Yearly Archives: 2018

To play favorites means to bestow special favors on those whom one likes while overlooking others. To play favorites connotes a distasteful partiality. To have [...]

Some people say, “Devotion is a matter of the heart. Why exhibit it to the world?” Yes, devotion needn’t be exhibited, but it needs to [...]

When we practice bhakti, we may feel, “I have too much service to do. Why am I being stretched so much?” Sometimes, we may be [...]

In its conclusion (18.67), the Bhagavad-gita urges us to not speak its confidential message to anyone and everyone. Why this restriction? Because Gita wisdom needs [...]

Is everything that happens in our life – including things that happen because of our mistakes – all by Krishna’s plan? No; it is not Krishna’s [...]

Some people say, “Everything that happens is God’s will.” They may think that such a statement conveys their unquestioning faith, but does it really? Or [...]

When practicing spiritual life, we may equate spiritual advancement with denying our bodily needs such as sleep. We may deprive ourselves of sleep to demonstrate [...]

When we commit some serious mistakes, we may beat ourselves down with guilt, “Why did I do such a thing?” Certainly, we need to take [...]

When somebody treats us unfairly and hurtfully, we naturally feel angry, even vengeful. But such an attitude traps us in negativity, whereby we hurt ourselves [...]

Suppose an invading army infiltrates a defending army with a spy. And that spy disheartens the defending soldiers, telling them that their forces are too [...]

The vise of vice refers to the unbreakable grip (vise) with which we are held by our lower desires (vices). An example of such entrapment [...]

When deciding whether to work for some employer, we usually evaluate whether serving them will raise our profile or lower it. We can evaluate similarly [...]

Suppose a plane flies from Los Angeles to New York. During 90% of its flight time, it is off-course. Why? Because of its own momentum [...]

Whenever we are wizards at something – superb at doing that thing – our ability can raise us to great heights. While we certainly need [...]

We all want to be happy. Happiness is best found by evolving to a higher level of consciousness, from our present material consciousness to spiritual [...]

The word ‘thought’ can refer to an idea popping up in our consciousness, as in “I got a thought.” Or it can refer to steady [...]

When we practice bhakti and strive to become Krishna conscious, we are expected to follow some standards. If we fail to follow those standards, we [...]

While messaging someone through our phone, suppose we type ‘Hare Krishna.’ But the phone doesn’t recognize word ‘Hare’ and autocorrects it to ‘Hate.’ The autocorrected [...]

Suppose a wealthy person gives charity abundantly. Still, to receive that charity, we would have to go to their place. If they came to our [...]

When we approach God we may have a concern, “Does God care equally for everyone?” Krishna’s benevolence towards even the demonic is seen in the [...]

The Bhagavad-gita concludes with a proclamation: “Wherever there is Krishna and Arjuna, there will be victory.” This prophetic proclamation aptly climaxes the Gita’s revelation of [...]