Prabhupada life-story 01 – A devotionally vibrant childhood Prabhupada life-story 02 – From political activist to spiritual activist Prabhupada life-story 03 – The dedicated disciple takes up the mission Prabhupada life-story 04 – League of Devotees – A clique thwarts the promise Prabhupada life-story 05 – Indian Partition – Transcendence amidst turbulence Prabhupada life-story 06…
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Prabhupada life-story
Positive Thinking
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Positive Thinking 1 – Countering external and internal negativity Positive Thinking 2 – Understanding the four kinds of thoughts Positive Thinking – 3 Science and positive thinking Positive Thinking 4 – Thoughts lead to things – and are things Positive Thinking 5 – Think positive – think spiritual Positive Thinking 6 – Don’t just see…
PK QA – article series
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Are rituals wrong numbers to God? (PK QA 1) PK QA – article series 1. Are rituals wrong numbers to God? (PK QA 1) 2. Can we reject as wrong numbers the rituals that don’t make sense? (PK QA 2) 3. Why do religious teachers stereotype people as when they pronounce all Pakistanis as cheaters? (PK QA…
Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame
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Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 1 – See beyond the immediate cause – Hindi https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2276329829262625 Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 2 – If why has no answer focus on how – Hindi https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2277762525786022 Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 3 – How to deal with troubling people…
Overcoming Obstacles
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Overcoming obstacles 1 – Focus not on rejecting desire, but on selecting desire – part 1 Overcoming Obstacles in Spiritual Life Alachua 2017 1 & 2 Overcoming obstacles 2 – Focus not on rejecting desire, but on selecting desire – part 2 Overcoming Obstacles in Spiritual Life Alachua 2017 1 & 2 Overcoming obstacles 3…
Overcoming negative emotions, Wisconsin
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Overcoming negative emotions 1 – Explanation, Experimentation, Evaluation, Elevation
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Overcoming negative emotions 2 – Acceptance, Aspiration, Analysis, Action
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Overcoming negative emotions
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Overcoming negative emotions 1 – Resentment
Overcoming negative emotions 2 – Depression
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Overcoming negative emotions 3 – Fear
Overcom…
OMG
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Are natural calamities acts of God? – OMG Series 1 Mumbai
Miracles – Does God appear in paranormal visions? – OMG Series 2 Mumbai
How does destiny leave room for free will OMG Series 3 Mumbai
Nourishing the creeper of devotion
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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 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2241437422751866 Nourishing the creeper of devotion 3 – Avoid attachment to renunciation https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2242879985940943 Nourishing the creeper of devotion 4 – Finding our spiritual stimuil…
Naam Ramayana
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Naam Ramayana 1 – How the transcendental descends as the historical
Naam Ramayana 2 – The Lord brings joy to everyone
Naam Ramayana 3 – Rama exhibits his miraculous abilities
Naam Ramayana 4 – Rama charms t…
Mohini Murti pastime analysis – Hindi
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Mohini Murti pastime analysis 1 – Even the Lord’s cheating is all-good – Hindi
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Mohini Murti pastime analysis 2 – Even sensual failure can be a spiritual success – …
Mind It – Understanding how the modes affect our emotions, behaviors and relationships
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Mind It 1 – Understanding the modes, mind and emotions Mind it 1 understanding the modes, mind and emotions from Chaitanya Charan https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2159182074310735 Mind It 2 – How unrealistic expectations hamper our relationships Mind it 2 how unrealistic expectations hamper our relationships from Chaitanya Charan https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2159531737609102 Mind It 3 – Choosing healthy response to problems Mind it 3 choosing…
Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows
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Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -1
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Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -2
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Maturity in relationships
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Maturity in relationships – Four principles – 1. Accept
Maturity in relationships from Chaitanya Charan
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Maturity in relationships – Four principles – 2. Ascert…
Live consciously
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Understanding the mind and how it makes us unconscious
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Ashwatthama character analysis – Just because we are empowered doesn’t mean that we are right
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Managing the voice inside the head
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Managing the voice inside the head 2 – Identification, Direction, Transformation
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Managing the Mind
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Managing the mind 1 – The many meanings of the word ‘mind’ and their correlation with the Gita’s understanding https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2139657059596570 Managing the mind 2 – Understanding how the mind affects our free will https://www.facebook.com/watch/ChaitanyaCharana/?ref=embed_video Managing the mind 3 – Understanding inclination, infatuation and intention https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2141059486122994 Managing the mind 4 – Training the mind by dividing…
Duryodhana character analysis
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Duryodhana character analysis 1 – Are some people innately evil?
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Duryodhana character an…
Dhritarashtra character analysis
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Dhritarashtra character analysis 1 – Attachment makes us stone-hearted
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Dhritarashtra character analysis 2 – Do we need to lose everything before we lose our attac…
Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama
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Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 1 – When we hide ourselves from the Lord, he hides himself from us
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Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 2 – Earning tru…
Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita
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Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 1 – Chp 1-9
Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 2 – Chp 10-12
Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 3 – Chp 13-18
Is seeing believing?
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Is seeing believing 1 – Even science explains the visible with the invisible
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Is seeing believing 2 – What the map of science misses
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Interrupting the mind’s train of thoughts
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Interrupting the mind’s train of thoughts 1
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Interrupting the mind’s train of thoughts 2
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Improving Japa
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Improving Japa 1 – Understand how and when we get distracted
Improving Japa 2 – Concentrate by cultivating interest and appreciating importance
How to transform our heart
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How to transform our heart 1 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
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How to transform our heart 2 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
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Govardhana lila reflections
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Renunciation of false ego – Indra’s Prayers after Govardhana lila
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Seeing Krishna’s mercy amidst loss – Krishna’s instructions after Govardhana lila
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God as the Supreme Therapist
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God as the supreme therapist 1 – Discerning the Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu mentalities within us https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2034219796653131 God as the supreme therapist 2 – To be others’ well wisher means to channel their emotions towards proper use of their free will https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=2218660245029584 God as the supreme therapist 3 – Devotional detachment is not freedom from emotions…
Gita lite course
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Gita lite 1 – Chps 1-2
Gita lite 2 – Chps 3-5
Gita lite 3 – Chps 6-8
Gita Lite 4 – Chps 9-11
Gita lite 5 – Chps 12-15
Gita Essence
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Gita Essence 1- The transformational power of love – Self-knowledge as the basis of love
Gita Essence 2 – The transformational power of love – God-knowledge as the fuel for love
Gita Essence 3 – The transformational power…
Gajendra Moksha Katha – Hindi
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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 – FEEL acronym
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From sentimentalism to sentiment 1 – FEEL acronym – Firmness and Education
From sentimentalism to sentiment from Chaitanya Charan
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From sentimentalism to sentime…
From ritual to spiritual
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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From Grudging to Gratitude QA 1
From Grudging to Gratitude QA 2
From Grudging to Gratitude
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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
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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
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From destructive competition to constructive competition – 1
From destructive competition to constructive competition from Chaitanya Charan
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From destructive co…