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Bhikshu Gita 3 – The mind makes the unreal seem real and the real seem unreal (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.44)

Bhikshu Gita 2 – The mind makes it difficult for people to change – be understanding (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.43)

Bhikshu Gita 1 – Minimize misery by identifying the misery caused by the mind (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.42)

​How can we guide our children in their teenage years?

​How is Hinduism different from other religions?

How can we improve our focus?

When management affects our sadhana adversely, what can we do?

Why do children of devotees sometimes not become devotees?

​If I can invest one hour daily for bhakti, which bhakti practices should I do?

How do we balance between respecting followers of all religions and acknowledging the violence that some of them do?

​How can we share bhakti with atheists who are nature-conscious and are relatively in the mode of goodness?

​How to respond to people who say their religion is the only way?

Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion

Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments

Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti

Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered

Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality

Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose

​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar

​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness

Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror

Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

Do women have the same rights as men in ISKCON?

Can Krishna’s exalted pastimes be understood without philosophically understanding his greatness?

Gaura Purnima lecture – Lord Chaitanya manifested the three internal reasons for his descent in his Ratha-yatra lila

Appreciate the depth and length of our existence to appreciate Krishna’s love

The Quest for Happiness – Collecting the material or recollecting the spiritual?

Overcome discouragement through spiritual wisdom

Practicing bhakti amidst todays fast-paced life

Manage the mind through introspection and meditation

How spirituality increases our social contributions

Parenting Principles from Bhagavad-gita

MIND acronym 3 – The mind neglects opportunity and denies reality

Appreciating scripture’s perennial relevance

MIND acronym 2 – Mind imagines pleasure

What does the Gita say about attachment, detachment and rupture in relationships?

MIND acronym 1 – Magnifies the problem

Temptations may come, we don’t have to welcome

Should the Bhagavad-gita be made India’s national book?

Personal Management Mantra – Productivity in Activity through Spirituality

Counter anxiety by spirituality

Despite having so many time-saving devices, why do we not have time?

How can we make the effect of hearing last for long?

When chanting is so simple why do we feel so lazy – how can we chant constantly?

How can karma such as fighting in army be spiritualized?

How is Krishna attained by doing duty – doesn’t one need to rise to love for him?

Why do Hindus worship ghastly gods with skulls?

Is Jesus the only way to God and Hinduism the lie of the Devil?

If Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth, why are Hindus so poor?

Is God too big to be contained in a picture?

Does the system of karma and rebirth imply that there is no forgiveness?

Was Drona a pure devotee? Was he a spiritual teacher?

How can we ensure that our words of correction act as scalpels, not axes?

Why are there so many commentaries on the Gita?

How does marriage change sex from wrong to right?

How can we overcome our ego?

What does it mean to not take credit for the things we do?

Are the Vedas actually ambiguous or just nonspecific about ultimate purpose?

Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini

What exactly is humility – how do we develop it in bhakti?

How can I protect my bhakti from bad association in college?

Was sati suicide or murder?

Why do serious devotees sometimes die prematurely?

Is time travel into the past possible?

What does om mean?

What causes inferiority complex?

Will banning beef lead to economic problems?

Doesn’t population growth disprove reincarnation?

How do we understand contradictions in scriptures?

Did the Pancha Tattva Deities shed tears of ecstasy due to the ecstatic kirtan mela?

Why does God let some people be atheists?

Does the Gita offer spiritual solution to spiritual problem or to material problem?

If smriti is compiled by sages, how can we know that it is free from the four defects?

When Ajamila chanted with the wrong conception, why did Vishnutas come?

Why is the same story told differently in different scriptures?

Does fear take people towards God or away from him?

How can we best help a relative who is near death?

Should conversions be banned in India?

What is the difference between faith and blind faith? (PK answered 27)

Are different religions like different companies with their gods as their product? (PK answered 26)

How can God who is unlimited appear as a limited stone image? (PK answered 24)

Does a stone smeared with turmeric become God? (PK answered 23)

What is artistic license and how can it be used in devotional dramas?

Where does people’s evil tendency come from?

Could God have prevented the Holocaust?

Who is responsible for the Holocaust – Hitler or the Jews’ karma?

Why does God not protect his devotees today like he protected Prahlad?

When we don’t know what past-life karma caused our present suffering how do we learn?

What is the philosophy behind the worship of a pure devotee’s Deity?

Can God create a stone that he can’t lift?

As yogis become bhaktas at their topmost stage does that mean we should practice yoga before bhakti?

How can we stay open to new ideas without weakening our convictions?

How can we keep our mind steady amidst outer agitation and inner temptation?

How can the spiritual soul taste or enjoy a material sweet?

How should we respond to classes that seem confusing and contradictory to the standard philosophical understanding

What is the difference between object and concept – and how does it apply to our philosophy?

What is the difference between phenomenal and numinous in Gita 7.2

Does ISKCON consider the English of the 1920s to be sacred?