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If someone puts in the same efforts as me but gets better results, how to avoid envy?

Is repressing the sexual instinct harmful?

Are the Mahabharata real or stories?

Are the gods of different religions different? (PK answered 25)

Are jnana and karma complementary instead of hierarchical?

Are our mistakes Krishna’s mercy?

How to overcome spiritual boredom?

If forgiving unlimitedly a sign of humility?

How does humility relate with willpower?

How can humility go along with self-respect?

I was born in another Vaishnava tradition, but I find Krishna consciousness more logical; if I take to Krishna consciousness ,am I being unfaithful to my birth tradition?

QA on humility 7 – Is spirituality meant to make us feel good. Or does spiritual growth require us to feel bad?

How can we dedicate more of our wealth and time to serve Krishna when those are needed for our family responsibilities?

Israel-Hamas Conflict – Bhagvad Gita Perspective

If the spiritual master does not know about the service of a disciple, then how does the disciple get the spiritual master’s mercy?

Is personal association of devotees essential?

Does becoming tolerant mean letting oneself be manipulated?

If our children don’t become devotees, are we failing in our primary duty?

South Africa’s Economic Collapse A Bhagavad – Gita Perspective?

Gita Jayanti special_ Gita’s message for hope amid hardship

When Sukhdev Goswami is Radharani’s parrot, how can he be a monist?

Can material analytics about strategies and spiritual dependence on Krishna go together?

Damodarashtakam verse 1 line 2_ Prayer for better chanting

Damodarashtakam verse 1 line 1_ Prayer for better chanting

Is investing in mutual funds violation of the regulatory principle against gambling?

What are the consequences of not following Bhagavad-gita?

Why don’t we make the Bhagavad-gita compulsory in schools in India?

​How could Yudhishthira stake his own wife in gambling?

When the Gita is spoken to one specific person, how can it be universal?

How is the Bhagavad gita applicable for students?

Why does God not answer our prayers? (PK answered 5)

How can we know that we are progressing spiritually?

​What is the difference between Arjuna fighting under Krishna and jehadis fighting under Allah?

​How can a student practice bhakti?

Why does Krishna talk about controlling the senses to Arjuna when the purpose of the conversation seems to be to incite Arjuna to fight?

Is it scientific to believe in weird things such as ghosts, hallucinations and near-death experiences?

How is mantra meditation different from other forms of meditation?

When scriptures depict animals speaking human languages, how is that to be understood?

When we are in anxiety searching for a new job, how can we maintain our spiritual practices?

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

How can we cultivate the mode of goodness when we are puppets of the modes?

Is it really possible to be happy while you yourself see so much suffering in yours like as well as everywhere around?

Wasn’t it immoral for Rama to exile Sita on just a rumour?

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

What is the bhakti perspective on feminism – not the man-bashing extreme feminism, but the equal opportunity for women feminism?

Should one take saffron only when one is convinced that Krishna is God?

Were kshatriyas allowed to eat meat in Vedic culture?

Why does Ayurveda prescribe medicines with non-veg ingredients when meat is forbidden in Vedic culture?

Can food with onion and garlic be offered to Krishna during emergencies?

How should we respond when sacred characters from our tradition are criticized?

Isnt the Pandavas’ killing their own relatives over a property dispute immoral?

Are Radharani and Lakshmi devi the same person?

What is the reason for shaving the head at Tirupati?

Can one go back home back to godhead by practicing Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism?

Can devotees kill snakes and scorpions?

How is the Western world having its necessities despite not performing any sacrifices?

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?

What is Karma? Is kartavya and karma same? As a student what are my karma and kartavya? – Hindi

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

Can thinking positively create a brighter future?

If a butcher is following their employer, as a soldier might follow a king, why does the butcher get karma, but the soldier doesn’t?

The Monk’s Podcast 43 with Braja Bihari Prabhu – How to disagree without being disagreeable

The Monk’s Podcast 55 with Garuda Prabhu – Does love exist in the material world?

The Monk’s Podcast 51 with Bhanu Maharaj – Why science and scripture see reality differently

The Monk’s Podcast 62 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Conspiracy theories

The Monk’s Podcast 65 with Govinda Prabhu – Centralization, Decentralization and Dharma

The Monk’s Podcast 68 with Radhika Raman Prabhu – Harmonizing faith and reason in bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 56 with Bhakti Vasudeva Maharaj – Taking bhakti wisdom into the management world

The Monk’s Podcast 77 with Govinda Prabhu – Racism – what it is, what it isn’t and how to deal with it?

The Monk’s Podcast 78 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 2 – Kurma

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?

How does prayer affect karma?

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?

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?

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?

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?

What are the three modes of material nature?

​How can we overcome envy?