Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Follow the great – don’t imitate them
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There are many pseudo devotees of Lord Śiva who want to indulge in smoking gañjā(marijuana) and similar intoxicating drugs, forgetting that by so imitating the acts of Lord Śiva they are calling death very near. Similarly, there are some pseudo devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa who prefer to imitate the Lord in His rāsa-līlā, or dance of love, forgetting […]

Mahabharata characters 70 Karna 5 The tragic end of heroic misdirection
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How to choose between doing our worldly repsonsibilities devotionally and doing directly devotional activities?
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Don’t disturb people about their personal affairs
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“Any way do not disturb them or any one about their personal affairs but give every one the chance of joining us in Kirtana that will pave the path of Krishna Consciousness. You are intelligent enough and I hope you will understand me right.” Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita 27 April, 1967

Mahabharata characters 69 Karna 3 Is word of honor greater than life of honor
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Leader teaches by example
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People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should behave properly before he begins teaching. One who teaches in that way is called acarya, or the ideal teacher. Therefore, […]

Mahabharata characters 68 Karna 2 Status insecurity leads to shocking immorality
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Tactfully avoid confrontation
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“So far the action taken by city officials, it is not good to disturb them unduly or cause unwanted agitation or anger with such people. They are demons so they will not change. Civil disobedience movement can be led by Lord Caitanya, but we are not so strongly organized and influential to be able to […]

Mahabharata characters 67 – Karna 1 – Did life give him a raw deal?
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If we have canine teeth for eating meat, then doesn’t it go against the regulative principle of no meat-eating?
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How do we develop taste for studying scripture?
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Question by Madana Sundari devi dasi (mihaela ispasoiu) – where does someone find the strength to study? Or how do you develop the pleasure of studying? Why do we lack the pleasure of studying? How do I get over the need to relax my mind after a day of work and just stay and do nothing or […]

By giving to the Lord, we don’t lose – we gain
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By giving everything to the cause of the Lord, one does not lose anything, but he gains everything that he could never otherwise expect.
(Srila Prabhupada, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.17)

Mahabharata characters 66 Duryodhana 5 Baffled in words, battles and spirits
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Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified
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Don’t criticize others – invoke their devotion
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“I do not know how a Christian can violate this important commandment of the Bible, “Thou shalt not kill.” So in this way, if we want to criticize we can, but it will simply increase our enemies. Better let us try to invoke the dormant transcendental emotion by chanting and dancing.”   Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita […]

Gita 03.12 – Consciousness is our contribution to the cosmic cycle and satisfaction will be our return
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Holy Name Meditation Podcast

When can a devotee seek honor instead of being humble?
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Question based on this Gita-daily article: Cultivate humility not as the justification for shirking responsibility but as the inspiration for embracing responsibility  Answer Podcast

How does atheism lead to abolition of our free will?
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Question based on this Gita-daily article We don’t have any choice except to believe in our power of choice Answer Podcast

Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire
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Don’t spoil children by artificial standard of sense gratification
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“If they are not spoiled by an artificial standard of sense gratification at an early age, children will turn out very nicely as sober citizens, because they will have learned the real meaning of life…So organize everything in such a way that we can deliver these souls back to Krishna.” – Letter to Satsvarupa das, […]