Behind the Quote | Bhagavad-gītā 18.35 Quote: Deep thinking digs for an answer until it finds one—or finds there is none. Overthinking refuses to take [...]
"Why Do You Glorify a Past That Would Have Been So Much Harder for You?" “How can you propagate a tradition that glorifies the past, [...]
Behind the Quote | Bhagavad-gītā 6.5 Quote: When we approach introspection as a grilling interrogation, it becomes too uncomfortable to be sustainable; when we approach [...]
During one of my visits to the United States, a devotee-doctor in Washington, D.C., suggested that I consult a polio specialist to evaluate the long-term [...]
Behind the Quote | Bhagavad-gītā 3.37 Quote: Pandering to a destructive craving gives us real relief—as real as the relief of prey that is devoured, [...]
"Doesn't Life Have Any Purpose Beyond Going Back to God?" The almost indignant directness of the question brought a smile to my face. The young [...]
"Was My Child Bullied at School Because I Taught Him Tolerance?" The question came from a well-built, dignified-looking South Indian man in his mid-thirties. He [...]
"I Just Can't Forgive Myself" A smart-looking, bespectacled young man in his early thirties sat before me, his face filled with anguish. “Since childhood, I've [...]
An angry mind, driven by vengefulness, can exhibit extraordinary energy, but such vengefulness cannibalizes the very mind that conceives it. We are naturally attracted to [...]
"I Wish You Had Died Instead of My Mother" I could feel the father's pain as he repeated those words. I was staying for a [...]
"Can I Give You a Hug?" I stared at the American girl who had asked me this question with a bright smile on her face. [...]
“Why do you worship your spiritual master more than Krishna?” A devotee from a traditional Sri Vaishnava background recently asked me this question. “What makes [...]
“I’m scared that my son has become a ghost.” These were the words of an anguished mother in her fifties who came to meet me [...]
Krishna Caused My Forgetfulness That was the reply I got from the young devotee who was supposed to have set up a projector for me [...]
"How exactly are the Gita’s verses your friends?" I was asked this question during a recent podcast. The host was a tall, bespectacled young man [...]
“When I need encouragement, I get a lecture on detachment.” The statement came from a dark-haired South Indian man in his mid-thirties who approached me [...]
“Which is your favorite Bhagavad-gita verse?” This was a question a podcast host asked me during a recent interview on my UK visit. I paused [...]
“This statement is philosophically misleading and potentially dehumanizing.” I looked in shock at the statement that had popped up on my computer. I had just [...]
“Human life is too precious to be wasted in being human.” The words came spontaneously from my mouth as I was speaking with a dynamic [...]
This question was the first thing a young European woman had asked me during my conversation with her husband and her. During one of my [...]
The remark came from a tall, well-built, mustached Indian professional dressed in a suit and tie. He had apparently come directly from work to meet [...]