Contemplation on Krishna provides purification elevation and satisfaction People often ask, “What do you get by thinking about Krishna, as the Bhagavad-gita repeatedly recommends?” Let’s [...]
Be in Krishna consciousness not around it To be in Krishna consciousness means to be aware of Krishna’s supreme position as the source of everything [...]
Be vigilant to know when the mind becomes incoherent Suppose while we are doing some important work, an acquaintance approaches us and starts mumbling and [...]
Our pain is meant to be harvested not wasted Suppose we get a seed that tastes extremely bitter. Just when we are about to throw [...]
When the mind is fast the intelligence needs to be faster Our mind can act extremely fast – within moments, it can take our thoughts [...]
The awe-inspiring mystery of God is to be venerated not penetrated When we come to know of Krishna’s form, pastimes, philosophy, associates, paraphernalia, we may [...]
To trust God means to trust that he can run the world without us When we hear the Bhagavad-gita’s repeated exhortation to fix our mind [...]
The mind makes the easy seem difficult and the difficult seem impossible When we have to do something, we often assess how easy or difficult [...]
Our losses empty our heart for God to fill Suppose our house is filled with junk. If we buy some good furniture, we won’t have [...]
Intelligence means to understand how the mind makes us misunderstand Suppose we are driving a car and our rear-view mirror gives us a distorted picture, [...]
Seek not to grasp God – seek to be grasped by God To grasp God means to use our intelligence to comprehend and conquer him; [...]
Don’t give your mind to people whom you wouldn’t give your time When somebody has hurt us grievously, we may decide to avoid them in [...]
Focus not on life’s unfairness; focus on Krishna’s mercifulness Life sometimes seems terribly unfair. For no good reason, people accuse, cheat or hurt us. When [...]
Godliness is both a decision and a disposition When we strive to lead a godly life, we soon realize that some of us are innately [...]
Turn to God not to get something but to be with Someone When we face problems beyond our power to solve, we often seek God’s [...]
Our mind frequently craves for the things we don’t have. And such craving is aggravated by today’s media which dangles before us images of thousands [...]
Some people narrate stories with such animation and emotion that they completely captivate their audiences. While we may appreciate their storytelling expertise, we won’t assume [...]
Some spiritualists hold that our sense of personhood (“I am a person”) is just a stage in the evolution of consciousness – when consciousness evolves [...]
Many people adopt a materialistic lifestyle without thinking about its implications. A materialistic worldview implies that we have come from nowhere because we didn’t exist [...]
We all face situations wherein our emotions go wild and push us to act impulsively, say, angrily. Regretting such actions, we resolve to become self-controlled. [...]
We may see responsible people become alcoholics and wonder: how can anyone get so bound by desire? Gita wisdom explains that our desires grow by [...]
