KrishnaConsciousness

Gita 16.11 Use developed human consciousness to decrease material fears not increase them

Understanding Destiny (02)

Understanding Destiny 2 – Destiny determines the scope of our free will not our free will

Understanding Destiny 1 – What is pre-determined and what isn’t

Is praying to Krishna a part of our karma?

If a tide pushes us towards success is that tide Krishna?

Bhagavatam study 1.13.1-7 – The detachment that fosters attachment to Krishna

Did Vidura depart because of unbearable criticism or frustration at his counsel being neglected?

Was Vidura irresponsible in departing when his family was about to fight the worst war of their life?

How do we convey the importance of the don’ts in bhakti?

What does it mean to hear the holy name?

Can we desire to have a child like Lord Rama?

How can beauty be used in Krishna’s service?

When does the intelligence become the form direction of the Lord?

Can our intelligence be contaminated?

Appreciating bhakti as a spiritual science

Are pure souls covered by the subtle body?

Prostitutes were present in Dwarka the abode of pure devotees – how to understand?

Do advanced devotees who know Krishna is in control also feel anxiety?

How to deal with senior devotees who make life difficult for everyone in a community?

Among devotees when will love for Krishna transform into love for all living beings?

When difficulties force us to surrender to Krishna where is our free will?

When Maya presents options some temptations are not options at all – why?

Will tempting desires ever go away or will they stay lifelong?

How can we keep our spiritual intentions strong?

Does Krishna test us according to our capacity or beyond our capacity too?

Gita 13.08 – Disrespecting ourselves doesn’t make us humble – respecting something bigger than ourselves does

From Maya to Lila 2 – The desired may be an illusion the desirer isn’t

From Maya to Lila 1 – Illusion originates not in the object but in the subject

Have we humans thought up an anxiety-relieving entity God because we suffer more anxiety than animals?

When Karna abused Draupadi why didn’t anyone punish him by taking away his position?

Karna wanted revenge and Draupadi wanted revenge – what is the difference?

How can we help our children to make good choices amidst a degraded culture?

How do we counter moral relativism with those who don’t accept scriptural authority?

How can we feel that Krishna is the doer not that we are the doers?

Does absorption in Krishna require sixteen rounds chanting?

How can we rise from cultural bhakti to spiritual bhakti?

How to develop our relationship with Krishna

What if we feel attracted to serving Krishna in our role in this world but not in the spiritual world as his associate?

Do soldiers who die while fighting for their country attain higher planets?

Is it good to be a nationalist and a Krishna devotee?

How to absorb ourselves in Krishna instead of problems?

How can we deal with material desires in bhakti?

Gita 12.08 Living in Krishna is a matter of not just relocation but also of realization

How can we overcome our false ego and rise from our material identity to our spiritual identity?

From Grudging to Gratitude 3 – Learn to re-interpret reality devotionally

From Grudging to Gratitude 2 – See beyond the immediate cause of suffering

From Grudging to Gratitude 1 – Grudging is like driving with brakes pressed

How should we deal with anti-devotional activities happening in our environment?

How can we give up undesirable habits that we keep relapsing into?

Don’t just stand – take a stand

Gita 10.6 See genealogy as an arena for manifesting Krishna’s actions in this world

SIMHA acronym – Glories of Prahlada and Narasimha

How can we chant purely?

Among the four categories of people who come to Krishna does any one stay more than others?

How can we know whether our emotions are coming from the modes or from our bhakti practices?

How can we explain the rationale for letting go in some things to our nondevotee friends?

When there is disunity should we just surrender and wait for Krishna to restore unity or do something to restore unity?

If we are not spiritually advanced do the problems we face come from our past karma or by Krishnas arrangement?

How can we stay spiritually focused and respond appropriately amidst situations of distrust?

Does knowledge correlate with being judgmental?

How can we prevent or correct misunderstandings among devotees?

What does seeing but not acting with equal vision mean?

9 forms of devotional service part 1 – Shravanam Kirtanam Smaranam

Is the holy name scientific ethical or relational?

Gita 14.26 – Bhakti is both a state and a process

Gita 14.05 – The modes comprise objective reality and color subjective perception

Understanding how Krishna is everything and controls everything even amidst worldly sufferings

If Prabhupada knew that certain projects weren’t going to succeed why did he encourage devotees to do those projects?

If karmic reactions come on earth itself what is the need for sufferings in hell?

How can we help others to not see problems at the bodily level?

How can we connect with Krishna tangibly when distracted by worldly objects?

How can we realize that we are different from our mind?

How can we transform practice into realization?

How can devotees mistreated by their seniors avoid discouragement?

How does regulated devotion transform into spontaneous devotion?

Is revelation of Krishna’s all-attractiveness analogous to his mercy?

How can we study scripture not just read it?