Can spirituality address all mental health problems? (Mental health series 7)
The mind exists at the junction between the body and the soul, as such the mind is affected by both. Spirituality acts especially on the [...]
The mind exists at the junction between the body and the soul, as such the mind is affected by both. Spirituality acts especially on the [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Sri Krishna is saying OK [...]
Devotion is a matter of the heart. Does that make it irrelevant to ethics? No, because the heart can’t be reached as easily as we [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now after this Sri Krishna [...]
What intelligence can’t do: On the devotional path, the ultimate success and the immediate process both center on a personal loving relationship with the Lord. [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Sri Krishna will talk about [...]
We sometimes wish to change for the better by cultivating some good habits: for example, exercising, meditating, reading wisdom-books. For making such change, what do [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.7 mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya In fact How He pervades How [...]
Suppose we are watching a sports match. What makes sports entertaining, even captivating, is the capacity of players to excel: to tackle extreme challenges, to [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Till now Sri Krishna has talked [...]
Confidence is essential for doing anything challenging. Those with confidence have an energy and a magnetism: energy that enables them to push beyond the boundaries [...]
Some people feel, “Devotion involves pursuing God beyond this world, whereas ambition involves pursuing worldly gain. The two are therefore incompatible.” Not necessarily. It’s true [...]
Most people turn toward God when they face problems. The Bhagavad-gita (07.16) appreciates as virtuous those who seek God as their problem-solver. Simultaneously, it (07.19) [...]
Contemporary society has largely said no to God — not so much by denying his existence as by relegating him to irrelevance. Most people nowadays [...]
When people do horrible things, we may wonder, “Where does such evil come from? Are some people innately evil? Or are they impelled to evil [...]
Our attachments are our mental home – that’s where our thoughts go by default when we have nothing to think about, just as we physically [...]
We usually approach God when we need something. If we get it by praying to him, we feel our faith vindicated. But suppose the opposite [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya So let us look at the [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Bg 7.6 etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇīty upadhāraya [...]
When we study scripture, our preconceptions often act as a subconscious filter. This filter highlights those parts of scripture that confirm our conceptions and downplays [...]