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February 2022

• 36) Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura app day: His 6 instructions for those going to the West to preach

July 2021

• 35) Were Lord Chaitanya’s teachings influenced by navya-nyaya tradition present in Navadvipa?

September 2019

• 34) How Jiva Goswami and Bhaktivinoda Thakura expertly expanded the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition
• 33) How can we persuade followers of other Vaishnava sampradayas to accept that Lord Chaitanya’s teachings are the climax of the historical evolution of theism?
• 32) How should we approach texts like Gopal Champu and Anand Vrindavan Champu – are authentic translations available?

August 2019

• 31) Prabhupada demonstrates how to be both faithful and resourceful for expanding Krishna consciousness
• 30) How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu demonstrates Vaishnava Siddhanta through Vaishnava Sadachara in Antya Lila

July 2019

• 29) Appreciating Rath Yatra – RATH acronym – Hindi
• 28) Significance of Ratha Yatra in Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition – Place, Purpose, Process – Hindi
• 27) Significance of Ratha Yatra in Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition – Place, Purpose, Process – Hindi
• 26) The significance of Baladeva Vidyabhushana’s Govinda Bhaiya – History, Strategy and Legacy

February 2019

• 25) Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s three quotes on preaching – Purpose, perspective, process

December 2018

• 24) GURUDEVA acronym – Vyasa-puja offering to HH Radhanath Maharaj

October 2018

• 23) Isn’t the rasa-lila too exalted to discuss in our regular classes?

August 2018

• 22) Why does ISKCON stop its devotees from associating with Gaudiya Math devotees?

July 2018

• 21) As devotees in Vaikuntha know the Lord’s position whereas those in Goloka don’t, is the influence of Yoga-Maya lesser in Vaikunta – Hindi?

April 2018

• 20) If some Vaishnava sampradayas reject the worship of Radharani, how to respond?

March 2018

• 19) Appreciating Radhanath Maharaj’s contributions in the light of ISKCON history

December 2017

• 18) How Gaudiya Vaishnavism used drama in bhakti

September 2017

• 17) Are the gopis wired naturally to love Krishna so purely?
• 16) From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 7 – Love in separation is the culmination of love

August 2017

• 15) Can you explain how sambandha-jnana is like the guiding star and the gopis’ prema is like the sun?
• 14) If Krishna is eternally youthful in the spiritual world, are his childhood pastimes present there?
• 13) From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 6 – Parakiya-rasa is not immoral, but trans-moral
• 12) If some devotees feel inspired to hear Krishna’s intimate pastimes, what can they do?
• 11) From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 5 – Radha and Krishna are one soul in two bodies
• 10) Radharani is the epitome of pure selfless service
• 9) From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 4 – Relishing the transformational legacy of God’s greatness and sweetness
• 8) Should we study books about God’s greatness and sweetness progressively or in parallel?
• 7) Should we not read advanced krishna-lila because we aren’t mature or read it because we need to know our ultimate goal?
• 6) If bhakti is triggered by external stimuli, does such bhakti come from the heart?
• 5) From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 3 – PEAR acronym for becoming a rasika
• 4) Kusum Sarovar meditation – Cherishing the culture rich with spiritual stimuli
• 3) From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 1 – Understanding how love culminates in bhakti
• 2) When bhakti culture is still there in Vraja, was all this destroyed 500 years ago when Lord Chaitanya restored it?
• 1) When we don’t hear so much about Lord Balarama, how can we become more attracted to him?