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If someone rationalizes their wrongdoing by saying that Krishna loves us unconditionally, how do we respond?

Doesn’t Krishna feel bad when we do something wrong – doesn’t that make him unwilling to shelter us?

Is a woman’s unchaste dressing responsible for a man’s misbehaviour?

Isn’t ISKCON sectarian that it stops devotees from hearing from other Vaishnava groups?

How can we spiritualize our material attachments?

If we are working wholeheartedly in our material life, but can’t work similarly in our spiritual life, what can we do – Hindi?

Why do leaders of religious organisations sometimes form sects and fight with each other – Hindi?

If people treat us based on their past negative impressions about us even after we have improved, what can we do – Hindi?

If we don’t see others’ faults, how can we guide them to improve – Hindi?

Can someone say that my nature is to talk insensitively – Hindi?

How can we intelligently neglect some people’s criticism of us?

When we can’t overcome our bad habits, what to do – Hindi?

Why did Krishna allow the desecration of Deities by foreign invaders in medieval times?

When the mind is like software, then how can pills for treating the hardware – the brain – cure mental problems?

I was initiated earlier by a priest – how do I see it when seeking initation from a Vaishnava guru?

As sadhus, should we focus on internal change through sadhana or social change through activism?

When a close relative troubles us, do we need to tolerate infinitely?

When God knows everything, why doesn’t he stop bad things from happening?

When we have to choose between two good options, how do we choose?

When we face real problems, can we spiritually raise ourselves above those problems?

How can we make our presentation more crisp and condensed?

​How can we avoid fear after taking big decisions thoughtfully?

​How can I control anger when I am continuously provoked?

​How can we develop taste for chanting?

​When our material obligations make us too busy to practice sadhana strictly, what can we do?

Should we preach when we are not feeling devotionally?

How can we cope with enduring sadness?

Why does corruption exist in religious organisations – can it be minimized?

Are the sense and mind different – which of them drives us?

What cricket can teach us about life 3

What cricket can teach us about life 2

​When chanting doesn’t feel blissful, how can we make it always blissful?

​What kind of mental pitch is favourable for bhakti?

​What cricket can teach us about life 1

Bhikshu Gita 6 – See the mind’s aversion to concentration as a trick of illusion (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.47)

Bhikshu Gita 5 – Happiness comes by raising the standard of longing (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.46)

Bhikshu Gita 4 – The mind distracts us from bhakti in the name of bhakti (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.45)

Bhikshu Gita 3 – The mind makes the unreal seem real and the real seem unreal (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.44)

Bhikshu Gita 2 – The mind makes it difficult for people to change – be understanding (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.43)

Bhikshu Gita 1 – Minimize misery by identifying the misery caused by the mind (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.42)

​How can we guide our children in their teenage years?

​How is Hinduism different from other religions?

How can we improve our focus?

When management affects our sadhana adversely, what can we do?

Why do children of devotees sometimes not become devotees?

​If I can invest one hour daily for bhakti, which bhakti practices should I do?

How do we balance between respecting followers of all religions and acknowledging the violence that some of them do?

​How can we share bhakti with atheists who are nature-conscious and are relatively in the mode of goodness?

​How to respond to people who say their religion is the only way?

Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion

Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments

Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti

Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered

Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality

Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose

​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar

​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness

Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror

Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

Do women have the same rights as men in ISKCON?

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

Gaura Purnima lecture – Lord Chaitanya manifested the three internal reasons for his descent in his Ratha-yatra lila

Appreciate the depth and length of our existence to appreciate Krishna’s love

The Quest for Happiness – Collecting the material or recollecting the spiritual?

Overcome discouragement through spiritual wisdom

Practicing bhakti amidst todays fast-paced life

Manage the mind through introspection and meditation

How spirituality increases our social contributions

Parenting Principles from Bhagavad-gita

MIND acronym 3 – The mind neglects opportunity and denies reality

Appreciating scripture’s perennial relevance

MIND acronym 2 – Mind imagines pleasure

What does the Gita say about attachment, detachment and rupture in relationships?

MIND acronym 1 – Magnifies the problem

Temptations may come, we don’t have to welcome

Should the Bhagavad-gita be made India’s national book?

Personal Management Mantra – Productivity in Activity through Spirituality

Counter anxiety by spirituality

Despite having so many time-saving devices, why do we not have time?

How can we make the effect of hearing last for long?

When chanting is so simple why do we feel so lazy – how can we chant constantly?

How can karma such as fighting in army be spiritualized?

How is Krishna attained by doing duty – doesn’t one need to rise to love for him?

Why do Hindus worship ghastly gods with skulls?

Is Jesus the only way to God and Hinduism the lie of the Devil?

If Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth, why are Hindus so poor?

Is God too big to be contained in a picture?

Does the system of karma and rebirth imply that there is no forgiveness?

Was Drona a pure devotee? Was he a spiritual teacher?

How can we ensure that our words of correction act as scalpels, not axes?

Why are there so many commentaries on the Gita?

How does marriage change sex from wrong to right?

How can we overcome our ego?

What does it mean to not take credit for the things we do?

Are the Vedas actually ambiguous or just nonspecific about ultimate purpose?

Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini

What exactly is humility – how do we develop it in bhakti?

How can I protect my bhakti from bad association in college?