Currently Browsing: QA Audio : 2023

: Audio   : Video   : Transcription   : Hindi Language

September 2023

• 97) Short-term goals foster unity better than long-term goals?
• 96) Hindi – India or Bharat__ A Bhagavad-gita perspective
• 95) India or Bharat?: A Bhagavad-gita perspective

August 2023

• 94) Prabhupada’s statements on the moon mission_ How to understand?
• 93) OMG 2 Sex Education A Bhagavad Gita Perspective
• 92) OMG 2 Sex Education A Bhagavad Gita Perspective – Hindi
• 91) Oppenheimer movie_ Gita recited during sex scene_ Hindi
• 90) Oppenheimer movie-Gita recited during sex scene
• 89) Bhagavad-gita perspective on the movie OPPENHEIMER

July 2023

• 88) Chandraayana – India’s Moon Mission: A Bhagavad-Gita perspective
• 87) Is there any scriptural reference for the idea that the moon we see and Chandraloka are not the same?
• 86) If insider-insider and insider-outsider communications are different, then won’t those who hear both find them contradictory?
• 85) Does Krishna discard karma yoga or varnasrama in Gita 18.66?
• 84) Why does Bhaktivinoda T say that sakhya rasa, a lower rasa, manifested beyond India after vatsalya rasa, which is a higher rasa?
• 83) Was Ravana an ideal brother for he risked his life to avenge his sister’s dishonor?
• 82) Do we need to dress and bathe our home Deities daily to treat them personally?

June 2023

• 81) Why did Vritrasura fight as a demon and not become pious?
• 80) Even after his spiritual awakening, why did Vritrasura keep fighting against Indra?
• 79) When various paths are accepted in Hinduism, why does ISKCON criticize impersonalism ?
• 78) When someone is misleading others and we need to stop them how can we do so more calmly?
• 77) As life is so short, should we spend it in learning Sanskrit or just focus on chanting?
• 76) When we are unable to apply the philosophy what can we do?
• 75) If we are not absorbed in kirtan, will we not go back to Godhead?
• 74) Is depression caused by the lower modes If so then how does medication help?
• 73) Are Nirvisheshavada and Mayavada two names of the same philosophy?
• 72) If sensory knowledge is defective, why do we use it to refute atheistic theories?
• 71) When Bhagavatam is the commentary on Vedanta-sutra, why do Advaitins still study Vedanta-sutra?
• 70) Does achintyabhedabheda harmonize dvaita & advaita – or fall in the dvaita category?
• 69) What are the English translations for the six systems of philosophy?

May 2023

• 68) What is the destination of the yogis who meditated on paramatma?
• 67) If madhurya rasa is taught in other traditions, then what is unique about the Gaudiya tradition?
• 66) How are Buddhism and Jainism different from Mayavada?
• 65) Are the other 5 schools of Indian philosophy relevant for devotees – are they speculations?
• 64) How do we understand contradictions in the scriptures?
• 63) Does upasana kanda contain things other than bhakti?
• 62) Are Gita and Bhagavatam meant for less intelligent people because they are parts of smriti?
• 61) When Vedas are said to be superior to pratyaksha and anumana, which meaning of Veda is used?
• 60) In the three scopes of meanings of the word Veda, which meaning is used by the Vedas themselves?
• 59) When every soul is spiritually individual, how are we all spiritually equal?
• 58) As yoga refers to the connection and Patanjali is said to have taught yoga did he teach all the various ways of connecting?
• 57) Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems?
• 56) When forming friendships should we look for compatibility of astrological charts?
• 55) What is the need to reword Prabhupada’s message? Aren’t his words enough?
• 54) During Vedic animal sacrifices, were the animals killed before being offered into the fire?
• 53) Can the law of attraction work without any physical effort?
• 52) Once we know what our needs are, how can we fulfill those needs?
• 51) Are there fixed set of needs that define human being?
• 50) When someone is trying to manipulate us, should we still not get cross with them?

April 2023

• 49) How were women educated in the past in Vedic culture?
• 48) Why did Draupadi not defend herself when she was being dishonored?
• 47) If wine is bad why is it allowed in heavens?
• 46) When Bhagavatam cosmology contradicts scientific cosmology, how can it be rationally accepted?
• 45) Why does Prabupada give devotional explanations for Bhagavad Gita sections that are not exactly devotional?
• 44) Given the many extremist statements in Islamic texts, does that religion lead to any divine truth?
• 43) Bhagavad-gita insights for holistic health
• 42) Is it that the material world works according mechanisms?
• 41) When devotees leave the body, do they also have go through the process which they withdraw various elements inwards?
• 40) If we feel guilty about our inability to practice bhakti seriously, what can we do?

March 2023

• 39) What is the best way to study the Bhagavad Gita when there are so many classes, articles and commentaries available?
• 38) Should we inform a senior devotee if they speak a material fact or story wrong in their class?
• 37) If senior devotees don’t support our ambitions to expand outreach, what can we do?
• 36) Should spiritual leaders engage in politics?
• 35) If we lose something material, how much should we endeavor to regain it?
• 34) Can one action lead to a different karmic reaction? Can the reaction to be arson?
• 33) When we lose something vital for both material and spiritual life, what can we do?
• 32) When Lord Chaitanya hid his divinity, why do devotees broadcast his divinity?
• 31) What is the Bhagavad-gita perspective on chatGPT?
• 30) What is the Gita perspective on organ donation?
• 29) Why are feelings of inferiority increasing nowadays How can bhakti help?
• 28) Why are more people experiencing suicidal urges nowadays?
• 27) If a disease limits our bhakti, should we see it as our past karma or as Krishna’s mercy?
• 26) Does saying that multiple causes may lead to one effect make karma theory vague and unprovable?
• 25) Can someone be growing spiritually and still relapsing to sense gratification?
• 24) When devotees’ hear while doing other activities, is that due to nature or poor prioritization?
• 23) Are second initiated devotees kanistha or madhyama?
• 22) How to deal with a phobia that consumes our consciousness?

February 2023

• 21) Is investing in mutual funds violation of the regulatory principle against gambling?
• 20) How to respond to the controversy over the editing of Prabhupada’s books?
• 19) How can the dead guide the living?
• 18) Is Lord Ganesh jiva-tattva?
• 17) When our urges become irresistible, what can we do?
• 16) Does the soul use its spiritual intelligence or material intelligence to realize its spirituality?
• 15) If we feel attracted to a particular person but don’t want to pursue that relationship, what can we do?
• 14) Even if God exists how does it matter to me?
• 13) What is the significance of the number three Why are sacred things often repeated thrice?
• 12) Is parakiya rasa present eternally in the spiritual world?
• 11) If the outreach mood of a particular place doesn’t zeal with our disposition, what can we do?
• 10) What’s wrong with committing suicide when yogis ending their life is considered glorious?
• 9) When we lose our job which scriptural verses or sections can we turn to for guidance?
• 8) Should the problems in following authority be discussed only privately and not publicly?
• 7) Prayers of Jiva in mothers womb – Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3
• 6) Can fault finding be used constructively in devotional service?
• 5) Akrodha Paramananda song meaning, Nityananda Trayodashi 2023 class at Nashik, Hindi

January 2023

• 4) How can the light of religion help a world in conflict?
• 3) If our institutional faith is shaken while our personal faith is strong, how can we progress?
• 2) Is the Gita’s teaching about transcending the modes, not just coming to goodness, relevant to the corporate world?
• 1) How can I grow spiritually when I have diverse spiritual interests and am hesitant about institutional affiliation?