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Can we hear bhajans sung by someone not from our movement?
Is our existence itself an unfairness and a mystery, wherein many big questions have no answers?
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Chaitanya Charan · Is Our Existence Itself An Unfairness And A Mystery, Wherein Many Big Questions Have No Answers
Had all the Jews who were killed by Hitler done bad karma that led to their genocide
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When a helpless girl is raped, does the Gita say that it happened due to her past karma? (Hindi)
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Chaitanya Charan · When A Helpless Girl Is Raped, Does The Gita Say That It Happened Due To Her Past Karma
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Question: When A Helpless Girl Is Raped, Does The Gita Say That It Happened Due To Her Past Karma?
Answer: Whenever an event occurs, there are reasons based on different levels, and the Gita puts emphasis on our dharma. Here, dharma refers to our responsibility, meaning what responsible actions we should take. Neither in the Gita nor in the Mahabharata is it emphasized that when Draupadi is subjected to humiliation and attempts are made to disrobe her, no one says that this was all due to your past karma. When we interact in this world, we need to see what particular actions a person has done with regard to his present birth and situation, and if they haven’t done any wrong action and something wrong happens to them, then it is injustice, and that injustice should be retaliated against.
So, that retaliation happens at many levels. There should be a system in society where there is no injustice, but if there is injustice, then the one who has committed it should be punished. When such events occur, it is injustice at the level of this present birth, hence it is highly inappropriate to even mention the karma of their past life here. If we attribute every wrong thing happening in the world to past lives, then where do we stop? For example, if a newborn baby is crying, will the mother say that due to the baby’s past karma it is unhappy and suffering? Rather than attributing it to the baby’s past karma, the mother should take cognizant of what her duty is. So, it is the duty of the mother to feed the child, take care of the child, check if there is any illness and get it treated appropriately. As much as possible, she should try to relieve the baby of its pain, reduce its crying, and provide relief. It is possible sometimes that the child may have some pain, some illness that they can’t understand or find a solution to, and the baby keeps crying. At that time, when we cannot change a situation and it is essential to accept what has happened, then in order to console himself, that person can think that maybe this happened because of my past karma, but blaming the person who has suffered the injustice, holding him responsible for what has happened, is called “blaming the guilty”, that is, one who has been victimized is held guilty. You must have done something, that’s why they did that to you. When such a thought occurs, it is entirely wrong.
So, the teaching of the Gita is for all of us to do our duty well, not to attribute others’ suffering to their own karma and allow injustice, abuse, or any wrongdoings without retribution. If we look at the Bhagavad Gita which is a part of the Mahabharata, when […]
Does our breath make the sound so ‘ham – does that suggest we are God?
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If someone is abused despite praying to Krishna for protection, isn’t it easier for them to reject God?
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If someone is abused despite praying to Krishna for protection, isn’t it easier for them to reject God?
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If it’s impossible to find happiness without Krishna, aren’t we being forced to love him?
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Can we hear beautiful bhajans if they are not sung by devotees?
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How do we understand Prabhupada’s seemingly anti-woman statements?
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Why does Krishna not make another world where we can be happy without him?
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Do our intentions to control the mind also come from the mind – or do they come from the soul with its own mind?
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If we have performed shraddha on Ekadashi, will we therefore go to hell, ref Bhag 7.14.20-23. How to atone?
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What is the root cause of misdeeds? Is it avidya? How is it removed by bhakti?
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Just as there is a separate Brahma in every universe, is there a separate Narada as his son?
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How can Brahma be Narada’s guru when Narada’s body is spiritual and Brahma’s body is material?
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Chaitanya Charan · How Can Brahma Be Narada’s Guru When Narada’s Body Is Spiritual And Brahma’s Body Is Material
Book distribution inspiration – how can we motivate ourselves spiritually for distributing Prabhupada’s books during the marathon?
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How do we balance spiritual life with material life?
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When other sampradayas quote certain verses from scripture to prove that their particular founder is also an incarnation of God – How do we respond to such scriptural references?
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Cricket Mania A Bhagavad-gita perspective; Seeing Kishna everywhere as his vibhuti; Wellington 2022
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If nature is inherently divine, then are the laws of nature, as explained by scientists, also divine?
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What is God’s role in our sufferings, in the light of the Bhagavatam 10.14.08 verse tat te ‘nukampam?
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If freewill is connected with desires and choices then how can we develop our intelligence so that we can desire and choose better
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How dependent is karma on destiny and destiny on karma?
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What happiness does the soul get in the spiritual world that it doesn’t get in the material world?
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Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 2
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201 The letter of scripture and the spirit of scripture The Monk_’s Podcast with Yogeshvara Prabhu
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How to know when we are getting realization and when doing speculation?
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How can we know that today’s Bhagavad Gita is as it is as it was spoken by Krishna to Arjuna?
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If we get a dream in which our spiritual master is displeased with us, what does that mean?
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Krishna being omnipotent can be present in his deity, but how can Prabhupada be present in his deity?
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