Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

What is the difference between intellect and intelligence?
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Gita 13.13 Bhakti wisdom frames our knowledge and our need for knowledge within our aspiration for eternity
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Bhakti-yoga is the balancer of our emotional and rational sides
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[Evening class at London, UK]
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Can we desire to have a child like Lord Rama?
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How can beauty be used in Krishna’s service?
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When does the intelligence become the form direction of the Lord?
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Can our intelligence be contaminated?
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Why does scripture say that the sould doesn’t experience any emotion?
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Don’t Just Stand, Take A Stand
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We live amidst a culture of violence and indifference. Some people resort to violence at even the slightest provocation and others often just stand by, watching indifferently the victimization of another living human being.. This prevailing c…

Managing stress coming from disorganization, disposition, destiny and decision
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[Congregation program at London, UK]
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Spiritual perspectives on material beauty – 1
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Soho Street, London, UK]

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Appreciating bhakti as a spiritual science
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[Congregation program at London, UK]
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Are pure souls covered by the subtle body?
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Prostitutes were present in Dwarka, the abode of pure devotees – how to understand?
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If we fail in a field, can we infer that field is not our nature?
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How much anxiety should we take up while being ambitious in our professional life?
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Do advanced devotees who know Krishna is in control also feel anxiety?
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How do we deal with the anxiety caused by inability to deliver what we are expected to do?
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How to deal with senior devotees who make life difficult for everyone in a community?
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Among devotees when will love for Krishna transform into love for all living beings?
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When difficulties force us to surrender to Krishna, where is our free will?
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When Maya presents options, some temptations are not options at all – why?
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Will tempting desires ever go away or will they stay lifelong?
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How can we keep our spiritual intentions strong?
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Does Krishna test us according to our capacity or beyond our capacity too?
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Gita 13.08 – Disrespecting ourselves doesn’t make us humble – respecting something bigger than ourselves does
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From Maya to Lila 2 – The desired may be an illusion, the desirer isn’t
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[Bhagavatam class at Bhaktivedanta Manor, London, UK]

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From Maya to Lila 1 – Illusion originates not in the object, but in the subject
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[Bhagavatam class at Bhaktivedanta Manor, London, UK]

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Have we humans thought up an anxiety-relieving entity God because we suffer more anxiety than animals?
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When Karna abused Draupadi, why didn’t anyone punish him by taking away his position?
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Karna wanted revenge and Draupadi wanted revenge – what is the difference?
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How can we help our children to make good choices amidst a degraded culture?
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How do we counter moral relativism with those who don’t accept scriptural authority?
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How can we feel that Krishna is the doer, not that we are the doers?
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Does absorption in Krishna require sixteen rounds chanting?
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How can we rise from cultural bhakti to spiritual bhakti?
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How to develop our relationship with Krishna
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What if we feel attracted to serving Krishna in our role in this world, but not in the spiritual world as his associate?
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Do soldiers who die while fighting for their country attain higher planets?
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Is it good to be a nationalist and a Krishna devotee?
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