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March 2023

• 293) Understanding Mayavada and dealing with Mayavadis: learning from Mahaprabhu?
• 292) When Lord Chaitanya hid his divinity, why do devotees broadcast his divinity?

October 2022

• 291) Krishna himself has expended as Radharani, then why does he have to come as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to understand Radharani?

June 2022

• 290) 198 Presenting Lord Chaitanya to today’s world via biography writing – The Monk’s Podcast Yogesvara P

May 2022

• 289) When the soul is an individual, how can the same soul be manifest as Arjuna, Arjuniya gopi and Ramananda Raya?
• 288) Chota Haridasa pastime: What it teaches & what it DOES NOT TEACH

March 2022

• 287) The power of humility & sensitivity – How Mahaprabhu transformed Prakashananda Saraswati

February 2022

• 286) Nityananda Trayodashi Special Discourse 2022
• 285) Four ways Nityananda Prabhu glorifies Mahaprabhu – PADA acronym

January 2022

• 284) Can we say Mahaprabhu’s teachings are the culmination of all previous teachings?

October 2021

• 283) Haridasa Thakura’s glories 1, Transcendence amid Intolerance, HARI acronym

April 2021

• 282) Are Radharani and Lakshmi devi the same person?

March 2021

• 281) Sanatana Goswami’s surrender to Lord Chaitanya Adversity, Adventure and Advancement
• 280) Universal Dimensions of Chaitanya Ramananda Samvada
• 279) How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part 2
• 278) Why is the conclusion of the Gita–18.66–rejected as external in the Chaitanya-Ramananda Samvada?

February 2021

• 277) How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part1

March 2019

• 276) Parallels in Krishna lila and Gaura lila
• 275) How Lord Chaitanya manifested, shared and savoured love for Krishna
• 274) How Lord Chaitanya thwarted Kali’s attacks – Based on Kavi Karnapura’s Chaitanya Chandrodya Nataka

March 2018

• 273) Gaur Purnima class – How Lord Chaitanya defeated the attacks of Kali and how he empowers us to defeat those attacks
• 272) Gaur Purnima class – How Ratha Yatra fulfilled external and internal reasons for Lord Chaitanya’s appearance

November 2017

• 271) What was the need for Ramananda Raya to massage young girls?

March 2017

• 270) Lord Chaitanya demonstrates that the heart is higher than the head
• 269) Relishing Shikshashtakam – Appreciating how meditation on the holy name blossoms to meditation on Krishna

February 2017

• 268) Nityananda Trayodashi – NITAI acronym for appreciating Nityananda Prabhu’s glories – Hindi

December 2016

• 267) How can spontaneous devotion be practiced in shanta-rasa?

November 2016

• 266) What is the significance getting darshan of Radharani’s lotus feet on Radhashtami day?
• 265) If it is Radharani’s love that binds Krishna, then is her love greater than Yashoda’s?
• 264) Appreciating the devotional despair of Damodarashtakam
• 263) Appreciating Tattva Sandarbha

September 2016

• 262) ​In what mood can we recite the later Shikshashtakam verses that describe exalted devotion?
• 261) ​What does sarvatma snapanam in Shikshashtakam mean?
• 260) ​After Uddhav sees the gopis’ exalted love for Krishna, why does he still speak about Krishna to them?
• 259) Religious tolerance, intolerance and transcendence – Reflections on Haridasa Thakura pastimes
• 258) Did the songs of Narottam Das Thakura and others not protect the popular Gaudiya tradition?
• 257) Did the Goswami’s books not help preserve the Gaudiya tradition after their departure?
• 256) How did the Gaudiya tradition become deviated by the time of Bhaktivinoda Thakura?
• 255) In Shikshashtakam 1, why does knowledge come after emotion?
• 254) Radhashtami class – Appreciating the transcendence of the Radha-Krishna relationship
• 253) ​Radhashtami class – When Krishna leaves the gopis and Radharani during rasa lila
• 252) Shikshashtakam – 12-part series at Alachua
• 251) Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love
• 250) Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion
• 249) Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments
• 248) Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti
• 247) Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered
• 246) Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality
• 245) Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose
• 244) ​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name
• 243) ​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar
• 242) ​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness
• 241) Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror
• 240) Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

August 2016

• 239) Why is Lord Chaitanya considered supremely merciful?

July 2016

• 238) ​Stimulate desired emotions through right setting
• 237) Shikshashtakam 7 – Go beyond sentimentality to spiritual sentiments
• 236) ​Does Krishna go through childhood, boyhood and youth stages in the spiritual world?
• 235) ​Why did Krishna close his eyes on seeing Putana?

June 2016

• 234) ​Did Jayadeva Goswami introduce eroticism is krishna-bhakti?
• 233) Shikshashtakam 6 – Calling for mercy elevates us from our fallen condition
• 232) Shikshashtakam 5 – Channel the avalanche of desire

May 2016

• 231) Shikshashtakam 3 – Humility and tolerance empower us to focus on our purpose

April 2016

• 230) Why did Nityananda Prabhu curse Shivananda Sena’s son to die?
• 229) ​How does Shivananda Sena exemplify the three great strengths in bhakti?
• 228) ​Why does Radharani not wear tilaka?

March 2016

• 227) How did ordinary people see Lord Chaitanya’s ecstatic trances?
• 226) GAURA acronym – 5 glorious qualities of Lord Chaitanya
• 225) Can we relish the same level of love for Krishna that Radharani relishes?
• 224) Is Radharani attracted to Krishna because he is handsome?
• 223) Is Lord Chaitanya’s lila too elevated for general people?
• 222) Gaura Purnima lecture – Lord Chaitanya manifested the three internal reasons for his descent in his Ratha-yatra lila
• 221) Is our sampradaya’s credibility weakened because of having shiksha links instead of diksha links?
• 220) When our sampradaya is of shiksha, why are diksha-gurus deemed so important and shiksha-gurus deemed unimportant?
• 219) What is the significance of Lord Chaitanya’s chastising Balabhdara Bhattacharya?
• 218) Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi part 3
• 217) How does fear enhance our relationship with Krishna?
• 216) Why couldn’t Krishna have killed miscreants without leaving Vrindavan?
• 215) Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 3 – Srila Prabhupada made the transcendental practical
• 214) Are the gopis separated from Krishna even in the spiritual world?
• 213) Why is the Gaudiya sampradaya a branch of the Brahma-Madhva sampradaya and not its straight continuation?
• 212) Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 2 – Learn to relish bhakti rasa
• 211) Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 1 – Bhakti inverts social hierarchy
• 210) How did Nimai Pandit’s name become Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?
• 209) Why did Lord Chaitanya first become a scholar and then a devotee?
• 208) Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi – Part 2
• 207) Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi Part 1
• 206) Dasha Mula Tattva 13 – Study scripture with focus on the purpose of scripture
• 205) Dasha Mula Tattva 12 – Enter higher rasas by purification, not imitation

February 2016

• 204) Does one need to know one’s svarupa to be liberated?
• 203) Dasha Mula Tattva 11 – Love is not just feeling but also doing
• 202) Why do senior devotees sometimes join apasampradayas?
• 201) Dasha Mula Tattva 10 – Mayavada is the inversion, not contradiction, of Vaishnavism
• 200) Dasha Mula Tattva 9 – Association is the way to liberation
• 199) Dasha Mula Tattva 8 – Maya binds us not as prisoners but as puppets
• 198) Dasha Mula Tattva 7 – Achintyabhedabheda is the most evolved understanding of Vedanta
• 197) Dasha Mula Tattva 6 – The Absolute Truth delights and shares delights through three internal energies
• 196) Dasha Mula Tattva 5 – The Absolute Truth and its energies are one in synthesis, different in analysis
• 195) Advaita Acharya 1 – Compassionate call to the Lord

December 2015

• 194) Which is the abode for sakhya rasa?

November 2015

• 193) What is the spiritual significance of the Gopinath Patnaik story?
• 192) When Yashoda’s rasa is vatsalya, how is her bhakti coming from Radharani whose rasa is madhurya?
• 191) What happened to Radharani after Krishna left for Mathura?
• 190) Appreciating Prabhupada’s resourcefulness and sharing his legacy – Prabhupada Disappearance day class
• 189) Govardhan Dashakam Meditation – Ten appeals for residence at Govardhan
• 188) Meditating on the Damodarashtakam: The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control (Part 2 – Verses 5 to 8)
• 187) Meditating on the Damodarashtakam: The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control (Part 1 – Verses 1 to 4)
• 186) Damodarashtakam explained – The Controller is controlled and still remains in control
• 185) Is detachment not included in 64 items of bhakti because it makes one hardhearted?

October 2015

• 184) When Sarvabhauma was an impersonalist how could he appreciate symptoms of love of God in Lord Chaitanya?

August 2015

• 183) Is bhakti as rasa a contemporary presentation at Lord Chaitanya’s times or an eternal truth?
• 182) Why did Vasudeva not allow Krishna to return to Vrindavana?
• 181) Balaram Jayanti – How Balaram helps Krishna remember Vrindavan outside Vrindavan
• 180) Lord Chaitanya’s momentous victory in Puri – Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya Chp 6

April 2015

• 179) How could a brahmana be so illiterate as to to not be able to read the Gita?
• 178) Jaya Jaya Jagannatha meaning – The Lord’s many forms manifest his manifold mercy
• 177) Just delight in the Lord’s glories – he govinda he gopala song meaning
• 176) Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini
• 175) What is the rasa-abhasa in chanting “nitai gaur radhe shyam” mantra?
• 174) Is the Sakshi-Gopal pastime mundane with a brahmana using God to futher his marriage?

March 2015

• 173) Shuddha bhakata charana renu meaning – Delight in devotional stimuli
• 172) Vraje prasiddham meaning – Invite the ultimate thief to plunder the heart
• 171) Emona durmati meaning – Put good news to good use
• 170) Why does Krishnadas KG in CC offer obeisances to his readers?
• 169) Gaur Purnima Special – Lord Chaitanya makes the abominable age worshipable
• 168) Gaur Purnima – Lord Chaitanya makes supremely fortunate the materially unfortunate and the materially fortunate
• 167) Why did Lord Chaitanya perform shraddha?

February 2015

• 166) PURI acronym – 4 special qualities of Madhavendra Puri
• 165) How do we understand different devotees interpreting the moisture on the Pancha Tattva Deities differently?
• 164) Did the Pancha Tattva Deities shed tears of ecstasy due to the ecstatic kirtan mela?
• 163) Harinaam Sankirtan unites dance with meditation

January 2015

• 162) Does achintyabhedabheda harmonize dvaita & advaita – or fall in the dvaita category?

November 2014

• 161) Shikshashtakam 3 – Varnavada, sphotavada and the holy name’s potency

October 2014

• 160) Shikshashtakam 2 – The life of knowledge, the ocean of happiness and the complete nectar and bath (Part 2)
• 159) Shikshashtakam 1 – Understanding the mind’s mirror, the forest fire and the white lotus
• 158) Who is the most recent acharya mentioned in the Chaitanya tree in CC?
• 157) How the Chaitanya Charitamrita unified and systematized Gaudiya Vaishnavism

September 2014

• 156) Does ISKCON consider the English of the 1920s to be sacred?
• 155) Boro kripa koile krishna song meditation
• 154) Gopinath 1 song meditation
• 153) Bhajahu re mana song meditation

August 2014

• 152) People pray to God; the Vrajavasis pray for God (Meditation on Nandotsava)
• 151) Why does Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati criticize organized churches when ISKCON is also an organised church?

July 2014

• 150) Does ISKCON have a phobia for the tenth canto? (Bhagavatam 10.47.28)
• 149) If one doesnt practice raganuga bhakti then how will one get the realizations needed to return to our svarupa?
• 148) Does one have to practice raganuga bhakti to go BTG or is just departing in devotional circumstances enough
• 147) Hearing Krishna’s pastimes with the gopis is said to remove lust, but it often induce lust. How do we understand

June 2014

• 146) Ratha-Yatra – When the Lord comes out, let’s invite him in
• 145) Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contributions 4 – The Eastern Savior offers the zenith of religious experience among all the world’s religions
• 144) Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contributions 3 – The sara-grahi redefinition of Panchopasana as progressive modes of comprehending the divine
• 143) Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contributions 2 – See the unity of purpose underlying the diversity of religions
• 142) Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contributions 1 – Let faith and reason remove the mosses of illusion
• 141) Jagannatha Ashtakam 2 – Spiritual vision goes beyond abstraction to transcendental specification
• 140) I was born in another sampradaya, but became introduced to seriously bhakti through ISKCON. Which sampradaya should I follow?
• 139) Why is there no Radha Krishna worship in the Madhva sampradaya?

May 2014

• 138) What is vidvat pratiti? How can it be attained?
• 137) Does our seeking end after we find God as the Bible indicates or continue forever as Gaudiya Vaishnavism indicate?
• 136) Why does Prabhupada translate bhakti in Bhaktirasamritasindhu as ‘devotion’ instead of ‘devotional service’?
• 135) When South Indian brahmins are famous as learnt, why does Chaitanya lila depict an illiterate South Indian brahmin?
• 134) If our svarupa happens to be in dasya, how will be satisfied in that svarupa now that we know madhurya is highest?

April 2014

• 133) Are the five rasas progressive? What is the difference between rasa and bhava? Does rasa grow into bhava?
• 132) Ramayana and Gaudiya Vaishnavism

March 2014

• 131) Three ways to understand the maha-vadanyaya nature of Lord Chaitanya – the magnitude of the charity, the unworthiness of the recipients and the self-sacrifice of the giver
• 130) NoI 9 refers to the Mathura in the material world being the birthplace of Krishna as higher than Vaikuntha Where does Mathura in the spiritual world fit in this hierarchy?
• 129) By hearing about a particular rasa say Madhurya rasa in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, we will become attracted to it But if our svarupa is in a different rasa what will happen?
• 128) What is the relationship between the svarupa of the soul and its present seed form?
• 127) Is there a hierarchy among the five potent forms of devotional service? Is any one of them the highest?
• 126) Is their a hierarchy of devotees at higher and lower levels even in the spiritual world?
• 125) NoI 11 Text 4 – How the six exchanges nourish devotion

February 2014

• 124) Lord Nityananda’s mercy: The magnitude, the motivation and the magic

December 2013

• 123) Sankirtan – Where dance and meditation intersect for spiritual therapy
• 122) Sankirtan churns feelings of separation and union to increase attraction to Krishna
• 121) Lord Chaitanya – The Divine Alchemist
• 120) Is Ramananda Raya’s decoration of devidasis a standard devotional practice or an exception?
• 119) Does ISKCON promote subtle emotional enjoyment in the name of spiritual enjoyment?
• 118) Is ISKCON’s conception of God like the Abrahamic religion’s jealous God?
• 117) Could the unbelievable stories about Krishna not be some poets’ fabrications?
• 116) As Brahma has come as Haridasa Thakura what is the meaning of the statement that Maya could tempt Brahma but not Haridas Thakura?
• 115) What is the meaning of kavitam in the na dhanam na janam verse?
• 114) What does Shad-Goswami Ashtakam mean by ‘the devouring mouth of liberation’?
• 113) If Vrajavasis love each other doesn’t that mean Krishna is not all-attractive for he can’t exclusively attract their love?
• 112) If madhurya rasa is taught in other traditions, then what is unique about the Gaudiya tradition?
• 111) In Vraja the cows go ahead of Krishna to remove the thorns from his path, who goes ahead of Radharani?
• 110) What does crying for Krishna, as Srila Prabhupada recommends, mean practically?

November 2013

• 109) If a Gaudiya Vaishnava sadhaka feels attracted to Vishnu worship, what should he do?
• 108) Why does Vasudeva Krishna, not Vrindavan Krishna, kill demons? Why do demons like Putana killed by him attain Goloka, not Vaikuntha?
• 107) Why did Lord Chaitanya not give the Hare Krishna mantra to Tukaram Maharaj?
• 106) How can we avoid isolation when people around us misunderstand our intentions and hurt us?
• 105) Wasn’t it fanatical of Lord Chaitanya to punish Chhota Haridas so severely for such a minor transgression?
• 104) If our svarupa is fixed, then is our endeavor to experience a different rasa futile?

October 2013

• 103) If Padma Purana is written by Vyasadeva then how can the Damodarashtakam in it Purana be composed by Satyavrata Muni?
• 102) While glorifying Damodara why do we say Radha-Damodara and not Yashoda-Damodara?

September 2013

• 101) Why do Krishna and all incarnations descend according to such a tightly fixed schedule in particular yuga in specific Manavantara etc?
• 100) When Krishna has all the qualities of all the other incarnations, why are other incarnations needed?
• 99) 11 glories of Bhaktivinoda Thakur based on the acronym BHAKTIVINODA
• 98) If the cultivation of knowledge is important in bhakti, then why does Lord Chaitanya say “I am a fool, so I simply chant the holy names”?

August 2013

• 97) Gopi Gita Part 3 SB 10.31.9-19 “Your remembrances doesn’t decrease but increases our agony – Please appear.” (Janmashtami class)
• 96) Gopi Gita Part 2 – SB 10.33.5-8: “Krishna, please bless us with with your hands, your face, your feet and your lips” (Janmashtami class)
• 95) Gopi Gita Part 1 – SB 10.33.1-4: “Krishna, please appear before us” (Janmashtami class)
• 94) KRISHNA acronym – How Krishna shares his opulences with his devotees
• 93) The God who conceals his godhood so that love can reign supreme (Janmashtami special)
• 92) Is the Garga-Samhita authentic? If yes, why don’t the Goswamis quote it?
• 91) What does Krishna’s threefold bending form signify?
• 90) How Balarama helps Krishna remember Vrindavana outside of Vrindavana (Hindi) – Balaram Jayanti Class
• 89) What is the story behind the origin of gopi chandana?
• 88) When Krishna never leaves Vrindavan how is he present in all the Deities all over the world?
• 87) Why does Kavi Karnapura say he is writing Anand Vrindavana Champu for my own pleasure?
• 86) When knowledge comes easier than faith, why does CC say that faith develops in the madhyama stage and knowledge in the uttama stage?
• 85) Wasn’t Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s rejecting his spiritual master Bipin Bihari Goswami offensive?
• 84) Does Lord Chaitanya appear in all Kali yugas or only in this Kali yuga?

July 2013

• 83) What is the basis of the authenticity of those Chaitanya Charitamrita teachings that are not present in the Vedic scriptures?
• 82) What is the disciplic succession by which Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami got the knowledge to write the Chaitanya Charitamrita?
• 81) What are the 7 secondary relationships? Do demons have those relationships with Krishna?
• 80) Do those who don’t accept that Prabhupada descended from the spiritual world comprise an apasampradaya?
• 79) Are sahajiyas better than Mayavadis?
• 78) Will those who reject Gaur-Nitai go to hell?
• 77) If Radha and Krishna are one then what is the point of Krishna coming as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to understand Radha’s love for him?
• 76) What is Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contribution to our tradition?
• 75) Is there physical intercourse in the spiritual world?audio icon
• 74) Which form of Krishna is the original one existing eternally? The baby, young or adult Krishna?

June 2013

• 73) Is Govardhana Krishna or devotee of Krishna?
• 72) How does Krishna cover the large distances between say Vrinadavan and Barsana while performing pastimes?
• 71) Understanding the Spiritual Reality and Parakiya Rasa

April 2013

• 70) What is the meaning of the statement “The Origin of sex life in its pure form is Krishna”

March 2013

• 69) Lord Chaitanya Sannyasa lila – Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka 4 Hindi
• 68) Dana Keli Lila enacted by Lord Chaitanya – Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka 3 Hindi
• 67) Vairagya and Bhakti in Kali Yuga – Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka 2 Hindi
• 66) Explanation of Sacisuta Ashtakam – Gaur Purnima 2013 Hindi
• 65) How Kali’s weapons failed against Lord Chaitanya – Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka 1 Hindi
• 64) Why did Krishna’s parents not stop him from going to the forest to graze the cows to avoid the danger of demons?
• 63) Why is vatsalya and madhurya not included in the 9 forms of devotional service?
• 62) Five aspects of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s outreach

February 2013

• 61) What does the Shikshashtakam verse “shreyah kairava chandrika vitaranam” mean?

January 2013

• 60) How Krishna left and returned to Vrindavan – Hindi
• 59) Why did the Vrajavasis not go to Mathura to meet Krishna when they were suffering in separation from him?
• 58) Why did Krishna go to Kubja though she was known to be a society woman?
• 57) Why is Jiva Goswami known as the Siddhanta acharya of the Gaudiya sampradaya?
• 56) Did Krishna return to Vrindavan as per his promise? Please explain the pastime.
• 55) Does the Hare in the maha-mantra refer to Hari or to Radharani?
• 54) Why did Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati give sannyasa to himself?

December 2012

• 53) How can we know that Balarama’s gopis are different from Krishna’s gopis?
• 52) If a devotee goes to Goloka Vrindavana, does that mean he can never see great personalities like Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Parvati etc.?
• 51) What is the significance of Gayatri Mantra? What result does one get by chanting this mantra?
• 50) Why did Lord Chaitanya not initiate Tukaram M in the Hare Krishna mantra?
• 49) How exactly do the demons killed by Krishna become liberated?

November 2012

• 48) Do those who study the Gita go to Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrindavana?

October 2012

• 47) If madhurya rasa is highest then how are those in other rasas satisfied? Do all souls progressively rise from shanta rasa to madhurya rasa?
• 46) If our svarupa is fixed then why is it is said that Lord Chaitanya came to teach love in the mood of the gopis?
• 45) If Krishna is complete how can he feel incomplete due to which he comes as Lord Chaitanya?
• 44) Why do the different Vaishnava traditions have a different understanding of the Absolute Truth?
• 43) If Vaishnava traditions with an understanding of Gods relationship with the world different from that of the Gaudiyas can take their followers back to godhead how important is this understanding for us as practicing Gaudiyas?

September 2012

• 42) Is chanting the mahamantra starting with Hare Rama a namapradha?
• 41) What is the correct pronunciation of Rama in the mahamantra?
• 40) Are demigods and demons present in the spiritual world?
• 39) A Lament of Misdirected Love – Avatara Sara song explanation

August 2012

• 38) Is the Yamuna purer than Ganga? On whose banks was the Bhagavatam spoken?
• 37) Krishna’s childhood boyhood pastimes
• 36) Anand Vrindavana Champu – Childhood pastimes of Krishna SB 10.23.22
• 35) Krishna lila from Gopal Champu
• 34) How Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura preached amidst nationalism and impersonalism
• 33) Lord Balarama – Tattva and Lila
• 32) How do the liberated souls simultaneously participate in Vrindavan lila and Navadvipa lila?
• 31) Why didnt Brahmaji see Navdvipa Dham in the spiritual world (as described in Brahma Samhita)?

July 2012

• 30) The Spiritual Origin of Sex Desire
• 29) Conceiving the Inconceivable
• 28) Are those who go to Vaikuntha less intelligent than those who go to Goloka?
• 27) Damodarashtakam- Sanatan Goswami Tikka 2
• 26) Damodarashtakam- Sanatan Goswami Tikka 1

May 2012

• 25) Why is the spiritual master of Vishvanath Chakravarti not mentioned in the list of guru-paramapara?

April 2012

• 24) Was there no sankirtan before Lord Chaitanya?
• 23) How can Lord Chaitanya have initiated Saint Tukaram when they lived at different times?
• 22) History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism – Post-Prabhupada ISKCON
• 21) Lord Brahma is the first acharya in the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya, but why is he not considered pure devotee?
• 20) History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism IV – Prabhupada’s unprecedented success

March 2012

• 19) The History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism III – Transcendence Amidst Independence
• 18) Why did our acharyas not travel to South India when foreigners became oppressive?
• 17) How did Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakura restore our tradition after a 100 years of dormancy?
• 16) Why are there no remains of Lord Chaitanya’s South India tours?
• 15) Why did Bhaktivinoda Thakura write a controversial book like Krishna Samhita?
• 14) History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism III – The Beginnings of Modernity
• 13) Why are Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda Prabhu on the altar twice – as Deities and in the Pancha Tattva picture?
• 12) Why did Chaitanya Mahaprabhu take sannyasa from a Mayavadi teacher?
• 11) History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism – II (Post Chaitanya phase)
• 10) History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism I – Pre-Chaitanya Vaishnavism
• 9) If Lord Chaitanya is an hidden incarnation, then why do devotees not let him stay hidden?
• 8) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (5): Strength Wealth Fame part 1
• 7) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (6): Strength Wealth Fame part 2
• 6) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (4): Renunciation
• 5) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (3): Knowledge
• 4) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (2): Beauty part 2
• 3) Six Opulences of Lord Chaitanya (1): Beauty

February 2012

• 2) Is the concept of inconceivability not a license of illogicality?

December 2011

• 1) How Lord Chaitanya’s glory is established in the Chaitanya Charitamrita