Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

What is the connection between the Gita’s fifth and sixth chapters? Is Gita 6.1 a rejection of jnana-yoga?
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Gita 2.38 and 2.48 seem very similar. What is the difference between them?
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What is the difference between karma-kanda and sakama karma-yoga? Which does Gita 2.31-37 refer to?
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Gita 2.39 is a linking verse. Which sections in the Gita and which levels in the yoga ladder does it link?
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Gita 17.07-16 – Understanding food, sacrifice and austerity from material and transcendental perspectives (Hindi)
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Gita 15.15-16.12 – Purushottama – the highest reality and the qualities that define our natures (Hindi)
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How can advanced devotees be both transcendental to material pains and still sensitive to others’ material pains?
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The Son of the Sun – Part 3
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When Krishna offered Karna kingship of the Pandavas’ kingdom if he defected to their side, Karna by the side of Duryodhana. Doesn’t this make him a glorious example of a faithful friend? Sadly, no. It makes Karna a classic but tragic example of a good person becoming bad due to bad association – and then […]

How important is it for devotee-couples to follow the Vedic model for gender roles in their relationship?
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Gita 05.20 – The holy name connects us with spiritual reality and protects us from being overwhelmed by material reality
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Bhaktisiddhanta S T appearance – Faithfulness to tradition includes faithfulness to the tradition’s flexibility
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SB 01.05.36 – Chanting integrates the inner devotion and the outer service dimensions of devotional service
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Gita 18.73 – Persistence on our part attracts Krishna’s mercy, unleashing the magic of the holy name
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SB 01.05.34 – The very action that causes bondage brings liberation when there is change of intention
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How are the living symptoms of consciousness manifestations of the subtle body as the Gita 13.6-7 purport says?
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Doesn’t the idea that the infant suffers in the womb deny the glory of the mother’s love in caring for her infant?
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When the mahaprasad of devotees is so glorious, why are we discouraged from taking it during our regular interactions with other devotees?
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Can you explain clearly the role of mind, intelligence and consciousness in the path from impulse to intent?
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