Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

15.07 – When fulfilling desires doesn’t translate into fulfillment
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We all have so many desires for so many worldly things. However, because we live in a world of finite resources and a body with limited capacities, we can’t fulfill most of our desires.  But our infatuation with such desires and our frustration at being unable to fulfill them that we become blind to a […]

Won’t adjusting according to time-place-circumstances lead to deviations?
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As regards the Gita daily article “Be flexible, but not fickle” I am not able to understand that how far we can stretch flexibility taking excuse of Time, Place and Circumstances say for example Women becoming Sanyasins, wearing saffron( As from Srila Prabhupada’s purports in SB, Daksh-Shiva past times only a yogini when she is […]

Does bhakti come from bhakti or from puny?
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n SB 10.12.11- ittham satam brahmasukhanubhutya.., there is the word krita punya punjah- which means those who have accumulated pious deeds- the verse is saying that such persons can play with the Supreme Lord. I have heard you explain that bhakti only comes from bhakti, not from punya? Does the word ‘punya’ here mean ‘bhakti’?  […]

02.45 – Be flexible, but not fickle
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As students of the Gita, we may face this question. “How can we live according to the Gita’s ancient tradition in today’s world?” By being flexible but not fickle. Being fickle means changing our actions based on the moods of the mind, doing whatever recommendation of the Gita feels good and avoiding whatever doesn’t feel […]

Rulers are meant to protect citizens from lust
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The kings of all planets are especially meant for the protection of the inhabitants, and therefore the royal order should understand the science of Bhagavad-gita in order to be able to rule the citizens and protect them from material bondage to lust.
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06.18 – Illusion means that the content of our experience blinds us to its context
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Sometimes we get so caught up in watching a movie that we forget where we are, even who we are. The content of our experience, the hopes and horrors of the movie characters, make us oblivious to the context of that experience: the reality that we are observers seated on a chair, distinct from the […]

How we lose our natural spiritual bliss
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The Supreme Personality of Godhead expanded Himself into many for His ever-increasing spiritual bliss, and the living entities are parts and parcels of this spiritual bliss. They also have partial independence, but by misuse of their independence, when the service attitude is transformed into the propensity for sense enjoyment, they come under the sway of […]

When Krishna never leaves Vrindavan how is he present in all the Deities all over the world?
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11.26 – Confront reality before reality confronts us
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Gory scenes of mangled flesh, spattered blood and distorted corpses may be a stable in horror movies, but still they cause most people’s stomachs to roil in shock and revulsion. And we wouldn’t expect to find such narratives in wisdom-literature. Yet we find them in the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter as a part of the mystical […]

Even if we can’t practice, we can still have faith
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An ordinary man with firm faith in the eternal injunctions of the Lord, even though unable to execute such orders, becomes liberated from the bondage of the law of karma. In the beginning of Krishna consciousness, one may not fully discharge the injunctions of the Lord, but because one is not resentful of this principle […]

10.41 – Krishna is better than the best that the world can offer
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“I will miss so much pleasure if I devote myself to Krishna.” This feeling may check us while practicing spiritual life, especially its regulative principles. Gita wisdom overturns this fear by declaring that we will miss far more pleasure by not devoting ourselves to Krishna. The Bhagavad-gita (10.41) indicates that the attractiveness of everything attractive […]

Empower yourself with the simple principles of life taught by the Gita
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Mundane wranglers have taken advantage of Bhagavad-gita to push forward their demonic propensities and mislead people regarding right understanding of the simple principles of life. Everyone should know how God, or Krsna, is great, and everyone should know the factual position of the living entities. Everyone should know that a living entity is eternally a servant and […]

18.61 – Krishna is not doing things to us; he is doing things for us
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  “Why is Krishna doing this to me?” We may get this question when we are faced with problems and have some nominal faith in Krishna as the universal controller. To understand the answer, we need to first comprehend our current situation as explained by Gita wisdom. We are all spiritual souls whose present tenure […]

What is the Vedic equivalent of the Golden Rule of Chrisitianity?
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The Golden Rule is “Do unto others as others have done unto you.”
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Sincerity counts far more than show
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A sincere sweeper in the street is far better than the charlatan meditator who meditates only for the sake of making a living.
Bhagavad-gita As It Is 3.7 purport

10.10 – To hear Krishna accurately, first hear about Krishna attentively
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“Can we hear Krishna speaking to us from within?” We may get this question when we come to know from the Bhagavad-gita that Krishna resides in our heart to guide us. Yes, we can hear Krishna provided we first hear about Krishna. That’s because Krishna’s voice is not the only voice present within us. There […]

When the tongue is non-living why does King Kulashekarha pray to the tongue in Mukunda Mala Stotra 26?
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“My dear tongue, I stand before you with joined palms and beg you to recite the names of Lord Narayana. These names describing the Supreme Absolute Truth bring great pleasure, as if exuding honey.”
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Should devotees adopt politically correct usages like “senior citizens” for old people or “medical termination of pregnancy” for abortion?
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Won’t inter-caste marriages lead to varna sankara (unwanted progeny)?
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In the Gita’s first chapter, Krishna mentions varna-sankara resulting from the disruption of kula dharma. Why didn’t you refer to that in your answer on Gita’s perspective on inter-caste marriages?
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When Krishna tells Arjuna in the Gita to do his duty, why do brahmacharis give up their duty in the name of the Gita?
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