Why our feelings are not our failings
Why our feelings are not our failings- Our feelings are not our failings, but our failure to feel our feelings leads to our failings. When [...]
Gita 02.64 explained
So now how such a person move around vrajeta kim? Kim Vrajeta (moves around world, how he engage senses 64 to 71) => how [...]
How to be true to ourselves
We often want to be true to ourselves. Unfortunately, the way some people conceive of authenticity places it at loggerheads with discipline. If being authentic [...]
Purification means that sensual contemplation stops; determination means that we stop sensual contemplation
To grow spiritually and live meaningfully, we need to regulate sensual indulgence. For such regulation, we had best begin in the beginning: by minimizing our [...]
Some limits restrict; some protect – knowing which limit does what is intelligence
When we are limited in any way, we often see that limitation as a restriction to our freedom. And yes, many limits do restrict. But [...]
We may be infinite steps away from purity, but we just need to take one step now
If we have to walk on a long journey, thinking how far our destination is can discourage us. Instead, we can focus on doing what [...]
To be fenceless is to be defenseless
Those who cultivate crops need a protective fence to keep away predators. Similarly, when we aspire to cultivate virtues such as purity and spirituality, we [...]
What the uninformed see as restriction, the informed see as protection
A child playing in a courtyard sees a fence as a restriction that limits the area for playing. When that same child grows to become [...]
Give yourself the freedom to hear about the wounds caused by freedom
In today’s world, almost anything gets accepted if it is portrayed as a right to freedom. Especially in the sensual arena, much obscenity is legitimized, even glamorized, by calling it free love. However, when indiscriminate sensuality is rationalized in the name of freedom, people become shackled by their lower desires.
Discipline is the fusion of intention with action
We may sometimes lament: “I could do so much more in my life if I were more disciplined.” To cultivate discipline, we can break it [...]
Rules free you to be you
Most reputed authors make a rule to write daily a certain minimum number of words, irrespective of how they feel or even how the words [...]
Restraint is not repression – it is the roadway to real expression
Many people champion self-expression and deride restraint as repression. But is it really repressive? Consider musicians wanting to express themselves. Do they go on stage [...]
Be present in the present to receive Krishna’s present of purity
Purity is a cherished aspiration of serious spiritualists. When we become pure, we can relish Krishna’s beauty, please him with our service and enter his [...]
Are we mistaking the lifeline to be a handcuff?
“Why do the scriptures have rules against doing so many enjoyable things?” Such thoughts may come to us when we see people engaging in materialistic [...]
Spiritual wisdom restores our freedom to choose our definition of happiness
The Bhagavad-gita (02.64) indicates that harmonizing our life with scriptural regulations is the way to happiness. Some of us may feel that regulating ourselves will [...]