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Is there any difference between dambha, darpa and abhimana in Gita 16.04?
How much should a grihastha plan for financial security and how much depend on Krishna?
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Spiritual perfection requires theoretical and practical knowledge
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Book knowledge is theoretical, whereas the arcana process is practical. Spiritual knowledge must be developed by a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge, and that is the guaranteed way for attainment of spiritual perfection.
– Srimad Bhaga…
SB 01.15.06 – Feel the void in the absence of Krishna, not in his presence
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SB 01.15.05 – The loss of our treasures forces us to fall back on the ultimate treasure
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SB 01.15.04 – Rich divine emotions await us if we just invest in Krishna whatever emotions we presently have for him
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How impersonalism leads to materialism
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The propaganda that the Lord is impersonal, that He has no activity and that He is a dumb stone without any name and form has encouraged people to become godless, faithless demons, and the more they deviate from the transcendental activities of the Lord, the more they become accustomed to mundane activities that only clear […]
Let the tongue not be unchaste
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A prostitute has no reputation for good womanly qualities. Similarly, the tongue, which is given to the human being for chanting the Vedic hymns, will be considered a prostitute when engaged in chanting some mundane nonsense.
– Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.14…
Is there any actual difference between Brahman Paramatma and Bhagavan, or is it just a matter of perception?
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From Divyangi Lalita M I was with the understanding that Brahman and Paramatma are limited and can only exhibit sat and sat-cit features respectively. From the lecture, I understood that they are the same absolute truth and there is difference only in the way it is perceived by the practitioner, can you please explain further. […]
If the Ishopanishad is spoken by a sage, how is it apaurusheya?
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From Divyangi Lalita M
In the explanation of the Isopanishad, you had mentioned that it is a conversation between sages. Since this knowledge is also called apaurseya, meaning directly spoken by the Lord, I am not able to connect these two together. Ca…
What is the destination of the yogis who meditate on the Paramatma?
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If madhurya rasa is taught in other traditions, then what is unique about the Gaudiya tradition?
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From Divyangi Lalita M I was under the impression that only Gaudiya Siddhanta teaches madhurya rasa, but I was recently corrected by a devotee stating that Andal from the Sri sampradaya was situated in madhurya rasa. Can you please explain on what basis we can convince new devotees about the supremacy and unique position of […]
As yoga refers to connection and Patanjali is said to have taught yoga did he teach all the various ways of connecting with God like karma-yoga etc?
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Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems?
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From Priya Aiyar M Is love of God available to followers of non-vedic system who don’t recognise Krishna to be the Supreme Lord but worship God as Buddha, Prophet Mohammed, or Jesus Christ. In other words, there is a vast difference between Vedic literature and non-vedic literature. So how do the followers of religions other […]
Instead of Vyasadeva begetting a successor king in his deceased brother’s wife couldn’t he have become the king himself?
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From Vikas
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What are the English translations for the six systems of philosophy?
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From Prashanti M
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Perfect guarantee for eternal life
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A moment passed in the association of a pure devotee by hearing and chanting the transcendental messages of the Lord is a perfect guarantee for eternal life, for returning home, back to Godhead.
– Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.17 purport
If Krishna is God, how could he have been killed by a hunter’s arrow?
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Is there a philosophical significance to the difference between the singular scripture and the plural scriptures?
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In some of your Gita-daily articles, you use scripture in the singular and in others, in the plural. What is the basis for this choice?
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In Vraja the cows go ahead of Krishna to remove the thorns from his path, who goes ahead of Radharani?
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From Hiten P
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3 measures to prevent falling down and falling away (SB-10-27-22-23)
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Hearing is the most important function in bhakti
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Out of all the nine different methods, the first one, namely hearing, is the most important function in the process of bhakti-yoga. Without hearing sufficiently and properly, no one can make any progress by any of the methods of practice.
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Just as Vedanta Sutra explains Vedanta are there other books that explain the other five systems of philosophy? How authentic are they?
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As the Lord plays the part of a human being in his pastimes, doesn’t it imply that there’s a higher realer feature of the Lord beyond the part he plays in his pastimes?
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What is the authenticity of Lord Rama’s pastimes that are not mentioned in the Ramayana?
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From Karuna Sindhu P
The scriptures themselves say that the Lord’s pastimes are unlimited, whereas we also say that we can’t accept every story about the Lord as authentic. So what is the basis for deciding the authenticity?
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Prabhupada presented Krishna consciousness sensitively, then why did he use the word cult not culture to refer to his movement?
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Is Vedanta is the conclusion of the Vedas or is it one of the six philosophies derived from the Vedas? What exactly is their mutual relationship?
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Why the Supersoul is not a full representation of Absolute Truth
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God is great, and He cannot be simply an order supplier of the individual selves; therefore the Superself cannot be a full representation of the Supreme Self, Puruñottama, the Absolute Personality of Godhead. – Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.35 purport
What does crying for Krishna, as Srila Prabhupada recommends, mean practically?
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How can we develop divine passion? Do we need an external motivation?
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From Sudheer P
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Is the passion for our material duties like excelling in studies desirable or undesirable?
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From Abhishek P
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Conversion to What: Intolerance or Transcendence?
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This article is a compilation of several conversations between Hindu intellectuals (HI) and ISKCON scholars (IS) on various occasions. To cover the various issues in a systematic way, all these conversations are presented here as one, continuous conversation between two individuals. HI: An issue of great concern, even alarm, is the rampant conversion done by […]
Don’t run away from the lap of the mother
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The baby in the lap of his mother is naturally attached to the mother, and the mother is attached to the child. But when the child grows up and becomes overwhelmed by circumstances, he gradually becomes detached from the mother, although the mother always expects some sort of service from the grown-up child and is […]
If a Gaudiya Vaishnava sadhaka feels attracted to Vishnu worship, what should he do?
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When the Supersoul is a judge, how is he neutral? And how is his role reconcilable with deism?
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How are communism, socialism, altruism, humanitarianism and nationalism misdirections of the loving propensity?
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From Karuna Sindhu P
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Why does Vasudeva Krishna, not Vrindavan Krishna, kill demons? Why do demons like Putana killed by him attain Goloka, not Vaikuntha?
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From Karuna Sindhu P
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Saranga Thakura – The mercy of the Vaishnavas returns us from the dead to the living
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Can Kuruskshtera be compared to the body, the senses to the Pandavas, the Kauravas to the vices and the war to the inner battle?
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Can this metaphorical explanation supplement the literal explanation?
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Among the 8.4 million species, where do the demigods and demons belong?
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