Does meditating on Krishna’s pastime while chanting comprise inattentive chanting?
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Are the acharyas’ names also non-different from them?
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Shikshashtakam – 12-part series at Alachua
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Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam
Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror
Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness
Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar
Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name
Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose
Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality
Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered
Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti
Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments
Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion
Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

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If we are not doers, why are we held responsible for our actions?
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​Should we avoid worrying or should we take anxieties for Krishna’s service?
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​Should we see that our sufferings are arranged by Krishna?
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Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)
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Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love
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Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion
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Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments
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​Gita 1​1.29 To be enriched with speed on the path of self-destruction is tragic
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Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna
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Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti
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Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered
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Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality
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Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose
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​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name
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​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar
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​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness
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Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror
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Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam
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​Gita 11.28 The life and the death of the dharmic is auspicious
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​Gita 11.27 The comprehensive vision of the universes includes its gruesome features
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Gita 11.26 The event of death is virtue-neutral, but the destination after death isn’t
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The point of this world is to point beyond this world
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Gita 11.25 The site of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting
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​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty
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Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna
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What is special about kala in the Gita not present in other books?
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How to reconcile Gita bhogaishvarya prasaktanam and Bhagavatam akamah sarva kamo va?
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Are the material problems of a devotee solved automatically?
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Can material problems have spiritual solutions or do they need material solutions?
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Can wanting to know more about Krishna distract us from bhakti especially from chanting?
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How to avoid thinking about eating food while offering bhoga?
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Is the goal of commitment to please Krishna or to penetrate through the initial poison?
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How to understand the contradictions between modern cosmology and Bhagavatam cosmology?
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How can we know whether our resolutions are based on our mind or our intelligence?
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