic trances?

How are the Gita and the Bhagavatam related?

Should new people be told strongly to give up meat-eating?

How can we apply the mood of “Krishna, I am yours”?

If the devotees who introduced us to bhakti don’t inspire us later, what should we do?

When Vibhishana went over to the side of virtue, why didn’t Vidura do the same?

When Lakshmana left Sita unguarded because of her harsh words, whose mistake was it?

How do I know which type of surrender is suitable for us?

How do avoid depression caused by the mistakes we make and by thinking about past bad karma?

Is black magic real – what should devotees targetted by it do?

How much does Krishna intervene in the lives of good people, if they are not devotees?

What is the relationship between astrology and karma, especially for devotees?

Why does Bhaktivinoda Thakura refer to temporary duties as anitya-dharma?

How does our material varna relate with our spiritual svarupa?

Should we stabilize our material life before practicing spiritual life?

Why is tamo-guna needed at all?

How can we know that we have done our best in our services or relationships?

How can we find our svabhava and change our career accordingly?

If people are nasty to us, should we as devotees just be detached from it?

How can we take shelter of a devotee practically?

Can association through electronic media be the same as personal association?

Is asking lots of questions a sign of a jnani, not a bhakta?

Can Krishna’s exalted pastimes be understood without philosophically understanding his greatness?

Can we relish the same level of love for Krishna that Radharani relishes?

Is Radharani attracted to Krishna because he is handsome?

Is Lord Chaitanya’s lila too elevated for general people?

As devotees, how can we deal with our relatives sensitively?

If one devotee serves Krishna as a brahmachari and another, as a grihastha, who is better?

Is untimely death of a son the will of God – how is this to be explained to grieving parents?

Why does science treat mental problems medically, not spiritually?

How can we raise our children so that they become devotees?

What is a preferred career for devotees?

Why are things that we hear and accept still difficult to apply?

If our relatives are enquiring about spirituality but aren’t submissive, how should we respond?