SpiritualWisdom

Gita 15.10 The scientific torchlight shows matter clearly consciousness hazily and God not at all

Gita 16.24 Absolute Knowledge doesn’t have to be dogmatic and open-mindedness doesn’t have to relativize everything

Gita 18.38 Don’t be so caught in choosing the right seat as to fail to choose the right train

How can we get relief by letting go of things and still be responsible?

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

Gita 18.22 – Rise from tunnel vision through funnel vision

What are the symptoms of a self-realized person?

Is praying to Krishna a part of our karma?

Can someone be destined for failure?

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

If we are destined to succeed will destiny make us act for success?

Krishna is our protector even when he seems to be the afflictor

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 is a healthy attitude towards guilt induced after sense indulgence?

What does it mean to hear the holy name?

Why does our inspiration for service rise on hearing and fall when material responsibilities come up?

Pingala got realization despite having no spiritual environment – why don’t we get realization despite having spiritual environment?

Spiritual Perspectives on Material Beauty – 2 – Should we be disgusted with the body?

Bhakti-yoga is the balancer of our emotional and rational sides

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

Can our intelligence be contaminated?

Why does scripture say that the sould doesn’t experience any emotion?

Managing stress coming from disorganization disposition destiny and decision

Spiritual Perspectives on Material Beauty 1 – Bring out each other’s higher side not lower side

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?

If we fail in a field can we infer that field is not our nature?

How much anxiety should we take up while being ambitious in our professional life?

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

How do we deal with the anxiety caused by inability to deliver what we are expected to do?

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?

How to develop our relationship with Krishna

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

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

Gita 18.38 Contact of senses and sense objects is not just physical but also visual

Does knowledge correlate with being judgmental?

When bhakti practice hasn’t yet changed our disposition how can we take sound decisions?

Gita 02.08 Don’t let comforts lure you away from life’s purpose

What is wrong with sense gratification?

While seeking realization how can we avoid speculation?

Attitude in outreach 2 – Explain the philosophy before the morality – Be respectfully compassionate

Gita Essence 2 – The transformational power of love – God-knowledge as the fuel for love

Gita 18.78 Human excellence and divine omnipotence herald victory

Gita 01.42 Today’s war against family increases self-centeredness and obstructs spiritual growth

Is there a scientific explanation of the benefits of eating prasad?

Can we scientifically prove the validity of scriptures?

What is the best way to present scriptural wisdom to scientists?

Does everything exist for Krishna’s pleasure?

How can we move on after painful conflicts with devotees?

What does seeing but not acting with equal vision mean?

How can we be detached when we want to offer the best service to Krishna?

How can we control impulsive behavior?

Gita 18.22 – A truncated representation of reality is not reality

Gita Essence 1- The transformational power of love – Self-knowledge as the basis of love

Niagara falls & the flow of life – A meditation

How can we know whether our decisions are right or wrong?

If strong speaking alienates people should we still speak strongly or speak sensitively?

During chanting how much is thinking of other related things acceptable?

If people are born together in a family because of similar karma why are some family members so different?

Many scriptural storylines appear to be predestined – do we really have free will?

What is causeless mercy – how can we qualify for it – can it come without initiation?

Gita 16.24 – The transition from description to prescription requires discretion

How free is our free will?

Science-Religion QA

How can we share bhakti wisdom with the non-religious?

Being religiously spiritual in a multi-cultural world

Gita 02.58 Inevitable exposure to sense objects is different from initiated or instigated exposure

Gita 16.09 All truth-claims are power-claims – This is also a truth-claim and a power-claim

Why spirituality matters – scientific ethical and relational perspectives

Is the holy name scientific ethical or relational?

How do we have free will – how much can we use it?

Baahubali – A Spiritual Perspective

Focus on life’s big why not everyday’s small whys

Gita 18.63 – Don’t sway others – inspire them

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