Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan

Gajendra Moksha Katha 1 – Understanding how our mental impressions shape us – Hindi Gajendra Moksha Katha 2 – Deviated spiritualists may lose the human body, but not their spiritual attraction – Hindi Gajendra Moksha Katha 3 – Understanding when to wield control and when to yield control – Hindi Gajendra Moksha Katha 4 –…

From sentimentalism to sentiment 1 – FEEL acronym – Firmness and Education

From sentimentalism to sentiment from Chaitanya Charan

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From ritual to spiritual 1 – Analysis of Krishna’s pastime with the ritualistic brahmanas

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From ritual to spiritual 2 – Analysis of Krishna’s pastime with the ritu…

From passion to compassion 1

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From Passion to Compassion 2 – From religion in passion to devotion in goodness

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From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 1

From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 2

From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 3

From misunderstanding to understanding – Rama katha 4

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From Maya to Lila 1 – Illusion originates not in the object, but in the subject

From Maya to Lila 2 – The desired may be an illusion, the desirer isn’t

From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 1 – Understanding how love culminates in bhakti From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 2 – How Karma and Jnana Culminate in Bhakti From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 3 – PEAR acronym for becoming a rasika…

From Grudging to Gratitude QA 1

From Grudging to Gratitude QA 2

From Grudging to Gratitude 1 – Grudging is like driving with brakes pressed

From Grudging to Gratitude 2 – See beyond the immediate cause of suffering

From Grudging to Gratitude 3 – Learn to re-interpret reality devotiona…

From Fear to Surrender 1 – Understanding how our fears originate https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2132385616990381 From Fear to Surrender 2 – FEAR acronym for analyzing fear part 1 – Faith and Education https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2133225353573074 From Fear to Surrender 3 – FEAR acronym for analyzing fear 2 – Attachment and Redirection https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2133358276893115 From Fear to Surrender 4 – FEAR acronym…

From destructive competition to constructive competition – 1

From destructive competition to constructive competition from Chaitanya Charan

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From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 1 – Understanding Anartha

Chaitanya Charan das from Chaitanya Charan

From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 2 – Understanding Nivrtti

Chaitanya Charan das from Chaitanya Charan

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Free will and God’s will 1 – God is the cause of all causes, not all effects

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Free will and God’s will 2 – Understanding the trigger, cause and target of our weakn…

Emotionally intelligent spirituality 1 – Don’t work for or against emotions – work with them for Krishna

Emotionally intelligent spirituality 2 – Let immediate and ultimate solutions work cooperatively, not competitively

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Duryodhana character analysis 1 – How the entitlement mentality degrades

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Duryodhana character analysis 2 – Ambition distorted by envy becomes cancerous

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Does God laugh at our plans? – part 1

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Does God laugh at our plans? – part 2

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Diwali meditation 1 – Lakshmi Puja – Material fortune is a tool to spiritual fortune Diwali meditation 2 – Dipotsava – Light the home with lamps and the heart with love Diwali meditation 3 – Bali Pratipada – Surrendering everything fills our heart with the Lord of everything Diwali meditation 4 – Govardhana Puja –…

Demystifying Reincarnation 1 – Incredible delusion or credible vision? Demystifying Reincarnation 2 – Hypnotically induced past life memories and Xenoglossy Demystifying Reincarnation 3 – Past life memories – Any normal explanation? Demystifying Reincarnation 4 – Past life memories – Guesses or Hyperboles? Demystifying Reincarnation 5 – Astonishing birth marks and birth defects Demystifying Reincarnation 6…

Dhruva pastime analysis 1 – Everyone faces distress, the fortunate find the right direction – DHRUV acronym

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Dhruva pastime analysis 2 – DHRUV acronym – Humility a…

Developing service attitude 1 – Service attitude transforms knowledge into realization

Service attitude transforms knowlege into realization from Chaitanya Charan

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Demons in krishna-lila 1 – How the metaphorical points to the transcendental and how Putana represents false guru https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=175600176662935 Demons in krishna-lila 2 – Shaktasura – Overcoming Lethargy https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=239641910040467 Demons in krishna-lila 3 – Trinavarta – Giving up useless argumentation https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=290295878475520 Demons in krishna-lila 4 – Vatsasura – Weakness is forgivable, wickedness isn’t https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=476781222842679 Demons…

Daksha-Shiva conflict 1 – How misconceptions give rise to conflicts – Hindi

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Daksha-Shiva conflict 2 – The proud consider others proud – Hindi

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Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 1 – What caused the exiles

Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 2 – How to process adversities constructively

Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 3 – How to see and seek God ami…

Can ambition and devotion go together 1 – How happiness-distress are fixed and how they aren’t

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Can ambition and devotion go together 2 – How to channel ambition i…

Bring out your best 1 – Self-help

Bring out your best 1 – Self-help 

Bring out the best you 2 – Social help

Bring out the best you 2 – Social help 

Bring out the best you 3 – Spiritual help

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Bhikshu Gita 1 – Minimize misery by identifying the misery caused by the mind (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.42) Bhikshu Gita 2 – The mind makes it difficult for people to change – be understanding (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.43) Bhikshu Gita 3 – The mind makes the unreal seem real and the real seem unreal (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.44)…

Bhagavata Dharma Series 1 – SB 01.02.06-10 – How bhakti is the supreme dharma

Bhagavata Dharma Series 2 – SB 01.02.11-16 – How bhakti brings realization of the Absolute Truth

Bhagavata Dharma Series 3 – SB 01.02.17-22 – Practice bhak…

Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology 1 – Is there anything beyond emotionality and rationality?

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Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology – 2 – Where mindfulness works a…

Attitude in outreach 1 – Present the product before the process – Be a role model

Attitude in outreach 2 – Explain the philosophy before the morality – Be respectfully compassionate

Are our mistakes part of Krishna’s plan? – 1

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Are our mistakes part of Krishna’s plan? – 2

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Balancing forgiveness and justice 1 – Why deterrence is essential

Balancing forgiveness and justice 2 – What forgiveness isn’t and what it is

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 1 – How Krishna is the best provoker

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 2 – How Indra is thwarted and reformed

Gopi Gita Appreciation part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 159 – Amarendra Prabhu and Madhavananda Prabhu Gopi Gita Appreciation part 2, The Monk’s Podcast 160 – Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu Gopi Gita Appreciation part 3, The Monk’s Podcast 164 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu Gopi Gita Appreciation part 4, The Monk’s Podcast 166 with…

Gita Verses 1 The Context – Gita 1.1 Arjuna Asks About The Mystery Of Self Destruction Gita 3.36 Krishna Identifies The Source Of Self – Destructive Desire Gita 3.37 How Lust Covers Everyone Gita 3.38 The Eternal Enemy In The Form Of Lust Gita 3.39 3 Hideouts Of Lust Gita 3.40 Inner Hierarchy Gita 3.42…

Nourishing the creeper of devotion 1 – The danger of becoming religious but not spiritual

Nourishing the creeper of devotion 2 – Regulate attachment even to things that help in devotion

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Bhakti in three modes 1 – Bhakti in ignorance is self-righteous and hurtful

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Bhakti in three modes 2 – Bhakti in passion equates material success with spiritual ad…

Gaudiya Vaishnava History 1- The Goswamis as pioneers

Gaudiya Vaishnava history 2 – Vishvanath C & Baldeva V as protectors

Gaudiya Vaishnavism 3 – Bhaktivinoda Thaktura & modernity

Gaudiya Vaish…

Hindi Krishna Charitra 1 | Krishna in Vrindavan 1 | Vatsalya rasa lila

Hindi Krishna Charitra 2 | Krishna in Vrindavan 2 | Sakhya-rasa lila 

Hindi Krishna Charitra 3 | Krishna in Vrindavan 3 | Madhurya-rasa lila 

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Damodarashtakam verse 2 line 1_ Prayer for better chanting

Damodarashtakam verse 2 line 2_ Prayer for better chanting

Damodarashtakam verse 2 line 3_ Prayer for better chanting

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