Author: Chaitanya Charan

Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death

​How can we reconcile the Vedic geocentric and scientific heliocentric models of the universe?

​How can we develop faith in the acharyas’ commentaries on scripture?

​Why do we need to read purports while reading scripture?

​How can we balance between understanding God as a principle and loving him as a person?

How can we avoid becoming distracted by the uncontrolled mind?

How can we present scripture without compromising its truth?

“Make me dance” – Meditation on Srila Prabhupada’s prayer on beholding the American coastline

​Prahlad sees his glory as bhakti’s glory

​Is truth different for people in different modes?

​How is Vaishnava classification of scripture different from Advaitic classification of paramarthika and vyavaharika?

Cultivating absorption through conviction

In scriptural study, be not just faithful but also purposeful

​Can we pray to get the ecstatic symptoms of bhakti?

​When Krishna married so many queens, why is his marriage with Tulsi alone celebrated?

​Isn’t the Tulsi-Shalagrama vivaha rooted in an immoral pastime?

Was Krishna only eight years old when he performed rasa-lila?

​Did Jayadeva Goswami introduce eroticism is krishna-bhakti?

​Can devotee children become sensually agitated by reading some pastimes from Krishna book?

Shikshashtakam 6 – Calling for mercy elevates us from our fallen condition

Self excellence principles from Bhagavad Gita

​How to avoid becoming obsessed with our talents? (Hindi)

​Doesn’t thinking that we have talents make us proud? (Hindi)

How can we examine our emotions? (Hindi)

​When someone corrects us, why do we feel angry? (Hindi)

​When we take a decision does the soul or the mind take the decision?

Aren’t our emotions just mental – how can we cultivate them in bhakti?

​How can we make our intelligence like a mother for discipling the childish mind?

​Learning to lose our faith in illusion

​Three types of austerities – Gita 17.14-16 (Hindi)

Surrender is not just exalted sentiment but also practical action – Gita 18.66

​Can ghosts practice devotional service?

​Can dogs see subtle things such as Yamadutas?

​Do superstitious people believe in ghosts?

​Can ghosts see past and future?

​Does karma exist for ghosts?

​How are some people able to see the forms of ghosts?

​What is the difference between us and ghosts – why are they afraid of the holy name?

​Why do scriptures give mathematical knowledge – is it needed to go back to godhead?

​Why are only engineering students attracted to ISKCON?

​Why is day sleep not good?

​Isn’t saying that everything came from a four-headed being’s navel’s lotus more absurd than saying it came from a bang?

How many dimensions actually exist?

​Why do devotees use things like laptops that are made by people with materialistic consciousness?

​What is voodoo magic?

​If Krishna is the supreme cause, how is our destiny in our hands?

​Do non-living things have covered consciousness – why?

​How can material sound vibrations be used to access spirit?

​When science keeps changing, why do we use scientific analogies to explain scriptural teachings?

If objects are made of waves, how does consciousness come into objects?

What do scriptures say about UFOs?

​Are we on the real earth or on a projection of the earth?

​Does Rahu cover the sun to cause eclipses?

How do souls get different bodies right at the beginning?

​Why are scriptural figures not absolutely precise?

​If science doesn’t have authority to explain life, why does scripture have that authority?

​Are scientists hiding the secrets behind their inventions?

​Science and spirituality are harmonizable

​Should we try to develop distaste for worldly things?

​If desires are rising while chanting, how can we say to Krishna?

Shikshashtakam 5 – Channel the avalanche of desire

Ask a Hare Krsna – Episode 06

Ask a Hare Krsna – Episode 13 – Understanding Karma by Analyzing Mahabharata P1

​How do we reconcile differences between academic and traditional dating of the Vedas?

Are all the holy places in dhamas with Krishna’s footprints authentic?

Do science and scripture see things from different perspectives?

Did Prabhupada’s servant bloop because he couldn’t deal with the moon issue?

​How do we deal with contradictions in scripture’s spiritual information?

​Is choosing not to fight some battles like Bhishma-Drona’s silence in the Kuru silence?

Should we stress materially accurate information in the Vedas to boost their faith?

​Give people space to grow in their faith

Near death experiences on the road (Part 02) (Reflections on 2016 Australia-Singapore trip)

Near death experiences on the road (Part 01) (Reflections on 2016 Australia-Singapore trip)

Austerity is meant to focus desire, not kill desire

When austerity is to be implemented, our resolve weakens – how to counter?

​How can we increase our austerities as did Dhruva?

Cultivating non-judgmental attitude – Three-part series at Brisbane on Bhagavatam (11.28.1-3)

Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism – Three-part series at Sydney

Uddhava Gita nectar – Four-part series on Bhagavatam (11.12.10-13) at Sydney

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam – Four-part series on Bhagavatam (2.9.33-36)

Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi

Holy name is everything

Are we bound by the modes like a cow bound by a rope?

​Is our temperament determined by the modes?

​When certain services are considered higher than others, should we choose the higher or the natural for us?

When we focus on one area of our life other areas get neglected – how to balance?

Devotion is a progression from our past, not a rejection of the past

​What exactly is the eternal treasure of bhakti (Hindi)

​Can doing PhD help devotees in their outreach?

​How do we counter the many misconceptions about dharma in today’s mainstream society? (Hindi)

​How do we see philosophical differences among acharyas of different sampradayas? (Hindi)

How do we understand which section of scripture is literal and which poetic?​ (Hindi)

When the soul is liberated, is the subtle body spiritualized or abandoned? (Hindi)

Unravelling the Mystery of Karma with QA

​How can we help those who are sincerely following an unauthorized spiritual path?

​Why doesn’t ISKCON distribute books free?

​Does spiritual advancement make one materially lethargic?

​If spiritual advancement removes our worldly cravings, does that mean spiritualists can’t progress materially?

The spiritual is beyond the social, national cultural and traditional

Anant Gita ke do anta – Gita 18.63-78