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June 2022

• 136) ​What is the difference between Arjuna fighting under Krishna and jehadis fighting under Allah?

June 2019

• 135) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 62 – 10.11.19-29 The Vrajavasis move to protect Krishna and Gokula both
• 134) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 61 – 10.11.1-9 Vrajavasis doubt Krishna’s supernatural power, but don’t disbelieve it

August 2017

• 133) Is remembering that Krishna is in control the only way we can remember him while working in the world?

December 2016

• 132) When Jaya-Vijaya became demons by Krishna’s will and performed so many atrocities, what was the fault of their victims?
• 131) Does Krishna have a plan for us even when we are not serious devotees?
• 130) ​When faced with difficulty, why do we go away from Krishna?
• 129) Did Shankaracharya accept Krishna’s form as transcendental?
• 128) When Krishna disapproves renunciation as it will disturb people’s minds, how can we understand Prabhupada’s giving sannyasa to young disciples?
• 127) Is dandiya rasa considered imitation of Krishna’s rasa-lila — is it allowed in ISKCON?

November 2016

• 126) If someone says the sparks of Krishna’s splendor are enough for me, how can we connect them with Krishna?
• 125) How can we know whether we are depending on our own endeavors or on Krishna?
• 124) How can we fix the mind on Krishna?
• 123) Why does Bhagavatam contains sections that don’t glorify the Lord?
• 122) For what purpose did Krishna speak the Bhagavad-gita?
• 121) ​When the Paramatma is always in the heart, how can Krishna leave the heart?
• 120) ​Yoga Maya can cover Krishna – how is this different from the Mayavadi idea that we all are God covered by Maya?
• 119) ​Does our enthusiasm in bhakti come from our sincerity or from Krishna’s mercy?
• 118) Why did Nalakuvera-Manigriva not untie Krishna before going to heaven?
• 117) If it is Radharani’s love that binds Krishna, then is her love greater than Yashoda’s?
• 116) ​Krishna is the basis of all being, not just the best of all beings – what does this mean?
• 115) ​Why does Krishna descend to this world – to kill demons or to teach the Gita?
• 114) ​Why did Krishna not stop Yudhishthira from gambling?
• 113) ​Did everyone on the Kurukshetra battlefield see Krishna’s universal form?

October 2016

• 112) Do we need to appreciate devotees before we can appreciate Krishna?
• 111) ​Why were the lower castes so abused in the caste system, though it was given by Krishna?
• 110) ​Why was Arjuna Krishna’s favorite among the Pandavas?
• 109) How did Draupadi have so much devotion for Krishna, more than that of even the Pandavas?
• 108) Does Krishna tell Arjuna that you are a kshatriya at the level of a brahmana?
• 107) When Krishna is in our heart and knows our desires, why do we need to pray to him?
• 106) Can devotees ask Krishna for a material thing such as a child?
• 105) ​When Krishna descends to destroy the miscreants, why does he try for peace with the miscreant Kauravas?
• 104) Does Krishna ask Karna for his punya when Karna is about to die?
• 103) ​What happens to our accumulated karma when we surrender to Krishna?
• 102) ​Why does Krishna in the hearts of terrorists allow them to murder people?
• 101) ​How can we learn to serve Krishna more selflessly?
• 100) ​During chanting should we try to control the mind or should we pray to Krishna that he control the mind?
• 99) ​Learning to change our rasa from the world to Krishna
• 98) ​How could omniscient Krishna not locate his abducted son Pradyumna for many years?
• 97) ​Mahabharata 1 – Bhishma – Misunderstood by the world, understood by Krishna
• 96) ​When Krishna is the protector of cows, how are so many cows being slaughtered?
• 95) ​How does the food offered to Krishna purify us?
• 94) ​Are people around us benefited by our being Krishna conscious even when we can’t share our devotion with them?
• 93) ​Does Krishna’s call to Arjuna to rise beyond the three modes imply that we all can transcend our nature born from the modes?
• 92) ​If we are unable to avoid negative emotions, how can we deal with them?
• 91) How can we draw the line about how much material things we can use in Krishna’s service?

September 2016

• 90) In the Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam, Krishna refers to himself inclusively, not exclusively – what does this mean?
• 89) How can we use our talents at work without being sucked by the work away from Krishna?
• 88) Does Draupadi not know that Krishna protected her from disrobing?
• 87) When cows are being brutally slaughtered why does Krishna not intervene?
• 86) ​Is it self-centered to call out to Krishna only when we have problems and not at other times?
• 85) ​If we ask Krishna for something material that is not good for us, will he give it?
• 84) ​When the mind treats worldly objects, not Krishna, as its home, how to respond?
• 83) ​Can the mode of ignorance be used in Krishna’s service?
• 82) If something makes us go away from Krishna, how can we return towards him?
• 81) ​Is our intelligence enough for making right choices or do we need Krishna’s mercy?
• 80) ​What happens to Krishna’s queens after he departs from the world?
• 79) ​When Krishna said that the Kauravas were doomed because of offending Draupadi, why did he go to them as a peace envoy?
• 78) ​Sometimes we say Krishna is acting and sometimes karma is acting – what is it really?
• 77) Why does Krishna send problems that take devotees away from him?
• 76) ​When Krishna had vowed not to lift weapons during the Kurukshetra war, why did he lift up a wheel?
• 75) ​How could the Narayana sena agree to fight against Krishna?
• 74) ​Separation from Krishna is like a yuga for the gopis but like twelve years for Lord Chaitanya – why the difference?
• 73) ​Should we share our devotional memories when such memories are considered Krishna’s private gifts to us?
• 72) ​After Uddhav sees the gopis’ exalted love for Krishna, why does he still speak about Krishna to them?
• 71) How is Krishna impartial if he offers kripa-siddhi to some and asks for sadhana from others?
• 70) Is Krishna partial because he responds only those who call out?
• 69) ​If we surrender to Krishna, won’t he help in taking care of our needs?
• 68) ​Are the material needs of pure devotees automatically provided for by Krishna?
• 67) Is service that which pleases Krishna or does it include that which we like?
• 66) ​As sadhakas, what emotions can we experience in relationship with Krishna?
• 65) Radhashtami class – Appreciating the transcendence of the Radha-Krishna relationship
• 64) ​Radhashtami class – When Krishna leaves the gopis and Radharani during rasa lila
• 63) ​How is Krishna the enjoyer of the sacrifices done without knowing his supremacy?
• 62) ​Does Krishna accept service done passionately?
• 61) Does meditating on Krishna’s pastime while chanting comprise inattentive chanting?
• 60) ​Should we avoid worrying or should we take anxieties for Krishna’s service?
• 59) ​Should we see that our sufferings are arranged by Krishna?
• 58) Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered
• 57) ​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

August 2016

• 56) ​Does humility mean complete surrender to Krishna?
• 55) ​How can we avoid pride while using our talents in Krishna’s service?
• 54) ​Does chanting with humility mean to think I am doing this for Krishna?
• 53) Krishna is universal yet personal – Janmasthami meditation 3
• 52) Krishna teaches “Prepare for the worst, strive for the best” – Janmasthami meditation 2
• 51) Krishna teaches “Contribution without position” – Janmasthami meditation 1
• 50) Krishna descends to elevate us to happiness – Janmashtami class (Hindi)
• 49) ​What happens to Krishna when his deity is desecrated?
• 48) ​What to do if I don’t feel emotions for Krishna naturally, but only after contemplation?
• 47) Balaram Jayanti class – Balaram acts as the via media between Krishna and the Vrajavasis as well as the conditioned souls
• 46) How can we develop the mood of serving Krishna in everything we do?
• 45) ​Why is Krishna not revealed in the Vedas – why was Bhagavatam needed to reveal him?
• 44) How are Krishna’s self-contradictory statements in Gita 9.4 and 9.5 to be understood?
• 43) Do different people perceive Krishna’s mercy differently?
• 42) ​Should we chant while feeling separated from Krishna or while feeling that they are in front of us as the Deities?
• 41) Does chanting progress from uttering to hearing to visualizing Krishna’s form?
• 40) ​When all forms of God exist eternally, what does Krishna is the source of all those forms means?

July 2016

• 39) ​How does Krishna decide when to protect and when to not protect?
• 38) ​Does Krishna sometimes violate the other three legs of dharma but never violate mercy?
• 37) ​Does Krishna intervene in the system of karma or lets it act even on devotees?
• 36) Bhagavatam canto 6 study 1 – 6.1.1-27 Nothing purifies as thoroughly as bhakti
• 35) ​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most
• 34) ​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information
• 33) Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna
• 32) ​Why do we feel enthusiastic initially in bhakti, but later that enthusiasm goes away?
• 31) How can we increase our commitment to Krishna?
• 30) Why did Krishna’s protecting Draupadi’s honor not change the Kauravas’s evil intention?

December 2015

• 29) Gita 11.04 – Devotee desires to see Krishna but doesn’t demand
• 28) ​Gita 11.03 – Arjuna’s desire to know Krishna’s glory comes not from doubt but from devotion
• 27) Gita 11.02 – Freedom from delusion comes by understanding the ephemeral and the eternal beyond the ephemeral
• 26) Gita 11.01 – Those enlightened by divine mercy desire similar enlightenment for others
• 25) Gita 10.42 – Appreciate Krishna’s opulence by appreciating the potency of his fragment
• 24) Gita 10.41 See the attractiveness of the attractive not as Maya but as sparks of Krishna
• 23) Gita 10.40 – Krishna’s infinitude brings not confusion, but jubilation
• 22) ​Gita 10.39 – God is the one without whose existence no existence is possible
• 21) ​Gita 10.37 – Krishna’s manifestations encompass all the three worlds
• 20) ​Gita 10.36 The thrill of victory and adventure is an experience of Krishna
• 19) Gita 10.38 – Punishment may not stop wrong desiring, but it can stop wrong doing
• 18) Gita 10.35 – The beauty of music and nature manifest Krishna’s opulence
• 17) ​Gita 10.33 – Re-envision attraction to language and words to become attracted to Krishna
• 16) Gita 10.32 – Krishna manifests as all phases of action in material existence
• 15) Gita 10.31 – The power of powerful weapons and warriors points to Krishna
• 14) Gita 10.30 – God manifests as the godly among the ungodly

November 2015

• 13) ​Gita 10.27 – The ruler manifests God’s opulence, for good or for bad
• 12) ​Gita 10.26 – ​The transcendental manifests among the celestial
• 11) Gita 10.24 – Channel feelings of awe from giant things towards the source of all awe
• 10) ​Gita 10.22 – God’s opulence pervades and sustains all life everywhere
• 9) Gita 10.21 – Celestial glory manifests transcendental glory
• 8) ​Gita 10.19 – Our eagerness to hear Krishna’s glories is auspicious for us and delightful for Krishna

January 2012

• 7) Why does Krishna stop us from enjoying when he himself enjoys so much?
• 6) 18.73 – An intellectual adventure with an emotional climax
• 5) 13.16: When Krishna seems far away….

November 2011

• 4) Hurry Worry Sorry ()
• 3) Krishna Consciousness – Our Love-hungry Heart ()
• 2) Is forgiveness practical?

October 2011

• 1) Why didn’t we find gold and diamonds during the Dwarka excavations as were said to be existing in the scriptural Dwarka?