Three ways remembering Krishna empowers us to face problems
Three ways remembering Krishna empowers us to face problems - Our life is often filled with many problems, and so is our world. When we [...]
We are already in God’s embrace
We are already in God’s embrace - How we conceive God determines how we relate with him. If we conceive of him as a being [...]
Whose place are we seeking in devotion: ours or someone else’s?
Whose place are we seeking in devotion: ours or someone else’s? - Suppose we see someone speaking Krishna’s message attractively and getting a lot of [...]
What does it mean to know Krishna?
What does it mean to know Krishna? - The Bhagavad-gita repeatedly talks about knowing Krishna — those who know him attain his abode (04.09). What [...]
How to feel grateful when life gets tough?
How to feel grateful when life gets tough? - Here are two thought-exercises: Dwell on the wonders of life: Though life can be demanding, even [...]
The endless end of knowledge
The word “end” has two meanings: conclusion and purpose. “To what end are you doing all this?” means, “For what purpose are you doing this?” [...]
How to direct our desires constructively?
How to direct our desires constructively? - Desire is our greatest power, yet it is a power that often works independent of us or even [...]
Are scriptural descriptions of Krishna literal?
Are scriptural descriptions of Krishna literal? - When we hear the descriptions of Krishna given in scripture — for example, his complexion is bluish-black — [...]
What makes relationships unsteady — and how to make them steady?
What makes relationships unsteady — and how to make them steady? Suppose two countries with drastically different values come together because of some extrinsic factor [...]
How to get insights?
We often want to get fresh insights so that we can be wiser, smarter, happier. If, however, we think of insight primarily as coming up [...]
Desire — curbed or cured?
Our desires sometimes get us into big trouble, as when we get lured into an addictive indulgence or a toxic relationship. On being thus misled, [...]
Why we prefer outer news to inner news?
By exploring our inner world and learning about ourselves, we can better tap our abilities and increase our contributions. This is far more beneficial than [...]
Even though we have more enemies than we realize we also have more friends than we realize
Suppose we are confronting someone. To face them effectively, we need to know our friends and our enemies. If someone we had overlooked turns out [...]
God can transform flashlights into floodlights just stay in his light
Suppose we are walking on a road and suddenly the power goes off. Though we might initially groan or rant, we will soon pull out [...]
Whatever we are surfing for, we are ultimately surfing for Krishna
Whatever we are surfing for we are ultimately surfing for Krishna Our mind is constantly surfing for something enjoyable. While surfing referred traditionally to a [...]
If we are tormented by strong conscience and weak willpower, the solution is strengthening willpower, not weakening conscience
If we are tormented by strong conscience and weak willpower the solution is strengthening willpower not weakening conscience We all face situations in our life [...]
Gita 10.36 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.36 dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi [...]
Gita 10.07 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.7 etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ [...]
Experience becomes our best teacher when we experience the Best Teacher
Experience becomes our best teacher when we experience the Best Teacher As the common saying goes, experience is the best teacher. But we see so [...]
Praying to get our need fulfilled isn’t our need – praying is our need
Praying to get our need fulfilled isn’t our need – praying is our need When we pray to God for something, we may fear, “What [...]
The world points to Krishna and often misses the point of Krishna
The world points to Krishna and often misses the point of Krishna The world features many attractive things that we clamor and labor to enjoy. [...]