Love is in the SOUND
The Bhagavad-gita (09.14) states that advanced devotees engage constantly and determinedly in speaking and singing about Krishna. The fact that they focus so much on [...]
Krishna is impartially partial
The Bhagavad-gita (9.29) states two paradoxical features of Krishna’s nature: 1. He is equal to all and does not consider anyone to be an object [...]
Love not just ideal people, but also real people
It’s relatively easy to love ideal people: those who have only virtues, no vices. And we do need to love them so that we develop [...]
Utilize impoverishment as an opportunity for enrichment
When faced with financial challenges, we often worry, “What do I live with?” This worry is, no doubt, valid and important. At the same time, [...]
If we have the capacity to worry, we have the capacity to meditate
Many people avoid meditating because they feel that meditation requires some extraordinary ability to concentrate that they don't possess. However, the fact is that all [...]
Don’t give up – grow up
Life’s inevitable reversals sometimes fill us with defeatist thoughts: “I have failed yet again. Maybe I should just give up”. At such times, Gita wisdom [...]
The temporary is a means to the eternal – not the eternal a means to the temporary
The power of illusion often makes us mistake the means to be the ends and the ends to be the means. Even among believers, many [...]