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Vedic Culture
May 2013
Meditating on the Sanskrit and Bengali prasadam prayers – Hindi
April 2013
What is the destination of those who serve cows?
Why is the whole environment considered polluted during eclipses?
Are women made for the enjoyment of men?
February 2013
Why is the dowry system prevalent among Hindus?
January 2013
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?
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?
Were kshatriyas allowed to eat meat in Vedic culture?
As milk is today produced by causing violence to the cow should devotees take such milk?
Some people say that no species drink milk beyond infancy, so our drinking milk is unnatural. How do we respond?
Why is stitched cloth not used for Deity Worship?
Why does one have to break Ekadashi at a specific time?
December 2012
Is only heavy drinking harmful and occasional drinking good for health?
What is the reason for shaving the head at Tirupati?
September 2012
Is hearing demigod pastimes prajalpa or devotional service?
Why are brahmacharis necessary? If they are necessary then why shouldnt everyone become brahmachari?
As devotion is a matter of the heart, does it matter whether one wears dhoti-kurta – saree or T-shirt & jeans?
August 2012
How does Lord Jagannatha reciprocate in Puri when the temple priests are so rude?
Janmashtami meditation: Krishna is committed to our freedom. Are we?
Goal of a devotee is to know Krishna
July 2012
What is the significance of offering bhoga to Lord Krishna only for 7 minutes?
What is the significance of touching ones feet?
When a person tries to renounce the world, why do people call him an escapist?
Should devotees take the prasad of demigods?
How does the consciousness of the cook affect prasad?
Why can’t women be brahamcharinis?
June 2012
Do devotional rules take away our freedom?
What is the significance of performing proper funeral rites?
Can we use Ganga water to bathe the Deities when that water is actually Krishna’s own charanamrita?
If women are so attached to their husbands that they die with them during sati, then how will they go back to godhead?
Can a devotee live without getting married and without joining brahmachari ashrama?
May 2012
Why do Vaishnava poets place their own names in their poems? Isn’t that self-promotion?
Will the woman who goes Sati not become a ghost due to committing suicide?
If we are served charanamrita while we are taking prasad, can we honor caranamrita with contaminated hands?
April 2012
Is Remarriage of widow allowed in scripture? Was sati a practice or a phenomena?
What is the devotional and scientific reason of keeping shikha?
If women become devotees, do they need to stick to their traditional roles? Can’t they have their own careers?
What happens when a person over-respects or under-respects a devotee who has temporarily fallen?
March 2012
Why is the index finger considered inauspicious?
February 2012
If the Vedic culture existed all over the world in ancient times, why are there so many dissimilarities in ancient cultures?
Why should we chant on beads?
What is the position of women in a spiritual culture?
January 2012
Why are women considered less intelligent?
Why is holding grass in the mouth considered a sign of humility?
Isn’t women being given initiation non-Vedic?
December 2011
The One-Eyed Modern Guru
October 2011
How is a holy place different from any other place?
Aren’t Yajnas a Waste of Money?
Why rituals?
May 2011
How can pizza be called prasad?
January 2011
In temples, why is worship offered to cars instead of God?