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September 2023
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Short-term goals foster unity better than long-term goals?
526)
Hindi – India or Bharat__ A Bhagavad-gita perspective
525)
India or Bharat?: A Bhagavad-gita perspective
524)
Radharani’s glories in Bhagavad-gita
523)
Deepening our relationship with Krishna Monks Podcast 207 Sukhavaha Mataji
522)
ISRO scientists in temples How science & spirituality go together
521)
Hindi – Raksha Bandhana A Bhagavad-gita perspective
520)
Raksha Bandhana A Bhagavad-gita perspective
519)
How Bhagavad-gita demonstrates Krishna’s teaching expertise
518)
3 Ts of Prabhupada’s historic outreach
517)
Eradicate Sanatana-Dharma – Hindi
August 2023
516)
When we feel left alone – Vritrasura pastime analysis – Hindi
515)
Hindi – India on the moon Chandrayaan-3 success – A Bhagavad-gita perspective
514)
India on the moon Chandrayaan-3 success – A Bhagavad-gita perspective
513)
4 ways human consciousness went down – Darn acronym
512)
Prabhupada’s statements on the moon mission_ How to understand?
511)
Hindi QA_ Science, Spirituality, Oppenheimer movie, Bhagavad-Gita in daily life
510)
OMG 2 Sex Education A Bhagavad Gita Perspective
509)
OMG 2 Sex Education A Bhagavad Gita Perspective – Hindi
508)
Oppenheimer movie, atom bombs & sex scenes_ Western vs Indian visions of Bhagavad-gita- Discussion
507)
Oppenheimer movie_ Gita recited during sex scene_ Hindi
506)
Oppenheimer movie-Gita recited during sex scene
505)
Bhagavad-gita perspective on the movie OPPENHEIMER
July 2023
504)
Chandraayana – India’s Moon Mission: A Bhagavad-Gita perspective
503)
Is there any scriptural reference for the idea that the moon we see and Chandraloka are not the same?
502)
If insider-insider and insider-outsider communications are different, then won’t those who hear both find them contradictory?
501)
Does shabda make pratyaksha invalid? Part 2 The Monk’s Podcast 206 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
500)
Does shabda make pratyaksha invalid? Part 1 The Monk’s Podcast 206 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
499)
Hindi – Adipurusha movie: Ramayana: Modernized or minimized? Souless remake unmakes soulful epic
498)
Adipurusha movie: Ramayana: Modernized or minimized? Souless remake unmakes soulful epic
497)
Does Krishna discard karma yoga or varnasrama in Gita 18.66?
496)
Why does Bhaktivinoda T say that sakhya rasa, a lower rasa, manifested beyond India after vatsalya rasa, which is a higher rasa?
495)
Was Ravana an ideal brother for he risked his life to avenge his sister’s dishonor?
494)
Do we need to dress and bathe our home Deities daily to treat them personally?
June 2023
493)
India Train Crash: A Bhagavad Gita Perspective
492)
Why did Vritrasura fight as a demon and not become pious?
491)
Even after his spiritual awakening, why did Vritrasura keep fighting against Indra?
490)
When various paths are accepted in Hinduism, why does ISKCON criticize impersonalism ?
489)
When someone is misleading others and we need to stop them how can we do so more calmly?
488)
As life is so short, should we spend it in learning Sanskrit or just focus on chanting?
487)
When we are unable to apply the philosophy what can we do?
486)
If we are not absorbed in kirtan, will we not go back to Godhead?
485)
Is depression caused by the lower modes If so then how does medication help?
484)
Are Nirvisheshavada and Mayavada two names of the same philosophy?
483)
If sensory knowledge is defective, why do we use it to refute atheistic theories?
482)
When Bhagavatam is the commentary on Vedanta-sutra, why do Advaitins still study Vedanta-sutra?
481)
Does achintyabhedabheda harmonize dvaita & advaita – or fall in the dvaita category?
480)
What are the English translations for the six systems of philosophy?
May 2023
479)
What is the destination of the yogis who meditated on paramatma?
478)
If madhurya rasa is taught in other traditions, then what is unique about the Gaudiya tradition?
477)
How are Buddhism and Jainism different from Mayavada?
476)
Are the other 5 schools of Indian philosophy relevant for devotees – are they speculations?
475)
How do we understand contradictions in the scriptures?
474)
Does upasana kanda contain things other than bhakti?
473)
Are Gita and Bhagavatam meant for less intelligent people because they are parts of smriti?
472)
When Vedas are said to be superior to pratyaksha and anumana, which meaning of Veda is used?
471)
In the three scopes of meanings of the word Veda, which meaning is used by the Vedas themselves?
470)
When every soul is spiritually individual, how are we all spiritually equal?
469)
As yoga refers to the connection and Patanjali is said to have taught yoga did he teach all the various ways of connecting?
468)
Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems?
467)
When forming friendships should we look for compatibility of astrological charts?
466)
What is the need to reword Prabhupada’s message? Aren’t his words enough?
465)
The Kerala story – A Bhagavad Gita perspective
464)
During Vedic animal sacrifices, were the animals killed before being offered into the fire?
463)
Can the law of attraction work without any physical effort?
462)
Once we know what our needs are, how can we fulfill those needs?
461)
Are there fixed set of needs that define human being?
460)
When someone is trying to manipulate us, should we still not get cross with them?
April 2023
459)
How were women educated in the past in Vedic culture?
458)
Why did Draupadi not defend herself when she was being dishonored?
457)
If wine is bad why is it allowed in heavens?
456)
When Bhagavatam cosmology contradicts scientific cosmology, how can it be rationally accepted?
455)
Why does Prabupada give devotional explanations for Bhagavad Gita sections that are not exactly devotional?
454)
Given the many extremist statements in Islamic texts, does that religion lead to any divine truth?
453)
If we really have free will, how does God control everything? – Chaitanya Charan
452)
When we feel that our problems arose because we were misguided – Yamaduta-Yamaraja discussion 1
451)
Does love mean shielding our loved ones from their actions’ consequences? PEER acronym
450)
Understanding the spiritual world: its relevance, rationale, resplendence
449)
How the Bhagavad Gita is a message of love (Hindi)
448)
Study from different perspectives – HH SB Keshava Maharaj, HG Chaitanya Charan
447)
Bhagavad-gita insights for holistic health
446)
Is it that the material world works according mechanisms?
445)
When devotees leave the body, do they also have go through the process which they withdraw various elements inwards?
444)
If we feel guilty about our inability to practice bhakti seriously, what can we do?
March 2023
443)
What is the best way to study the Bhagavad Gita when there are so many classes, articles and commentaries available?
442)
Should we inform a senior devotee if they speak a material fact or story wrong in their class?
441)
Understanding Mayavada and dealing with Mayavadis: learning from Mahaprabhu?
440)
If senior devotees don’t support our ambitions to expand outreach, what can we do?
439)
Should spiritual leaders engage in politics?
438)
If we lose something material, how much should we endeavor to regain it?
437)
Can one action lead to a different karmic reaction? Can the reaction to be arson?
436)
When we lose something vital for both material and spiritual life, what can we do?
435)
When Lord Chaitanya hid his divinity, why do devotees broadcast his divinity?
434)
What is the Bhagavad-gita perspective on chatGPT?
433)
What is the Gita perspective on organ donation?
432)
Why are feelings of inferiority increasing nowadays How can bhakti help?
431)
Why are more people experiencing suicidal urges nowadays?
430)
If a disease limits our bhakti, should we see it as our past karma or as Krishna’s mercy?
429)
Gaur Purnima class 2023 – What is Mahaprabhus mercy? How does it work?
428)
Does saying that multiple causes may lead to one effect make karma theory vague and unprovable?
427)
Can someone be growing spiritually and still relapsing to sense gratification?
426)
When devotees’ hear while doing other activities, is that due to nature or poor prioritization?
425)
Are second initiated devotees kanistha or madhyama?
424)
How to deal with a phobia that consumes our consciousness?
February 2023
423)
Is investing in mutual funds violation of the regulatory principle against gambling?
422)
How to respond to the controversy over the editing of Prabhupada’s books?
421)
How can the dead guide the living?
420)
Is Lord Ganesh jiva-tattva?
419)
When our urges become irresistible, what can we do?
418)
Does the soul use its spiritual intelligence or material intelligence to realize its spirituality?
417)
If we feel attracted to a particular person but don’t want to pursue that relationship, what can we do?
416)
Why Narada Muni gives spiritual wisdom through riddles; need for customized outreach
415)
Even if God exists how does it matter to me?
414)
From outer happiness to inner happiness
413)
Is Srimad Bhagavatam anti-householder? Why does it criticize householders so much?
412)
Explaining cow care to the contemporary world
411)
What is the significance of the number three Why are sacred things often repeated thrice?
410)
Is parakiya rasa present eternally in the spiritual world?
409)
If the outreach mood of a particular place doesn’t zeal with our disposition, what can we do?
408)
What’s wrong with committing suicide when yogis ending their life is considered glorious?
407)
When we lose our job which scriptural verses or sections can we turn to for guidance?
406)
Should the problems in following authority be discussed only privately and not publicly?
405)
Prayers of Jiva in mothers womb – Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3
404)
Can fault finding be used constructively in devotional service?
403)
Akrodha Paramananda song meaning, Nityananda Trayodashi 2023 class at Nashik, Hindi
January 2023
402)
How can the light of religion help a world in conflict?
401)
If our institutional faith is shaken while our personal faith is strong, how can we progress?
400)
Is the Gita’s teaching about transcending the modes, not just coming to goodness, relevant to the corporate world?
399)
How can I grow spiritually when I have diverse spiritual interests and am hesitant about institutional affiliation?
December 2022
398)
How can the Gita’s teaching on work as worship inspire corporate excellence?
397)
Is it better to set big goals that are inspiring or small goals that are achievable?
396)
Does the Gita provide skills or only will and values?
395)
How can we become more disciplined?
394)
How can we know the mood of our spiritual master?
393)
Why are temples closed during eclipses?
392)
What are the consequences of not following Bhagavad-gita?
391)
When we tolerate amid difficulties, how can we tolerate not out of helplessness but out of purposefulness?
390)
How can we develop attachment to Krishna if we don’t have it initially?
389)
If eating meat is sinful, then are all the countries that are primarily non-vegetarian destined for hell? (Hindi)
388)
If the soul is eternal, why is the world’s population increasing (Hindi)
387)
Is initiation absolutely important when the guru inspiring us is not accessible?
386)
Can we hear bhajans sung by someone not from our movement?
385)
Is our existence itself an unfairness and a mystery, wherein many big questions have no answers?
384)
Had all the Jews who were killed by Hitler done bad karma that led to their genocide
383)
When a helpless girl is raped, does the Gita say that it happened due to her past karma? (Hindi)
382)
Does our breath make the sound so ‘ham – does that suggest we are God?
381)
If someone is abused despite praying to Krishna for protection, isn’t it easier for them to reject God?
380)
If it’s impossible to find happiness without Krishna, aren’t we being forced to love him?
379)
Can we hear beautiful bhajans if they are not sung by devotees?
378)
How do we understand Prabhupada’s seemingly anti-woman statements?
377)
Why does Krishna not make another world where we can be happy without him?
376)
Do our intentions to control the mind also come from the mind – or do they come from the soul with its own mind?
375)
If we have performed shraddha on Ekadashi, will we therefore go to hell, ref Bhag 7.14.20-23. How to atone?
374)
What is the root cause of misdeeds? Is it avidya? How is it removed by bhakti?
November 2022
373)
Just as there is a separate Brahma in every universe, is there a separate Narada as his son?
372)
How can Brahma be Narada’s guru when Narada’s body is spiritual and Brahma’s body is material?
371)
Book distribution inspiration – how can we motivate ourselves spiritually for distributing Prabhupada’s books during the marathon?
370)
How do we balance spiritual life with material life?
369)
When other sampradayas quote certain verses from scripture to prove that their particular founder is also an incarnation of God – How do we respond to such scriptural references?
368)
Cricket Mania A Bhagavad-gita perspective; Seeing Kishna everywhere as his vibhuti; Wellington 2022
367)
Understanding dementia – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
366)
If nature is inherently divine, then are the laws of nature, as explained by scientists, also divine?
365)
If we have lost a loved one, how can we deal with the grief?
364)
What is God’s role in our sufferings, in the light of the Bhagavatam 10.14.08 verse tat te ‘nukampam?
363)
If freewill is connected with desires and choices then how can we develop our intelligence so that we can desire and choose better
362)
How dependent is karma on destiny and destiny on karma?
361)
What happiness does the soul get in the spiritual world that it doesn’t get in the material world?
360)
Should we celebrate festivals like Tulsi Vivah that were not celebrated during Prabhupada’s times?
359)
Kantara movie – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
October 2022
358)
202 Bhagavad-Gita’s multi-level progression of the human-divine relationship, The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
357)
Prabhupada_’s message included and transcended the past, present and future – Disappearance day talk
356)
Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 2
355)
201 The letter of scripture and the spirit of scripture The Monk_’s Podcast with Yogeshvara Prabhu
354)
Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 1
353)
Krishna himself has expended as Radharani, then why does he have to come as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to understand Radharani?
352)
World Mental Health Day Special Bhagavad-gita Insights for a Healthy Mind
351)
How to know when we are getting realization and when doing speculation?
350)
How can we know that today’s Bhagavad Gita is as it is as it was spoken by Krishna to Arjuna?
349)
If we get a dream in which our spiritual master is displeased with us, what does that mean?
348)
Krishna being omnipotent can be present in his deity, but how can Prabhupada be present in his deity?
347)
How can we get fresh insights while studying scripture?
346)
To go to Krishna, do we need to attain a particular stage in bhakti?
345)
When our hearing becomes mechanical, what can we do?
344)
Why is Prabhupada was so strong in criticizing mayavadis and so mild in criticizing muslims?
343)
If the same event can be explained at multiple levels, are different explanations meant for people at different levels?
342)
Why shouldn’t we be just positive and not bother about things like death?
September 2022
341)
How can we make bhakti accessible without diluting it? – Chaitanya Charan
340)
Appreciating Radharani universal, Gaudiya and personal perspectives, Radhashtami 2022
339)
How to make our Sunday talks relevant Chaitanya Charan with Caru P on the ISKCON Relevance Project podcast
338)
3 conceptions of renunciation frustration, aversion, redirection – Chaitanya Charan
337)
4 life-lessons from Lord Ganesh – Ganesh Chaturthi special – Chaitanya Charan
336)
Developing our personal relationship with Bhagavad gita SB Keshava Maharaj and Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
335)
When is doing something externally without inner feeling good and when is it bad?
334)
If a prescribed homeopathic medicine that contains 90% alchohol, can we take it?
333)
If someone has committed suicide, how can we help their relatives?
332)
When our hearing becomes mechanical, what can we do?
331)
200 Save Earth by sharing Srimad Bhagavatam – The Monk’s Podcast with Vaisesika Prabhu
330)
Appreciating Radharani: universal, Gaudiya and personal perspectives, Radhashtami 2022
August 2022
329)
Prostitutes in Krishna’s Dwarka: How to understand Bhagavatam 1.11.19? – Chaitanya Charan
328)
Karthikeya 2 vs PK Logical approach to religion done right and wrong?
327)
Appreciating the Bhagavad Gita from Sanjaya’s perspective (Gita 18.74-78): GREAT acronym
326)
Experiencing Krishna in various ways, even through fear, confusion & heartbreak: Janmashtami class
325)
Why does Arjuna refer to Krishna by specific names in specific verses of the Bhagavad Gita?
324)
Karthikeya 2 Movie: A Bhagavad – Gita Perspective
323)
Why should we mention DaVinci code when Christian missionaries only portray our culture negatively?
322)
To ask guidance from visiting devotees and to not follow it – is that offensive?
321)
Is the soul is eternal, how is Krishna the cause of the soul?
320)
Is there one soul in all Tulsi plants?
319)
Bhagavatam-daily 34 – 11.07.24 – Learning from the past is a shortcut to learning
318)
How Balarama reveals Krishna’s heart in Vrindavana Mathura and Dwarka ? – Balarama appearance day
317)
How dukhalayam Bhagavad gita 8.15 is a teaching of positivity not negativity?
316)
Hearing with the ears, the head and the heart – Chaitanya Charan on Vedasara P’s Heartspace podcast
315)
Why was Balarama kind to Duryodhana and harsh to Romharshana? – Balarama appearance day reflection
314)
A Bhagavad Gita perspective on India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations
313)
When God doesn’t seem to be equal to everyone – Bhagavad gita 09.34
July 2022
312)
Brahminical culture what it was and how it was preserved through two kinds of brahmanas
311)
Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t
310)
Could the 63 millions deaths due to abortion be deaths that had to happen due to mass karma?
309)
From lower taste to higher taste through higher vision
308)
How do the nine forms of devotional service combined with the three modes lead to 81 categories of devotional service?
307)
Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t
306)
When seeking material things from God is spiritually unhealthy — & when it isn’t
305)
Atmarama verse’s importance in understanding the Absolute Truth Bhagavatam discussion with Caru Prabhu
304)
Are Jordan Peterson’s ideas relevant for Bhakti theology? QA with Chaitanya Charan
303)
Could the 63 millions deaths due to abortion be deaths that had to happen due to mass karma?
302)
Do men have no right to speak on abortion because they have never carried a baby?
301)
Three understandings of surrender in the Bhagavad Gita
300)
Why don’t we make the Bhagavad-gita compulsory in schools in India?
June 2022
299)
In today’s culture that teaches no respect for elders, how can we share spirituality?
298)
Roe V Wade reversed A Bhagavad-gita perspective on the US removal of women’s right to abortion
297)
3 Difficulties in approaching Bhagavatam cosmology
296)
Is the universal form Krishna literally material or is it a divine form manifested in matter like his deity form?
295)
When we take or get blessings from someone, what actually happens?
294)
9 forms of devotional service part 2 – Pada Sevanam Archanam Vandanam Dasyam Sakhyam Atma-Nivedanam
293)
How can Chrisitan conversions in India be countered – can Hindus be united for this purpose?
292)
Why does God not answer our prayers? (PK answered 5)
291)
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?
290)
Responding to attacks on devotees in Bangladesh
289)
How can we know that we are progressing spiritually?
288)
How to disagree without disrespecting
287)
199 Focusing on the practical in the scriptural – The Monk’s Podcast with Kaustubha Prabhu
286)
198 Presenting Lord Chaitanya to today’s world via biography writing – The Monk’s Podcast Yogesvara P
285)
If I don’t find answers by different devotees equally convincing, am I judging them?
284)
Texas school shooting were all victims subject to mass karma?
283)
197 Varnashrama for addressing the evolving needs of devotees -The Monk’s Podcast with Kamalalochan P
282)
196 Systematic outreach for sustainable community development – The Monk’s Podcast with Aniruddha P
281)
Can devotees on the Vyasasana speak something out of parampara eg. all of Bhagavatam is not practical?
280)
When Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadratha out of anger and vengeance, was he violating Krishna’s Gita instructions?
279)
195 Pursuing writing as an art in bhakti, The Monk’s podcast 195 with Urmila Mataji
278)
194 Is the Gita religious or spiritual – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
277)
193 Thoughts on ISKCON’s future The Monk s Podcast with Govardhana Prabhu
276)
When different devotees emphasize different things as most important in bhakti, how to avoid getting confused?
May 2022
275)
192 Empathic communication why it is important in bhakti-The Monk’s podcast with Bir Krishna Maharaja
274)
The Kashmir Files Reflection: Tolerance at the cost of truth destroys both
273)
Texas school shooting: A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
272)
Do you watch the movies that you comment on?
271)
Is a devotee’s suffering caused by Krishna, not karma?
270)
When the soul is an individual, how can the same soul be manifest as Arjuna, Arjuniya gopi and Ramananda Raya?
269)
What are the meaning of Nirishvarvadi, Brahmavadi, Mayavadi, Shunyavadi, Nirakarvadi, Nirvisheshvadi terms?
268)
Is the story of Narasimha real or mythological?
267)
Comparing Narasimha-rupa with Krishna-rupa and Vishva-rupa (Narasimha Chaturdashi special)
266)
Kali’s brutality & Krishna’s immorality Understanding Vedic conceptions of divinity
265)
How can one who points to the wrongdoer get the same destination as the wrongdoer, as Bhagavatam 1.17.22 states?
264)
Chota Haridasa pastime: What it teaches & what it DOES NOT TEACH
263)
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: A Bhagavad-gita Perspective – Chaitanya Charan
262)
As many Hindu temples don’t allow non-Hindus to enter, is the Vedic tradition really inclusive?
April 2022
261)
Was Rama’s killing of Vali unfair? Ramayana Ethics – Chaitanya Charan
260)
How was Kamsa liberated when he was ill-motivated in his Krishna consciousness?
259)
Is the RRR movie a contemporary retelling of Ramayana?
258)
RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Relishing Lord Rama’s remembrance & appreciating Ramayana retellings
257)
RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Indrajita’s snake attack & the attack of snake-like desires
March 2022
256)
191 Wars: What can’t be prevented can be minimized, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
255)
The Kashmir files reminder: Denying truth for tolerance’s sake destroys both truth and tolerance
254)
Rising beyond caste discrimination to effective equality, Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M podcast
253)
190 Sannyasa ashrama in the bhakti tradition: Overvalued or devalued? The Monk’s Podcast 190 with Yadunandana Maharaj
252)
The power of humility & sensitivity – How Mahaprabhu transformed Prakashananda Saraswati
251)
189 The Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly (SABHA) The Monks Podcast 189 with Nrsimhananda Prabhu
February 2022
250)
What tangible good does ISKCON do the world – how to explain in universal terms?
249)
How was spiritual knowledge lost at the time of the Gita when so many great sages like Vyasa and Narada were present?
248)
What role do the modes play in the soul’s journey through material existence both in terms of the desire to enjoy separate and the facility to learn lessons?
247)
188 Does beating our mind mean distrusting ourselves? The Monk’s Podcast with Mahatma P
246)
187 Hijab controversy: Dharmic insights on state-religion interactions, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
245)
Religion vs Spirituality – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
244)
Dowry System: See beyond specific rules to universal values
243)
When meat is offered to goddess Kali, does she accept it?
242)
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura app day: His 6 instructions for those going to the West to preach
241)
Isn’t wearing Hijab the religious right of Muslim women If Yogi Adityanath can wear saffron, why can’t Muslim women wear hijab?
240)
If the prostitutes in Dwarka were pure devotees, why did they use their bodies for such an activity?
239)
Can attraction to a devotee become a distraction on the spiritual path?
238)
When Krishna declares bhakti-yoga to be the highest yoga, why does he describe other yogas too?
237)
Appreciating Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur’s Bhagavatam commentary – The churning metaphor
236)
What are miracles, why are they downplayed in bhakti, can they be used in bhakti?
235)
Nityananda Trayodashi Special Discourse 2022
234)
Four ways Nityananda Prabhu glorifies Mahaprabhu – PADA acronym
233)
How to guide our children during their teenager phase?
232)
Does the word karma have different meanings in different contexts?
231)
186 Expanding online outreach during Covid times The Monk’s Podcast with Amogha Lila Prabhu
230)
Are daiva, adhidaiva and divine will the same thing?
229)
Bhagavad gita summarized through Arjuna’s 17 questions
228)
Karna: Wronged hero or wrong hero: Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M’s podcast
227)
Bhagavad-gita chapter ten – How to see Krishna’s vibhuti everywhere?
226)
185 What are the modes? why is understanding them so important? – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
225)
What are miracles, why are they downplayed in bhakti, can they be used in bhakti?
January 2022
224)
When Satyavati had a child out of wedlock, why was Kunti’s having a child similarly so scandalous that she had to abandon that child?
223)
What did Kaliya eat when his poison destroyed everything around him How did he have human-like wives?
222)
If the Sita who had sweet interactions with Hanuman in Lanka was Maya-Sita, then were those interactions also Maya?
221)
Can we say Mahaprabhu’s teachings are the culmination of all previous teachings?
220)
184 Creativity:how to see it devotionally and use it effectively – The Monk’s Podcast with Yogesvara Prabhu
219)
183 Gita Political Philosophy series 2 Capitalism Communism Dharma The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
218)
182 How to guide effectively – The Monk’s Podcast with Radha Gopinath P and Shyamananda Prabhu
217)
181 Challenges in implementing varnashrama – The Monk’s Podcast 181 with Bhakti Vikas Maharaj
216)
When we desire something is it the soul desiring or is it simply the mind desiring?
215)
Is there anything spiritual about our nature or is it simply result of our past desires & karma according to which Krishna has given us our body & mind with their nature?
214)
180 – 8 universal teachings of the Bhagavad-gita (Gita Jayanti Special), The Monk’s Podcast Garuda Prabhu
213)
179 Varna and ashram roles of women: Impact of the Industrial Revolution The Monk’s Podcast Urmila Mataji
212)
Is spiritual tourism to India dangerous for one’s mental health?
211)
How can we make our children great devotees like Prahlad?
210)
178 Gita & political philosophy series 1: Freedom & State Power, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
209)
Freeing ourselves from Karma
208)
177 Ethics in epics: Decoding Bhishmas choices – The Monks Podcast with Shyamananda Prabhu
207)
Is New Year celebration a scam A Bhagavad gita perspective talk
206)
Is hearing devotees speak in confidence about their grievances with devotee-leaders a Vaishnava-apradha?
205)
Are the four defects due to our conditioning or due to our finiteness?
December 2021
204)
Why might devotees learned in bhakti scriptures leave bhakti?
203)
How can we deal with our past mistakes, especially if some devotees bring up those mistakes repeatedly?
202)
If others become envious about us, what can we do?
201)
What is the source of intuition higher modes or Krishna?
200)
While making decisions, how can we know whether we are in touch with the Supersoul?
199)
How can we pass on inheritance to our children in a way that they won’t misuse by acting in the lower modes?
198)
Appreciating Radhanatha Maharajas holistic faithfulness to the Gaudiya tradition including to the flexibility of the tradition
197)
Appreciating Radhanath Maharaja’s expertise in community building
196)
Do we need a shiksha guru when we don’t get personal guidance from our diksha-guru?
195)
The Omicron variant A Bhagavad Gita perspective
194)
How Gaudiya Vaishnavism can inspire eco-friendly living, The Monk’s Podcast 176 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
193)
Protecting dharma 2 Lessons from history guidelines for today – The Monks Podcast 175 with Govinda Prabhu
192)
Why do you put an unlimited God into the small box of a particular scripture, group or practice?
191)
Why senior devotees may commit suicide?
190)
Prabhupada — the transcendentalist who embodied the best of the traditionalist, the existentialist and the utopianist
189)
Did Bhaktivinoda Thakura give a nonliteral understanding of Bhagavatam cosmology and chronology just to appease his British audience?
188)
What is the difference between revelation and realization?
187)
Radhanath Maharaja’s expertise in sharing devotional service
November 2021
186)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 7 The Monks Podcast 174 with Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
185)
What is dharma and how can it be protected part 1 The Monks Podcast 173 with Govinda Prabhu
184)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 6 The Monks Podcast 172 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
183)
What does depending on Krishna mean, practically, The Monk’s Podcast 171 with Radheshyam Prabhu
182)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 5, The Monk’s Podcast 170 – Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
181)
Why our personal experiences matter in our spiritual journey, The Monk’s Podcast 169-Yogesvara Prabhu
180)
Big projects in bhakti Reasons concerns and suggestions The Monk s Podcast 168 with Shyamananda Prabhu
179)
Working with Hindu organizations for common causes, The Monk’s Podcast 167 with Mahaprabhu Prabhu
178)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 4, The Monk’s Podcast 166 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
177)
Evolution Bhagavatam What are the issues for devotees The Monk s Podcast 165 with Akhandadhi Prabhu
176)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 3, The Monk’s Podcast 164 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
October 2021
175)
How to understand scriptural promises part 2
174)
How cow care represents universal ethical principles, The Monk’s Podcast 163 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj
173)
The Bhagavad gita’s great greater and greatest secret -The Monk s Podcast 162 with Garuda Prabhu
172)
How to understand scriptural promises part 1
171)
Continuity & change from Bhaktisiddhanta ST to Prabhupada The Monk s Podcast 161 with Bhakti Vikas Maharaj
170)
How to respond to the Muslim attacks on devotees in Bangladesh
169)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 2, The Monk’s Podcast 160 – Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
168)
Haridasa Thakura’s glories 1, Transcendence amid Intolerance, HARI acronym
167)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 159 – Amarendra Prabhu and Madhavananda Prabhu
166)
Finding guidance in Prabhupada’s books, The Monk’s Podcast 158 with Krishna Dharma P & Chintamani Dharma M
165)
Is Prabhupada’s Gita bhakti biased The Monks Podcast 157 with Garuda Prabhu
September 2021
164)
Exploring parallels between Carl Jung & Bhaktisiddhanta, The Monk’s Podcast 156 with Hanumat Preshaka Maharaj
163)
Book Distribution As The Engine For Community Building,The Monk’s Podcast 155-Vaisesika Prabhu, @Bhadra Purnima special
162)
How decentralized management can help the bhakti movement flourish, The Monk’s Podcast153 with Urmila M
161)
Maslow’s theory of motivations – A Spiritual Perspective, The Monk’s Podcast 154 with Shyamananda P
160)
Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan A dharmic perspective. The Monk’s Podcast 152 with Hridayananda M part 2
159)
Appreciating others’ individuality for redefining preaching, The Monk’s Podcast 151-Shaunaka Rishi Prabhu
158)
Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan A dharmic perspective-The Monk’s Podcast 150 with Hridayananda Maharaj part 1
157)
Krishna Consciousness in Japan, China and South-East Asia-The Monk’s Podcast 149-Kavicandra Maharaj
156)
Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam part 2
155)
How Vedic wisdom can be empirically demonstrated. The Monk’s Podcast 148 with Lila Purushottam Prabhu
August 2021
154)
Effective Bridge Preaching, The Monk’s Podcast 147 with Radheshyam Prabhu
153)
The Bhagavatam’s relevance for a postmodern audience, The Monk’s Podcast 146 with Kaustubha Prabhu
152)
Appreciating Krishna’s opulences, using his opulence of knowledge as an example – Hindi
151)
Role of self-care in bhakti, The Monk’s Podcast 145 with Sacinandan Maharaja
150)
Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam
149)
Western perceptions of India & how they affect bhakti outreach, The Monk’s Podcast 144, Yogesvara Prabhu
148)
Preserving Gaudiya culture by fostering a mood of inclusion, The Monk’s Podcast 143 Madhavananda Prabhu
147)
Understanding Indian and western attitudes in approaching and practicing Krishna consciousness
146)
Seeing scripture from different angles – The Monk’s Podcast 142 with Krishna Dharma Prabhu & Cintamani Dhama Mataji
145)
Presenting bhakti to people with diverse natures and needs, The Monk’s Podcast 141 with Jayananda Prabhu
144)
How modern education impacts people’s spirituality The Monk’s Podcast 140 with Krishna Kshetra M
143)
Fear of Missing Out FOMO Why What to do The Monk’s Podcast 139 with Shyamananda Prabhu
142)
What Maya is and what it isn’t, The Monk’s Podcast 138 with Gopal Hari Prabhu
141)
Introduction to Gita leadership course, How the Bhagavad-gita is a guidebook for leaders
July 2021
140)
From postural yoga to devotional yoga, The Monk’s Podcast 137 with Raghunath Prabhu
139)
Developing an inclusive spiritual community, The Monk’s Podcast 136 with Shikshashtakam Prabhu
138)
Why we need a Gaudiya Vaishnava eco-theology pt 1, The Monk’s Podcast 135 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
137)
Glimpses into the beauty of the Rasa-lila, The Monk’s Podcast 134 with Garuda Prabhu
136)
ISKCON & Ethics 3, The self as the basis of moral philosophy, Monk’s Podcast 133 with Rasamandala Prabhu
135)
Challenges in sharing Krishna consciousness globally part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 132 with Shyamananda Prabhu
134)
What difference is it going to make in my life? How is the Gita relevant today? – MAIL Acronym
133)
ISKCON & Ethics 2, Why we need a moral philosophy, The Monk’s Podcast 131 with Rasamandala Prabhu
132)
Analyzing Bhagavatams Retelling Of Ramayana Subjectivity and Objectivity In Scripture part 2
131)
Why Should Gita Be Translated In Languages And Distributed In Countries That Are Hostile To Sanatana Dharma?
130)
Analyzing Bhagavatams Retelling Of Ramayana Subjectivity and Objectivity In Scripture part 1
129)
How We Devalue Scripture How We Devalue Science – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
128)
Healing the mind – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
127)
Is Krishna the perfect manifestation of Supreme or is He The Supreme?
126)
Speaking with sensitivity
125)
How the Bhagavad-gita offers a world-unifying philosophy, The Monk’s Podcast 130 with Ishvara Krishna Prabhu
124)
Is the Hare Krishna movement a Hindu organization?
123)
Why we should or should not study the Rasa-lila, The Monk’s Podcast 129 with Garuda Prabhu
122)
Is Bhagavad Gita a Hindu religious book?
121)
How can we say that the essence of Gita is Bhakti Yoga?
120)
Carl Jung & psychological insights for spiritual growth, The Monks Podcast 128 with Hanumat Preshaka Maharaj
119)
Why ethics matter while practicing bhakti in today’s world, The Monk’s Podcast 127 with Rasamandala Prabhu
118)
Shakespeare Revisited Universal Themes Spiritual Insight The Monks Podcast 126 with Hanumat Preshaka M
June 2021
117)
How yoga culminates in bhakti, The Monk’s Podcast 125 with Garuda Prabhu
116)
Yoga of writing for children
115)
Mindfulness
114)
Presenting Krishna’s message to a contemporary audience – 2
113)
Journaling as a means of transforming the inner world from chaos to order
112)
Presenting Krishna’s message to a contemporary audience – 1
111)
From platform speaking to personal coaching – The Monk’s Podcast 124 with Sutapa Prabhu
110)
Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 10 – Kalki – The Monk’s Podcast 123 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj
109)
Balancing obedience to authority & independent thoughtfulness, The Monk’s Podcast 122 with Radheshyam Prabhu
108)
Growing through love and loss in relationships, The Monk’s Podcast 121 with Garuda Prabhu
107)
How Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva s words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 2 – Hindi
106)
Making bhakti spirituality relevant to today’s social concerns – The Monk’s Podcast 120 with Yogesvara Prabhu
May 2021
105)
How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 2 – Dhruva pastime analysis
104)
How Lord Nṛsiṁhadevas words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 1 – Hindi
103)
How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 1 – Dhruva pastime analysis
102)
Bhakti spirituality for the contemporary mind – The Monk’s Podcast 119 with Shyamananda Prabhu
101)
How to overcome hypertension, anxiety and depression during the pandemic
100)
Faith-based organizations, eco-friendly living & ISKCON, The Monk’s Podcast 118 with Gauranga Prabhu
99)
Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 9 – Buddha – The Monk’s Podcast 117 with Krishna Kshetra M
98)
Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 2 – How Krishna Consciousness helps with the three causes of suffering
97)
Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 1 – Three causes of Suffering – Providence, Incompetence or Malevolence
96)
Role of oral traditions in preserving spiritual culture, The Monk’s Podcast 116 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
95)
Offering to Pankajanghri Prabhu – A pivotal leader, a personal guide
94)
Journaling in bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 115 with Candramauli Maharaj
April 2021
93)
Understanding our relationship with Prabhupada’s words, The Monk’s Podcast 114 with Garuda Prabhu
92)
Youth outreach for community-building & world-transformation, The Monk’s Podcast 113 with Radheshyam Prabhu
91)
Crossing the Covid-19 ocean, Lessons from Hanuman’s flight to Lanka, Rama-Navmi Special
90)
Earth Day Special, Vedic wisdom for eco-friendly living, The Monk’s Podcast 112 with Shyamananda Prabhu
89)
When technological advances start playing God The Monks Podcast 111 with Yogesvara Prabhu
88)
How Rama’s apparent humanity enhances his divinity
87)
Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 8 – Balarama – The Monk’s Podcast 110 with Krishna Kshetra M
86)
Should devotees take vaccines. – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – The Monk’s Podcast 109 with Garuda Prabhu
March 2021
85)
Can scripture be understood in multiple ways? – The Monk’s Podcast 108 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
84)
Spirituality and Democracy – The Monk’s Podcast 107 with Shyamananda Prabhu
83)
Gita key verses course 51 – Appreciating the Gita’s three conversations Gita 18.76
82)
Sanatana Goswami’s surrender to Lord Chaitanya Adversity, Adventure and Advancement
81)
Gita key verses course 50 – Love is the ultimate reality Gita 18.65
80)
Universal Dimensions of Chaitanya Ramananda Samvada
79)
Understanding homosexuality, gender dysphoria & nonstandard sexuality – Sudyumna pastime analysi 2
78)
Gita key verses course 49-The Quest for Oneness-Where it is right and where it goes wrong-Gita 18.55
77)
The essence of offense and its best antidote – The Monk’s Podcast 106 with Garuda Prabhu
76)
Gita key verses course 48 – Can I be spiritual and still be ambitious Can my work be my worship Gita 18.46
75)
Gita key verses course 47 – Why some people are knowledgeably ignorant or intelligently foolish – Gita 18.35
74)
How scripture comes alive – The Monk’s Podcast 105 with Shyamananda
73)
The essence of offense and its best antidote – The Monk’s Podcast 106 with Garuda Prabhu
72)
Churning the BhagavatamThe Monk’s Podcast 104 – Dashavatara 7 – Rama with Krishna Kshetra M
71)
How scriptural stories reflect a more expansive form of rationality – Sudyumna pastime analysis 1
70)
Gita key verses course 46 – If we are not the doers why are we held responsible – Gita 18.14
69)
Gita key verses course 45 – Speak to give peace of mind, not a piece of your mind – Gita 17.15
68)
Gita key verses course 44 – Isn’t spirituality a matter of the heart – Why so many rules – Gita 16.24
67)
Don’t let Prabhupada’s difficult statements become difficulties – The Monk’s Podcast 103 with Yogeshvara Prabhu
66)
Gita key verses course 43 – Are some people innately bad – Gita 16.06
65)
Gita key verse course 42 – How to see God’s hand in our life Gita – 15.15
64)
Gita key verses 41 – What is the upside-down tree metaphor Gita 15.01
63)
Contemplating Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Wisdom-Quotes — Appearance Day Talk 2021
62)
Gita key verses course 40 – What are the modes why do they matter – Gita 14.05
61)
Nityananda Trayodashi Festival – Hindi
60)
How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part 2
February 2021
59)
How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part1
58)
Appreciating HH Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaja on his appearance day celebrations
57)
Is Bhagvad Gita Hindu ?
56)
When Parashurama himself acted outside of his varna, why did he curse Karna for doing the same thing?
55)
If someone finds our statements about other spiritual leaders unbearable, how can we connect with them?
54)
How we see it 1, We they mentality & other religious typicals, The Monk’s Podcast 102 with Shyamananda Prabhu
53)
When God is all-powerful, why does he need devatas to assist him?
52)
Can you give examples of settling for tolerable tradeoffs instead of seeking perfect solutions?
51)
Role of self-care in bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 101 with Sukhavaha Mataji and Gaur Kumar Prabhu
50)
If unfulfilled lust leads to anger, where was the lust behind Parashurama’s anger?
49)
Examining mythology 4 – The Monk’s Podcast 100 with Shyamananda Prabhu
48)
Was Parashurama’s violence against the kshatriyas disproportionate?
47)
How can we have complete faith?
46)
Examining mythology 3 – The Monk’s Podcast 99 with Shyamananda Prabhu
45)
During Western outreach, results come very slowly – how to avoid becoming encouraged?
44)
Gita key verses course 39 – What is education meant for – Gita 13.12
43)
While doing yoga outreach, how can we ensure that our bhakti focus doesn’t get diluted?
42)
Examining mythology 2 – The Monk’s Podcast 98 with Shyamananda Prabhu
41)
The Monk’s Podcast 97 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Examining mythology 1
40)
Sustainable Living and Rural Outreach – The Monk’s Podcast 96 with Sanat Kumar Prabhu
39)
Gita key versescourse 38 – Does religion make people better or worse? – Gita 12.13
38)
The Monk’s Podcast 95 Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 6 – Parashurama
37)
Why are Prabhupada’s non-confrontational quotes so less known and his confrontational quotes so well-known?
36)
When our movement quantifies spirituality in terms of targets, won’t this alienate thoughtful new people?
35)
The Monk’s Podcast 94 with Lokanath Maharaja – Gaudiya bhakti, Maharashtrian bhakti, universal bhakti
34)
In the Daksha pastime, why do we blame Daksha alone and not consider that others also acted hastily or insensitively?
33)
The Monk’s Podcast 93 with Radha Gopinatha Prabhu – Preserving a simple heart in a complex world
32)
What can we do when we feel emotions that we aren’t meant to feel?
31)
If I am happy now why do I need to learn about reincarnation?
30)
Gita key verses course 37 – Beyond black and white conceptions of spirituality – Gita 12.10
29)
If we say the Itihasas – historical scriptures – are not historical, won’t people get reasons to reject scriptures as imaginary?
January 2021
28)
How can humility go along with self-respect?
27)
If we label people positively – you are specially talented – can that help people grow?
26)
Gita key verses course 36 – How can I forgive those who have hurt me – Gita 11.55
25)
Does free will exist when one is suffering from bipolar disorder?
24)
If someone commits suicide, can that be caused by their karma?
23)
If we are extroverts how can we be invisible while doing our services?
22)
Gita key verses 35 – What is the universal form, why is it so scary – Gita 11.15
21)
The Monk’s Podcast 92 with Garuda Prabhu – Relationship is the essential purpose of guru-tattva
20)
Gita key courses verses 34 – Is nature sacred Does the Gita teach eco-friendly living – Gita 10.17
19)
The Monk’s Podcast 91 with Giriraj Maharaj – End-of-life care and bhakti wisdom
18)
Those eighteen days – Day 18
17)
The Monk’s Podcast 90 with Garuda Prabhu – Please criticize me – I want to grow
16)
Those eighteen days – Day 17
15)
The Monk’s Podcast 89 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam- Dashavatara 5 Vamana
14)
Those eighteen days – Day 16
13)
Those eighteen days – Day 15
12)
Those eighteen days – Day 14
11)
Those eighteen days – Day 13
10)
Those eighteen days – Day 12
9)
Those eighteen days – Day 11
8)
Those eighteen days – Day 10
7)
The Monk’s Podcast 88 with Kaustubha Prabhu – Kaustubha P Sharing bhakti in contemporary America
6)
Those eighteen days – Day 9
5)
Those eighteen days – Day 8
4)
Those eighteen days – Day 7
3)
How does fatherlessness in America affect their spiritual receptivity?
2)
When ethics and humanity can provide us direction why do we need spirituality?
1)
Those eighteen days – Day 6