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Does saying that multiple causes may lead to one effect make karma theory vague and unprovable?
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When devotees’ hear while doing other activities, is that due to nature or poor prioritization?
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Can we invest in mutual funds? Does that involve breaking the regulative principle of no gambling?
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Chaitanya Charan · Can We Invest In Mutual Funds, Does That Involve Breaking The Regulative Principle Of No Gambling

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Question: Can be invest in Mutual funds? Does that involve breaking the regulative principle of no gambling?

Answer: In today’s world, Where things are often newanswered complex. How do we translate these regulator principles into daily life is something which is not written in black and white. Rather than focusing on the What we should not do? We can focus more on What is the underlying purpose or the underlying principle? And the underline principle here is greed. Gambling is problematic primarily because It involves seeking some benefit without putting in any endeavor.

From that any significant proportionate endeavor we can say again I learnt gambling. I’m expert in gambling. But that’s not exactly proportional to the hard work by which one gets returns.

So, If we are not driven by the motive of greed if we have genuine financial concerns and we are trying to responsibly address those concerns and if we have the financial expertise in the maturity to invest thoughtfully wisely then the fear of the regulative principle itself need not be what stops us from going ahead.
Some of us may be innately risk-averse and if that started position then we don’t have to deliberately take risk going against our disposition but we also have to deal with our responsibility, so maybe you have to find out some other way to deal with our responsibility. So the key principle is that focus on ensuring that greed is not being nurtured and the boundary of what comprises the regular principle may be a little porous or blurred now is it that We will get some further bad karma by doing this and better to tolerate and live in financial difficulty. That’s one way to go.

At the same time we may have to look at ourselves, honestly and look at our family situation honestly and evaluate what is going to cause us greater agitation us and of course those whom we are responsible for. We may decide that I’ll just tolerate this as past karma and leave through it but while tolerating if you are constantly lamenting resenting venting. As sometimes exploring at others or sometimes just dreading privately then all that is itself a significant distraction from Krishna for us. So, for it’s not that tolerating past karma tolerating our present challenge difficulties, as we have exhausting our past karma is a primary priority. Our primary priorities to serve Krishna to focus on Krishna and do our various responsibilities in the mood of service to Krishna. So if We find that this service is being impeded the remembrance is being impeded so by what is being impeded more.

By moving forward and taking over responsibility or by not taking up the responsibility. And tolerating but resenting so thereby that we can decide
Anukulasya sankalpa pratikulasya varjanam – what is favorable accepted, what is unfavorable avoided.

It is not that because this world is the dukhalaya, […]

Does the soul use its spiritual intelligence or material intelligence to realize its spirituality?
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If we feel attracted to a particular person but don’t want to pursue that relationship, what can we do?
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If the outreach mood of a particular place doesn’t zeal with our disposition, what can we do?
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If our institutional faith is shaken while our personal faith is strong, how can we progress?
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Chaitanya Charan · If Our Institutional Faith Is Shaken While Our Personal Faith Is Strong, How Can We Progress

Is the GIta’s teaching about transcending the modes, not just coming to goodness, relevant to the corporate world?
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Chaitanya Charan · Is the Gita’s teachingAboutTranscending theModes,NotJustComing toGoodness,relevant toCorporateWorld?

How can I grow spiritually when I have diverse spiritual interests and am hesitant about institutional affiliation?
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Chaitanya Charan · How can I growSpiritually when I haveDiverse SpiritualInterests&Hesitant ofInstitutionalAffiliation?