Resisting temptation while holding on to attachments is like fighting an enemy while staying shackled Suppose a warrior has been shackled by their enemy. If [...]
Intelligence is seen not just through aptitude but also through activity Nowadays, if we want to know how intelligent someone is, we often check their [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now after describing Mavavadis in [...]
We may not be interested in politics but politics is interested in us Some people consider politics to be a dirty business that they would [...]
See failure as a practical problem not as an existential problem During life, we all fail sometime or the other. How we respond to a [...]
The bhakti cure works for sure for it connects us with the all-pure When we are sick and are taking some treatment, we may doubt [...]
The truth may be bitter but it doesn’t have to be told bitterly When we see someone doing something wrong, we may feel tempted to [...]
To treat our emotions as the only reality is to live in unreality Suppose we are driving a car, and suddenly the car lurches. We [...]
Don't give up because of illusion – give up to come out of illusion Some people adopt renunciation because of frustration. They want some worldly [...]
Indulgence decreases our capacity to push against desire and increase desire's capacity to push us Suppose we had to push a huge boulder uphill. That [...]
Purification puts the mind in the silent mode When we are working on something important, if we are repeatedly disturbed by our phone’s beeps, we [...]
Don't just be forceful – first be resourceful When we are in a responsible position where we need to get things done, we may have [...]
We may be infinite steps away from purity but we just need to take one step now If we have to walk on a long [...]
Devotion is expressed through intention and attention not just emotion and action People often equate devotion with feel-good emotions or ritualistic actions. If they feel [...]
Freedom is not just an opportunity – it is also a responsibility Our culture celebrates freedom, yet it doesn’t give the freedom to drive to [...]
Just because a memory can't be deleted doesn’t mean that it has to be recalled When we strive to grow in our life, our memories [...]
Associate with the saintly to upload their spiritual positivity not download our mental negativity When things go wrong, our mind often gets filled with negativity. [...]
Sensual pleasure feels fine but it comes with a fine Youths often like to drive their bikes superfast, way above the speed limit. They get [...]
Renunciation is an expensive business Some people think that renunciation is a cheap business: just as even those without much capital can start a cheap [...]
Fighting self-destructive desire by ourselves is like fighting a forest fire with bare hands When we indulge repeatedly in some self-destructive desire, it becomes addictive. [...]
Life may knock us down but it can't keep us down Suppose we are walking along a road, and a sudden stormy wind knocks us [...]
