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How to deal with uncomfortable emotions – 5 Ds
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When Dhruva already had darshan of Vishnu, how could be become disproportionately angry at the Yakshas?
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Why is atheism spreading so much nowadays – is it because of Kali Yuga?
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Why is aggressive nationalism rising across the world nowadays?
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Is always speaking the truth practical?
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How do we see the enormous expenditure on frivolous things that happens in today’s society?
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How to stay spiritually strong amidst material difficulties
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[Congregation program at Goldcoast, Australia]
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How do we distinguish between material anxiety and spiritual anxiety?
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Transcribed by: Dr Suresh Gupta

Edited by: Sharan Shetty

Question: How do we differentiate between spiritual anxiety and material anxiety?

Answer: Spiritual anxiety means anxiety experienced due to problems faced in serving the spiritual master. Material anxiety is when we serve under the material mode of passion simply for name and recognition.

It is said, phalen parichayate – the tree is known by its fruits. We should introspect before doing anything – is this activity enhancing or weakening our remembrance of Krishna? If the activity helps us move closer to Krishna, then the impulse is positive. Rather than perceiving an action as black and white, we can observe with what motivation we are doing the action. We then strengthen those motivations which take us closer to Krishna and weaken those that take us away from Krishna.

We all have a human need to be accepted and respected in whatever community we belong to. This is by no means, wrong or unhealthy. It is just a natural human need. To the extent this need is addressed, to that extent we can function properly in our lives.

We all have to act in specific ways to move forward in our lives. When we fulfil what is required to act in specific ways, we feel secure. If we do a valuable service which is also difficult where we put our time, efforts, creativity, dedication and resources but in the end if nobody appreciates us, we will instinctively feel disheartened.

It is important to know that human need for appreciation is not like ego’s need for gratification. Although we aspire for pure selfless motivation, but we work with whatever motivation we have and at the same time we work on the motivation we have. Thus, we have to work for Krishna with our existing motivation while improving on our existing motivation.

We may question ourselves, “Should I stop doing this service since I am doing this for name, fame, glories?” The answer is – If we stop doing the service, then how will we be purified by the service? If we stop doing the service and someone else takes it up and starts doing it wonderfully then we will simply become envious of that person. It is important that we recognise and deal with our situation in a mature way.

Passion is associated with creation but generally anything in the mode of passion is not sustainable. If we are starting a new project as a service to Krishna and want to expand it then some amount of passion will be required. However, only passion cannot sustain things, we will also need goodness. Without goodness, we will exhaust ourselves so much that we feel sick and unhealthy. Or we will exhaust ourselves mentally and become irritable, resentful, feeling that we are working so hard, but nobody cares for or cooperates with us. While such emotion may be true, but we have to know that we are like a mother and the project is our baby. Sometimes others […]

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Seek not a stormless sea, seek an unsinkable ship
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Does Krishna sometime violate the revealed scriptures?
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How to not feel dissatisfied because of our limitations
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What is the Vedic perspective on the Sabarimala issue?
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Why did Rama banish Sita?
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Does the existence of beauty prove the existence of God? (Science – modern)
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If someone wants us to micro-control their lives, what should we do?
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What determines whether we learn by intelligence or by experience?
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Making sense of fantastic descriptions in scripture
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[Bhagavatam class at Govardhan Eco-village, Mumbai, India]
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Does seeking forgiveness for offending others free us from bad karma?
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How can we know when we are renouncing because of spiritual attraction and when because of material aversion?
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If my family strongly opposes some devotional principles such as eating onion-garlic, what should I do?
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The mind is a monkey, don’t let it make you a donkey – Hindi
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How to increase faith
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History of bhakti tradition over 5000 years
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[Congregation program in the Middle East]
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How to channel the energy of anger – Hindi
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How to glorify Krishna in all walks of our life – Hindi
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Nigdi, India]
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BTG distribution marathon inauguration talk – SHARE acronym – Hindi
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Determining our dharma in brahmachari life – Hindi
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[Brahmachari class at Nigdi, India]
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To become responsible, learn also when to not take responsibility
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Stay focused on Krishna in scriptural study, relationships and outreach – Hindi
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Nasik, India]
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Ramayana wisdom – Sugriva-Rama meeting – Why doubts arise and how to overcome them – Hindi
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How can we avoid feeling insecure if our service is not recognized?
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When non-literal interpretations often lead to misinterpretations why do scripture contain them – and how much should we use them?
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4 significant words in the Gita’s last verse – Hindi
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[Gitamrita class at ISKCON, Nasik, India]
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Three reflections on our mind-body mechanism Misidentification Utilization Purification – Hindi
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Don’t give the mind power of attorney blindly – Hindi
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Nasik, India]
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In bhakti, we don’t just make an offering – we are ourselves the offering
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Mira Road, Mumbai, India]
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Shouldn’t the desire for sense gratification go down in those who are advancing in Krishna consciousness?
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Krishna assumes a childlike form – does this mean he has some other original form?
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Won’t saying that God is not the sole controller imply that he is helpless in certain situations?
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Resist the mind just as Sita resisted Ravana – Hindi
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Belgaum, india]
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