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Discrepancies Between Shastra and Science

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Question: A devotee scholar explained that when śāstra clashes with pratyaksa, we should accept modern science when it comes to descriptions of Vedic cosmology, and not be literal...   Read More

The Gender of Sanskrita Nouns

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Sanskrit nouns have genders. Sometimes, a noun may even have two or three genders. Every noun, whether used for a sentient being or an...   Read More

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Feelings of Revenge and Controlling the Mind

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Question: Is it OK to seek revenge? I have the tendency to want to get even with people. I am working on myself, but...   Read More

Shastra Quiz

Shastra Quiz 24

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

The Essence of Bhakti Principles

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Question: In Paramātmā Sandarbha 93, Śrī Jīva states that the seed of bhakti is imperishable, which seems to contradict what Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī writes...   Read More

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Is Krishna the Creator of all the Worlds?

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Question: How can we understand that Kṛṣṇa does not create the jīvas? He is God; He is the creator of everything. We always hear...   Read More

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Relationship Solutions

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One of the common problems that I advise people on is that of interpersonal relationships. Not only couples, but even single people may have...   Read More

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    Don’t get discouraged to study Sanskrit. To live and survive like animals in the material world you need only 4% of your brain. You need 1% of your brain for eating, 1% for sleeping, 1% for defending yourself, and 1% for pro-creating. You still have 96% of your brain to use. Why is the other 96% of your brain there?  Why did God make us like that?  That is to study sastra. And we need to understand Sanskrit to study sastra.

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