When the mind says our victories are too small to count, cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories
When the mind says our victories are too small to count cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories When striving for [...]
Learn to wonder and ponder, not wander and pander
Learn to wonder and ponder not wander and pander Babies tend to wander and pander. They wander wherever they can without considering where they are [...]
When we limit our challenges, we can challenge our limits
When we limit our challenges we can challenge our limits Suppose an army is fighting a multifront war against a formidable enemy. For the army [...]
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness, not on our powerlessness
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness not on our powerlessness Some people feel that tolerating makes them powerless: “If things are going [...]
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens Suppose someone thrusts a huge burden upon us. We’ll feel [...]
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness, not on our powerlessness
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness not on our powerlessness Some people feel that tolerating makes them powerless. To know more about [...]
The mind is a perpetual procrastinator – it postpones our resolutions to someday, then some decade and then some lifetime
The mind is a perpetual procrastinator – it postpones our resolutions to someday then some decade and then some lifetime Suppose we wanted to go [...]
Everything that happens may not be God’s plan, but God can make his plan work through everything that happens
Everything that happens may not be God’s plan but God can make his plan work through everything that happens When something terrible happens, we may [...]
Our loudest desires won’t lead us to happiness – our deepest desires will
Our loudest desires won’t lead us to happiness – our deepest desires will In a conversation, suppose one person speaks the loudest. That doesn’t make [...]
Trying to get even with others gets us at odds with ourselves
Trying to get even with others gets us at odds with ourselves Whenever anyone hurts us, a natural human tendency is to want to get [...]
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self Self-seeking people care for their own pleasures, without caring for anyone else. Such people can’t be seekers [...]
Devotion commences when God becomes our guide and culminates when he becomes our goal
Devotion commences when God becomes our guide and culminates when he becomes our goal To embark on any journey, we need to know the starting [...]
A God who pretended we had no shortcomings would be a God who did not take our potential seriously
A God who pretended we had no shortcomings would be a God who did not take our potential seriously Suppose a coach tells a trainee-athlete, [...]
Addiction is an abductor who extorts ever-increasing ransom but never releases
Addiction is an abductor who extorts ever-increasing ransom but never releases Suppose an abductor abducts a child and demands a huge ransom from the parents. [...]
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right Some people are chronic complainers. They self-righteously justify their negativity, irritability [...]
If we are grateful when ability manifests through us, we can be graceful when it doesn’t
If we are grateful when ability manifests through us we can be graceful when it doesn’t Amid life’s challenges, we all look for some ability [...]
God is always ready to work with us, are we ready to work with him?
God is always ready to work with us are we ready to work with him? Suppose a reputed coach, who has helped many athletes excel, [...]
When you feel like giving up, start looking up – not sentimentally, but spiritually
When you feel like giving up start looking up – not sentimentally but spiritually When life seems overwhelming, we may feel like giving up. As [...]
Everything in history is not in memory; everything in memory is not in history – intelligence means to know what belongs where, and to keep it there
History and memory are both records of the past. Yet they can differ significantly. Let’s see how. Everything in history is not in memory: Because [...]
The resilience of the human spirit reflects our longing for and our belonging to transcendence
Life is tough. The difficulties that befall us can be morale-sapping. One thing that inspires us to persevere is stories of people overcoming challenges. Their [...]
Gita 11.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.34 droṇaṁ ca bhīṣmaṁ [...]