How to avoid becoming discouraged due to our mistakes?
Just because we have slipped and fallen doesn’t mean we have to keep slipping and keep falling. And it certainly doesn’t mean that we have [...]
Why we devalue our life and how we can stop doing so
Why we devalue our life and how we can stop doing so The value of our life is determined not by how much the world [...]
How to use the mind’s weapons against the mind
How to use the mind's weapons against the mind Deal with the mind using the same three weapons that it uses to deal with us: [...]
The pains of life don’t sentence us to a life of pain
The pains of life don't sentence us to a life of pain The pain of life may be unavoidable, but the life of pain is [...]
How to be a leader even if we don’t have any position
How to be a leader even if we don’t have any position The essence of leadership lies not in how much value people give to [...]
The balance of predictability and unpredictability that makes relationships fulfilling
The balance of predictability and unpredictability that makes relationships fulfilling Healthy relationships strike a balance between predictability and unpredictability. When we are in a long-term [...]
How our speech can enhance our relationships?
How our speech can enhance our relationships? Balancing sensitivity in speech The oversensitive consider even a mild observation to be a condemnation, while the insensitive [...]
Three attributes to persist in self-improvement
Three attributes to persist in self-improvement Three tips to persist in the journey of self-improvement Self-improvement is not an easy path, particularly because the tools [...]
Self-improvement: The PIE we can’t have and the PIE we can have
Self-improvement: The PIE we can’t have and the PIE we can have Self-improvement is one of life’s most challenging endeavors—not only because changing ourselves is [...]
Our attention determines what we grasp and what grasps us
We often underestimate the pivotal role that attention plays in our lives. While we recognize its importance when we fail to focus—such as when we [...]
When being nice is not nice…
When being nice is not nice... Be nice to contain the vice that is inside, not to conform to the vice that is outside Being [...]
Three characteristics each of spontaneous remembrance and conscientious remembrance
Three characteristics each of spontaneous remembrance and conscientious remembrance When memory is coupled with desire, attachment, or an emotional investment, it starts flooding, filling, and [...]
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception
How to be flexible without being sentimental: Balancing previous intention with present perception How to be flexible without being sentimental - The first chapter of [...]
Anxiety: is it coming from insecurity or from gravity?
Anxiety: is it coming from insecurity or from gravity? - Anxiety can arise from a sense of insecurity or a sense of gravity. The latter [...]
Bhagavad-gita as the LED light for our life
Bhagavad-gita as the LED light for our life - On the occasion of Gita Jayanti, let us consider the life-affirming and enriching message of the [...]
Make God both the defining center and the driving force of your life
Make God both the defining center and the driving force of your life - Devotion is not just about making God the defining center of [...]
Gita 01.30 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So now Arjuna is describing [...]
When we feel forgotten by God …
We are never forgotten by God, even when we have forgotten God. When we go through life with many tests and trials, it is natural [...]
Why seeing the good in bad people can be a double-edged sword
Why seeing the good in bad people can be a double-edged sword - Know when seeing the good in bad people is an expression of [...]
How to change when we don’t feel ready to change?
Even if we don't feel ready to change, we can change to feel ready. Start from wherever we are, not where we think we need [...]
Four levels at which the mind can mislead us
Four levels at which the mind can mislead us - The Bhagavad Gita 6.34 describes four characteristics of the mind that make it so difficult [...]