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Does the Gita 13.30 support the idea that the soul has no free will?
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If I connect quickly with someone, does that mean we had a past-life connection?
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Do like-minded people become more understanding or does understanding make people more life-minded?
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Does ignoring situations solve problems?
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How can we control anger?
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How can we keep the mind in the present?
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When we get bad experiences repeatedly, should we just entrust everything to Krishna?
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If God’s inscrutable will is good for everyone, what’s wrong with letting whatever is happening happen?
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How is always thinking of Krishna practical?
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When fantasy distracts us from reality, let reality distract us from fantasy
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When suicide is bad, why did Arjuna resolve to commit suicide if he failed to kill Jayadratha by sunset?
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Is constantly thinking of Krishna and doing our work an example of multitasking – how can it be done practically?
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On hearing offense to devotees, why is the extreme option of committing suicide recommended?
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How can we understand that whatever is happening to us is due to the weakness of our heart?
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What kind of affirmations are most effective?
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Even after we learn to observe our mind, why can’t we stay on as the observer?
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How can we become more mindful?
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If a bad relationship has made me paranoid about relationships, what can I do?
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How can we prevent our career from interfering with our relationships?
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Metaphorical holy name meditations 2 – 3 ways the holy name stimulates deeper thought
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Why do you speak more on bhakti than on karma which the Gita stresses?
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What are the dos and donts to develop devotional consciousness?
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How can we practically apply – don’t be angry with the instrument of your karma?
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Why are the near-death experiences of Indians and Americans different?
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How can we differentiate between the voices of the mind, the intelligence and the Supersoul?
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If this world is a place of misery, why does it have so much pleasure too?
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If dedicated senior devotees face great distress, new devotees ask what is the point of practicing bhakti – how to answer?
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How can we maintain the standard of purity that Prabhupada established?
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If parents have been brought up in India and their children in the US, how can they harmonize their differing cultural expectations?
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What to do if our material ambitions are stronger than our spiritual intentions?
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I broke a one-sided relationship, but now I feel I should have tried more – what should I do?
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Even if we control our anger at someone, still we keep thinking about who was at fault- what to do?
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How do we deal with mental flashbacks?
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If our elders are at fault, should we just tolerate or should we tell them?
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How can we know what can be changed and what can’t be?
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When we understand scripture according to our level of realization, is that our false ego at work?
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During the manifestation of action, what or how does Krishna sanction?
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Is the Supersoul present in the spiritual world?
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When scripture contains so much wisdom, why does most of India not follow scripture?
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Karma & Reincarnation radio show – English with Tamil translation
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(Radio show at Toronto, Canada)

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