Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Selfies and the human longing to feel special
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[Talk at Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA]
Podcast
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From destructive competition to constructive competition (2)
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Ramayana series 5 – Hanuman – There is a time and place for everything, don’t lose heart
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[Talk at Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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From destructive competition to constructive competition – 2
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[Seminar at Intel, Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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From destructive competition to constructive competition from Chaitanya Charan

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From destructive competition to constructive competition – 1
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[Seminar at Intel, Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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From destructive competition to constructive competition from Chaitanya Charan

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Don’t use God to stay away from God
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[Talk at Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Why crave for the pleasures that make you a slave
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]
Podcast

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When a parent won’t give a child a pile of chocolates, why does Krishna create a world filled with sense objects?
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Answer Podcast

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When intelligence is the sitting place of lust, how can it point us to our long-term interest?
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Answer Podcast
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Ramayana series 4 – SEES acronym – 4 explanations why Rama abandoned Sita
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[Sunday feast at ISKCON, Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Just because we have got the monkey off the back doesn’t mean the circus has left town
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

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Should I choose the spiritual master whose personal association I get or whose classes inspire me?
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Answer Podcast
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Ramayana series 3 – Shurapanakha’s slyness – Beware of those who manipulate us using our weakness
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[Talk at Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Ramayana series 2 – Maricha’s miscalculation – Our destination is not as important as our action
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[Talk at Phoenix, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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The mind keeps us enslaved
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]
Podcast
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Gita 15.08 The essence of growth is evolution in our conception of life
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
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When love is not real, how can it be the ultimate reality?
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Answer Podcast
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When the consequence is not in our hands, why is the consequence considered a factor in deciding right and wrong action?
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Answer Podcast
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Ramayana Series 1 – Dasharatha’s dilemma
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Talk at Phoenix, USA

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Tolerating Phases of Bad Fortune
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Tolerating distress doesn’t mean that we become totally passive; it means that we act first for spiritual elevation, not material rectification.

Thwart the desires that titillate initially but torment eventually
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[Reflection at Phoenix, USA]
Podcast
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Gita 15.07 Even when the mind is directed by the senses, it still directs the senses
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
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How can we avoid impulsive angry responses?
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Answer Podcast
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Inner healing through forgiveness
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[Talk at Intel, Phoenix, USA]
Podcast
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Podcast Summary
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Love is the ultimate reality that unifies all reality
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[Talk for Intel employees at Phoenix, USA]
Podcast
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Prabhupada life-story 11 – On the bowery – A follower turns attacker
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Gita 15.06 The spiritual world is self-luminous and its luminosity is malleable to Krishna’s will
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast

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Stung by the tongue
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[Talk to University of Cincinnati students, USA]
Podcast
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Podcast Summary
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Overcoming negative emotions 5 – Self-doubt
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[Talk at North Florida University, Jacksonville, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Gita 15.05 Surrender means to give up everything for Krishna – even the feeling of hopelessness

Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast

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The greatest danger is the danger of forgetting the danger
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]
Podcast
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Understanding how bhakti fulfills the purpose of scripture – and how we can help
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[Bhagavatam class on 11.14-1-3 at ISKCON, Alachua, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Gita 15.04 The Personal Absolute is not a way to transcendence – he is the summit of transcendence
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast

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How can Vyasadeva refer to himself as a great sage in the Bhagavatam?
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Even if we can’t be on the same page as God, be at least in the same book
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

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Focus on Krishna’s glories while studying Bhagavatam – don’t be distracted
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[Bhagavatam class on 1.4.24 at Krishna House, Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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How is temperament more important than talent?

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If we resist a desire, it increases, and our mind goes crazy – what to do?
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