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Damodarashtakam verse 1 
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Damodarashtakam verse 1 line 1_ Prayer for better chanting Transcription: Hare KrsnaMeditating on the Damodarastakam as a prayer for improving our remembrance of Krsna and our chanting. So, in this meditation, we can take one line from each verse and meditate on that.namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁīśvara refers to the controller. Oh Krsna, You who are the Supreme…

We differentiate our senses from our mind and say that the senses are driving us but is it notthat ultimately the mind is driving us?
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Transcription (edited) by– Keshavgopal DasQuestion– We differentiate our senses from our mind and say that the senses are driving us but is it notthat ultimately the mind is driving us?Answer (short)- We can be driven both by the mind and the senses. When the temptation comes from an external source, it first enters the senses…

Are the Bhagvad Gita and Shrimad-Bhagvatam meant for less intelligent people?
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As Prabhupada says in his introduction of Sri Ishopanishad that after Vyasdeva composed the Vedas, hecomposed Puranas and the Mahabharata for the less intelligent people. Bhagvatam is one of thePuranas and Bhagvat Gita appears in the Mahabharata, so are these also meant for the less intelligent?Answer (short)- Both Bhagvad Gita and Srimad Bhagvatam are meant…

Are the Mahabharata real or stories?
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Answer Podcast   Transcriber: Suresh GuptaQuestion: Are the Mahabharata real or stories?Answer: History is not like an empirical repeatable science like gravity which is proved by the fallingof a fruit in the past and present. Then how do we know what happened historically? Broadlyspeaking, there are multiple ways. One way is to adopt the same…

Are the gods of different religions different? (PK answered 25)
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Answer Podcast: Transcription (edited) by – Bhaktin Raji Nachiappan Question- Are the Gods of different religions, different? Answer (short)- No, Gods of different religions are not different, they are all referring to same one God. For example, Sun can be called by different names (Surya, Bhaskar etc.) in different languages, similarly the same God can…

Are jnana and karma complementary instead of hierarchical?
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    Transcriber: Sharan ShettyEdited by: Keshavgopal Das Question: Are jnana and karma complementary instead of hierarchical?Answer: Karma and jnana can broadly refer to action and intellectual analysis whereas karma yogaand jnana yoga are specific processes. Beyond these two, there is the path of bhakti yoga.Karma yoga and jnana yoga, as yoga sadhanas, are not…

Are our mistakes Krishna’s mercy?
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  Transcription : Transcribed by: Geetanjali Nath Question: Are our mistakes Krishna’s mercy? Answer: The term “Krishna’s mercy” can mean two possible things: (i) an external situation orchestrated by Krishna coming to our life (ii) a frame of mind by which we can turn towards Krishna. Krishna’s mercy can be multifaceted. The word “mercy” has…