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Cultivate aversion to faultfinding
Seek not a pleasure-filled life; seek a purpose-filled life
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Seek not a problem-free life – seek a purpose-filled life
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If we help someone but they don’t help us in return, should we continue to help?
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Lessons in love from Krishna-gopis relationship
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Knowing when to endeavor and when to surrender
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Given that the idea of trans-moral can be misused, can it ever be applied?
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Can you illustrate the principle of trans-moral actions?
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Playing games for relaxation – which mode does it fall in?
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Despite practicing bhakti and cultivating goodness, we remain passionate – what to do?
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How can we deal with our inner critic?
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On failing to achieve our goal, should we persevere in that goal or change it?
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How to avoid relaxing into worldly enjoyment after doing our service wholeheartedly?
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How can we avoid struggling in vain to control situations that are not in our control?
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As science keeps people away from God, can scientists be considered reincarnations of demons?
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If someone has done something wrong, isn’t it better to tell them straight instead of pausing and speaking later?
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What causes timidity – how can we overcome it?
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How can we control our mind, especially during chanting?
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What is the wws concept?
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When Krishna is unlimited, how can he be a person?
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Have people who can remember their past lives done some special good karma?
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Choosing our mental battles
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Reincarnation – Reality, Rationality, Opportunity
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How do we balance between chanting and getting knowledge?
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We chastise someone out of love, but it spoils the relationship – what to do?
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What is the consequence of the offense of inattentive chanting?
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Should we attribute problems in daily life to our poor chanting?
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How to replace envious thoughts with loving thoughts?
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How can we control our emotions?
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What does achintya in achintyabhedabheda refer to?
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How can we get the determination to apply scripture?
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Transcription in hindi
प्रश्न: हम शास्त्रों को जीवन में लागू करने की दृढ़ता कैसे प्राप्त कर सकते हैं?
उत्तर: आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान के सीखने की प्रक्रिया क्रमिक होती है। अतः हम यह आशा नहीं कर सकते कि शास्त्रों का अध्ययन करने के पश्चात अगले दिन से ही हमारे व्यवहार में आध्यात्मिक प्रगति दिखाई देने लगेगी। यह समझना आवश्यक है कि शास्त्रों को सीखने पर आध्यात्मिक प्रगति एकदम से नहीं होती अपितु धीरे-धीरे होती है। जब हम शास्त्रों का अध्ययन करते हैं, हरे कृष्ण महामंत्र का जप करते हैं, नियमित रूप से भक्तों का संग करते हैं, तब जीवन के प्रति हमारी आंतरिक अवधारणा में परिवर्तन आने लगता है और जैसे-जैसे यह अवधारणा बदलती है, वैसे-वैसे क्रमशः हमारे बाहरी चयन में भी परिवर्तन आने लगता है।
एक स्तर पर हम सोच समझकर, पूरी निष्ठा के साथ अपना प्रयास करते हैं कि शास्त्रों के अनुरूप ही अपना जीवन जिऐं। जब इन्द्रिय विषय हमें लुभाते हैं और तंग करते हैं, तो हम श्रीकृष्ण का स्मरण करते हैं और प्रार्थना करते हैं कि हे प्रभु हमारी रक्षा करें। कहने का भाव यह है कि हम एक सोचा समझा प्रयास करते हैं कि इंद्रिय विषयों के प्रलोभनों से बचें। ऐसा करने के लिए हमें प्रयत्नशील रहना भी चाहिए। किन्तु कभी हम अपने प्रयास में सफल होते हैं तो कभी नहीं भी होते।
लेकिन दूसरे स्तर पर जब हम शास्त्रों का नियमित अध्ययन करते हैं तो हमारी मूलभूत धारणाऐं बदलने लगती हैं। जैसे-जैसे हमारी धारणाऐं बदलती हैं, हम अधिकाधिक यह अनुभूति करने लगते हैं कि हम एक आध्यात्मिक जीव हैं और यह विश्वास दृढ़ होने लगता है कि सच्चा आनंद तो श्रीकृष्ण से सम्बंध स्थापित करने में है। अंततः, जब यह बदलाव अवचेतन स्तर पर होने लगता है, तब हम जो चयन करते हैं वे पहले से बेहतर होने लगते हैं। अतः, हमें निरंतर अपनी तरफ से पूरा प्रयास करना चाहिए कि सही निर्णय करें और निराश न हों। किन्तु साथ ही साथ, हम अपनी भक्ति पर भी ध्यान देते रहें जो मूलभूत अवचेतन स्तर पर हमें शुद्ध करती रहती है।
यह ठीक वैसे ही है जैसे एक माँ चाहती है कि उसका बच्चा अच्छे से पढे़-लिखे किन्तु बच्चे का मन बाहर जाकर खेलने में अधिक लगता है। बच्चा प्रतिदिन खेलने के लिए बाहर जाता है और उसकी माँ उसे बार-बार पढ़ने के लिए बुलाती रहती है। माँ प्रतिदिन ऐसा करती रहती है लेकिन साथ ही साथ बच्चा प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया से बड़ा भी तो हो रहा है। जैसे-जैसे बच्चा बड़ा होता जाता है उसकी बुद्धि भी विकसित होती जाती है और जिस माँ को अपने पाँच साल के बच्चे को पढ़ने के लिए बार-बार कहना पड़ता था, अब उसे अपने पच्चीस साल के पोस्ट ग्रेजुएट बेटे को पढ़ने के लिए कहने की आवश्यकता नहीं पड़ती है। ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि अब बच्चे की बुद्धि विकसित हो गई है और वह अध्ययन के महत्व को समझने लगा है, और यह सब स्वाभाविक रूप से धीरे-धीरे समय के साथ सम्भव होता है।
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Misunderstandings spread like cancer – beware
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Is Krishna as the holy name a sound vibration or is he beyond all sound vibrations?
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To anchor our consciousness in Krishna, do we need external calm or can we directly get inner calm?
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If we don’t have devotee association, how can we practice bhakti?
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