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Does telepathy really happen? If yes, how?

Did Draupadi love Arjuna more than the other Pandavas as a controversial South Indian novel claims?

When Krishna tells Arjuna in the Gita to do his duty, why do brahmacharis give up their duty in the name of the Gita?

Why does Bhishma say in SB 1.9.22 that he is a pure devotee? Shouldn’t a devotee be humble?

Why does Kavi Karnapura say he is writing Anand Vrindavana Champu for my own pleasure?

Should devotees network with thinkers focusing on Hinduism and Indian nationality?

If bhakti offers higher taste why do devotees still struggle with sex desire?

When scriptures teach matra devo bhava, why do brahmacharis give up their parents for the sake of God?

Why is the Gita’s first chapter called a chapter on yoga when it contains no yogic teachings?

Why is the Gita called yoga-shastra?

What do we mean by the mind’s eye? How does the mind see?

What does the Gita say about love and inter-caste marriages?

What is the difference between free will and desire?

Are birthday celebrations for devotees authentic from the Vedic perspective?

Does the Rantideva pastime exemplify social service?

What does the sentence “From your place at your pace join the race” mean?

Does Krishna protect his devotee-students from bullies at school?

Are sahajiyas better than Mayavadis?

Don’t you like me? You haven’t answered my question for a long time.

What are the kind of questions that fall under counseling questions which you won’t be answering on the site?

How Krishna’s stealing the garments of the gopis is not immoral but trans-moral

Is the Supersoul the observer and permitter or just the observer as is conveyed by the analogy of the two birds in the heart?

What is Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contribution to our tradition?

Should devotees put their children in English Medium or in vernacular medium schools? Should they avoid convent schools?

Is lying sinful? How can we give it up?

Is science never wrong because it is objective and is religion subjective?

Is the subtle body being material destroyed by the power of time, as is the gross body?

How can daily diary writing be used as a tool for spiritual growth?

I want to write articles as a service to Krishna. But I am unable to get time. How should I go ahead?

What does the marble and nail grid analoy exactly illustrate wrt the relationship between free will and destiny?

My obsessive thoughts dont allow me to chant and if I force myself to chant i feel haterful towards the Lord. Please advice.

Is Govardhana Krishna or devotee of Krishna?

Is it true that the Uttarkhand disaster is caused by the moving of the Deity of Dhari devi?

Is ISKCON an American institute run by Americans who take donations given by Indians to America?

Why do natural disasters wreck havoc in holy places like in Kedarnath?

Some people are telling that aliens are controlling the earth. Is it true?

Is there any online database or on paper of all the vedic scriptures intact for instant access?

If science is wrong why do devotee go to a hospital when they fall sick and not to a temple?

Is Prabhupada’s appearance and activities predicted in scriptures? If so please tell them

Are the revelations in other religious traditions as for example they do not accept the law of karma?

How can we say our spiritual experiences are not just chemical reactions?

To become Krishna conscious do we need to change our complete behaviour or do we just need to learn respect and love for Vaishnavas?

Why has God created a mind that misleads us?

Is there any quick way to control the mind?

Radharani and Padmavati took birth on lotus only. Why didn’t they take natural birth?

Why is Krishna not descending now when there is so much adharma?

The Vedas say na tasya pratima asti. Then why do we worship the Deities and the laminations of the Deities?

Is the relationship between Krishna and the soul like that between two quantum entangled particles?

Why do we require faith to understand spirituality where as we don’t require faith to know science ,only proof can work?

How can we improve our intelligence to control our mind?

After death are we reborn into the cycle of 84 lakh species or does it depend on our desire at the time of death?

Lord Rama says janani janma bhumischa svargad api gariyasi. How to understand it?

When we become devotees should we not read newspaper or magazines and read only spiritual books? So how will we improve our general knowledge?

Do you feel that only if you follow Iskcon principles you will be elevated? Are all others lacking somewhere?

Can we make other organizations merge with ISKCON and have just one way?

Does chanting Rama Krishna Hari give liberation as does chanting the Hare Krishna mantra?

Is the Bhagavad-gita shruti or smriti? Did it become important only recently in the Indian tradition?

Isn’t science better than religion because science is objective whereas religion is subjective?

When bows-arrows are more cumbersome than machine guns why did the advanced technology of the past use primitive weapons?

Why was Arjuna so dear to Krishna?

How KC is the solution of all problems 7 – Religious Problems

How KC is the solution of all problems 6 – Medical Problems

How KC is the solution to all problems 5 – Economic problems

How KC is the solution to all problems 4 – Ecological problems

How KC is the solution to all problems 3 – Psychological problems

How KC is the solution to all problems 2 – Cultural Problems – Sexual Assaults

How KC is the solution to all problems I – Polticial problems – Corruption

If Drona rejected Eklavya due to his character deficiency, then why didnt he reject Duryodhana too?

How can I deal with uncertainties about the guru system in ISKCON?

Did Lord Rama eat meat?

How does the spiritual soul first get material desires?

What is the one scientific discovery that can prove or disprove the Vedic view of the universe?

If aquatics are lower than plants in the Vedic evolutionary scale then why is eating aquatics forbidden and eating plants allowed?

Why is Krishna not keeping the increasing population under control?

What is the Krishna conscious perspective of nondevotees with good moral qualities like Jains?

Why do Vishnu and Shiva have several common names?

Is humanitarian activity not a form of subtle sense gratification?

Should devotees vote in elections? What is the devotional perspective of democracy?

A Hero’s Prayers at the moment of Death – Vritrasura – Bhagavatam 6.11.18-27

Why is Tukaram Maharaj especially glorified among various Maharashtrian saints in ISKCON?

How does Lord Jagannatha reciprocate in Puri when the temple priests are so rude?

When we dont get results due to our karma, does service get affected by our karma?

ENERGY: Your sutra for positive thinking

Harer Namashtakam 6: The misfortune of missing the fortune

Harer Namashtakam 7: The fruit of service is the increased desire to serve

Harer Namashtakam 5: Access the holy name by the mercy of the Bhagavatas

I found blasphemy of ISKCON leaders online. How should I respond?

Why does Prabhupada say in Bhagavad Gita 2.62 purport that Lord Shiva is not able to control his senses?

Do we get bad karma by visual sexual stimulation?

How do we understand when different Vaishnava acharays give different meanings of the same scriptural verse?

KC and World Religions 2 – Christianity 1

What is the difference between a woman’s love for a paramour and the gopis’ love for Krishna?

Why do certain temples have architecture depicting sex?

KC and World Religions 1 – Judaism

How much does exercise,medication interfere with one’s destiny?

When we see cause-effect relationship within this life itself, doesn’t that make karma irrelevant?

Does the Bhagavad-gita teach that all paths lead to the same goal?

Is putting faith in Krishna consciousness like leaping across a chasm with nothing more than the hope that we will make it to the other side?

Why is prana-pratistha needed when the photo of Krishna is non-different from Krishna?

History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism – Post-Prabhupada ISKCON