QA Audio : 2016

​Is our intelligence enough for making right choices or do we need Krishna’s mercy?

​How can we respond positively after committing mistakes?

​How can we control the mind in professional settings where we can’t do devotional activities?

Is meat an essential source of proteins?

​Who is a sthita–prajna?

Does personality come from the brain or the mind?

​Is the mind living or dead?

Can we change a habit in two weeks, as some surveys suggest?

Are we taking a cow’s blood in the form of her milk?

​What happens to Krishna’s queens after he departs from the world?

​In what mood can we recite the later Shikshashtakam verses that describe exalted devotion?

​How do some people get the power to die at will?

​Does detachment from the body and mind come only after full spiritual realization?

​How is the soul’s consciousness transmitted at the liberated stage?

​How can we become more selfless?

​What is the weight and the size of the soul?

​What does sarvatma snapanam in Shikshashtakam mean?

​How can the awareness of our sinfulness enhance our devotion?

​When Krishna said that the Kauravas were doomed because of offending Draupadi, why did he go to them as a peace envoy?

​Sometimes we say Krishna is acting and sometimes karma is acting – what is it really?

Why does Krishna send problems that take devotees away from him?

Why do devotees sometimes suffer and don’t get relief despite praying?

​How is the mind like a mirror?

​When Krishna had vowed not to lift weapons during the Kurukshetra war, why did he lift up a wheel?

​How could the Narayana sena agree to fight against Krishna?

​Separation from Krishna is like a yuga for the gopis but like twelve years for Lord Chaitanya – why the difference?

How can we differentiate between emotional experiences and transcendental experiences?

Do spiritual memories ever come automatically, as material memories do presently?

​Why should esoteric memories of spiritual experiences not be shared?

​Should we share our devotional memories when such memories are considered Krishna’s private gifts to us?

​After Uddhav sees the gopis’ exalted love for Krishna, why does he still speak about Krishna to them?

When the management gives services to one person and not another, isn’t that discrimination?

​Isn’t life all about discriminating – how can we be nonjudgmental?

What is the difference between judging and discriminating?

How is Krishna impartial if he offers kripa-siddhi to some and asks for sadhana from others?

Aren’t both sadhana-siddha and kripa-siddha ultimately dependent on kripa?

Is na dhanam na janam na sundarim applicable to householder life?

If we are never disqualified in bhakti, why did Lord Chaitanya reject Kala Krishnadas for just one mistake?

Is Krishna partial because he responds only those who call out?

How does guilt practically help increase our bhakti?

​How can guilt manifest in a way favourable for bhakti?

Is praying for the removal of our material desires a selfish prayer?

​Does chanting purely itself give rise to virtues or should we strive to develop virtues?

​What is the difference between remorse and atonement?

​If we surrender to Krishna, won’t he help in taking care of our needs?

​Does Gita 09.22 imply that we needn’t care for our material needs?

​Are the material needs of pure devotees automatically provided for by Krishna?

When plants too have life, how is killing plants different from killing animals?

Are the humble taken for a ride by others?

Chanting is yuga dharma – does this mean it is recommended way, the best way or the only way?

How can we tolerate provoking situations?

Is the tendency to not chant more than sixteen rounds good?

How can we dissolve the false ego?

Did the songs of Narottam Das Thakura and others not protect the popular Gaudiya tradition?

Did the Goswami’s books not help preserve the Gaudiya tradition after their departure?

What exactly is the false ego – where is it located?

How did the Gaudiya tradition become deviated by the time of Bhaktivinoda Thakura?

Is the pronunciation of the mahamantra important or is intent alone important?

How important is initiation in the process of assimilating spiritual knowledge?

How do we understand that demons like Ravana were expert mantra chanters?

When we chant, does Krishna come from inside outside or from outside inside?

Are varnavada and sphotavada studied in academic circles?

Can feeling angry when insulted instead of tolerating insults spur us towards Krishna, as happened with Dhruva?

In the light of Gita 2.47, how can we understand the Gita’s call to see action in inaction and action in inaction?

If a butcher has no alternative way to earn, will Krishna accept the fruits of their work?

Should we not give suggestions to others because of the fear that the suggestions will be rejected?

Why did Krishna first tell the Pandavas to fight and then to renounce the world because of their sins?

Is the way of working in bhakti different from the way of working in material life?

Is it better to be inspired with the work itself instead of by its goal?

Does the Gita tell us what kind of goals should we set for ourselves?

Why do we label the good inner side as the intelligence and the bad inner side as the mind?

In Shikshashtakam 1, why does knowledge come after emotion?

Is the intelligence that takes us towards Krishna different from ordinary intelligence?

What to do if devotees avoid services saying that they are not according to my nature?

​As sadhakas, what emotions can we experience in relationship with Krishna?

​How can a leader be benefited by the Gita’s leadership sutras?

​How can we bring goodness into our passionate services?

Is service done in passion service or is it just self-gratification?

Which wrong default programs can sabotage people who start business?

What does self-mastery mean?

For knowing God, is there any basis other than the Bhagavad-gita?

What is the cause of wars fought in the name of religion?

Does change adopted because of frustration induce growth?

Just as scientific truths are proven, can spiritual truths be proven?

Can abuse of power occur in spiritual organisations?

​How does scientific curiosity lead to theories like Darwinian evolution?

​Science is based on curiosity to know – where does faith come in?

​How can the Gita help us in change management?

​What is the spiritual motivation for becoming a leader?

​Should we differentiate between pre-Gita leadership and post-Gita leadership?

​Why did Arjuna need to hear the Gita – did he as a leader not have that spiritual knowledge earlier?

​How is Krishna the enjoyer of the sacrifices done without knowing his supremacy?

​Does Krishna accept service done passionately?

​What is the meaning of Gita 2.47 – don’t think of yourself as the cause of the result?

​While practicing bhakti, how can we avoid losing interest in our work?

​How are the attached the cause of the fruit and the detached not?

If we are to be detached from results, how can we motivate ourselves for our work?

​How can we know when we are ready for taking vanaprastha?

​How to respond when our family members get spikes of desires?

Should we feel guilty about some immoral desires that are unconnected with our waking desires?