Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Gita 02.08 Don’t let comforts lure you away from life’s purpose
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Podcast

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Gita Essence 3 – The transformational power of love – World-knowledge as the vehicle for love
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Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/05-17%20classes/Gita%20Essence%203%20-%20The%20transformational%20power%20of%20love%20-%20World-knowledge%20as%20the%20vehicle%20for%20love.mp3

Podcast Summary

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/05-17%20classes/Summary%20-%20Gita%20Essence%203%20-%20The%20transformational%20power%20of%20love%20-%20World-knowledge%20as%20the%20vehicle%20for%20love.mp3

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If scripture contains advanced material knowledge such as Vimana-shastra, why don’t we use it to make planes today?
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Answer Podcast

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When Bhishma took shelter of the Kauravas’ wealth, why did Krishna shelter him at death?
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Answer Podcast

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Attitude in outreach 2 – Explain the philosophy before the morality – Be respectfully compassionate
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[Bhagavatam class at Port of Spain, Trinidad]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/05-17%20classes/Attitude%20in%20outreach%202%20-%20Explain%20the%20philosophy%20before%20the%20morality%20-%20Be%20respectfully%20compassionate.mp3

Podcast Summary

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Attitude in outreach 1 – Present the product before the process – Be a role model
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[Bhagavatam class at Port of Spain, Trinidad]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/05-17%20classes/Attitude%20in%20outreach%201%20-%20Present%20the%20product%20before%20the%20process%20-%20Be%20a%20role%20model.mp3

Podcast Summary

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Gita Essence 2 – The transformational power of love – God-knowledge as the fuel for love
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[Talk at ISKCON, Port of Spain, Trinidad]

Podcast

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Podcast Summary

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Gita 01.42 Today’s war against family increases self-centeredness and obstructs spiritual growth
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Podcast

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Gita 18.22 – A truncated representation of reality is not reality
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Podcast

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Gita Essence 1- The transformational power of love – Self-knowledge as the basis of love
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[Talk at Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago]

Podcast

http://www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/ccd%20classes/desiretree/2017%20classes/05-17%20classes/Gita%20Essence%201-%20The%20transformational%20power%20of%20love%20-%20Self-knowledge%20as%20the%20basis%20of%20love.mp3

Podcast Summary

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Niagara falls & the flow of life – A meditation
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While I was in Toronto, Anirudha P, one of my Canadian tour organizers, persuaded me to go to Niagara falls. Somehow , the idea of traveling to places just to see them doesn’t inspire me so much. But recently I have been meditating on the experiential genre of writing and speaking. So, I thought of going there not just to see the falls but also to speak and write on it. And just that thought put me in a much more spiritual frame of consciousness while traveling to and viewing the falls.

Seeing the falls triggered several thoughts such as:

1. The beauty and power of natural phenomena point to the beauty and power of their trans-natural source. (Ref Gita 10.41)

2. The flow of water produces spectacular sights sometimes, but the water keeps flowing towards ocean. So too can we aspire for our consciousness to keep flowing towards Krishna even when we are able to do something special. (Ref Bhagavatam 1.8.42)

3. Physical divisions can be transcended by higher common purpose, just as the American and Canadian falls join together after falling. (Ref Gita 18.20)

I spoke these points in the below audio/video.

https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/2017/05/meditation-niagara-falls/

 

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Many scriptural storylines appear to be predestined – do we really have free will?
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Answer Podcast

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What is causeless mercy – how can we qualify for it – can it come without initiation?
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Answer Podcast

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