Knowing begins with believing
Atheists often decry belief as something undesirable that should be wiped out by science. Yet they overlook the reality that science too is grounded in [...]
Gita 18.36 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Next we will discuss sukha [...]
The God of terrorists is not the God of transcendentalists
Atheists often blame religion and God for the evil of terrorism. But their blame game suffers from a fundamental blunder – a simplistic equalization of [...]
What is violence for the infectant is benevolence for the infected
Suppose a doctor neglected treating a patient, despite having the necessary capacity. Such negligence would be culpable – in doing nothing, the doctor would be [...]
The soul wears out the body and the body wears out the soul
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The soul wears the body in the sense that the body is like a dress for the soul, as the [...]
Gita 18.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now let us look at [...]
Don’t just see the provision – see the provider
As eco-awareness is spreading, people are increasingly appreciating how dependent we all are on nature. Without nature’s provision of our basic necessities, we wouldn’t be [...]
Don’t be so concerned about others’ future destination as to be cut off from their present emotion
A great danger for those following the right spiritual path is a sense of self-righteousness – the pride that we know the truth makes us [...]
The destructibility of the body is not a license for its wanton destruction
Some people ask, “The Bhagavad-gita teaches that killing is ok because the body is anyway going to die. Isn’t such a teaching a license for [...]
Gita 18.31 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 18.31 yayā dharmam adharmaṁ [...]
The best time to win the battle against temptation is before it begins
To practice spiritual life means to enter into a war against temptation, the temptation for enjoying matter. The arena of battle is our own consciousness, [...]
Gita 18.29 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Here we are discussing Gyana [...]
Bhakti redefines desires as doorways to the divine
Desires are recognized in spiritual circles as dangerous – they can drag seekers into the darkness of illusion in the vain pursuit of worldly pleasures [...]
The source of misery is not frustration of desire, but domination by desire
When we don’t get something that we want and feel miserable, we attribute that misery to the frustration of our desire. But might such an [...]
Gita 18.27 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After that Krishna will describe [...]
Krishna is not a dictator, but a benefactor
When we hear from scripture that we are meant to serve Krishna, we may resent, “Why should I serve him? Is he like a dictator [...]
Gita 18.26 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan In 18.26 to 18.28 Krishna [...]
Materialism makes us spoiled children
When spoiled children get infatuated with a toy, they demand it from their parents. Even if they have been given many other things, they evaluate [...]
Krishna’s love for us is based not on who we are, but on who he is
Some devotee-seekers ask, “I am so fallen. Does Krishna love a person like me too?” Yes, definitely. Krishna’s love for us comes from not who [...]
God we cannot be, but godly we can be
Some spiritualists claim that we, as eternal spiritual beings, are God, or will become God on attaining liberation. But the Bhagavad-gita (15.07) declares that we [...]
Gita 18.23 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 18.23 niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣataḥ [...]