Understanding addiction through the underworld metaphor
In the underworld, when anyone joins a gang and becomes an active member in its questionable or criminal activities, such joining is often a path [...]
Is God concerned about the things that concern us?
God is indeed concerned about the things that concern us, even when our concerns seem mundane or trivial in a larger spiritual context. During our [...]
Focus on our Lord not on our demons
Stop comparing ourselves with our demons; start comparing our demons with our Lord. We all have some self-defeating desires and drives within us, often referred [...]
Our waiting is God’s vetting
To be patient in our faith, know that our waiting is God's vetting. Most of us hate to wait. We live in a culture that [...]
When our prayers are unanswered
When a prayer seems unanswered, God is not depriving us of a blessing. He is delivering us to a better blessing. One of the greatest [...]
Transforming Mindset: Focusing on Krishna Not Just Mind Control
In Bhagavad-gita (7.1), Krishna introduces the chapter and the section extending from chapters 7 to 12. This is known as the bhakti section, with the [...]
Understanding Krishna’s Supreme Attractiveness
The Bhagavad-gita (7.19) describes a person who is enlightened and understands that Krishna is everything. What does “everything” refer to? Does it refer to the [...]
Turn to God not just for answers; turn to God as the answer
The Bhagavad-gita (7.19) declares that the enlightened surrender to Krishna, knowing him to be the ultimate reality and the embodiment of the fulfillment of all [...]
From visible to invisible — challenges in meditation on Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita (7.7) states that Krishna is the invisible thread in the necklace of this world. When we are trying to meditate on Krishna, [...]
How to maintain humility while also having ability
Humility is the ability to remember that our ability is not actually our ability. When people have some extraordinary ability, it is very easy for [...]
The secret of effective devotion
Devotion is not just emotion, it is emotion expressed through dedicated action. Some people dismiss devotion as simply expressive and sometimes ineffective emotion. However, devotion [...]
Does God come from our imagination
God does not come from our imagination; our imagination comes from God, and it can take us to God as well as away from God. [...]
Changing emotions unchanging actions
Even if we can't stop our feelings from changing, we can stop our feelings from changing our actions. Whenever we resolve to do something good, [...]
Why the mind automates repeated actions
Our mind tends to make the repetition of frequently performed actions easier. For example, when we are learning to drive, we may be told to [...]
Bhagavad-gita Chapter 7 summary — part 2
[If you sustain everything, why doesn’t everyone know about you?] Everyone in material existence is deluded by nature made up of the three modes – [...]
Bhagavad-gita Chapter 7 summary — part 1
[For attaining the level of the highest yogis (06.47), is there an alternative, easier way?] Hear, Arjuna, the knowledge that will free you from doubt [...]
Gita 07.19 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya In this 7th chapter now we [...]
Seeing Krishna’s love for us and showing our love for him
Many of us turn toward God after we have tried everything else in our quest to be happy and it all has left us disappointed. [...]
Gita 07.14 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya So now naturally the question will [...]
Gita 07.23 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.23 antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ [...]
What Krishna’s warning about the power of the illusory energy means for Arjuna
In the Bhagavad-gita’s seventh chapter, Krishna warns that the illusory energy is formidable (07.14). Later, he specifies her three principal agents: lust, anger and [...]