Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

When we have to work so many hours in nondevotional jobs for our financial needs, how can we grow devotionally?
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Answer Podcast
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Even when we have knowledge, we can’t apply it – what to do?
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Answer Podcast

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Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving (4)
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Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 4 – The destination is also our companion
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[Seminar at Fort Lauderdale, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%204%20-%20The%20destination%20is%20also%20our%20companion.mp3

Podcast Summary

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Summary%20-%20Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%204%20-%20The%20destination%20is%20also%20our%20companion.mp3

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Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 3 – Our attitude is our steering wheel
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[Seminar at Fort Lauderdale, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%203%20-%20Our%20attitude%20is%20our%20steering%20wheel.mp3

Podcast Summary

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Summary%20-%20Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%203%20-%20Our%20attitude%20is%20our%20steering%20wheel.mp3

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Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 2 – What we are driving matters, but where we are driving matters more
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[Seminar at Fort Lauderdale, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%202%20-%20What%20we%20are%20driving%20matters%2C%20but%20where%20we%20are%20driving%20matters%20more.mp3

Podcast Summary

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Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 1 – The mind is the passenger, don’t let it become the driver
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[Seminar at Fort Lauderdale, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Spiritual%20Lessons%20from%20Car%20Driving%201%20-%20The%20mind%20is%20the%20passenger%2C%20don%27t%20let%20it%20become%20the%20driver.mp3

Podcast Summary

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Gita 15.03 Detachment cuts not the world but our own attachment to the world
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
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Demystifying Reincarnation 20 – The Freedoms of the Reincarnation Worldview

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/06-17%20classes/Demystifying%20Reincarnation%2020%20-%20The%20Freedoms%20of%20the%20Reincarnation%20Worldview.mp3

 

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As a to-be householder, should I work fulltime in a temple or take a job outside
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Answer Podcast
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Freedom for what – our surface desires or our deepest desires
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[Reflection at Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

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LIGHT acronym – 5 Meditations on Diwali
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[Diwali talk at Krishna House, Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/LIGHT%20acronym%20-%205%20Meditations%20on%20Diwali.mp3

Podcast Summary

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Summary%20-%20LIGHT%20acronym%20-%205%20Meditations%20on%20Diwali.mp3

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Gita 15.02 We are bound by action and knowledge can guide us to action that leads to liberation
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/Lecture%20series/Gita%20verse-by-verse/Gita%2015.02%20We%20are%20bound%20by%20action%20and%20knowledge%20can%20guide%20us%20to%20action%20that%20leads%20to%20…

Demystifying Reincarnation 19 – Reincarnation reveals justice amidst injustice
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Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/06-17%20classes/Demystifying%20Reincarnation%2019%20-%20Reincarnation%20reveals%20justice%20amidst%20injustice.mp3

 

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Prabhupada life-story 10 – How Krishna set the stage for Prabhupada

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My husband doesn’t oppose my bhakti, but he wants me to take interest in worldly things that I have lost interest in – what should I do?
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Answer Podcast

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If my counselor breaks a regulative principle, how do I maintain my faith?
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Answer Podcast
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Equality beyond equality
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[Talk at “Krishna and Peace” program at Krishna House, Gainesville, USA to counteract white supremacist rally at Florida University]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Equality%20beyond%20equality.mp3

Podcast Summary

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GIRI acronym – 4 lessons from Govardhana lila
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[Govardhana Puja class at Krishna House, Gainesville, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/GIRI%20acronym%20-%204%20lessons%20from%20Govardhana%20lila.mp3

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Gita 15.01 The metaphor of the upside-down tree points to the reality beyond the reflection

Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/Lecture%20series/Gita%20verse-by-verse/Gita%2015.01%20The%20metaphor%20of%20the%20upside-down%20tree%20points%20to%20the%20reality%20beyond%20the%20reflection…

Demystifying Reincarnation 18 – Common Questions about Reincarnation
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Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/06-17%20classes/Demystifying%20Reincarnation%2018%20-%20Common%20Questions%20about%20Reincarnation.mp3

 

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If our past bad relationships make us averse to exploring new relationships, what should we do?
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Answer Podcast
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How can we emotionally accept that people who treat us like crap are delivering us our past karma?
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Answer Podcast
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How can we overcome the expectation of apology from someone who has hurt us?
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Answer Podcast
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What are the precursors to anger – how can we know that we are likely to explode at someone?
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Answer Podcast

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How can we preach with sincere devotees who are desensitized to newcomers’ sensitivities?
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Answer Podcast

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Overcoming negative emotions 4 – Overcoming anger through forgiveness
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[Talk at North Florida University, Jacksonville, USA]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Overcoming%20negative%20emotions%204%20-%20Overcoming%20anger%20through%20forgiveness.mp3

Podcast Summary

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Summary%20-%20Overcoming%20negative%20emotions%204%20-%20Overcoming%20anger%20through%20forgiveness.mp3

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The need for appropriate adaptors when transmitting the current of bhakti
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[Morning class at Bhakti House, Jacksonville, USA]
Podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/The%20need%20for%20appropriate%20adaptors%20when%20transmitting%20the%20current%20of%20bhakti….

Gita 14.27 Brahman refers not just to the impersonal spiritual but also the generically spiritual
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
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Demystifying Reincarnation 17 – The Mechanism of Reincarnation
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Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/06-17%20classes/Demystifying%20Reincarnation%2017%20-%20The%20Mechanism%20of%20Reincarnation.mp3

 

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If circumstances make following bhakti principles impossible, what should we do?
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Answer Podcast
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When our emotions come in the way of our bhakti practices, what can we do?
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Answer Podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/CCD%20QA/2017%20QA/10-17%20QA/When%20our%20emotions%20come%20in%20the%20way%20of%20our%20bhakti%20practices%2C%20what%20can%20we%20do.mp3

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In youth, how much should we be preparing for our career and how much focusing on devotional growth?
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Answer Podcast
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How much should we restrict our children from hearing mundane music?
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Answer Podcast
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How can we prioritize our services, when we have limited time?
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Answer Podcast
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Does bhakti practice free us from past bad karma?
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Answer Podcast
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Advancing spiritually at our pace, from our place by understanding the power, principle and process of krishna-bhakti
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[Youth meeting at Alachua, USA]
Podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/10-17%20classes/Advancing%20spiritually%20at%20our%20pace%2C%20from%20our%20place%20by%20understanding%20the%20power%2C%20princip…

Gita 14.26 Health is a product of medication but it is also a precondition for medication
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/Lecture%20series/Gita%20verse-by-verse/Gita%2014.26%20Health%20is%20a%20product%20of%20medication%20but%20it%20is%20also%20a%20precondition%20for%20medication…

Demystifying Reincarnation 16 – The soul’s defining characteristics and levels of consciousness
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Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/06-17%20classes/Demystifying%20Reincarnation%2016%20-%20The%20soul’s%20defining%20characteristics%20and%20levels%20of%20consciousness.mp3

 

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Will Krishna help us out of a situation that we have got in because of our own desires?
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Answer Podcast
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