Vedic Philosophy

Is scriptural knowledge needed only when devotion is dilute and not when devotion is pure?

Is God hard of hearing that his devotees need to chant his names loudly?

Do the scriptures treat women as the property of men?

What is wrong with worship of devatas if one understands them to be devotees of Krishna?

How do we reconcile different Puranic versions of the origin of Lord Shiva?

Why is Krishna worshiped in North India in intimate mood and Vishnu worshiped in South India in reverential mood?

Is Deity worship needed only for neophyte devotees who can’t see Krishna in the heart?

If Krishna is the cause of all causes, is he the cause of everything that we and others do?

If we concede that scripture doesn’t contain literal report of conversations then where will the erosion of scriptural authority end?

Why are certain important verses quoted by acharyas not found in the scriptures?

Are chanting praying and meditation the same?

Why do some scriptures declare other gods to be Supreme?

When Krishna always uses his free will properly, why don’t we too when we are his parts?

If Durga is the superintendent of material nature how can Krishna alone grant liberation?

Is Durga devi a demigodess in the category of jiva tattva?

For a devotee-sadhaka Is the desire to go BTG desirable or should one just desire service?

Is instantaneous forgiveness the characteristic of pure devotion and seeking retribution that of neophyte devotion

If all three aspects (SAT CIT ANANDA) are present within brahman, why can’t we perceive all of them just within the brahman itself?

Just as one can climb out of a well without a rope using footholds in the wall, can one get liberated without following a valid process?

Isn’t demonisation of the present with its promise of hi-tech paradise necessary to make people seek spiritual happiness?

What does it mean to see Krishna everywhere?

When religions like Buddhism are non-Vedic, how can Veda be the source of all knowledge?

When Ramanuja has refuted the design argument, why does Prabhupada use it so extensively?

Why has Ramanuja refuted the design argument in his Vedanta Sutra commentary?

Are Manava seva and Madhava seva like two largely overlapping circles?

When scriptures usually refer to Vishnu, do they refer to Maha-vishnu, Garbhodakshayi Vishnu or Kshirodakshayi Vishnu?

What is the relationship between Sadashiva, the Shiva born from Brahma and the eleven Rudras?

What is the difference between brahma of Mayavadis and shunya of voidists?

What is the difference between hatha-yoga, dhyana yoga and ashtanga yoga?

Why does the Lakshmi Narasimha karavalambam stotra focus more on misery of material existence than the glory of Narasimhadeva?

Can you explain the difference in the defects of being illusioned and committing mistakes as illustrated through the evolution theory?

Does Krishna initiate us to do punya? Did he initiate Dhritarashtra to do punya for getting 100 sons?

In the division of the Vedas into Samhitas, Aranyakas and Upanishads, where do the Brahmanas fall?

If the material world is perfect in itself, then why do we need to go to Godhead?

What is the philosophical meaning of common expressions like “My head has become hot” or “My heart is fully satisfied”?

What is the difference between the mind and the citta?

What exactly is the mind? And where exactly is it located?

When we are the soul, why do we use the phrase ‘my soul’ as in ‘my soul was crying’?

Can ghosts commit suicide?

Have all the people who die in disasters done the same bad karma?

When we worship God so that he will solve our problems aren’t we bribing God like students who flatter their teachers to get better marks?

As all paramparas are based on beliefs and as Prabhupada’s Gita is an interpretation based on his beliefs why not just follow our own paramapara?

All parents want their children to get married. Then wouldn’t Krishna the supreme parent want his children to become married and not take sannyasa?

Were Valmiki and Vyasadeva eyewitnesses to the full Ramayana and the Mahabharata? Or did they write them based on some historical sources?

Can different family members take diksha from different spiritual teachers?

Is it proper for one to neglect one’s family duties to devote oneself to God?

You have your sampradaya, others like Shiva worshipers have their sampradaya – ultimately it’s all just different beliefs. Why should one sampradaya be considered higher than another?

If we give up our controlling tendency completely won’t we lose our individuality and become like trees who don’t do anything differently?

Has God created the universe for living things or living things for the universe?

Why does God not come as a savior incarnation when things are already so bad?

What is the definition of development in spiritual science?

If God is the proprietor of everything is he the proprietor of tsunamis that kill thousands?

If God becomes controlled by the love of his devotees then how is he the supreme controller?

What is the need for God to have made the creation?

Rekindling Wisdom 3 – How God is the supreme enjoyer and what that means for our enjoyment

Rekindling Wisdom 2 – How is God the supreme controller and what does it imply

Rekindling Wisdom 1 – Understanding how God is the supreme proprietor

When bhakti is transcendental, why do scriptures give importance to bodily designations like birth in India or birth in a royal dynasty?

When all of us are unique, why do we compare devotees as per their level of advancement?

If the soul’s nature is to love and serve Krishna, where does our nature to love and serve worldly things come from?

How can we explain to newcomers the difference between prasad and ordinary food?

As repeated hearing leads to belief, what is the difference between devotional hearing and indoctrination by religious fanatics?

How is the car-body analogy a good analogy when the car can’t reproduce and the driver can live independent of the car?

Our endeavor play a part in determining the result, so does endeavoring more make the result more likely?

With what attitude should we quote new verses or scriptural points apart from those given In Prabhupada’s books?

While explaining the philosophy we sometimes come up with examples that we not have heard in classes. How can we know whether they are realizations or speculations?

What is the mechanism of memory recollection? What is the Supersoul’s role in it?

If one’s nature doesn’t change even after purification then how is a pure devotee transcendental?

When we become purified does the predominant mode of the mind change?

Doesn’t the idea that the infant suffers in the womb deny the glory of the mother’s love in caring for her infant?

Should a devotee be eager to die, as Kulakshekhar Maharaj’s prayer says?

When we face unexpected and big problems, does that meant God is angry with us?

Can you explain clearly the role of mind, intelligence and consciousness in the path from impulse to intent?

Are our senses actually defective or do we just have to be alert while taking in sense information?

If the demigods are not Krishna’s competitors, why do they compete with him as in Govardhan lila?

When our senses are designed by God and they are defective, doesn’t that make God’s design defective?

Is our memory a manifestation of our mind, intelligence or soul?

At the end of OMG, Kanjibhai throws away Krishna’s keychain to avoid idolatry. Do we need to similarly discard everything connected with God to avoid idolatry?

If both Krishna and we are eternal, then how is he our source and why don’t we have the six opulences fully?

When we suffer due to our past karma does the Supersoul feel pain because his part is suffering?

Do Yamadutas commit mistakes by taking some person other than the intended?

Is the worship of Deities a tool meant for less intelligent people, a tool that should be given up once one becomes spiritually advanced?

The stone image can’t even wave away a fly on its face. It can be broken by vandals. How can such an image be God?

The stone image is limited, whereas God is unlimited. How can it be God?

How can a stone image be God?

When God is present everywhere, why should we worship him in the temple images?

Why has God given us free will?

If God is complete and doesn’t desire anything, doesn’t he desire our deliverance?

Why do we need big temples when God doesn’t need them?

Why do bad things happen to good people?

What is the cause of earthquakes?

Doesn’t the Bhagavad-gita (9.8) state that God is the destroyer? So isn’t he the cause of earthquakes too?

Are earthquakes acts of God?

Does hell exist? What about the hell menu card?

When priests tell people about future sufferings and make them do rituals, aren’t they acting like hooligans who threaten people to extort money?

Doesn’t religion make people feel helpless by teaching that everything is destined and nothing is in their hands?

Doesn’t religion make people violent?

Do godmen who live in luxury represent God?

What qualifications should we look for in gurus?

When God is in our heart, why do we need any guru to come between us and him?