Yearly Archives: 2013

We often delight in intellectual stimulation, as recreations like chess, crossword puzzles and other cerebral teasers demonstrate. These recreations are especially appealing if we are [...]

Money, money, money. That’s the supreme goal of life for many people today. We obviously need money to survive. But is it survival that drives [...]

“Why did I do that? It was such a foolish thing to do.” We often find ourselves asking this question – if not publically at [...]

“Look at all the incredible advances that modern science has made – all thanks to our human intelligence.” Such thoughts impel many people to enthrone [...]

We often think of self-restraint as a pain: “I have to give up so many of the pleasures of the world.” Factually however, for us [...]

Krishna’s love for all of us is so encompassing that he accepts us wherever we are. And he invites us to come towards him from [...]

Our journey towards Krishna progresses through three stages: Defiance: We start of imagining that we don’t need Krishna, that we can do fine without him. [...]

Superstitious or suspicious – these are the two approaches many people have towards spirituality. Some people adopt an anti-intellectual approach to spirituality, basing everything on [...]

Becoming broke is usually among our worst nightmares. Something that we try our best to avoid. Yet the inscrutable ways of life sometimes make our [...]

Suppose we are stranded in an ocean on a sharp jagged rock. The rock seems to be our shelter, but it is actually the cause [...]

“I am a skeptic.” Today’s intellectuals often see skepticism as their badge of honor, as the evidence that they are freethinkers, unbound by other’s beliefs [...]

“If I pray to Krishna, he will make all my problems disappear.” We may sometimes hope thus when we practice spiritual life. Of course, we [...]

If we find a large sum of money missing from our house, we immediately go all out to nab the thief. But if small amounts [...]

Suppose we have a hired car for a day with us and need to go a long way to reach our destination. The more the [...]

Liberty. Freedom. Independence. These words appeal to us for they express the universal longing of the heart. However, these words have in recent times been [...]

Parents sometimes hide their financial or familial problems from their children out of love. But there are times that make such a love harmful, not [...]

Suppose we are given a car. Learning how to drive it, refuel it and care for it are important, but not as important as learning [...]

We like to think that we are better than what we actually are. Surprisingly, Gita wisdom agrees: we are, in fact, better that what we [...]

“Spiritual life is a war.” As we live in a world torn by violence, the war metaphor for spiritual life can seem alarming, even alienating: [...]