Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Love is the highest reality
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Talk to University of North Florida students, Jacksonville

Lecture Podcast:

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Happiness lies inside, not outside – is this a spiritual and scriptural principle?
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Answer Podcast:

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Prabhupada encouraged competition but that sometimes led to ego and power struggle – how to understand?
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Answer Podcast:

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Analyzing envy through Duryodhana’s history
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Srimad Bhagavatam class at New Ramana Rati, Alachua
Lecture Podcast:

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If a thief after praying to Krishna robs a devotee, whom is Krishna merciful to?
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Answer Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/CCD%20QA/2015%20QA/09-15%20QA/If%20a%20thief%20after%20praying%20to%20Krishna%20robs%20a%20devotee,%20whom%20is%20Krishna%20merciful%20to.mp3
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How to recover from harsh words of some devotees?
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Answer Podcast:

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When Krishna is so loving, why is loving him so difficult?
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Answer Podcast:

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How can we practically experience Krishna’s love for us?
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Answer Podcast:

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MIND acronym 3 – The mind neglects opportunity and denies reality
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Lecture at New Ramana Rati, Alachua

Lecture Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2015%20classes/09-15%20classes/MIND%20acronym%203%20-%20%20The%20mind%20neglects%20opportunity%20and%20denies%20reality.mp3
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What to do if the mind gets caught in the sector of disagreement between science and scripture?
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Answer Podcast:

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How to be selective in our association without becoming judgmental?
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Answer Podcast:

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Appreciating scripture’s perennial relevance
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Talk to students at Bhaktivedanta Academy, Alachua

Answer Podcast:

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How do we reconcile the mind’s coming from goodness with goodness giving rise to knowledge?
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Answer Podcast:

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How can we prevent the mind from obsessing over negative things that shouldn’t happen?
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Answer Podcast:

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Death and the search for meaning
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Program for University of Florida Students at Krishna House, Gainesville
Lecture Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/CCD%20QA/2015%20QA/09-15%20QA/Is%20the%20mind%20or%20a%20source%20of%20desires%20or%20just%20a%20channel%20of%20the%20souls%20desires.mp3
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Is the mind or a source of desires or just a channel of the soul’s desires?
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Answer Podcast:

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How to deal with relatives who hurt us by their ego and negativity?
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Answer Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/CCD%20QA/2015%20QA/09-15%20QA/How%20to%20respond%20when%20a%20devotee%20is%20criticized%20by%20a%20devotee%20or%20a%20nondevotee.mp3

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Philosophy seems abstract – how can we undestand that Krishna tangibly helps us?
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Answer Podcast:

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Appreciating Radharani’s position and devotion – Radhashtami class
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Lecture at New Ramana Rati, Alachua, Florida
Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2015%20classes/09-15%20classes/Appreciating%20Radharanis%20position%20and%20devotion%20-%20Radhashtami%20class.mp3
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What does the Gita say about attachment, detachment and rupture in relationships?
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Answer Podcast:

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How can we go beyond suppressing desire to becoming free from even the urge?
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Answer Podcast:

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How to sustain our bhakti when we have to live in materialistic association
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Answer Podcast:

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Understanding the Marshmallow test from the three modes’ perspective
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Talk to University of Florida students, Gainesville
Lecture Podcast:

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2015%20classes/09-15%20classes/Understanding%20the%20Marshmallow%20test%20from%20the%20three%20modes’%20perspective.mp3
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When bhakti is meant to be adjusted according to time-place-circumstances why does ISKCON insist on a global standard?
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Answer Podcast:

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Why do great devotees die due to painful dieases or terrible accidents?
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Answer Podcast:

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Akbar built temples and Aurangzeb destroyed temples – why the difference?
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Answer Podcast:

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