Chaitanya Charan

It is relatively easy to accommodate those who accommodate us. It is much more difficult to accommodate those who don’t accommodate us. The Bhagavad-gita reveals [...]

“I want more.” This urge often consumes us, largely due to our culture’s glamorization of possessions and possessors. Unfortunately, no matter how hard we work [...]

Many people imagine that the body is the gateway to pleasure, as is often depicted in novels and movies. Pleasure is not our native country, [...]

Some people fear that devotion to Krishna will require them to renounce the world. However, devotion requires not renunciation of the world, but its reconnection [...]

People ask: “If God, the creator of the world, is good, why is there so much evil in the world?” The question reveals a fundamental [...]

People often ask: “What is the use of remembering Krishna?” It acts as a shelter and as armor. As a shelter, it helps us rest [...]

In a fixed match, things are orchestrated to produce a predetermined result. Is life a fixed match? Is everything destined? No, indicates the Bhagavad-gita (18.63) [...]

When a doctor writes a prescription, those words are meant to change the patient by curing the disease. But if the patient changes the words [...]

Falling down means that due to our past conditionings or present circumstances, we succumb to temptation. In contrast, falling away means that we give up [...]

“That’s not practical.” We may thus dismiss forms of spirituality that require commitment like devotional service. We usually consider as practical that which requires little [...]

We naturally think of those close to us. People can be close physically or emotionally. Because our senses perceive the physical reality around us, our [...]

Inside stories frequently make big news. The sleazier the story, the bigger the news. The drive for leaking such stories comes not just from money; [...]

In an elevator, what gets us to the destination quickly is the motion of the elevator, not our emotion during the elevation. Bhakti-yoga is like [...]

Our culture allures us with the promise of immediate pleasure: “Eat this, smell this, touch this – and you will enjoy real fast.” Material pleasures [...]

Patients admitted in a hospital know that the doctor’s counsel is essential for their recovery. If some patients were inhospitable to the doctor, we would [...]

Whenever power goes off, the darkness makes us tentative, insecure, even paralytic. No wonder we constantly strive to keep our outer world well lit. Yet [...]

Where our heart is, that’s where we are. Usually, our heart is in material things; we long for them fervently. As all material things are [...]

We want to make things better, to make our life better, to make the world better. This urge for betterment drives our various activities – [...]

“I will never give up; I will keep fighting till I succeed.” Those with such spirit who succeed against insurmountable odds often become heroes. Fierce [...]

Some people ask: “Why does Krishna insist repeatedly in the Bhagavad-gita readers that he is God? Why does he need to prove his position?” Because [...]