As desires are among our life’s strongest driving forces, we may wonder: How do desires relate with life’s ultimate reality, Krishna? Bhakti wisdom explains that [...]
We all are inherently pleasure-seeking. Usually, we seek pleasure through stimulating objects in the outer world. Today, technology has given us access to stimulation from [...]
Tolerance is a great power that enables us to keep small things small so that we can focus on big things. How can we increase [...]
Some people ask: Can a rational person believe in God? We could turn the question around and ask: Why should we be rational? Why does [...]
We often sense a voice inside us, a voice that sometimes prompts us to do good and sometimes to do bad. We may wonder: Whose [...]
To be conscious is to be desirous – our desires naturally drive our perceptions and actions. While traveling, when we desire to eat something, we [...]
Education is highly sought nowadays, with people paying millions to get prestigious degrees. But what is education meant for? Some common answers are: literacy, numeracy [...]
Some circus artists juggle many balls, expertly catching them all before they fall. Still, even they have their limits – they can’t juggle too many [...]
Suppose a person is trapped in a cold cage. They will naturally look for a way to escape. But if inside the cage they are [...]
If we are searching for something in the dark, we need to focus our flashlight in the direction where that thing is located. If the [...]
On seeing life’s many uncertainties, we may get the question, “Will Krishna really protect me amidst dangers?” Before looking for his protection amidst problems, we [...]
Suppose we are driving along a road, and we find that it ends in a ditch. We would immediately look for a way to avoid [...]
Habit can be terribly powerful. When people get caught in some bad habits such as smoking or drinking, they find quitting those habits almost impossible [...]
Illusion sometimes captivates us, as when we see a mirage in a desert. When allured, we can find a way out of illusion if, say, [...]
We sometimes find some people irrationally attached to their opinions – attached to the point of being fanatical. Their behavior may make us wonder: “What [...]
Egoistic people think and talk only about themselves: “I went here, I achieved this, I experienced this, I am so great.” Even if others talk [...]
Nonbelievers sometimes demonize believers, highlighting religious violence. What such demonization overlooks is that the label believers is unhelpfully huge. It encompasses people who brainwash children [...]
Telic refers to activities that are done for a particular goal. We may drive to get to office, work to earn a living or save [...]
An asset that costs more than what it yields is a negative equity. If we learn that a prospective asset will become a negative equity, [...]
When we speak something authoritative, we often expect others to hear it submissively. Especially when we speak Krishna’s message, we frequently think that because we [...]
Suppose a person goes deep into an unending dark tunnel. The deeper they go into the tunnel, the further they go from the light. Similar [...]
