Vedic Scriptures

​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?

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

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

Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)

​Gita Leadership Sutras 5-10

​Gita Leadership Sutras 2-4

​Gita Leadership Sutras Intro & Sutra 1

​How to persevere when humility feels very difficult to achieve?

​Can the Gita’s verses be translated differently from what Prabhupada did?

Was Yudhishtira’s gambling Draupadi after he had lost himself dharmic or adharmic?

How can the Gita’s spiritual knowledge be compared to nuclear weapons knowledge?

When Bhishma comes after Ajamila pastime, how does that pastime list him as a mahajan?

When God fails – Krishna as shanti-duta

Bhagavatam canto 6 study 6 6.4.1-34 The pure heart is the secret to know the pure Lord

Does the Bhagavad-gita teach that everything that happens is good?

How can one practice bhakti without going through other yogas?

How can knowledge of other yogas help in practicing bhakti?

​How can we cultivate gravity for controlling the mind, as told in the Gita 17.16?

How are Krishna’s self-contradictory statements in Gita 9.4 and 9.5 to be understood?

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 4 – 2.32-3.11 Boost inner resolution with external facilitation

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 3 – 6.2.1-28 Bhakti’s potency is not a license for immorality

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 2 – 6.1.28-68 Lust is not gender-specific – it troubles everyone

​Do the Yamadutas know about bhakti?

Did Ajamila by caring for his son develop bhakti?

Bhagavatam canto 6 study 1 – 6.1.1-27 Nothing purifies as thoroughly as bhakti

​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most

​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information

​Bhagavatam study 63 1.13.1-8 Periods of distress can forge the deepest bonds

Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna

​Bhagavatam study 61 1.12.21-29 The prophecy of a glorious death is not inauspicious

Bhagavatam study 60 1.12.12-20 The carrier of the dynasty was to the glory of the dynasty

​Why did Drona ask for Ekalavya’s thumb?

​Why did Draupadi not protest when she was told to marry five husbands instead of one?

Why did Krishna’s protecting Draupadi’s honor not change the Kauravas’s evil intention?

Bhagavatam study 59 1.12.1-11 Parikshit had magnificent darshan even before birth

​Why did the Pandavas tolerate poisoning and arson, but not Draupadi’s dishonoring?

​Why did Duryodhana put the clause of incognito stay in the Pandavas’ exile?

​Why was Duryodhana so envious of the Pandavas?

Did Draupadi dishonor Duryodhana, thereby causing him to dishonor her?

Was Draupadi the cause of the Kurukshetra war?

Were the Pandavas not legitimate heirs to the Kuru kingdom?

​Was the Kurukshetra war fought over a property dispute?

Why did Krishna break his vow by attacking Bhishma?

​Why did Drona fight against the Pandavas?

Why did Bhishma fight against the Pandavas?

Bhagavatam study 58 1.11.32-39 Krishna seemed attached but remained detached

​After Bhishma, why was Drona, not Karna, made the Kauravas’ commander?

​Wasn’t Krishna’s covering the sun to deceive Jayadratha wrong?

​Why did Arjuna target Jayadratha when Abhimanyu was killed by Durjaya?

​Why did Bhima kill Duryodhana unfairly?

​How could Bhima drink Dusshasana’s blood?

​Why did the Pandavas conspire to kill Drona?

​Why did Arjuna kill Bhishma from behind Shikhandi?

​Why did Bhishma not stop the disrobing of Draupadi?

Despite being virtuous, why did Yudhishthira gamble?

Bhagavatam study 57 1.11.25-32 Krishna’s beauty is exquisite and exquisitely described

​Bhagavatam study 56 1.11.14-24 The spiritual qualification of bhakti unites the materially​ ​qualified and unqualified

​Was destiny against Karna?

​When Karna was virtuous, why did he suggest that Draupadi be disrobed?

​Did Kunti do the right thing by abandoning Karna?

​Why did Krishna say that Karna is equal, or even superior, to Arjuna in archery?

​Did Kunti emotionally weaken Karna by revealing that the Pandavas were his brothers?

​Why did Draupadi dishonor Karna by rejecting him as a suitor?

​Bhagavatam study 55 1.11.8-13 Prosperity without Krishna is like beautiful things for the blind

​Was Karna not discriminated against by being labeled a charioteer’s son?

​Was Karna unfairly disadvantaged by the curses of Parashurama and the brahmana?

​Was Karna a glorious example of faithful friendship to Duryodhana?

​Was Karna a virtuous hero?

​Did Indra unfairly weaken Karna by taking away his armor?

​Was Karna the second best archer after Arjuna?

Did Karna conquer the world, but Arjuna couldn’t?

Was Karna a better archer than Arjuna?

​Why did Arjuna kill Karna unfairly?

​Bhagavatam study 54 1.11.1-7 Krishna’s arrival brings ecstasy

​Bhagavatam study 53 1.10.28-36 Krishna’s departure and travel are celebrations of love

​Bhagavatam study 52 1.10.21-27 The Supreme appears human – and still remains Supreme

Bhagavatam study 51 1.10.9-20 Imminent separation from Krishna triggers intense emotion

How do reconcile the contradiction between Gita 14.20 – we can transcend the modes – and 18.40 – everyone is under the modes?

When the Gita talks about karma, jnana and bhakti equally, why emphasize bhakti unduly?

Bhagavatam study 50 1.10.1-8 Yudhishtira’s dharmic reign harmonizes the natural order with the human order

If Dharmaraja could expand as Vidura and Yudhisthira, why did Aryama need to officiate in his place?

​Bhagavatam study 49 1.9.43-48 Departure of great souls is a victory worthy of celebration

​Did Uttama die because of his mother’s offense to Dhruva?

​Bhagavatam study 48 1.9.36-42 Bhishma’s memories go beyond the personal to the Krishna-centered

Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death

​Prahlad sees his glory as bhakti’s glory

Self excellence principles from Bhagavad Gita

​Three types of austerities – Gita 17.14-16 (Hindi)

Anant Gita ke do anta – Gita 18.63-78

​Western philosophers and Bhagavad-gita 1 – Beyond Cartesian duality

When Arjuna repeatedly defeated Karna, why are they considered equals?

​Why were the kshatriya codes violated during the Kurukshetra war?

Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way

​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence

​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering

​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose

Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness

​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion

Why did Rama worship Shiva?