Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

How can we work for Krishna and avoid contaminating association in our workplaces?
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From Pandurang Charan P: From the below purport from Srila Prabhupada. Could you please explain how can one work in office where one is absorbed in work and with people around him to at the same time not associate with work and the workers. Text from the purport. “A man working in Kṛṣṇa consciousness in […]

In what sense is the Brihad Aranyaka Upansihad before the Ishopanishad?
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From Prathamesh P: You mentioned that the Brhad-aranyaka upanishad comes before Isopanishad and the samhitas are before the aranyakas, etc. Is this order based on increasing spiritual realizations or suggested order of study of these books? Answer Podcast: Download by “right-click and save content”

How can the finite soul experience infinite happiness?
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From Prathamesh P: How is the living entity able to experience infinite happiness when he is limited? I have heard that pure devotee experiences more happiness by serving Krsna than Krsna experiences in being served. Could you kindly elaborate on this. Thank you. Answer Podcast: Download by “right-click and save content”

Which is the best way to read scripture?
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From Prathamesh P Among the 3 ways for reading scriptures – literal, moral / ethical and metaphorical, the literal way, as mentioned in the lecture, is most purifying. Which is considered to be the best? How does one decide which way to use for reading? Kindly elaborate on this. Thank you. Answer Podcast: Download by […]

Why is the irreligious West prosperous and religious India poor?
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From Prathamesh P: Since material prosperity is proportional to good karmic credit, why do we see that the people in west are more materially prosperous even while committing much more sinful activities compared to the people of India, who have been performing relatively much less sinful activities because of following Vedic doctrines? Kindly elaborate on […]

Is pain is caused by bodily attachment, how can painkillers stop the pain?
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From Prathamesh P: Is the experience of pain due to bodily injury a result of attachment to the body? If so, does a liberated person experience pain? Neuroscience explains the mechanism of pain on the bodily level and ways to alter it (e.g. anesthesia). How does this factor into our understanding of pain? Kindly elaborate. […]

Is anand present in the cit aspect of the Absolute Truth too?
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From Prathamesh P: You mentioned in the Bhakti Shastri video that Bramhan is also sat-cit-ananda. I am confused about the difference between this ananda and the ananda which is derived from devtional service (that is, the ‘andanda’ in sat-cit-ananda). Is there ananda in the cit aspect also? Kindly elaborate. Thank you. Answer Podcast: Download by […]

How does mastery in yajna lead to Krishna consciousness?
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From Ankur P In 3.16 purport, Prabhupada says that performing yajnyas aimed at a particular devata is indirectly KC activity because when one masters the performance of yajnya one is sure to become KC. What is the meaning of “mastering the performance of yajnya”? And how is it related to guaranteed development of KC? Answer […]

If yajnas are not done will there be no rains?
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From Ankur P It says in 3.14 that rains are produced from yajnyas. Does it literally mean that if yajnya performances are stopped, then there would be no rains? If that’s correct, even today how many people are performing yajnyas – whether fire sacrifices or sankirtan yajnya, but rains are still happening? How to understand […]

What is the destination of those who take devatas prasad?
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From Ankur P: In 3.14 purport, what is the destination of those who partake of some devata’s prasadam (food offered to a devata), say, on regular basis? Won’t devata’s prasadam diminish one’s sinful reactions or at least add some pious credits? Answer Podcast: Download by “right-click and save content”

Does the system of karma and rebirth imply that there is no forgiveness?
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From Geeta Mataji: I am hindu by religion. I have one very good brother like Christian friend of mine. He is a very good person with nice heart,  also very patient and god loving person ……. but I feel  very bad  when  he says bad for my hindu religion.  Can you please answer the questions he asks. […]

If Krishna acts exemplarily why did he perform rasa-lila?
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From Upendra P if Krishna acted so that people dont follow his path of non-action, thus abandon their duty and end up creating Varanasankara then why did Krishna perfrom Rasa-lila which anyway has inspired many superficial observers to enjoy with multiple partners under the guise of “following Krishna”. thus creating the same Varnasnakara which krishna […]

CC daily 84 – M 6.14-20 – A providential meeting between the Lord’s associates advances his pastime
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Meaningless material existence becomes meaningful through the human form (Churning the Bhagavatam 1)
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Material existence, when subjected to a hard look, seems futile. A lion pounces on a deer and rips it apart. What terror and trauma the deer must be undergoing during its last moments as it watches itself getting caught and cut and consumed! On observing such brutality, naturalists such as Darwin posited that the struggle […]