Memorization and recitation of scriptures is often recommended as a purificatory practice for spiritual growth. Additionally, in social circles that respect scriptural learning, those who [...]
Some people think that becoming spiritual requires giving up material life. However, their apprehension arises from a misunderstanding of spirituality. The foundational spiritual text, Bhagavad-gita, [...]
In a mental health care center, not everyone is mad. The medical staff are sober and are meant to take care of the mentally sick. [...]
Sometimes people ask, “What is the practical use of gaining knowledge about Krishna? When we get knowledge about, say, engineering, we can earn a living. [...]
Mindfulness is, broadly speaking, the conscious awareness of what we are doing, why we are doing it, what we are thinking and why we are [...]
Today, humanity is the greatest danger to humanity – not just by direct attacks by humans on other humans but also by human exploitation of [...]
A modern social critic, George Orwell, highlighted how the illusoriness of the equality that communism tried to create: “In communism all people are equal, but [...]
Suppose we have resolved to increase our self-control by, say, regulating our eating. But we suddenly get a desire to eat something. If we have [...]
Some people say that everything is an illusion. But such a statement is self-contradictory. When we say that everything is an illusion, then we are [...]
Our past can sometimes seem like a prison, especially if some of our past indulgences have become compulsive. The way out of the prison of [...]
Suppose we have a garden with the potential for beautiful flowers and delicious fruits. Still, we need to grow them. If instead we keep craving [...]
Suppose the knowledge about road signs that we studied for getting a driving license has become inert within us. It has gone so much to [...]
We all want to be happy. However, where we seek that happiness determines whether we will become happy or not. Quite often we look for [...]
Suppose we are caught in a crowd. We will be pushed by the force of the crowd and we may let ourselves get pushed if [...]
Amidst pain, if we obsess on it, we can’t learn from the pain and grow through it. By thus squandering the opportunity provided indirectly by [...]
Amidst our overscheduled and overworked lives, practicing bhakti may seem like another to-do that adds to our burden. However, devotion is not another to-do. Why? [...]
When driving, if we come to an intersection and don’t know which way to go, we need to wait till we get some guidance. In [...]
Suppose somebody who can lift a twenty-five-kg weight tries to lift a fifty-kg-weight – they will injure themselves. We too similarly hurt ourselves when we [...]
We usually seek God’s grace in material terms such as more money, a bigger house or a better job. However, for the spiritual soul, which [...]
We think of atheists as people who reject God’s existence. If we are religious, we would never count ourselves among the atheists. However, atheism is [...]
When we decide to do something right or give up something wrong, we need discernment. Why? Because the forces of illusion distort our perception. Illusion [...]
