Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Do emotions come from the heart, the soul or the subtle body?
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If Krishna is God, why is Vishnu widely considered to be God and Krishna his incarnation?
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Understanding what is our quota in material life – 2
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Denver, USA]

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Resist the temptation to be discouraged – Gita
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[Bhagavad Gita class at ISKCON, Denver, USA]

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Learn to see the material and the spiritual as cumulative, not competitive
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[Talk at Colorado State University, Denver, USA]

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Understanding what is our quota in material life – 1
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Denver, USA]

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How can we avoid forgetting in real-life what we learn in classes?
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How can we prevent our faith from flickering amidst problems?
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When guidance is not easily available, how can we make good choices?
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How can we assess our service when we are not pure-hearted?
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How can we avoid over-controlling the things that are in our control?
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In the practical-philosophical categorization, where does the emotional fit in?
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When we face problems, we need practical solutions, not philosophical solutions – how can scripture help?
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How can we help those who are suffering but are still imagining that they are enjoying?
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If someone rationalizes their wrongdoing by saying that Krishna loves us unconditionally, how do we respond?
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Doesn’t Krishna feel bad when we do something wrong – doesn’t that make him unwilling to shelter us?
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If our mistakes have got us into trouble, how can we overcome the guilt that disheartens us while taking shelter of Krishna?
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Can followers of other religions who don’t follow the regulative principles go back to Krishna?
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Is Vedic philosophy confusing because it has so many holy books, unlike Christianity and Islam that have only one holy book?
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Changing the default settings of our mind
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[Talk for Intel employees at house program, Phoenix, USA]

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You have gone through a lot of pain in your life – what is your realization?
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How can we prevent sense enjoyment from depriving us of Krishna’s shelter?
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How can we know that the Gita hasn’t changed over the centuries?
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When we don’t feel like surrendering, what should we do?
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How can we overcome inconsistency in deity worship caused by our wavering feelings?
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If our material life takes us temporarily away from our spiritual life, how can we later regain our spiritual enthusiasm?
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If our material activities interfere with our spiritual life, how can we see those activities as spiritual?
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If our family members don’t support our bhakti, what should we do?
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How can we spiritualize our work without disturbing our colleagues?
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How did Krishna as Shanti-duta use sama, dama, bheda and danda?
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If bhakti practice makes us less emotional, is that good?
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How does repetition in bhakti lead to attraction when normally repetition leads to satiation?
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Is our affection for Krishna to be cultivated as between wife-husband or spontaneous as between child-parent?
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How can we know that deceased devotees go back to godhead?
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Redirecting our desires and our speech towards Krishna
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[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Houston, USA]

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