Liberty from responsibility is not liberty – it is slavery to irresponsibility
We all long for liberty. In today’s uncommitted age, we may conceive of liberty as freedom to do whatever we feel like doing, unencumbered by [...]
Gita 10.01 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan New Prayer: Prapan Parijatayah Totraya [...]
Sensuality erodes both our tendency and our capacity for spirituality
If we are to travel from place A to place B, we need the tendency and the capacity to make the journey. Tendency refers to [...]
Spiritual knowledge is not just propositional – it is also transformational
Some people downplay spiritual knowledge, deeming it merely propositional. They hold that various teachers make various propositions about the nature of reality; none of these [...]
Krishna transforms our brokenness into wholeness when we surrender
Suppose an accident has broken our bones. To function properly, we need to first become healthy and whole. Our functioning can be impeded not just [...]
Humility is the pathway to Krishna, not the password to position in a power structure
Some people are humble and submissive in front of their seniors, but haughty and abusive with their juniors. Why are they two-faced? Because their humility [...]
Don’t be oblivious to your weaknesses, but don’t be obsessed with them either
We all have strengths and weaknesses. To be oblivious to our weaknesses is dangerous. Suppose our driving skills are not up to the mark, and [...]
The most damaging consequence of indulgence is nonchalance towards indulgence
Suppose a butcher’s child kills an animal for the first time. Initially, his hand and heart may tremble: “How can I kill?” However, if he [...]
Things fall in place if we keep the mind in place
Suppose we come to our house and find everything out of place. We may start yelling at the person in-charge of housekeeping, demanding that things [...]
See weakness as woundedness, not wickedness
Suppose our hand is fractured, thereby weakening its connection with our arm. Then our capacity to move it according to our will decreases. And if [...]