Dharma

When we are told to accept the unchangeable does that include accepting our own misdeeds done under the influence of others?

Why We Do Bad Things – Four Causes | Bhagavatam 3.12.34 | Tirupati | Chaitanya Charan

Did the mocking of God cause Los Angeles fire Wrong in 4 ways

Should devotees fast for Shivratri?

Why Craving Is a Treacherous Enemy | Bhagavad Gita 3 37 38 | Tirupati | Youth 1

Dealing with Temptation Prayerfully | Bhagavad Gita 3.36-37 | Tirupati | Youth

Sunday Feast Class HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu 16 Feb 2025 @ISKCONCAMPPUNE

The story of Vishvamitra – Obstacles on the spiritual path – Part 1

Life Lessons from the Ramayana – Part 2 by HG Chaitanya Charan Das

Life Lessons from the Ramayana – Part 1 by HG Chaitanya Charan Das

Daksha-Shiva conflict

On Dharma and being ourselves

To help the distressed address both their distress’ immediate cause and remote cause Gita 15.07

When dealing with the distressed focus not on their karma focus on your dharma Gita 18.73

Are Kauravas-Pandavas equally bad? | Mahabharata ethics | Hyd Abids | Youth mtg

Arjunas Counter Argument And Confusion- Gita Verses 13 Gita 2.4 – 2.6

Arjunas Cost Benefit Analysis Gita Verses 8 Chapter 1 Verses 31 – 36

How the demonic distort Dharma Artha Kama Moksha Gita 16 11 Youth

Why did Draupadi not defend herself when she was being dishonored?

What is the Gita perspective on organ donation?

183 Gita Political Philosophy series 2 Capitalism Communism Dharma The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu

Were kshatriyas allowed to eat meat in Vedic culture?

The Monk’s Podcast 65 with Govinda Prabhu – Centralization, Decentralization and Dharma

Mahabharata Life Lessons – Did the Pandavas fight to take revenge?

Mahabharata Life Lessons – How could Jarasandha do human sacrifices?

Why did Rama spy on his own citizens?

The Monk’s Podcast 15 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 2

The Monk’s Podcast 14 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 1

What is the spiritual perspective on capitalism?

What would be the Gita’s stand in today’s political world wrt the Left and the Right in India or the liberals and the conservatives in America

What does it mean when it is said Yudhishthira’s gambling was orchestrated by Krishna – why would Krishna cause so much distress and destruction?

How would the Kauravas being neutralized by the Pandavas further their spiritual evolution?

Were the Kauravas harassing their citizens – were they tyrants who needed to be removed by force?

Why did Arjuna want to be the greatest archer?

What is the Vedic perspective on euthanasia?

Vamana pastime analysis 1 – When good people do good things at a heavy cost

Bhagavad-gita chapter 2 overview – How to decide the right thing to do and stay undisturbed while doing it

What is the scriptural view on political correctness?

How to live at the junction of order and chaos – Learning from Dasharatha’s destiny

If we can’t go to heaven in human bodies, how do some kings like Dasharatha fight for the gods in heaven?

Bhagavad Gita Chapters 15-18 Overview

Bhagavad Gita Chapters 13-14 Overview

Does sarva dharman parityajya mean that we should give up our rationality and just surrender?

Can Abhimanyu’s getting trapped in Chakravuha be compared to our getting trapped in samsara-cakra?

How the laws of nature work and what role Krishna plays in them

The story of Vishvamitra – Obstacles on the spiritual path – Part 1

What goes around comes around – Ravana & Maya-Sita

Ravana -Ten Heads, Zero Brains – Keeping our desires in control

Gita 01.01 The Gita’s first word dharma conveys its essential, universal theme

Why did Vidura not instruct Dhritrashtra to apologize to the Pandavas and to thereby become offense-free for practicing bhakti?

Is heaven attained by any warrior who fights a war in obedience to authority and dies?

What is the destination of those who obey their authorities and fight in unfair wars such as Vietnam – will their obedience elevate them to heaven?

Gita 02.02 Identify behavior that is out of character with our character

Gita 01.01 The Gita’s first word dharma conveys its essential, universal theme

How the Bhagavad-gita’s first and last words reflect its empowering message

Gita 16.20 Demoniac action and demoniac destination is perpetuated by demoniac disposition

How can we know our prescribed duty?

Morality may be relativized but the consequences of immoral indulgence can’t be relativized Gita 03.17

Spiritualizing our relationships 5 – Focus more on our intentions than on others’ dispositions

When the Bhagavatam contains so many stories involving sex is it appropriate for children?

What is wrong with seeking the desirable and avoiding the undesirable?

When scripture contains so much wisdom why does most of India not follow scripture?

In the Bhagavatam devotees renounce the world to serve the Lord but in the Vitthal tradition devotees serve their parents while the Lord waits – how to reconcile?

Why does Christianity have stronger missionary tradition that Hinduism?

Why did Krishna save Parikshit but not Abhimanyu?

How can we choose rightly among various religions?

Maintaining standards while cultivating sensitivity

IDEA acronym – The Bhagavad-gita in essence

How can we know that our service is pleasing Krishna?

Understanding what is our quota in material life – 2

Learn to see the material and the spiritual as cumulative not competitive

Understanding what is our quota in material life – 1

When guidance is not easily available how can we make good choices?

How can we assess our service when we are not pure-hearted?

How can we avoid over-controlling the things that are in our control?

When we face problems we need practical solutions not philosophical solutions – how can scripture help?

How can we help those who are suffering but are still imagining that they are enjoying?

If someone rationalizes their wrongdoing by saying that Krishna loves us unconditionally how do we respond?

Doesn’t Krishna feel bad when we do something wrong – doesn’t that make him unwilling to shelter us?

If our mistakes have got us into trouble how can we overcome the guilt that disheartens us while taking shelter of Krishna?

Can followers of other religions who don’t follow the regulative principles go back to Krishna?

How can we prevent sense enjoyment from depriving us of Krishna’s shelter?

When we don’t feel like surrendering what should we do?

How can we overcome inconsistency in deity worship caused by our wavering feelings?

If our material life takes us temporarily away from our spiritual life how can we later regain our spiritual enthusiasm?

If our material activities interfere with our spiritual life how can we see those activities as spiritual?

If our family members don’t support our bhakti, what should we do?

How can we spiritualize our work without disturbing our colleagues?

How did Krishna as Shanti-duta use sama dama bheda and danda?

If bhakti practice makes us less emotional is that good?

If it doesn’t work get out – is such a utilitarian attitude in bhakti towards things like marriage justifiable?

How to decide between tolerating a situation or changing it?

How can we know what is a principle and what a detail?

How can the tension between rigidity and fluidity be resolved in a living tradition?

If we are more attached to Krishna and less attached to family responsibilities does that incur bad karma?

Won’t neglecting our attachments and focusing on bhakti lead to rationalizing our wrong actions?

Why were the Pandavas treated so badly by their elders – in similar circumstances are we meant to be submissive?