Gita 06.05 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 1-9: From Arurukshato (beginning stage) [...]
How self-doubt differs from self-appraisal (Dealing with doubts 3)
How self-doubt differs from self-appraisal - Suppose we have two acquaintances: one who gently explains to us our limitations during a mature discussion when we [...]
04.40 The liberating power of doubting our doubts (Dealing with doubts 2)
04.40 The liberating power of doubting our doubts - In some sports like judo, players use their opponents’ strength against them. When we are assaulted [...]
How doubt misleads (Dealing with doubt series 1)
How doubt misleads - Suppose we are living on some land and want to purchase some other land. Suppose further we have with us someone [...]
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically (Desire management series 14
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically - To manage our desires effectively, consider the components of the process of desiring: the desirer, the [...]
Can we order our desires ? (Desire management series 13)
Can we order our desires ? - The word ‘order’ can have two meanings: instruction (“You have to take medicine thrice a day — those [...]
Gita 13.22 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Krishna will explain bhoktṛtve in [...]
How to deal with unending desire? – Desire management series 12
How to deal with unending desire?- A major problem with desire is its endlessness. When indulged, desire doesn’t end — it subsides temporarily only to [...]
How is human desire connected with divine desire (Desire management series 11)
How is human desire connected with divine desire - Desire is a formidable power that can both work for us and against us. To manage [...]
How to tap the power of desire (Desire management series 10)
How to tap the power of desire - Desire is a power like petrol; unlike petrol however, it is not mechanical, being associated with consciousness. [...]
Four stages in managing desires — Desire Management series 9
Four stages in managing desires — Desire Management series 9 - To understand how desire management can progress in our inner world, let’s compare it [...]
How to know when desire becomes dangerous? — Desire management series 8
How to know when desire becomes dangerous? — Desire management series 8 - When we use something powerful like electricity, warning systems such as fuses [...]
Gita 06.08 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 1-9: From Arurukshato (beginning stage) To [...]
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7 - Suppose we come to know that a pulmonologist died due to chain [...]
What’s wrong with desirelessness? — Desire management series 6
What’s wrong with desirelessness? — Desire management series 6 - Desires often make us do things we regret. On understanding how desires sabotage us, we [...]
Gita 06.06 explained
1-9: From Arurukshato (beginning stage) To Arudha stage (advance Stage) (Advancement in astang yoga) Bg 6.6 bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve [...]
How desire is both the lock and the key — Desire Management series 5
How desire is both the lock and the key — Desire Management series 5 - Suppose we are locked in a prison. Suppose further that [...]
Three ways sensual desires imprison us in misery — Desire management series 4
Three ways sensual desires imprison us in misery — Desire management series 4 - A prison is essentially a place of restriction — a prisoner’s [...]
Why self-awareness matters more than self-discipline — Desire management series 3
Why self-awareness matters more than self-discipline — Desire management series 3 - Whenever a desire drives us into doing something regrettable, we may think that [...]
How our desires shape us far more than we realize — Desire management series 2
How our desires shape us far more than we realize — Desire management series 2 - Suppose we are driving a car through dark, difficult, [...]
How desire takes control of our life — Desire management series 1
How desire takes control of our life — Desire management series 1 - Suppose we get into a car and start it to go somewhere. [...]