Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Does fear of temptation indicate lack of devotion?
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Isn’t the rasa-lila too exalted to discuss in our regular classes?
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Gita 01.02 Sanjaya addresses not just the content of Dhritarashtra’s question but also its intent
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If after some wrongdoing, we feel guilty and don’t feel like coming close to Krishna, what can we do?
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Gita 01.01 The Gita’s first word dharma conveys its essential, universal theme
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If bhakti practice doesn’t make us joyful, what can we do?
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Overcoming discouragement in spiritual life
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Central New Jersey, USA]
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Our longing for love – comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonal and bhakti explanations
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Delaware, USA]
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Is remembering Krishna the highest service and all other services are for those who can’t remember him constantly?
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The truth that warms the heart influences more than the truth that lights the way
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[Congregation program at Edison, New Jersey, USA]
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The home as the decentralized transmitter of devotional culture
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[Congregation program at Edison, New Jersey, USA]
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Rise from being full of thoughts to being thoughtful – 4 reflections
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[Corporate program at Summit-Works, South Plain Fields, New Jersey, USA]
Podcast
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How can we de-stress ourselves in today’s high-pressure work environment?
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Who or what is Krishna?
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 55 -10.10.10-14 Narada curses not impulsively, but after deep reflection
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Understanding “emotions”, “negative emotions” and “overcoming negative emotions”
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[Talk at Yoga Now studio, Chicago, USA]
Podcast
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While being in family life how can we be detached?
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 54 – 10.10.1-9 The curse that takes us away from the things that take us away from Krishna is mercy
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Podcast

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The time to understand time is now
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[Congregation program at Chicago, USA]
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Is our attempt to mitigate destiny also determined by destiny?
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 53 – 10.9.18-23 The kingdom of God is the kingdom of love
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Role of self-confidence in bhakti
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[Seminar at ISKCON, Naperville, USA]
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 52 – 10.9.13-17 Krishna’s form appears finite but is infinite
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Is not trusting those who have cheated us a weakness of the mind?
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Understanding, identifying and managing the mind
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[Talk to Yoga students at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Chicago, USA]
Podcast
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Overcoming negative emotions, Wisconsin, 2018 (2)
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 51 – 10.9.7.12 Yashoda catches the Lord whom the yogis can’t catch
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If good karma can’t change bad karma, how does atonement work?
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What We See Depends On What We Want To See
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When we function in the world, our desires direct our vision, consciously or subconsciously.

Is having negative opinions about others a subtle form of Vaishnava apradha?
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 37 – 10.7.7-12 Vrajavasis try to protect the one who protects everyone
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Gita 18.76 The Gita’s conversation is memorable and relishable
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Share the spiritual treasure with the world – SHARE acronym
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Chicago]

Podcast

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Bringing out the best within us
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[Session 3, Spiritual Seekers Retreat, Chicago, USA]
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Making healthy choices
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[Session 3, Spiritual Seekers Retreat, Chicago, USA]
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If a devotee girl has to marry a nondevotee boy, what can she do to protect her devotion?
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Gita 18.75 Sanjaya appreciates the content, the source and the channel of the Gita’s wisdom
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast

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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 36 – 10.7.1-6 Krishna’s childhood pastimes are both entertaining and enlightening
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Overcoming negative emotions
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[Talk at Theosofest, Theosophical Society Headquarters, Chicago, USA]
Podcast
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