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August 2023
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OMG 2 Sex Education A Bhagavad Gita Perspective – Hindi
212)
Oppenheimer movie_ Gita recited during sex scene_ Hindi
December 2022
211)
If eating meat is sinful, then are all the countries that are primarily non-vegetarian destined for hell? (Hindi)
210)
If the soul is eternal, why is the world’s population increasing (Hindi)
209)
When a helpless girl is raped, does the Gita say that it happened due to her past karma? (Hindi)
June 2022
208)
Why do scriptures urge women to do vat-savitri puja to get the same husband for seven lives when the goal of life is to attain liberation?
207)
Why should one not go to the temple after there is a death in the family? Can we chant on Tulasi beads in a crematorium?
July 2021
206)
How can we cultivate the mode of goodness when we are puppets of the modes?
205)
Is it really possible to be happy while you yourself see so much suffering in yours like as well as everywhere around?
204)
Wasn’t it immoral for Rama to exile Sita on just a rumour?
203)
How can we deal with our past conditionings that come in the way of our bhakti – Hindi?
April 2021
202)
Were kshatriyas allowed to eat meat in Vedic culture?
201)
Why does Ayurveda prescribe medicines with non-veg ingredients when meat is forbidden in Vedic culture?
200)
Can food with onion and garlic be offered to Krishna during emergencies?
199)
How should we respond when sacred characters from our tradition are criticized?
198)
Isnt the Pandavas’ killing their own relatives over a property dispute immoral?
197)
Are Radharani and Lakshmi devi the same person?
196)
What is the reason for shaving the head at Tirupati?
195)
Can one go back home back to godhead by practicing Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism?
194)
Can devotees kill snakes and scorpions?
193)
How is the Western world having its necessities despite not performing any sacrifices?
February 2021
192)
How can we understand that we are servants of Krishna – Hindi?
191)
How can we grow spiritually when we have to serve demanding people – Hindi?
190)
When we chant, why does our mind get distracted – Hindi?
189)
Our mind is our enemy – how can we control it – Hindi?
188)
What is Karma? Is kartavya and karma same? As a student what are my karma and kartavya? – Hindi
187)
How can we avoid becoming disheartened on failing to give up bad habits – Hindi?
October 2019
186)
Do the ends justify the means, as your Mahabharata explanations imply? Won’t that justify terrorism too?
March 2018
185)
How did you come to Krishna consciousness – Hindi?
184)
We often direct our anger towards those who can’t hurt us – how to avoid getting angry – Hindi
183)
If our service forces us into agitating situations, how can we keep ourselves safe – Hindi?
182)
When people don’t offer us moral support but dishearten us by bombarding philosophy, what to do – Hindi?
181)
When the mind gets obsessed with desire, it becomes impossible to control – what to do – Hindi?
180)
How can we act at the level that we are not our bodies – Hindi?
August 2017
179)
Can an animal become a ghost – Hindi?
178)
When Gajendra comes to Krishna because of distress, what is the role of his previous life actions – Hindi?
177)
When birth in a wealthy family can deviate one spiritually, how is it spiritually favorable – Hindi?
176)
Is Chitraketu’s accepting Parvati’s curse even when he was not at fault meant to instruct us to accept whatever happens to us – Hindi?
175)
How can we fix the mind on the heart – Hindi?
174)
If justice needs to be seen to be done, how does this apply when karmic justice gives us results for unknown actions – Hindi?
173)
How can we overcome the mind’s habit of contemplating sense objects – Hindi?
172)
How can we understand our nature – Hindi?
171)
Can bhakti change a person’s nature – Hindi?
170)
By what practices can we control the mind – Hindi?
169)
How can we differentiate between our cheating propensity and our tendency to be illusioned by duality – Hindi?
168)
What is the definition of conditioning – Hindi?
167)
What is the difference between the mind and the intelligence – Hindi?
166)
Why do we sometimes act circumstantially rather than scripturally – Hindi?
165)
If our intelligence becomes weak, what is the solution – Hindi?
164)
How can bhakti help students to not get too disturbed about their marks – Hindi?
163)
Is what we are going to get in life determined at birth – Hindi?
July 2017
162)
Is our nature never changeable – Hindi?
161)
If people can’t change their nature, how can they improve – Hindi?
160)
When facing problems, how can we go beyond blaming others and blaming our own past karma – Hindi?
159)
Why do we so easily forgive ourselves – Hindi?
158)
When a problem goes on for a long time and our attempts to solve it only aggravate it, what should we do – Hindi?
157)
How can we get the mind out of a problem when we need to think about the problem to solve it – Hindi?
156)
If prolonged problems leave us disheartened, how can we regain our morale – Hindi?
155)
When problems stay on for a long time, how can we avoid losing faith – Hindi?
154)
How can we stay devotionally enthusiastic amidst financial difficulties – Hindi?
153)
Acceptance is the beginning of transcendence – where all does this apply – Hindi?
152)
How to surrender amidst different and difficult situations – Hindi
151)
Is an unfavourable family situation Krishna’s arrangement – should we accept or reject that situation – Hindi?
150)
If feelings of satisfaction deter us from doing difficult duties, what should we do – Hindi?
149)
If we give up all emotions, then what will motivate us to work – Hindi?
148)
Is thinking negatively the default setting of the mind – Hindi?
June 2017
147)
How can we help people who are following some apasampradaya – Hindi?
146)
Is self-respect the same as ego – Hindi?
145)
How can we be Krishna conscious when we are not staying with devotees in a youth center – Hindi?
144)
What is the difference between purity and goodness – Hindi?
May 2017
143)
Does satsang strengthen our buddhi – Hindi?
February 2017
142)
How do we see people who come to the temple but don’t practice bhakti seriously – Hindi?
141)
How can a person suffering from an incurable disease overcome resentment – Hindi?
140)
Why is the intelligence said to come from goodness and the mind from passion – Hindi?
139)
When the intelligence is subtler than the mind, why does the Gita ask us to control the mind and not the intelligence – Hindi?
138)
If the intelligence and the Supersoul’s voice are the same, why do many intelligent people act sinfully – Hindi?
137)
When Ravana knew scripture, why did he abduct Sita – Hindi?
136)
How can we overcome the tendency to be indecisive – Hindi?
135)
If we are working wholeheartedly in our material life, but can’t work similarly in our spiritual life, what can we do – Hindi?
134)
Why do leaders of religious organisations sometimes form sects and fight with each other – Hindi?
133)
If people treat us based on their past negative impressions about us even after we have improved, what can we do – Hindi?
132)
If we don’t see others’ faults, how can we guide them to improve – Hindi?
131)
Can someone say that my nature is to talk insensitively – Hindi?
130)
How can we intelligently neglect some people’s criticism of us?
129)
When the soul and the body are different, why do self-realized souls suffer bodily pain – Hindi?
128)
When we can’t overcome our bad habits, what to do – Hindi?
127)
When our opinions come from our nature, how can we understand that the opinions of those with different natures can also be correct – Hindi?
126)
When we are not our bodies, why do devotee marriage boards want to know the candidate’s caste – Hindi?
125)
If others’ way of functioning disturbs our service, what can we do – Hindi?
124)
When others’ words makes us disturbed and dissatisfied, how to deal with that dissatisfaction – Hindi?
123)
When we are unable to practice devotional principles, are we hypocritical – how to overcome it – Hindi?
122)
How can we overcome the unhappiness felt on seeing others go away from bhakti – Hindi?
January 2017
121)
When our past bad habits don’t go away despite repeated efforts, what to do (Hindi)?
120)
When problems go beyond our tolerance limit, we explode as per our past conditionings – how to deal with this (Hindi)?
119)
Why did Dhritarashtra stay silent when Duryodhana insulted Vidura (Hindi)?
118)
If those in power such as Dhritarashtra stay silent amidst injustice, can their silence be attributed to their nature (Hindi)?
117)
When children of same parents such as Ravana and Vibhishana have the same DNA, why are their characters so different (Hindi)?
November 2016
116)
What if we want to preach but are given other services? – Hindi
115)
How can we resist temptation? – Hindi
June 2016
114)
How to avoid becoming obsessed with our talents? (Hindi)
113)
Doesn’t thinking that we have talents make us proud? (Hindi)
112)
How can we examine our emotions? (Hindi)
111)
How do we counter the many misconceptions about dharma in today’s mainstream society? (Hindi)
110)
How do we see philosophical differences among acharyas of different sampradayas? (Hindi)
109)
How do we understand which section of scripture is literal and which poetic? (Hindi)
108)
When the soul is liberated, is the subtle body spiritualized or abandoned? (Hindi)
April 2016
107)
How can we change our default settings that we don’t know about? – Hindi
106)
What does everything will be achieved by chanting mean? – Hindi
November 2015
105)
Are some Sanskrit words not translatable?
February 2015
104)
How can we best present the Gita to intellectuals who feel Prabhupada’s Gita is too devotional?
July 2014
103)
What are the authentic sources for learning the Mahabharata?
May 2014
102)
During preaching, how important is it to provide relevant material information in addition to the paramapara’s message?
September 2013
101)
How Prabhupada’s sannyasa was a part of Krishna’s master-plan
March 2013
100)
How can I overcome anger and study calmly college subjects that blaspheme dharma?
99)
What does the unborn nature of the Lord mean?
98)
What was the technology used in the Pushpaka vimana described in the Ramayana?
97)
Why did Krishna’s parents not stop him from going to the forest to graze the cows to avoid the danger of demons?
96)
Who is a bhakta? Were saints like Tukaram Tulsidas Kabir bhaktas?
95)
Is ISKCON meant for only educated people like IITians and IIMians?
94)
Why does Islam say that those who convert others to Islam will get good credits?
93)
How do we differentiate between our Intelligence guiding us or the Mind in the Mode of Goodness?
92)
As Parvati is the chaste wife of Lord Shiva how could she have come personally to tempt Haridas Thakura?
91)
If ether is present everywhere does that mean sound waves will transmit forever?
90)
How does gambling break the principle of truthfulness?
89)
What is kham brahma? What is ether? Is ether same as brahman?
88)
Why is vatsalya and madhurya not included in the 9 forms of devotional service?
87)
Do animals act by instinct or they have intelligence also?
86)
Why do we consider 108 times chanting as 1 round?
85)
How do we respond to atheists who refer to god as a magician?
84)
Was the concept of sun-god invented by ancient people who didnt know about solar flares?
83)
Can we remember in the spiritual world the technology Krishna used to make both the worlds?
82)
Does Brahma have 4 or 5 heads?
81)
Is stating that god has created the universe like saying a magic fairy moves a car piston?
February 2013
80)
Does the mind wander more while chanting Hare Krishna as compared to other mantras?
79)
Why was Arjuna so dear to Krishna?
78)
What is the difference between expansion and incarnation?
77)
What is Krishna consciousness?
76)
What does Krishna’s statement that “I am time the destroyer” mean?
75)
Why is the dowry system prevalent among Hindus?
74)
Isnt the idea that only by modern science have diseases been cured West-centric?
73)
What is the relation of Vedvyasji with Parashar Muni and King Shantanu?
72)
When the soul goes from one body to another where is the karma stored?
71)
What is the Vedic perspective of homosexuality?
70)
When a relative becomes hostile to a devotee, is that due to the devotee’s past karma, that person’s misuse of free will or Krishna’s arrangement?
69)
Does the Gita’s instruction that we work without expecting results mean that we work without salaries?
68)
Can we experience real love through relationships in this world?
67)
When a relative is materially abusive how should a devotee respond?
66)
When a relative becomes hostile to our devotional practices how should we respond?
65)
Why are most past life memories found in children of families who already believe in reincarnation?
64)
Why did the gopis worship Katyayani? Can we worship demigods to attain Krishna?
63)
As we need to arrange for our bodily needs how do we understand Prabhupada’s statemen that there is no need for economic development?
62)
How can we regulate material desires that are not sinful?
61)
Should devotees donate organs?
60)
Do spiritualists lack critical thinking and are all thinking people atheists?
59)
If Bhishma departed on Makar Sankranti then what is Bhishmashtami?
58)
Do the Vedic scriptures support moral policing?
57)
What does the Shikshashtakam verse “shreyah kairava chandrika vitaranam” mean?
56)
When our computer breaks down and troubles us, which klesha is it? How are the kleshas classified?
55)
Why do some religions oppose Vedic cultural symbols like tilaka when they also have their religious symbols like beard and cap?
54)
What does the statement that “protons and neutrons are the effects of the Paramatma feature” mean?
January 2013
53)
Does a daughter have the duty to deliver her parents, as does a son?
52)
Why is the Pururava pastime told partially in the ninth canto and then later completeted in the eleventh canto?
51)
How exactly was Balaramji born? How much is the age difference between him and Krishna?
50)
Why did Krishna run away when Jarasandha attacked for the 18th time?
49)
Why did Krishna say to Arjuna that he had not shown the Universal Form to anyone else when he had shown it to Yashoda and Duryodhana?
48)
When Krishna doesn’t recommend roots as items to be offered to him why do we offer him potatoes?
47)
“Brahman spoke through Krishna by entering into him like a ghost.” How do we respond to this idea?
46)
What is the difference between pleasure, indulgence and temptation?
45)
When we see that senior devotees have factual flaws, how should we respond?
44)
How do we understand that the number of people killed in the Mahabharata war was more than the earth’s population at that time
43)
Can devotees use products containing Tulasi for medicinal purposes?
42)
Why is sleep considered to be a characteristic of intelligence in the Bhag 3.26.30?
41)
Why did the Vrajavasis not go to Mathura to meet Krishna when they were suffering in separation from him?
40)
As vaccination can prevent diseases that come as karmic reactions has science disproved or defeated the law of karma?
39)
Why do I need a personal Guru, if all the knowledge is available and all doubts get resolved on websites like Vedabase or your website, thespiritualscientist.com?
38)
Why did Krishna go to Kubja though she was known to be a society woman?
37)
Is Maya eternal? Why does she illusion the jiva but not God?
36)
As milk is today produced by causing violence to the cow should devotees take such milk?
35)
Some people say that no species drink milk beyond infancy, so our drinking milk is unnatural. How do we respond?
34)
Why is stitched cloth not used for Deity Worship?
33)
Why do devotees use silk when it involves killing of silkworms?
32)
If Jesus is a pure devotee why was he not protected, as was Prahlada?
31)
What is the position of grihasthas in ISKCON? Should brahmacharis criticize them?
30)
Why is Jiva Goswami known as the Siddhanta acharya of the Gaudiya sampradaya?
29)
Do all the residents of Dhams go back to the spiritual world?
28)
Did Krishna return to Vrindavan as per his promise? Please explain the pastime.
27)
Is the tree at Jyotisar in Kuruskhetra the spot where the Gita was spoken?
26)
Which all are the bonafide religious practices of the world?
December 2012
25)
Is time material or spiritual? Does it exist in the spiritual world? What is its role in creation?
24)
How exactly do the demons killed by Krishna become liberated?
23)
Has science debunked Indra?
22)
How could 64 crore people have fit in the small area known as Kurukshetra?
21)
Does soul have shape? Does that shape change from body to body?
20)
Does one have to live in poverty to be able to call out to Krishna sincerely as Bhag 1.8.26 suggests?
19)
If the spiritual world is thrice the material world doesnt that make the total creation finite?
18)
If Drona rejected Eklavya due to his character deficiency, then why didnt he reject Duryodhana too?
November 2012
17)
Is chanting on electronic counter equal to chanting on Tulsi beads?
16)
How should we respond when Deities break?
15)
Why did Bhishma and Drona fight on the side of the Kauravas?
14)
Did Lord Rama eat meat?
October 2012
13)
If several spiritual organizations urge us to study their philosophy and try our their process how should we decide what to follow?
12)
Do we get a part of the karma if we see an animal being slaughtered?
11)
When Yamadutas know that Narayana is supreme (SB 6.1.41) why do they later (6.3) ask Yamaraja if there is anyone above him?
10)
“By destiny the quantity of our suffering is fixed” and “The more we become attached, the more we suffer.” How to reconcile these two statements?
9)
What exactly does Arjuna encountering higher realms while going north refer to?
8)
Are the vanaras of Ramayana similar to the monkeys on earth today?
7)
Why was Duryodhana born with so much power when he had such evil tendencies? (and 4 other questions about Duryodhana)
6)
When Arjuna had defeated all the Kaurava heroes at Virata why does Bhagavatam refer to them as the huge fishes timingilas against whom Arjuna was like a tiny fish?
September 2012
5)
What is the Krishna conscious perspective of nondevotees with good moral qualities like Jains?
4)
Why do Vishnu and Shiva have several common names?
August 2012
3)
How does Lord Jagannatha reciprocate in Puri when the temple priests are so rude?
April 2012
2)
Does the Bhagavad-gita teach that all paths lead to the same goal?
February 2012
1)
What are the causes of anger – how to deal with them – Hindi?