Some people ask spiritualists, “You go through the same problems as we do – what do you gain by your spiritual practices?” To understand, consider [...]
Suppose we accidentally take a drink that is poisonous. As soon as we realize what we are doing, we will immediately stop drinking it and [...]
While practicing bhakti, suppose we face problems and pray to Krishna for help. If we don’t get the sought protection, we may doubt, “Why is [...]
To connect personally with anyone, we usually offer them something with love. The same principle applies to the process of bhakti-yoga, wherein we aspire to [...]
To play favorites means to bestow special favors on those whom one likes while overlooking others. To play favorites connotes a distasteful partiality. To have [...]
When we practice bhakti, we may feel, “I have too much service to do. Why am I being stretched so much?” Sometimes, we may be [...]
Is everything that happens in our life – including things that happen because of our mistakes – all by Krishna’s plan? No; it is not Krishna’s [...]
When we practice bhakti and strive to become Krishna conscious, we are expected to follow some standards. If we fail to follow those standards, we [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now after describing Mavavadis in [...]
Some people downplay spiritual knowledge, deeming it merely propositional. They hold that various teachers make various propositions about the nature of reality; none of these [...]
Some people ask, “If God is the supreme controller, does his controllership mean that whatever we do, he is controlling us and compelling us to [...]
In every classroom, some students are perpetual backbenchers – they don’t like to study; they attend classes just because they have to. Predictably, they fare [...]
Many people believe that discipline is a roadblock to freedom – if they have to follow rules, they won’t be free to enjoy. But does [...]
Telic refers to activities that are done for a particular goal. We may drive to get to office, work to earn a living or save [...]
God is one. While this truth is taught by all theistic traditions, Gita wisdom adds a significant detail: His oneness doesn’t limit him to one [...]
While driving through a fork, we have to choose one of the two roads. We often superimpose this materially useful either-or attitude on spiritual understanding. [...]
When we practice bhakti-yoga and cultivate devotion for Krishna, we may become very effusive in manifesting that devotion through our lips – we may speak [...]
Suppose in a boxing match one boxer is attacked and battered by an opponent. But if the battered boxer just keeps fighting, the attacker tires [...]
We usually associate remembrance with memory – those with good memory can remember a lot of things, those with poor memory struggle to remember even [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan so what happens for such [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So now look at Vishvarupa [...]
