QA Audio : 2018

Are our mistakes Krishna’s mercy?

How does humility relate with willpower?

How to forgive ourselves if we have made a serious mistake?

How can we deal with our past conditionings that come in the way of our bhakti – Hindi?

How can we understand that we are servants of Krishna – Hindi?

How can we grow spiritually when we have to serve demanding people – Hindi?

When we chant, why does our mind get distracted – Hindi?

Our mind is our enemy – how can we control it – Hindi?

How can we avoid becoming disheartened on failing to give up bad habits – Hindi?

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

How does prayer affect karma?

Despite your conservative training how did you become so accommodating?

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

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

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

When Dhruva Maharaj started with a selfish motive, how did he attain Vaikuntha, the abode of selflessness?

Does becoming spiritual mean becoming unemotional – won’t that make our life flat?

Isn’t the Gita’s comparing women with vaishyas and shudras derogatory?

Does practicing bhakti at only the cultural level deprive us of intellectual and spiritual growth?

Can we choose whichever path we prefer – karma, jnana or bhakti?

How can we know whether we are succeeding or failling in bhakti?

How can we find which work bests suits our nature?

How can we know which spiritual path to follow?

When facing serious problems, should we first focus on solving problems and then practice bhakti?

Should a devotee profession try to become a CEO to demonstrate how devotees can be materially successful too?

Can you explain the various stages in chanting – namaprada, namabhasa, shudda-nama?

If we learn to depend on mentors, but then they aren’t available when needed, what can we do?

If someone is depressed and suicidal, how can we help them?

How can we de-stress ourselves in today’s high-pressure work environment?

How do we deal with fear of rejection?

Even after knowing eternal pleasures why do we keep chasing temporary pleasures?

Is the voice of conscience always the voice of God?

How can we practically keep our intention above our emotion?

When people are distressed, should we think philosophically or should we just help them?

While being in family life how can we be detached?

How can we persuade followers of other Vaishnava sampradayas to accept that Lord Chaitanya’s teachings are the climax of the historical evolution of theism?

What can we do when we see terrible things happening in the world?

If the temple atmosphere is conflict-filled, should we practice bhakti at home?

What is the role of ritualistic activities in bhakti – should we continue the rituals from our family traditions?

How can we change the chain of thoughts in our mind?

What’s the most effective way to combat anger?

Does surrender come from devotion or devotion come from surrender?

If we are good at something that we do for our career, how can we bring Krishna into it?

If we stay in our comfort zone while doing service, how will we grow?

Is satisfaction an austerity of the mind or it is an illusion that traps us?

Does God take credit for our good deeds and give us blame for our bad deeds?

When does philosophical speculation change to mental speculation – what makes certain explanations of scripture unacceptable? (Vedic wisdom)

Why did Vidura not instruct Dhritarashtra to apologize to the Pandavas and to thereby become offense-free for practicing bhakti?

How can we persevere amidst distractions?

If we resolve to wake up at a particular time and wake up at that time without an alarm, is that due to our subconscious mind?

How can motivate us to move on in our spiritual life – can the saints’ realizations inspire – don’t we need our own experiences?

What is the significance of Shukadeva Goswami’s prayers in Bhagavatam 2.4?

If someone doesn’t do their allotted service properly, how can we deal with the resulting anger?

Can you explain the concepts of anvaya and vyatireka practically and as explained in Bhagavatam 3.9.36?

Why did the Dwarka Yadus kill each other?

While struggling with conditionings how can we avoid the extremes of becoming hopeless and becoming shameless?

When the holy name is self-fulfilling, why do we need other things such as elaborate analysis of the mind?

How can we share bhakti wisdom in the world today?

Was Vritrasura’s bhakti covered over because of his past offenses?

In Gita 09.32, why are women put in a separate category from the various varnas?

If we can’t chant attentively, is it better to chant less with greater attention?

Would a Prabhupada-bot, an artificial intelligence system that knows all of Prabhupada’s works, be equivalent to him or his books?

If Krishna’s love is unconditional, why didn’t he help Draupadi till she raised both her hands in surrender?

If Krishna takes hundred steps towards us when we take one step towards him, is he partial or impartial?

If genetically modified bacteria could clean the polluted Yamuna river, is that technology still bad?

How do we deal with fear of success because after success, failure will come?

How can I see spiritually my scientific research for solving serious problems such as incurable diseases?

For devotees practicing bhakti in the West, is it better to educate our children in India or in the West?

Does any Gita verse say that the soul is on a multi-life journey of spiritual evolution?

Can’t thinking why something bad has happened help us to better address the situation?

Can you explain the significance of the ten offenses in practical terms?

Are science and religion in conflict with each other?

Are ritvikas who reject Krishna’s pure devotees better or worse than the Mayavadis who reject Krishna’s personal form?

Does Krishna have plans only for his pure devotees?

How can we ensure that our conscience deters us but doesn’t discourage us?

How can we use anger constructively in parenting?

If someone gets a special service that we long for, how can we see that devotionally?

How can we clear our subconscious mind?

Can a devotee scientist do animal testing for professional research?

Should we fight for our service or should we cooperate?

When we feel that we can’t do something, how can we know that our mind is not keeping us in comfort zone?

If our bhakti practice is not removing our conditionings, how to avoid being discouraged?

How may we be misled by externals when seeking a spiritual guide?

What is the difference between consciousness, conscience and guilt?

As bhakti-yoga requires faith, do we need to give up our questioning nature?

If the mind pushes us forcefully towards wrong, how can the mind be directable?

Is our real problem the original sin in the heart – not the mind – and is believing in Jesus the only solution?

Why does Jagannatha Puri temple forbid non-Hindus from entering?

By helping others we may feel a sense of self-worth, but won’t it increase our ego too?

The Gita tells us to do karma, but also asks us to understand karma – what karma does it refer to?

Are negative emotions due to a lack of compassion towards oneself?

What is the significance of Duryodhana’s use of the past tense in Gita 01.09?

Amidst problems, how can we avoid giving up the things that give us strength?

Is the mind a covering on consciousness or does the mind contain the covering?

How do we understand Prabhupada’s statement – vegetarianism and nonviolence are not qualifications for devotion?

If we are already complete as parts of the Complete, how can we feel incomplete?

If material deprivation makes us discouraged in devotion, what can we do?

If we don’t feel like practicing bhakti, should we pray to Krishna for help?

How can we have a spiritual relationship with everyone?

Was Sati’s reaction to her father’s actions justified or was she also implicated?