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"Faith and Doubt" by Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 6, 2025 at 8:56pm


The video features a session on "Faith and Doubt" by Chaitanya Charan Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty, exploring the interplay of faith, doubt, science, and spirituality. Key highlights include:
 Speaker Introduction
- Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a scholar and author with an engineering background.
- He writes daily meditations on the Bhagavad Gita and has authored numerous books, including *Gita for the CEO*.
- He serves on ISKCON’s Shastric Advisory Council, offering scriptural guidance.
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Doubt and Certainty In Krishna Consciousness

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on May 25, 2023 at 3:00pm

In this article, Suhotra Swami discusses various approaches to acquiring knowledge. He examines this phenomena in terms of the three pramanas (pratyaksa, anumana and sabda), which are the recognised sources of knowledge in the Vaisnava tradition. Suhotra Swami explains that in Vaisnava epistemology sabda (hearing from an authoritative source) is accorded the greatest regard. He examines the methods of direct perception and logical argument and offers an interesting analysis of their limitations

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The dialogue between faith and doubt - The Monk's Podcast

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on April 25, 2023 at 7:14pm

Krishna Kshetra Swami – teacher, writer, and traveler – is a disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

He has served as a missionary, temple priest (pujari), and counselor for bhakti-yoga practitioners from the time of his formal initiation in 1972. From 1972 to 1976 he was based in Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark; then he began to participate in Vaishnava missionary activities in cen

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