Vedic teachings

Is the spiritual master an eternally liberated soul or a soul who has become purified by spiritual practice?

Decisions Determine destiny – Chaitanya Charan 27 02 2025 – Varanasi

With what purpose should we read Srila Prabhupada’s books?

Romanticizing Reincarnation – The danger of divorcing knowledge from its purpose

The cause of fanaticism is not excessive devotion but inadequate devotion

How can we practice bhakti in today’s competitive world?

How can we prevent repeated falls from shaking our faith in bhakti?

How can we deal with friends who hurt us?

How can we know that our service is pleasing Krishna?

Do emotions come from the heart the soul or the subtle body?

If Krishna is God why is Vishnu widely considered to be God and Krishna his incarnation?

Is the universe heliocentric or geocentric?

Understanding what is our quota in material life – 2

Resist the temptation to be discouraged

Learn to see the material and the spiritual as cumulative not competitive

Understanding what is our quota in material life – 1

How can we avoid forgetting in real-life what we learn in classes?

How can we prevent our faith from flickering amidst problems?

When guidance is not easily available how can we make good choices?

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

How can we avoid over-controlling the things that are in our control?

In the practical-philosophical categorization where does the emotional fit in?

When we face problems we need practical solutions not philosophical solutions – how can scripture help?

What is the best way to monitor our mental habits?

How can we help those who are suffering but are still imagining that they are enjoying?

If someone rationalizes their wrongdoing by saying that Krishna loves us unconditionally how do we respond?

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?

Can followers of other religions who don’t follow the regulative principles go back to Krishna?

Is Vedic philosophy confusing because it has so many holy books unlike Christianity and Islam that have only one holy book?

Changing the default settings of our mind

You have gone through a lot of pain in your life – what is your realization?

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

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

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

If our material life takes us temporarily away from our spiritual life how can we later regain our spiritual enthusiasm?

If our material activities interfere with our spiritual life how can we see those activities as spiritual?

If our family members don’t support our bhakti, what should we do?

Was the Mahabharata war predestined?

How can we spiritualize our work without disturbing our colleagues?

If bhakti practice makes us less emotional is that good?

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If we understand that we are souls do we need to reject the whole life we have built on our bodily identity?

For a pure devotee is the subtle body dissolved or does it still remain?