Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Faith in God is man’s common and constant characteristic
→ The Spiritual Scientist

On examining the historical records of all types  of people around the world, it  will be obvious that    faith  in  God  is man’s  common and  constant characteristic. Uncivilized forest  tribals  survive, like animals,  on animal  flesh, but  they  also worship the sun,  the moon,  huge  mountains, large  rivers  and  tall trees  as their   benefactors and […]

Do not delay the practice of devotion
→ The Spiritual Scientist

Most  people think  that    they    can  enjoy  the  world now  and    worship the  Lord  in  old  age.   That, however, is unacceptable, for time  is a   precious thing  .  We should begin   to practice from the very day that we see its urgency.  Man’s  life is indeed a  rare   achievement, but it is also insecure, as […]

I like to chant and meditate on the Supersoul. As that is my nature, can I just do this and not do other devotional activities?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Vishal I am by nature wanting to be quiet and only discuss with any one if the other one begins. I am attracted  by the parmatama form Lord Krishna. I like to chant Hare Krishna m.m. and just meditate on its vibrations within my heart. I am at present not ready to do other […]

When religions like Buddhism are non-Vedic, how can Veda be the source of all knowledge?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From: Praveen Nayak Prabhuji could you please explain what do we mean by Vedas mean All knowledge, while we say for example Buddhism, Jainism, Charvakism etc are considered atheistic from vedic perspective since they dont accept vedas. So if there is knowledge not part of Vedas then how does Vedas mean ALL knowledge. Answer Podcast

Is God improbable because he has to be more complex than his creation and complex things have very low probability of emerging?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Paul:
Richard Dawkins argues that by proposing to explain the complexity of the world using a God, theist don’t solve but end up doubling the problem of complexity because God has to be at least as complex as his creation. What is the answer to th…

Why Caitanya Caritamrita is the authoritative source of Lord Chaitanya’s teachings
→ The Spiritual Scientist

In  order   to  understand the  teachings of  Lord  Caitanya, we  must   refer  to  the  Sri Caitanya Caritamrta. Lord Caitanya himself  did   not leave any written works,  except the eight  verses  of the Siksastaka.  There  are few verses  attributed to him  in the Padyavali, but  from  those  verses  we cannot  take  any  systematic instructions.  There  is […]

Revelation is the complement, not the replacement, of reason (Countering Scientism 1)
→ The Spiritual Scientist

Suppose your mother makes a magnificent cake as a surprise for you. Suppose also you have a colleague who is a fanatical advocate of scientism – the belief system that science alone can answer all questions. If you asked questions related to the cake, your colleague would summon a battalion of science specialists. For example, […]

Bhagavatam is the most authoritative scripture
→ The Spiritual Scientist

As  the    Vedas,  being  vast  in scope, have many  prescriptions for those  interested in fruitive action  and  impersonal realization, instructions  for the devotee is not easy to extract.   In order  to clearly  show the  real  meaning which  is revealed here  and  there  in the  Vedas,  the  sattvika puranas have  been given.  Among the sattvika puranas, […]

Seek a purpose beyond purposeless material existence
→ The Spiritual Scientist

“One should first of all understand that this material existence is anartham. Anartham means purposeless life. There is no purpose. Real purpose should be how to get out of the spell of material nature. That is real purpose. They do not know. They are taking very seriously some temporary purpose of life, which will be […]

Go beyond the sensory and the mental to the spiritual
→ The Spiritual Scientist

It is possible  for the jivas to realize  the form  of God,  for God  Himself  has  given  man the  ability  to realize  Him.   By this  ability  the  elevated jivas can realize  the  form  of the Lord.     Man  has  three  means of realization:  gross  material organs of knowledge, the subtle  body  or the mind’s comprehension power, […]