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Is Kṛṣṇa a Warmonger?

Articles by Satyanarayana DasaSandarbhas1 comment

Some may read Bhagavad Gītā and think that Śrī Kṛṣṇa spoke in order to inspire Arjuna to fight for dharma. Being a kṣatriya, it...   Read More

Chota Radha Madan-mohana

Different Visions of Krishna

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Seeing Kṛṣṇa as per One’s Bhāva Question: In a Bhagavat Sandarbha lecture, you mentioned that God appears in a mutually exclusive way to devotees,...   Read More

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Buddhist Conceptions

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Question: Certain schools of thought, namely Buddhism, put forward the idea of momentariness. The flow of events gives rise to a continuum of consciousness, but...   Read More

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Shastra Quiz 3

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This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in general, which are necessary...   Read More

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Gossip: The Quickest Route to Spiritual Suicide

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We repeatedly hear that Vaiṣṇavas shouldn’t gossip. We all know that it is a big offense to gossip about another Vaiṣṇava, and a catastrophic...   Read More

Lord Brahma bewildered by his daughter

Morality in Scripture, Nonviolence, Vaishnava Commentaries

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  Question: Different characters of the Purāṇas, even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, whom we consider guṇāvatāras, are shown to commit immoral acts. By such...   Read More

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Interactions between the Ātmā and the Mind

Questions & AnswersVedic Psychology5 comments

Question: Who feels pain and pleasure in the conditioned stage? Is it the soul or the mind? Answer: The mind feels it. Question: From where...   Read More

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