Vedic Philosophy

How is mantra meditation different from other forms of meditation?

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

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

Why is the Vedic Sanskrit and Puranic Sanskrit different?

During animal sacrifices in Vedic times, did the animals experience pain – what was the rationale for such sacrifices?

Where do butchers and prostitutes fall among the four varnas – are they outcastes?

What does follow your heart mean – does it involve the conscience or the soul?

What is the relationship between Maya and the Three Modes of Nature?

How do we reconcile Bhagavatam cosmology with scientific cosmology?

What are the three modes of material nature?

If bhakti is the conclusion of the Vedas, shouldn;t the Vedas be filled with bhakti?

How are karma and jnana the cause of material desires?

How are jnana and karma uncovered in bhakti?

How can knowing Krishna as the proprietor, enjoyer and benefactor bring us peace?

What does simply living really mean?

Can you explain Brahman and Paramatma realizations in detail?

Is the Brahman aspect also sat-cit-ananda or is it only sat?

​Does Brahman always refer to the Lord’s effulgence?

When everything is destined how can we have free will?

How can we know that the Deity accepts the bhoga when it remains as it is?

Is Deity visarjan required – why?

Where do we get our individuality from – matter or spirit?

What is the difference between destiny and free will?

If the soul is complete, why is purification needed?

Why should we focus more on satisfying the soul than on satisfying the body?

How can we differentiate between a dharmika and a fanatic?

Why God is not always “nice”

How can we prevent our eyes from seeing lustily – Hindi?

Why is the intelligence said to come from goodness and the mind from passion – Hindi?

When the intelligence is subtler than the mind, why does the Gita ask us to control the mind and not the intelligence – Hindi?

The Creator’s Cruelty and the Saints’ Selflessness

If the intelligence and the Supersoul’s voice are the same, why do many intelligent people act sinfully – Hindi?

When spiritual culture encourages men to become brahmacharis, how does it spiritualize the male-female relationship?

Is the love between a pet and a master coming from hormones or from the soul?

Love is in the air, but where is the air? 

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

Does the soul come first in the womb and the subtle body comes later after which consciousness manifests?

When children of same parents such as Ravana and Vibhishana have the same DNA, why are their characters so different (Hindi)?

Does presenting scripture as meant for moral instruction lead to the rejection of scripture’s transcendental teachings?

If Bhagavatam and Mahabharata tell incidents from different perspectives, are they histories or historical fictions?

When God is omniscient, doesn’t he know that some people will misuse their free will?

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?

If our mind acts according to default settings, what is the role of our free will?

When Jaya-Vijaya became demons by Krishna’s will and performed so many atrocities, what was the fault of their victims?

How is it fair to be punished for past karma without being told what that karma was?

Why do we say that we think with the mind and not with the soul?

Does Krishna have a plan for us even when we are not serious devotees?

When intoxication doesn’t harm others, as does meat-eating why is it considered bad?

Did Shankaracharya accept Krishna’s form as transcendental?

If the soul gets a body through the semen what happens to it when conception doesn’t occur?

How can atma be translated as the Supreme Lord?

Nothing is in my control – why worry?

What karma should we avoid so that we won’t have to suffer?

What is the use of getting reactions for wrongdoings without knowing those wrongdoings?

When humans kill animals for eating, is it that animal’s destiny or are humans interrupting God’s plan?

If someone commits suicide, was it their destiny or are they interrupting God’s plan?

If bhakti means to give up all designations then how do we see our duties to our country?

What is the difference between the mental and the spiritual?

Is love for our parents, brothers, sisters Maya – does such love have no meaning or value?

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

Understanding surrender – Hindi

​What factors determine the mental pitch we get?

​What is stillness of mind?

If someone says the sparks of Krishna’s splendor are enough for me, how can we connect them with Krishna?

​Where are the mind, intelligence and ego located?

Bhakti yoga – cultural practice or spiritual science?

When we make choices, where does our karma fit in?

When God knows the future, is our free will really free?

What is wrong with we as God’s children asking him for our material needs?

Does scripture guide us for spiritual decisions or also for material decisions?

Material solutions to problems lead to bigger problems – so, should we seek material solutions?

How can we overcome the infection of karma and jnana?

Does the mind tempt us because of the modes or do the modes tempt us because of the mind?

We get only temporary happiness and that too after lot of struggle – does God not want us to be happy?

Why do we get karmic reactions for one life in another life?

What are the sizes of the soul and the mind?

What is Maya – are women Maya?

How can inductive-deductive-abductive reasonings be correlated with pratyaksha-anumana-shabda?

Do our default settings come from our past karma or our association?

What is more powerful – the soul or the mind?

Do the spikes of desire vanish when we become spiritually advanced?

What is the difference between being religious and being spiritual?

How can we attract materially comfortable people who don’t feel the need for spirituality?

Learning from the guru named death

How do we differentiate between the mind and the heart?

Does God want us to torture ourselves by fasting on holy days?

How do we know that the knowledge coming through disciplic succession is authentic?

How do we convince people that scriptures are true, not fictional?

Will you please talk something about Devi Bhagavatam?

Do we relate with God only as our father?

What is the difference between humans and animals?

What makes Vedic knowledge infallible and human knowledge fallible?

Why is Vedic knowledge received through disciplic succession?

Does existence alone go from one life to another without carrying any karma from the past?

Can spiritual wisdom explain split personality disorder?

Can the soul experience anything other than what is displayed on the mind’s screen?

Does the level of consciousness indicate the strength of the soul?

How are the soul, mind and body brought together?

Will we ever come to a spiritual level when we understand Krishna’s plan perfectly?