When knowledge increases ignorance … (From ignorance to knowledge series 5)
When knowledge increases ignorance - We usually consider knowledge to be the cure for ignorance: where knowledge increases, ignorance decreases. In fact, a celebrated Upanishadic [...]
Two stages in valuing knowledge (From ignorance to knowledge series 4)
Two stages in valuing knowledge - Suppose we have a map for finding our way through a complex terrain. That map will be a valuable [...]
Knowledge & value (From ignorance to knowledge series 3)
Knowledge & value- Value knowledge: It’s easy to value property, possessions or other visible forms of wealth. It’s easy also to value other tangible things [...]
The mysterious door to knowledge (From ignorance to knowledge series 2)
The mysterious door to knowledge - Suppose we see a majestic palace and notice a low door to enter into it. Intrigued, we bend ourselves, [...]
When our ignorance is exposed … (From ignorance to knowledge series 1)
When our ignorance is exposed - Because we are tiny beings living in a huge and complex world, what we know will always be dwarfed [...]
Gita 07.04 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.4 bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ [...]
Can spirituality address all mental health problems? (Mental health series 7)
Can spirituality address all mental health problems? - The mind exists at the junction between the body and the soul, as such the mind is [...]
Gita 18.39 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Let us now go the [...]
How can spirituality protect our mental health? (Mental health series 6)
How can spirituality protect our mental health? - Mental health problems can have many specifics, yet they share a fundamental feature: a distortion in our [...]
How can we improve our mental health? (Mental health series 5)
How can we improve our mental health? - Let’s understand by considering how we improve our physical health: broadly by providing our body good nutrition [...]
Is poor mental health just a weakness of will? (Mental health series 4)
Is poor mental health just a weakness of will? - Suppose someone says they can’t do something challenging because they are not mentally healthy. Are [...]
Gita 14.13 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After this Krishna describes mode [...]
Why are mental health problems increasing? (Mental health series 3)
Why are mental health problems increasing? - The alarming increase in mental health problems nowadays raises a critical question: “Beyond the specific issues afflicting particular [...]
What is mental sickness? (Mental health series 2)
What is mental sickness? - Mental sickness centers essentially on a significant misalignment between reality and our perception of reality. This understanding is echoed in [...]
What is mental health? (Mental health series 1)
What is mental health? - On hearing about many people having mental health problems, we may wonder, “What exactly is mental health? How is it [...]
Does devotion transcend ethics? (Ethics & devotion series 7)
Does devotion transcend ethics? - The claim that devotion transcends ethics can strip devotion of all ethical content and strip ethics of all devotional relevance. [...]
How to counter spiritual reductionism (Ethics & devotion series 6)
How to counter spiritual reductionism - Spiritual reductionism refers to the tendency to reduce spirituality to some specific parameters that are deemed vital and to [...]
Will ethical self-assessment increase our guilt? (Ethics & devotion series 5)
Will ethical self-assessment increase our guilt? - If we are told to assess ourselves ethically, we may fear, “I already feel guilty because I can’t [...]
When does devotion exempt us from karmic consequences? (Ethics & devotion series 4)
When does devotion exempt us from karmic consequences? - Does the Bhagavad-gita’s concluding verse (18.66) — the surrendered are protected from karmic consequences — license [...]
Gita 07.28 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Sri Krishna is saying OK [...]
Does devotion automatically lead to ethical growth? (Ethics & devotion series 3)
Does devotion automatically lead to ethical growth? - Devotion automatically leads to ethical growth — we may support this claim by quoting Srimad-Bhagavatam verse (05.18.12): [...]