Spiritual Discipline

If someone gets stuck at the basic non-negotiable level of practicing bhakti, how can they grow?

Hindi – Bhagavad Gita Overview Chapter 6 || Chaitanya Charan

If we are inspired by high spiritual standards but fail to live up to them, what should we do?

When Krishna offers multiple levels to connect with him how to avoid the tendency to connect at the easiest level?

How can we control our mind especially during chanting?

Devotional practices calm our mind but only briefly – what to do?

PURE acronym – 4 attitudes for progressing in spiritual life

Focus on conscious intention not circumstantial emotion

How can we organize ourselves to best serve Krishna?

How can we sustain our resolutions in spiritual life?

In which service should we start fighting our inclination to the path of least resistance?

How can we prevent sense enjoyment from depriving us of Krishna’s shelter?

How can we overcome inconsistency in deity worship caused by our wavering feelings?

How to deal with indulgences that we aren’t able to give up?

To get stimulated out of sleep can I visit Facebook first thing after waking up?

How to deal with the emotions and inclinations that take us away from Krishna?

While using tricks like propinquity to control our senses don’t we neglect the bhakti aspect?

When intoxication doesn’t harm others as does meat-eating why is it considered bad?

​How can we practically do abhyasa for focusing the mind?

How can we resist temptation? – Hindi

Before we can evaluate our desire we end up indulging in it – what to do?

How can we avoid falling repeatedly to a wrong desire?

Counter the inner negative conversation of doubt and desire

How can we maintain our spiritual alertness amidst worldly association?

Some devotees take a vow to chant lots of rounds and keep chanting all day – is that ok?

How can we control sense gratification?

How can we regulate our material wants in our spiritual life?

​Can becoming spiritual make us lazy and unambitious?

​Seek the synergy of siddhanta, sadhana and sadachara

​Isn’t it better to address misunderstanding right away instead of letting it distract us later during japa?

​How can we balance our studies and our bhakti?

Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)

How can we increase our commitment to Krishna?

Shikshashtakam 5 – Channel the avalanche of desire

Austerity is meant to focus desire, not kill desire

When austerity is to be implemented, our resolve weakens – how to counter?

​How can we increase our austerities as did Dhruva?