Vedic Philosophy

​If Krishna is the supreme cause, how is our destiny in our hands?

​Do non-living things have covered consciousness – why?

​How can material sound vibrations be used to access spirit?

​When science keeps changing, why do we use scientific analogies to explain scriptural teachings?

If objects are made of waves, how does consciousness come into objects?

What do scriptures say about UFOs?

How do souls get different bodies right at the beginning?

​Why are scriptural figures not absolutely precise?

​If science doesn’t have authority to explain life, why does scripture have that authority?

​How do we reconcile differences between academic and traditional dating of the Vedas?

Are all the holy places in dhamas with Krishna’s footprints authentic?

Do science and scripture see things from different perspectives?

Did Prabhupada’s servant bloop because he couldn’t deal with the moon issue?

​How do we deal with contradictions in scripture’s spiritual information?

​Is choosing not to fight some battles like Bhishma-Drona’s silence in the Kuru silence?

Should we stress materially accurate information in the Vedas to boost their faith?

Are we bound by the modes like a cow bound by a rope?

​Is our temperament determined by the modes?

​What exactly is the eternal treasure of bhakti (Hindi)

​How do we see philosophical differences among acharyas of different sampradayas? (Hindi)

How do we understand which section of scripture is literal and which poetic?​ (Hindi)

When the soul is liberated, is the subtle body spiritualized or abandoned? (Hindi)

Unravelling the Mystery of Karma with QA

The spiritual is beyond the social, national cultural and traditional

​Does our conditioning from human body carry on to a future nonhuman body?

Can transcendentalists act passionately like kshatriyas?

Parashurama avatar – Brahmana, kshatriya and post-kshatriya phases

​How do we determine when to treat life like a program and when like a manual?

Why did Parashurama destroy kshatriyas and not their greed?

​If we are to act according to our nature, why did Parashurama appear as brahmana and then act as kshatriya?

​What is the Vedic perspective of modern asymmetric warfare?

​Why does definition of kshatriya not refer to protection of dharma?

Self-determination and denial of destiny characterize modernity

How to understand Prabhupada’s statement that planets move because of cosmic air, not gravity?

​When we talk about Krishna, do we refer to the universe?

Does bathing in sacred rivers free one from all sins?

​Does forgiving someone end all associated karmic consequences?

​Do fate and destiny refer to the same thing?

Does depending on Krishna mean using our analytical framework in his service or giving up that framework?

​How is daiva different from destiny?

​How to understand when some sages feel greater bliss in impersonal realization than in personal realization?

​Do pure devotees always experience themselves as different from the body?

​As yogis see Paramatma within, do bhaktas see Bhagavan within?

How does the holy name penetrate beyond the mind, intelligence and ego?

Can some people get things without endeavoring?

​How does endeavor figure in people who get good things easily?

​What role do star signs play in our destiny?

If scripture is eternal, are all pastimes given in scripture destined?

​Does the precision of astrological predictions imply that we don’t have free will?

​Are we forced to act according to our nature?

​When the modes control us, how do we have free will?

Do we need problems to grow internally?

​Does thought become matter – can thought enable us to achieve everything?

​Why does God not give everyone equal capacity to understand right and wrong?

​If Krishna is merciful, why do we get karmic reactions?

How can knowledge of God be understood in scientifically acceptable terms?

Does consciousness necessitate the existence of personality?

When God is one, how can the one manifest as the divine couple?

Does worshiping different forms of God for different purposes not limit God?

​ Varahadeva – Bhakti theology goes far beyond zoomorphism

Do our realizations arise because of our past karma?

Why is Arjuna’s renunciation disapproved and the Goswamis’ renunciation appreciated?

​Krishna’s beauty brings unity amidst diversity – Meditation on Venkatesh Stotram 6

If Krishna loves us unconditionally, why has he created bad things such as alcohol?

Why has Krishna created this miserable world?

Is karma always bound to happen – what makes it happen?

Do transcendentalists go beyond the body’s need for sleep?

Why do people blame women – Draupadi and Sita – for the epic’s wars?

How important is convincing people about Rama’s historicity?

Mad people seem happy in their own world – are they really happy?

​The cause of temptation lies inside not outside

​How can I understand the mysterious things I saw in my out-of-body-experience?

​Can two souls be present in the same body?

​Can people’s intelligence be improved by giving external inputs?

​Can two souls swap their bodies?

Are our decisions taken by the soul or the mind?

​​​​Is there any information in the universe other than that available through the senses?

​Can the soul see and have all sense perceptions without the body?

Is memory stored in the brain or the soul?

​During out-of-body experiences how does the soul stay connected with the body?

​How can we know for sure that the soul exists?

Why does Uddhava say that remembering Krishna’s pastimes causes him distress?

Are unconsciously committed offenses also counted as offenses?

​Does the guru always speak the will of God perfectly?

​Why does Krishna perform pastimes that are misunderstandable?

​What is intelligence – do women and lower castes have it less?

​How can Krishna’s loving nature be reconciled with the sufferings of hell?

QA in Nasik 2 April 2016

QA in Nasik 1 April 2016

​How does destiny affect our life’s ups and downs – how is it affected by our spiritual practice?

​Does devotion need to be exhibited?

​Should we try to seek clarification to all our doubts?

What is the importance of Ekadashi and of visiting temple on Ekadashi?

How can we establish the authenticity of scripture?

​When the senses, mind and intelligence do wrong, why does the soul suffer consequences?

​How do we understand Krishna’s disappearance?

Who is Vishnu – who is Krishna – what is their relationship?

If Krishna is reciprocal, why does Shikshashtakam call for loving Krishna even if he neglects us?

​Don’t be attached to being detached

​Do we need diksha guru – is shiksha guru enough?