Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Is karma yoga practical when even the people for whom we sacrifice consider it insane?
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From Sunil Goel can you please explain the essence/importance/relativity of  NISKAM KARMYOG in this material world where it is treated no more than INSANITY, even by those to whom you do the favour by sacrificing your own self – interests. in that case, how it will be better than fulfilling your own desires and making him a loser instead….. […]

Why does the Bhagavatam say that we shouldn’t endeavor even for our necessities?
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From: vighnesh kamath why did in srimad bhagvatam 7.15.16, it is told that we should not even endeavour to earn our livelihood . lord krishna will supply all our basic neccesities automatically . isn’t  that it is contradicting the karma yoga concept , in which it is said work in krishna consciousness . and normally anyone […]

The Son of the Sun – Part 2
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Was Karna superior to Arjuna because he alone conquered the world for Duryodhana, whereas the four Pandavas together conquered the world for Yudhisthira? Let’s first look at the incidents in question. When the Pandavas were in exile, Karna conquered all the kings of the world and with the tributes from them helped Duryodhana perform a […]

Lord Nityananda’s mercy: The magnitude, the motivation and the magic
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Lord Nityananda is considered to be the most merciful manifestation of the most merciful incarnation of the Lord. The most merciful incarnation is Lord Chaitanya and he manifested his mercy most exuberantly through Lord Nityananda. Though these two transcendental brothers are non-different, still one takes on the mood of the servant of the other – […]

The Son of the Sun – Part 1
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The Mahabharata is a fascinating book with many of its characters not clearly black or clearly white, but multiple shades of grey. Karna is an intriguing character – virtuous, yet choosing the side of the vicious Kauravas; born as a warrior, but treated lifelong as charioteer’s son; great archer, but defeated and killed in a […]

If both Krishna and we are eternal, then how is he our source and why don’t we have the six opulences fully?
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From Jayant Kulkarni We had very nice discussion over Whats App and one devotee asked an interesting question. As per BG2.12, lord says that he and we are eternal. Which means no one is first and other is second If so then it means we both existed at the same time. If so then how can he […]

If a person feels spaced out after chanting 16 rounds daily and more focused after chanting less rounds, what should be done?
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From Ram Charan das A devotee whom I know said to me that when he chants 16 rounds a day he finds himself out of focus and spaced out.  So he cannot concentrate on anything throughout the day and his mind is always wandering from one thing to another and he seems to have no […]

Do Yamadutas commit mistakes by taking some person other than the intended?
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Sometimes some people report incidents when they were taken while in sleep or unconsciousness to Yamaraja, who says, “This was not the Amit you were supposed to bring – that was another Amit. Take this person back.” How then is God’s system of justice perfect? Do the Yamadutas identify souls’ by their this lifetime’s names? […]