Inability to face life’s challenges may diminish us but unwillingness to face life’s challenges will demolish us We all face challenges in life. And some [...]
If an ideal inspires more regret than reform an intermediate ideal is required Suppose a hospital gym has weights so heavy that they can’t even [...]
Education is meant to remove ignorance and restore innocence, not remove innocence and reinforce ignorance Education is a central part of human society. We get [...]
Better to be crazy in being busy than to be just crazy better still is to be busy without being crazy We sometimes feel, “I [...]
Commitment is emotional investment attachment is emotional dependence During the course of our relationship with our loved ones, we may get the question: How can [...]
Analyzing a spiritual text without applying it is like examining food without eating it Suppose someone is starving. If they are given food and they [...]
Suppose we are giving a talk. If the audience is responsive and appreciative, we feel enthused to speak. But if the audience starts frowning and [...]
Covering our tracks thoroughly is not intelligence choosing our tracks thoughtfully is Our impure desires sometimes impel us to do something wrong. After such wrongdoings, [...]
Protect the fences that protect you – keep temptation at a healthy distance Suppose we live in a neighborhood where robbery is common. We will [...]
The love that leads us to evil is evil masquerading as love Suppose in a war, an enemy soldier dresses like a defending soldier and [...]
The essence of commitment is recommitment We sometimes resolve to do something constructive such as exercising, meditating, studying wisdom-texts or becoming more tolerant in our [...]
Look for the good in all situations even in situations that don’t look good Whenever life subjects us to terrible situations, we often obsess over [...]
Attachment is the inability to say no whatever the cost No matter how challenging a situation may seem, there’s always good to be found. Discover [...]
Even if we can’t change what we live with we can change what we live for Suppose we are stuck with a slow, noisy, messy [...]
Even when we can’t avoid sensual perception we can avoid sensual imagination We live in a world rife with temptation. Such temptation can deceive and [...]
Meditation is not the antithesis of action it is the basis of action Some people consider meditation to be a scandalous waste of time. They [...]
Everything is not in the mind but everything comes through the mind Some people say, “Everything is in the mind; if you just learn to [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.7 etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ [...]
Saying no to temptation doesn’t mean much if we don’t mean no Suppose someone we know succumbs to an unworthy temptation. On being confronted about [...]
To make people suffer for the sake of making them suffer is the very essence of evil Suppose we accidentally step on someone’s foot. We’ll [...]
With God everyone is accepted but everything isn’t acceptable Some people ask, “If God is all-loving, why does he prescribe so many do’s and don’ts? [...]
