Why do small things irritate us so much?
Why do small things irritate us so much? - We may notice that our mood often gets spoiled when some small things go wrong. Why [...]
Why do small things irritate us so much? - We may notice that our mood often gets spoiled when some small things go wrong. Why [...]
Once an award-winning painter was asked, “How do you draw such magnificent paintings?” The painter’s reply: “One line at a time.” We often admire profusely [...]
We all may have some unhealthy habits that we grapple with. We may overcome them temporarily, but eventually we relapse. How can we protect ourselves? [...]
In next verse Sri Krishna will describe the symptom of one who has conquered the mind, the mind will become friend when we have gone [...]
We live in a culture that makes us crave for external validation, all the more so with the advent of social media. Therein, every post [...]
Suppose we hold an object such as a dumb bell in front of us. If we let go of it, it will fall down. If [...]
Suppose an army is defending itself against invaders. Suppose the invaders have been allowed in by a prominent general who has turned traitor. If the [...]
Many people nowadays present spirituality as a tool for helping us feel good about ourselves. Such a presentation serves a vital human need because today’s [...]
Our mind is sometimes a source of creative ideas and sometimes a source of destructive desires. Pertinently, the Bhagavad-gita (06.05) urges us to elevate ourselves [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]
When we embark on a spiritual journey, we may read in wisdom-texts about saints who have spiritual experiences, wherein they feel some sublime joy or [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Krishna is talking about perfection of [...]
Our mind often acts as our enemy (Bhagavad-gita 06.06). One way it acts inimically is by discouraging us whenever we attempt anything worthwhile: “You are [...]
Suppose we know certain people who talk too much and waste our time. When we meet them, we will politely but firmly restrict our meeting [...]
Suppose a crazy psychopath has taken a child hostage and is using that child as a shield against the police seeking to rescue. At such [...]
We sometimes succumb to such improper actions and succumb so frequently and so grievously that we may feel that there is an unscalable distance between [...]
Our phones are nowadays so advanced that just by pressing a few buttons, we can connect with people in remote parts of the world. Yet [...]
Today's culture cherishes equality – reports of discrimination often trigger outrage. Yet even cursory observation of people shows that they are glaringly unequal in their [...]
Our mind often comes up with impulses such as to eat something or to watch something online. If we start giving into such impulses, we [...]
Suppose an army is marching to a disputed territory and has limited stocks of food. If the enemy creates decoys that divert the army, each [...]
Suppose we have been giving into an unhealthy craving of our mind for a long time. Then, the mind feels entitled to our obedience. If [...]