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How can I overcome my attraction to watch every detail of my favorite actress?

Bhagavatam study 70 1.13.51-60 Determination directed towards renunciation brings spiritual elevation

Technology, Spirituality and the Search for a Meaningful life

Bhagavatam study 68 1.13.39-45 Know when to exercise control in the service of the supreme controller and when to release control

Dealing with insecurities – Hindi

From fictional enjoyment to spiritual enjoyment through explanations, exponents and experiences – Hindi

Understanding various ways Krishna protects – Bhagavatam characters analysis

The mind is like a madhouse – 4 strategies for managing it – Hindi

For meditation, we need the right object and the right conception

QA transcriptions uploaded on 07-Dec-17

The soul has knowledge that is presently covered – does this mean the soul knows exact scriptural verses?

Gita Essence lecture series transcriptons uploaded.

Shikshashtakam series transcriptions uploaded

Bhikshu Gita series transriptions uploaded.

QA transcriptions uploaded on 04-Dec-17

Do we need only devotional principles to change our past’s influences – can other things help?

If past mental impressions stay despite a long practice of bhakti, what to do?

Duryodhana character analysis 3 – Envy perpetuates dissatisfaction and invites destruction

Gita Jayanti class – The Gita brings a message of fearlessness to a fear-filled world

Gita Jayanti talk – Appreciating the Gita’s message by contemplating the starting and ending names of Arjuna and Krishna

Duryodhana character analysis 1 – How the entitlement mentality degrades

Appreciating the purpose of worship of the devatas

Science, Spirituality and Self-empowerment

Understanding how our mind makes us misunderstand 2 – Misunderstanding ourselves

Understanding how our mind makes us misunderstand 1 – Misunderstanding ourselves

3 As to bring out the best in you – Awareness Association Appreciation

From bondage to bonding – Redefining our relationships

Shakuni Character Analysis 2 – Evaluate whether our relationships bring out our best or our worst

Is it selfish to want others to change so that we can be more comfortable?

PAST acronym – How to get past our past

Connecting with ourselves to connect with others

Using our functional identification to realize our transcendental identity

How can we overcome the expectation of apology from someone who has hurt us?

Advancing spiritually at our pace, from our place by understanding the power, principle and process of krishna-bhakti

How can we avoid judging ourselves?

How can we deal with self-doubt?

What does it mean to be consistently content with the self?

If we see patterns similar to a failed relationship in a new relationship, how can we avoid becoming pessimistic?

How does one find a spiritual path?

Tolerating phases of bad fortune

What is the difference between greed and ambition?

Is the opposite of gratefulness resentfulness or neglectfulness?

How can some people pass through problems without taking shelter of Krishna?

Does the media increase our negativity by focusing on problems in today’s world?

Do scientific theories disprove spiritual truths?

Is spiritual science a valid branch of science?

Three principles for controlling the mind – Intelligence Diligence and Dependence

From anartha nivrtti to artha pravrtti (04)

Even if we can’t be grateful for all circumstances we can be grateful in all circumstances

My journey from material science to spiritual science – QA session

When we start studying Bhagavad-gita what is the motivation for continuing to study material science?

Can the principles of bhakti solve the world’s practical problems?

How can we be cautious about not indulging in something without constantly thinking about it?

How is anger not just an emotion but also a thing?

Are anarthas also part of our nature?

From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 4 – Understanding Pravrtti

From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 3 – Understanding Artha

When repressing desires doesn’t work what to do?

How do we balance thinking and feeling in spiritual life?

How can we be grateful to Krishna in all situations?

If we don’t have full faith are we hedging our bets?

Bhagavatam study 67 01.13.30-38 When it is time to renounce embrace renunciation as a challenge and avoid discouragers

Can Krishna be interchanged with any other god as our object of worship?

When we ask Krishna to protect us are we treating him as our servant and are we advanced enough for him to intervene?

Sharpening our focus – going beyond piety to spirituality and the mental to the spiritual

Since something I built my life on collapsed I have started hating God – what can I do?

Should we try to learn from our past when our perception of our past will always be distorted by our biases?

How can we identify the voices of the inner critic and the inner daredevil?

Go beyond your inner critic & your inner daredevil

Love may be unscientific but is it unreal?

We talk a lot about practicing bhakti but not about practicing morality – why?

When faced with problems how to decide how many solutions to try out?

Cultivate not just factual memories but also emotional memories

Desires exhaust us but remain inexhaustible themselves

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

How can we be more and more in the present?

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

We are defined by the questions we ask – in life in science and in spirituality

Irrational irritability results from indiscriminate sensuality

The Entertainment Industry – Giving the least valuable the most value reflects ignorance

Enlightened Living with Chaitanya Charan – TV Show

When our goals are in the future how can we live in the present?

Bring out your best 1 – Self-help

From the Blue Whale Challenge to the Blue Whole Challenge

It is never too late

The mind is not the problem – the mindset is

How much can analysis help in controlling desires?

Self-help social help and spiritual help – understanding how they work together

If we happen to be a negative influence on others by discouraging them what should we do?

My friends tell me that engineering studies are a waste of time – should I pursue some other career?

DEEP acronym – What our phone can teach us about our mind

OASIS – Five reflections for self-improvement

How do we deal with over-expecting parents who ask why we have got 95 marks out of 100 not 100

Can our material progress and spiritual progress go together

Do our stars determine whether we become spiritual

Others deserve our empathy not our irritability

If someone likes to practice bhakti in solitary devotional activities will they advance more slowly?

If our family attachments impede our spiritual advancement how can we be detached and still be responsible?