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. [...]
Associate with the saintly to upload their spiritual positivity not download our mental negativity
Associate with the saintly to upload their spiritual positivity not download our mental negativity When things go wrong, our mind often gets filled with negativity. [...]
Gita 10.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.34 mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham [...]
When the Infinite is discovered, the infinitesimal is uncovered
When the Infinite is discovered the infinitesimal is uncovered Love is our innate need – we all long to love and be loved. However, in [...]
When the supreme soul is glorified the small soul is purified
When the supreme soul is glorified the small soul is purified When we hear the Bhagavad-gita’s recommendation to practice bhakti-yoga, which centers on glorifying the [...]
The devoted shine like sapphire when they go through the sadhana fire
The devoted shine like sapphire when they go through the sadhana fire The soul is like a jewel. It is an effulgent spark of consciousness, [...]
Gita 10.01 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan New Prayer: Prapan Parijatayah Totraya [...]
Association works but making it work is our responsibility
Association works but making it work is our responsibility If we want to drive to a destination, we need a working car. But just getting [...]
Be in Krishna consciousness not around it
Be in Krishna consciousness not around it To be in Krishna consciousness means to be aware of Krishna’s supreme position as the source of everything [...]
To trust God means to trust that he can run the world without us
To trust God means to trust that he can run the world without us When we hear the Bhagavad-gita’s repeated exhortation to fix our mind [...]
Atheism claims to reject God, but only replaces him
Atheists often devote themselves to their atheistic theories that serve as their surrogate gods. For example, to explain the working of the universe, they propose [...]
Spiritual learning culminates not just in learning about Krishna but in learning to keep learning about Krishna
When we start exploring life’s spiritual dimension, we sense that something eternal exists beyond this world – and that we ourselves belong to that eternal [...]
To get Krishna, get absorbed in Krishna
The word “get” can refer to comprehension (“I get what you are saying”) and attainment (“I will get that award”). In both these senses, we [...]
Krishna is the supplier of desires, the supplier of desirables and the supreme desirable
As desires are among our life’s strongest driving forces, we may wonder: How do desires relate with life’s ultimate reality, Krishna? Bhakti wisdom explains that [...]
What we look for in the world is not to be found in the world
We all are innately pleasure-seeking. In our quest for pleasure, our senses constantly look for enjoyable objects. Seeking such objects, people travel from one city [...]
The world can crowd Krishna out of our heart – and so can the mind
We may feel, “Today’s passionate world, filled with demanding people and unending to-do lists, distracts me from my spirituality. If only I could live in [...]
Glorification of the One brings the unification, elevation and satisfaction of the many
Suppose we have a set of four balls tied to a central point. If we want to lift the set, we can try to individually [...]