KrishnaConsciousness

How can we change ourselves for the better as quickly as possible?

Varnashrama in bhakti – Focus on replicating the take-off not recreating the take-off point

If we make a strong resolution does the mind’s power ensure that we keep it?

QA Transcriptions uploaded on 29-May-18

Nourishing the creeper of devotion 4 – Finding our spiritual stimuil

QA session in London

Nourishing our lives with the Bhagavad-gita

Nourishing the creeper of devotion 3 – Avoid attachment to renunciation

Strive first for devotion then for pure devotion

How do our beliefs and habits shape what pops up on our inner screen?

How can we get the impetus to chant seriously?

Which is the easier way to attain Krishna – bhakti or seva?

Does fixing the mind on Krishna require laborious mechanical repetition?

Can we pray to Krishna for removing obstacles in our material life?

If some devotees do great kirtan but don’t chant 16 rounds should we appreciate them?

QA session in London 2018

Should Gita 3.27 be we are not the only doers?

If someone is practicing bhakti but not chanting 16 rounds what is their destination?

Seeker within achiever without

Does living near the temple help in developing Krishna consciousness?

What does vasudevah sarvam iti mean?

Are we meant to face our destiny or to fulfill our destiny?

As our free will is finite should we just depend on Krishna always?

Cultivating Cooperation in Krishna consciousness

Are we the sum of our thoughts?

How did you come to Krishna consciousness – Hindi?

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

Gita 16.19 Devilish delights doom the demonic to deadly destinations

Gita 16.18 When bad situations make us take shelter of our bad side we become bad people

Krishna is knowledge object of knowledge and objective of knowledge

Gaura Purnima lecture 2016 – Transcription uploaded

Appreciating Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy devotional ambitiousness and humility

Devotees who succeed in getting external results are looked up to in our movement – what to do?

What can brahmacharis do if they feel choked in their ashram?

Emotionally intelligent spirituality 1 – Don’t work for or against emotions – work with them for Krishna

Does Krishna know which choices we are going to make?

If the world is Maya, is it just like the world of Harry Potter?

To rise from karma to bhakti, change your benchmark of reality from the world to Krishna

How spiritual life relates to our material Life 2 – Work not for or against your nature, work with your nature for Krishna

When taking decisions, how do we balance using our intelligence and having faith in Krishna?

Remembrance of Krishna cuts karmic bondage by providing intelligence taste and love

How can ghosts being subtle act on gross objects as when opening doors or breaking things?

When ghosts have only subtle bodies how can they be seen by humans?

Understanding and fulfilling the Bhagavatam’s purpose by cultivating sensitivity

Bhagavatam study 66 01.13.24-29 Detachment emerges from education that changes our definition of success

The Bhagavad-gita is a yoga text for emotional empowerment

Improving Japa 2 – Concentrate by cultivating interest and appreciating importance

Improving Japa 1 – Understand how and when we get distracted

Should we learn from the past or consider that whatever happened is God’s will?

When waves of desire come suddenly do they have some rational cause?

When because of our bhakti principles we can’t eat the food offered by our relatives how can we avoid alienating them from bhakti?

Six loving exchanges – Opening the heart and reciprocating with the opened heart

Prabhupada life-story 04 – League of Devotees – A clique thwarts the promise

Go beyond the mind’s transitory feelings to the heart’s transcendental feelings

To be devoted means to look for devotional openings constantly

Enlightened Living with Chaitanya Charan – TV Show

If a devotee familiar to us starts blaspheming our spiritual master how should we deal with that devotee?

For devotees are things happening beyond our control due to destiny or Krishna’s mercy?

In outreach what needs to come first – knowledge and inspiration or facilities?

Among knowledge inspiration and facilities if we can’t provide all three to others what is the most important thing to provide?

Bring out the best you 3 – Spiritual help

Bring out the best you 2 – Social help

When we can’t give up our conditionings is just calling out to Krishna the solution?

How can we know that we are subconsciously justifying our anger?

Speaking forcefully often gets people to take things seriously – is such speech angry and to be avoided?

Bring out your best 1 – Self-help

From the Blue Whale Challenge to the Blue Whole Challenge

If connection with Krishna makes the inauspicious auspicious then if a devotee gets caught in sinful activities is that also good?

Are the gopis wired naturally to love Krishna so purely?

Seeing Shiva and Vishnu as equal is considered offensive but seeing them as different is also considered offensive – how to understand?

When we can experience peace through oneness with nature why do we need to depict God as a person?

From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 7 – Love in separation is the culmination of love

Demystifying Reincarnation 12 – Where is the programmer of the brain

Prabhupada life-story 03 – The dedicated disciple takes up the mission

If someone has hurt us badly should we tell them that they have hurt us?

Renunciation doesn’t make devotion attractive – devotion makes renunciation attractive

How can we know whether our wrongdoing is accidental or intentional?

How does time affect the dhama in the material world?

Can you explain how sambandha-jnana is like the guiding star and the gopis’ prema is like the sun?

If Krishna is eternally youthful in the spiritual world are his childhood pastimes present there?

From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 6 – Parakiya-rasa is not immoral but trans-moral

It is never too late

Meditation on Vrindavan – relishing Krishna-lila and sharing Krishna-shiksha

How is forgiveness related to the modes of material nature?

If we get dreams of our past profession even after having retired for over ten years is that good or bad?

Is retaliation in the mode of passion?

What is the difference between tolerance and passivity?

If some devotees feel inspired to hear Krishna’s intimate pastimes what can they do?

From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 5 – Radha and Krishna are one soul in two bodies

Radharani is the epitome of pure selfless service

Learning to not go up and down with life’s ups and downs – Gita 02.54-57

From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 4 – Relishing the transformational legacy of God’s greatness and sweetness

When Prabhupada says that God can never be illusioned how can we understand that Krishna comes under Yoga-Maya?

Should we study books about God’s greatness and sweetness progressively or in parallel?

Should we not read advanced krishna-lila because we aren’t mature or read it because we need to know our ultimate goal?

Is remembering that Krishna is in control the only way we can remember him while working in the world?

How can we differentiate between our cheating propensity and our tendency to be illusioned by duality – Hindi?

Appreciating Balarama’s two blessings – Bala and Rama

How much does our spiritual progress depend on our endeavor and how much on Krishna’s mercy – Hindi?

If we see devotees living materialistically how can we prevent that from rationalizing our materialism – Hindi?