Does becoming spiritual involve running away from problems instead of solving them?
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​How can we know which situations are in our control and which out of control?
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​How are we affected by positive or negative thoughts?
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When people are diagnosed with depression, should they take medicines or practice spirituality?
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Why did Nalakuvera-Manigriva not untie Krishna before going to heaven?
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As exalted devotees don’t want liberation, should we not desire to get out of this world?
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If it is Radharani’s love that binds Krishna, then is her love greater than Yashoda’s?
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Appreciating the devotional despair of Damodarashtakam
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​Terrorism threatens human life – what is the spiritual perspective on this?
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​What is the difference between premature death due to accident and due to suicide?
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​Is a goal-oriented approach in bhakti in the mode of passion?
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​What is consciousness – can we attain consciousness without giving up family life?
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​If we all are parts of God, then is God the sum total of all beings?
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​Is knowing our weaknesses one of the results of materialism?
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​Krishna is the basis of all being, not just the best of all beings – what does this mean?
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​Why does Krishna descend to this world – to kill demons or to teach the Gita?
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​Why did Krishna not stop Yudhishthira from gambling?
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​Did everyone on the Kurukshetra battlefield see Krishna’s universal form?
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Do we need to appreciate devotees before we can appreciate Krishna?
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Does exercising that increases our breathing rate decrease our lifespan?
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Why do some people come close to death, but escape death?
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If some people are more tolerant by their nature, does that tolerance mean they are advanced devotees?
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Is bhakti the only way to higher taste – or are there other ways too?
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​​​​If religion is meant to love God, what about Buddhism which doesn’t refer to God?
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​Why does God let difficulties happen in our life – please explain based on your personal life?
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​How do we see people who use their faith to justify their bigotry?
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​Diwali meditation on Science and spirituality
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​Congregation program at Cambridge, UK

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Does the soul choose its parents in its next life?
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​Do the Puranas talk about caste by birth and the Gita, caste by qualities?
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​Why were the lower castes so abused in the caste system, though it was given by Krishna?
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Won’t saying that don’t pursue worldly pleasures demotivate students from academic performance?
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How do we reconcile Bhagavatam cosmology with scientific cosmology?
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What is ISKCON doing to address the fear that terrorists may attack temples?
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​Why would kshatriyas, especially devotees like Arjuna, hunt?
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How can we serve cooperatively with devotees without aggravating mutual conflicts?
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