Spiritual Growth

Dedication in bhakti – Chaitanya Charan 28 2 2025 – Prayag

Decisions Determine destiny – Chaitanya Charan 27 02 2025 – Varanasi

Why We Do Bad Things – Four Causes | Bhagavatam 3.12.34 | Tirupati | Chaitanya Charan

Did the mocking of God cause Los Angeles fire Wrong in 4 ways

Ranveer Allahbadia’s Controversy || Chaitanya Charan

Hindi – Nityananda Prabhu’s opposite moods with Jagai-Madhai & Shrikant Sen – Chaitanya Charan

1 Six characteristics of bhakti – Basics of relationships

The bhakti journey 3 – Bhajan-kriya & Vishaya-sangara Durga puja youth camp Newtown Kolkata

The bhakti journey 2 – Sraddha & Sadhu-sanga Durga puja youth camp Newtown Kolkata

How character is deformed and reformed – Ramayana wisdom

How strengths become weaknesses and weaknesses become strengths Learning from Ravana and Vibhishan

The story of Vishvamitra – part 2 – Overcoming anger and arrogance

The story of Vishvamitra – Obstacles on the spiritual path – Part 1

Special Sunday Satsang Program by HG Chaitanya Charan Das

Relationships flourish by sharing not by dominating – Rama Lakshmana interactions

Life Lessons from the Ramayana – Part 1 by HG Chaitanya Charan Das

How temptation attacks visibly and invisibly – Lessons from Indrajita’s attack on Rama-Lakshmana

Hanuman in the cave Persevering in bhakti through pleasure and trouble

Detachment doesn’t make us hard-hearted attachment does – Learning from Kaikeyi

Curses and Choices – How to change our consciousness

46 If we are not the doers why are we held responsible – Gita 18.14

45 Speak to give peace of mind not a piece of your mind – Gita 17.15

44 Isn’t spirituality a matter of the heart Why so many rules Gita 16.24

39 What is education meant for – Gita 13.12

38 Does religion make people better or worse

37 Beyond black and white conceptions of spirituality – Gita 12.10

36 How can I forgive those who have hurt me – Gita 11.55

33 How does my association affect my spirituality – Gita 10.09

31 What are mantras How does uttering them make us spiritual – Gita 09.14

29 What are the different forms of yoga – Gita 8.28

Gita key verses course 22- What if I am not spiritual enough at the time of death? – Gita 6.40

Gita key verses course 21- Why are relationships so difficult? How can we improve them? – Gita 06.32

Gita key verses course 20 – What is meditation? What are spiritual experiences? – Gita 6.22

Gita key verses course 19 – What is yoga? – Gita 06 11

Gita key verses course 10 – Do I have inner demons? How can I slay them? – Gita 03.36

Gita key verses course 14 – What is karma? Why do bad things happen to good people? – Gita 4.16-18

Gita key verses course 11 – What is revelation? Is it for real? – Gita 4.1-2

Gita key verses course 9 – What is sacrifice? Is it a ritual? Are rituals needed? – Gita 3.9

Gita key verses course 8 – What is happiness? Why is it so elusive? – Gita 2.55

Gita key verses course 7 – What is destiny? Is everything destined? – Gita 2.47

Gita key verses course 5 – What is Spirituality? Is it a state of mind? – Gita 02.29

Gita key verses course 2 – Who am I? Is there any scientific evidence for the soul? – Gita 2.13

Gita key verses course 1 – What is the Gita? How is it relevant for me? – Gita 1.1

Role of sex desire in life and in spiritual life

Can sexuality and spirituality go together?

While chanting can we hear kirtan?

Despite practicing bhakti and cultivating goodness we remain passionate – what to do?

How to avoid relaxing into worldly enjoyment after doing our service wholeheartedly?

Have people who can remember their past lives done some special good karma?

Reincarnation – Reality Rationality Opportunity

What is the consequence of the offense of inattentive chanting?

How can we overcome our past conditionings?

Will our conscience ever become stronger than the mind?

To anchor our consciousness in Krishna do we need external calm or can we directly get inner calm?

If we don’t have devotee association how can we practice bhakti?

To master the mind become conscious of your consciousness

Focus on the Bhagavatam’s universal purpose beyond its specific details – invest one’s emotions in Krishna not the world

Does courtesy japa help us attain Krishna after death?

When past karma blocks our bhakti what can we do?

How do I choose my spiritual master?

If karma daiva and kala lead to phala what is Krishna’s role?

If parents have two children – one bright one dull – is it the parents’ karma or the childrens’ karma?

When our sadhana oscillates because of material ups and downs what can we do?

Overcome anxiety by focusing on state of thoughts not state of things

Is destiny determined by past karma alone or by present karma too?

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

Does our past impede our bhakti – how can we overcome those impediments?

Do we need to always feel existential dissatisfaction to practice bhakti intensely?

Where do our fears originate – are they just conceptions?

Go beyond fight or flight to sight

What is the root of our procrastinating tendency?

Channeling our dissatisfaction constructively

Interview with Asia Today (Arizona based newspaper)

Why is initiation so important?

​Our material needs are like painkillers – necessary but not sufficient

How important is praying in bhakti?

How can we decide whether to focus on material life or on spiritual life?

In dealing with our desires through indulgence in householder life isn’t there a danger that the desires may not go away?

If someone insults us but we don’t feel angry whereas others feel we should be angry what is happening to us?

How can we sustain our resolutions in spiritual life?

How can our spiritual growth dismantle the power structures in today’s world that choke spiritual growth?

External miracles don’t change us – internal choices do

What your phone can teach you about your mind 2 – Hardware improvement doesn’t solve software problems

What your phone can teach you about your mind 1 – Deal with your default settings maturely

Seek self-affirmation through what you do for others not what others do for you

How can we assess our service when we are not pure-hearted?

Doesn’t Krishna feel bad when we do something wrong – doesn’t that make him unwilling to shelter us?

If our mistakes have got us into trouble how can we overcome the guilt that disheartens us while taking shelter of Krishna?

When we don’t feel like surrendering what should we do?