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Is Krishna situated in the mind or the heart – how are the two related?

Does accepting our emotions mean that our getting angry is not a matter of concern?

How can we avoid making a ruinous mistake like Ravana made?

When we are telling ourselves to concentrate, who is telling this – the soul or the intelligence – and to whom?

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

How do we know that Krishna accepts our gratitude?

When we can’t remember Krishna purely now, how will our remembering him at death take us to him?

Was Ravana a good person who just committed one mistake?

How can the mind be our friend?

Do we need to give up guilt and worry to practice bhakti?

If my office workload has decreased but I can’t chant or hear much what should I do?

How does bhakti shelter us amidst physical and emotional pain?

How to reconcile the Gita – do your own duty even if imperfectly – with the Gita – do what you are good at, according to your nature?

When our nature is to be spiritual why are we not attracted to Krishna?

If we move to a temple whose mood is different from that of our native temple what to do?

How can we internalize the mood and mission of our teachers?

Is purification of the intelligence the same as purification of the mind?

While analyzing our mind how to avoid paralysis by analysis?

When we are not the doers – material nature is – why are we held responsible for our actions?

If we feel more attracted to managerial services than scriptural study are we in the mode of passion?

Will future scientific progress explain consciousness and spirituality in mathematical terms?

How do we strengthen the intelligence?

How do the modes correlate with an analysis of the mind’s functioning?

If meeting our expectations makes us over-confident what can we do?

By engaging our material nature in bhakti are we constructing our spiritual nature or reviving it?

How to go through dry phases in our chanting?

Do we seek only an operational knowledge of scripture and not actual knowledge?

Does repeated practice improve our instincts?

Does anyone who die in a dhama on a holy day go back to Godhead?

If a desire is irresistible what to do?

Should we take other devotees plates for washing if they don’t want to give?

Should we have expectations while practicing bhakti?

Shouldn’t we speak strongly to get everyone on the fast track to Krishna?

Are we the sum of our thoughts?

What is the destination of good non-spiritual people such as Stephen Hawking?

Can we say that intelligence comprises of knowledge processing discrimination analysis and determination?

How should we deal with people involved in non-devotional dharmic causes?

Is determination situated in the intelligence or in the mind?

How can we practically make the intelligence the counsellor of the mind?

How can we encourage a devotee to do service with someone they don’t like?

Does the soul in an animal body learn anything spiritual?

What is the relationship between soul consciousness and heart?

When Garuda is a pure devotee why does he eat fish?

In Kali-yuga thoughts don’t incur reactions – what does that mean practically?

How can we help materially entrapped people to become spiritual?

Ajamila knew scripture – yet he fell down. Why?

How can we balance between bhakti and studies?

If our spouse is sentimentally following a different spiritual path how should we deal with it?

If our speaking about Krishna doesn’t transform others does that mean we lack the purity that empowers senior devotees’ words to be transformational?

Is wanting to go back after death to Krishna selfish and wanting to go to Prabhupada selfless?

If we have free will how does Krishna know the future?

How do we understand scriptural stories in which mountains are conscious?

Are pleasures such as traveling to see new places considered addictive?

Why is atma translated as the Supreme in Ishopanishad mantra 6?

In Paramatma realization is God the subject or the object?

To show our world to others we need to see it with fresh eyes

In the Prasthana-traya what does nyaya mean – how does it relate with Vedanta-sutra?

What is the Moksha Dharma that Prabhupada sometimes quotes?

Where is the verse om purnam adah .. from – why is it included as the Ishopanishad invocation?

The Absolute truth covered by maya is called matter – What does this mean?

How are fruitive activities the engagements of one’s reactions from past good or bad deeds?

How can we say that we are spiritually equal when in the spiritual world every soul is different?

If bhakti is beyond the modes why do we need to come to the mode of goodness?

How to avoid judging others?

Can capacity to find faults be an empowerment from Krishna?

When the mind is restless how are performers like archers able to focus on one point?

If seva-dhyana comes in the way of nama-dhyana, what to do?

Did some of the leaders of our movement fall down because of being haunted by demonic forces?

Does destiny determine our free will too?

How are some people fearless of death?

How does bhakti-yoga help us overcome anger?

How can we use fear in Krishna’s service?

Can affirmations helps us to manifest our destiny?

Can an atheist be spiritual?

How can we be authentic while living according to others’ expectations?

How are some people such as skydivers more fearless than devotees?

How can we help our teenage kids who are infatuated with their gadgets?

When not being passionate is seen as weakness in a passionate world how can we function as devotees?

How can we know whether our experience of Krishna is imagination or revelation?

If we fight against obstacles to serve Krishna in a particular way are we not dependent on Krishna?

If we neglect all the emotions of the mind are we being impersonalistic?

How did you come to Krishna consciousness – Hindi?

If wanting to do a lot of service spoils our health how to stay balanced?

Are the past and the future illusions – is the present the only reality that we should live in?

We often direct our anger towards those who can’t hurt us – how to avoid getting angry – Hindi

When happiness is a subjective experience can there be any absolute happiness?

While pursuing ultimate reality is happiness the purpose or a byproduct?

If we don’t speak about high standards won’t low standards become the standard

If our service forces us into agitating situations how can we keep ourselves safe – Hindi?

If our contemplation doesn’t translate into determination where are we getting stuck?

When our mind hears selectively is that due to intelligence or ego?

If someone says that being spiritually open-minded means believing that life doesn’t have an objective purpose how to respond?

How are our present emotions related to our soul?

How does bhakti practice change the influence of the modes on us?

Why would Yudhishthira always choose the timid approach?

When people don’t offer us moral support but dishearten us by bombarding philosophy what to do – Hindi?

If our aesthetic side is not nourished by regimented bhakti practices what to do?

What can we do practically to make our devotional identity our defining identity?

Is everything that happens Krishna’s plan?

If thoughts come from the intelligence and feelings from the mind then do thoughts grow into feelings?