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Morality may be relativized, but the consequences of immoral indulgence can’t be relativized Gita 03.17
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Spiritualizing our relationships 5 – Focus more on our intentions than on others’ dispositions
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What is the conscious mind and the subconscious mind?
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When anger arises, what uddipana can we use to control it?
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Can the self be realized without realizing Krishna?
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Does self-realization as understood in psychology – understanding our strengths and weaknesses – come automatically by bhakti practice?
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If we see devotees’ love for us as Krishna’s love coming through them, are we not depersonalizing devotees?
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If others’ love for us is Krishna’s love coming through them, does that apply to their anger too?
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How can a devotee work in an anti-devotional profession that goes against the four regulative principles?
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As sadhakas with anarthas, how much should we rely on astrology?
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I was an honest disbeliever instead of being a hypocritical believer, yet I suffered – why?
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Is forgiving those who have hurt us necessary for moving on in our life?
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Is the self located in the brain?
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Know Your Enemy
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We live in a world of bitter competition wherein our rivals sometimes become enemies bent on destroying us. Amidst such external hostility, it is easy to forget that worse than the worst outer enemies is the inner enemy of our own unguarded t…

Why can’t science measure love?
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What is consciousness – why does science have difficulty in understanding it?
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Why can’t scientists understand that our identity is spiritual?
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Do we have free will?
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Does scientific advancement make life seem pointless – why?
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Are people who have out-of-body experiences out of their mind?
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How sound is the scientific evidence of past-life memories?
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Acknowledging and regulating our passions – Wisdom on Wisdom 8
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Should we drink cow’s milk nowadays when it is got by causing violence to cows?
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Who are we – how can we understand the Gita’s answer from a scientific perspective?
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What can we resist temptation?
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How does the three-level model of the self explain near death experiences?
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How does the three-level model of the self explain past-life memories?
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When we perceive internally, how can we differentiate between the mind and the soul?
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Who experiences love – brain, mind or soul?
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How does the three-level model of the self reconcile science and spirituality?
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Till what level of bhakti can devotees fall away?
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How can we persevere in bhakti over the years when our transformation becomes gradual and not so easily perceivable?
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On hearing sweet kirtans, is the happiness we experience spiritual or material?
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When dasya permeates all rasas, why is it considered a separate rasa?
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How can we be both assertive about getting things done while being sensitive to others’ feelings?
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When we try to help someone by pointing out their mistake and they see it as an attack on them, what can we do?
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How do we understand that the spiritual world has no physical location?
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Is bhakti materially independent or is it more likely to occur in certain places?
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Can people with an empty stomach practice bhakti – shouldn’t material needs be fulfilled first?
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How can the impatient people of Kali-yuga have the patience to wait for the results of bhakti-yoga?
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