Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

The eternal religion of devotion doesn’t come by anything mechanical
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“The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya in pursuance of the teachings of the scriptures enjoins all absence of conventionalism for the teachers of the eternal religion. It does not follow that the mechanical adoption of the unconventional life by any person will make him a fit teacher of religion. Regulation is necessary for controlling the […]

How is the holy name different from ordinary sound?
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Answer Summary: The holy name is dramatically different because it is God himself manifesting as divine sound – the difference can be understood through intelligence and confirmed through experience. Answer: Out of His love for us, God manifests Himself as His holy name. The Padma Purana declares: abhinnatvam nama naminoh “There is no difference between […]

Doer Krishna control us through remembrance and forgetfulness just as computer controls through zeroes and ones?
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From Muralidhara Prabhu: Would it be correct to say that, just as today’s computers can control many material aspects of life thru a combination of “zero” and “one”, Krishna controls and coaches the living entity thru remembrance and forgetfulness? Answer Podcast

In shabda pramana we receive knowledge from our senses (ears), so how is it superior to pratyaksha pramana?
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From Anuj Agarwal Purport to mantra 17 of Sri Isopanisad mentions following –  “This mantra verifies the fact that the living entity exists after the annihilation of the material body.” How does the mantra verifies this fact? Also how does this mantra text defeat mayavada philosophy? Answer Podcast

How have so many languages come up worldwide when developing a computer language requires so much effort?
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From: Praveen Nayak (Pandurang Charan P) You talked about Varna(caste) and Jati(subcaste). Could you please explain How have all these jatis and languages come into existence in the world and especially in India. To create a language is such a herculean tasks. If we look at material languages used in IT world (Java, C etc), entire company […]

Do we need to introspect whether we are progressing in our spiritual life?
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From Madan Govind P We carry out our sadhna everyday & as you mentioned Krsna reveals himself gradually though realization of the same might be sudden. How do we know on ongoing basis we are making positive progress & Krsna is indeed reveling gradually or there is a need to get into introspection to find […]

Does one have to give up one’s material life on becoming an ISKCON member, even if one doesn’t become a brahmachari?
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Answer Podcast Transcribed by: Krishna Dhan das Question: Does one has to give up his family life on becoming an Iskcon member if one doesn’t become a bhramachari? Answer: No it’s not about giving up your material life but it is integrating and harmonizing our material life with our spiritual life that is what is […]

Is ISKCON an organization for rich people?
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Answer Podcast Transcribed by: Krishna Dhan das Question: Is Iskcon an organization for rich people? Answer: In no Iskcon temple is income certificate is required as an entry pass. All Iskcon temples are free for anyone and everyone to enter and to avail up the spiritual facilities there. So it’s definitely not restricted to rich […]