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World Religions 3 – Islam – Beyond the politically correct and the politically incorrect to the philosophically correct
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World religions 3 – islam – beyond the politically correct and the politically incorrect to the philosophically correct 

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World Religions 2 – Christianity – Beyond authoritarian and humanitarian religion to transcendence
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World religions 2 – christianity – beyond authoritarian and humanitarian religion to transcendence

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World Religions 1 – Appreciating religious diversity amidst spiritual universality
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World religions 1 – appreciating religious diversity amidst spiritual universality 

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Before Nirjala Ekadashi, can we take some juices or pills to increase our fasting capacity?
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From the karmic perspective, what is the difference between ignorant wrongdoings and intentional wrongdoings?
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Why do scriptures not describe technology such as bulbs?
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Gita 14.11 Don’t chase the objects in perception – clean the doors of perception
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Gita 16.08 Materialism strips not only the other world of reality but also this world of meaning
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Gita 08.20 Those who reject a world beyond this world sentence themselves to pointless business in this world
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Gita 10.08 Blanking out questions about origins is like dealing in black money
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How to cultivate positive thinking in bhakti
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How can we be always surrendered to Krishna?
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How can we know whether the mind’s story is false or real?
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How can we know when we are planning and when the mind is fear-mongering?
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If when our mind tells a story and we consult a friend whose mind is telling the same story, how can we avoid illusion?
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The mind tells the most stories during chanting – how to counter?
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Why does devotion change our mind’s tendencies temporarily?
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Gita 18.58 Devotion brings the inner morale to combat outer problems
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Gita 16.11 Technology is not just the provider of facility – it is also the shaper of mentality
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Gita 14.04 Dialogue requires methodological humility
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Does chanting automatically make us kinder or do we have to strive to become kinder?
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Does chanting require effort or does chanting make us happy?
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Why is the mind considered a sense?
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How can we focus on chanting when the mind wanders?
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When Tvashta gave Narayana-kavacha that made Indra invincible, how could Tvashta himself be killed?
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How can we remain respectful to the devatas while describing their non-supreme position or their non-ideal activities?
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Just as the mind is personified, are other things such as Bhakti devi and Kali also personifications?
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How can we balance giving due priority to chanting with other important services?
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Talk show – How is the Gita relevant today?
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If people anger us, how can we control ourselves?
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Does a good result indicate intelligence-guided action and a bad result indicate mind-driven action?
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If during book distribution, people are abusive, how can we stay calm?
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How can we make the right choices within bhakti?
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How can we know that the purpose we are pursuing is the best purpose?
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How can we prevent our emotions from affecting our decisions?
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How can we be practically grounded on the spiritual level?
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Can we fulfill all the purposes for our existing in this world?
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Gita 14.11 Our mind can be a transmitter, distorter or reflector of our consciousness
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Gita 01.46 – When emotions block our consciousness, Gita wisdom removes the blockage
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