Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

How to become fearless
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Everyone can become a fearless and honest person if his very existence is purified by discharging the prescribed duty for each and every order of life. One can become fixed in one’s prescribed duty by faithful aural reception of Vedic instructions and assimilation of the essence of Vedic knowledge by devotional service to the Lord. […]

Don’t let jugglery of names bewilder you
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The whole material creation is a jugglery of names only; in fact, it is nothing but a bewildering creation of matter like earth, water and fire. The buildings, furniture, cars, bungalows, mills, factories, industries, peace, war or even the highest perfection of material science, namely atomic energy and electronics, are all simply bewildering names of […]

Fear not that life may end; fear that life may never begin
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We all fear death. Among all our possessions, life is most precious, because without it, we can’t enjoy any other possession. Naturally, we treasure life. Paradoxically though, we don’t treasure life consistently. Though we are terrified about losing our life in one stroke to death, we don’t even notice losing our life gradually, moment-by-moment. We […]

How do we see spiritualists who want to control others to maintain their own position?
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From Stoka Krishna P It is observed that people try to control situations, other people so as to maintain their positions. This is also observed in spiritual institutions wherein people try to exercise control over others/situations so as to be recognised as great devotees or have leadership positions, despite practicing Spiritual Life. However we don’t […]

If we get angry with our children while trying to guide them about right or wrong, is that due to controlling mentality? How can we best guide them?
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From Munish P While growing children..we tend to loose temper quite often assuming we are helping them to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong..given the kind of exposure children have these days outside home. Would you equate that propensity also with tendency to control children and hence loosing temper very often. What […]

Can our prescribed duties be changed according to our likes or dislikes?
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From Sushant P What is the correct definition of “prescribed duties” according to the Bhagavad gita?Can prescribed duties be changed according to our likings?For example,today I am doing my studies but tomorrow i may pursue a career in cricket if i begin to dislike my studies. Please reply prabhuji as this doubt is continuously disturbing […]