As a basis of faith, miracles may supplement, but not supplant, philosophy
Miracles are integral to the lore of the world’s religions. God’s miraculous interventions to protect his beleaguered devotees bolster the faith of not just those [...]
Bhakti-yoga transforms roadblocks to reality into roadways
“Cool down; otherwise you won’t be able to think clearly.” Common statements like these indicate that emotions often act as roadblocks to perception of reality; [...]
Confront reality before reality confronts us
Gory scenes of mangled flesh, spattered blood and distorted corpses may be a stable in horror movies, but still they cause most people’s stomachs to [...]
Time makes the unpalatable unavoidable; Krishna makes the unavoidable palatable
Tick, tick, tick. The ticking clock, or in this digital age the changing figures on a timer, are a common icon of the passage of [...]
We need mountains to conquer ourselves – and bhakti offers us the best mountains
Seasoned mountaineers know that successful mountaineering is about much more than the achievement of conquering the mountain – it’s about the fulfillment of conquering themselves. [...]
Bhakti renders the metaphysical physical and the physical metaphysical
Can we know the metaphysical nature of things (how they actually are) as contrasted with their physical nature (how they appear to us)? Modern science [...]
After we win the battle, our real battle begins
Life regularly forces us to fight battles – battles to thrive and even battles to survive. When we start practicing spiritual life, we want to [...]
Krishna is beyond the range of the head, but not beyond the reach of the heart
Krishna is infinite, whereas we are finite. The finiteness of our head prevents us from intellectually grasping Krishna completely. No doubt, Gita wisdom helps us [...]
We are never too small to do a big service and never too big to do a small service
“I am not qualified to do that service.” Such thoughts may hold us back when the opportunity to render a significant service presents itself. It [...]
Take a sage look at time management
“Time management” is a trendy word. The trend, though, is to focus on management, not on time. People value time for its utilitarian worth, as [...]
The present is all that we have – and all that we will ever have
We frequently lead life as if it were a practice run for next time. All of us want to do valuable, special, big things in [...]
Krishna is not an optional filler in our life – he is its central purpose
Our time is among our most wanted resources. Our fast-paced culture places so many demands on us that fitting all the items on our to-do [...]
Don’t let the ticking of the clock become tricking by the clock
Ours is a clock-driven society. We have so many things to do and so little time to do it in that we frequently feel pressured [...]
Pride demands and blames, humility begs and waits
“Why am I not advancing fast enough?” This question sometimes troubles our hearts and makes us feel dissatisfied with our spiritual lives. This dissatisfaction can [...]
Even when Krishna is in the universe, the universe is still in him
When Krishna descends to the world, he appears to be just like any other person, someone who is limited to one place and needs to [...]
How History is His-story
History, if seen from a purely materialistic perspective, seems to be nothing more than a list of names of dead successful people. Decade after decade, [...]
Divine empowerment makes mission impossible mission unstoppable
In the Bhagavad-gita (11.33), Krishna assures Arjuna of success in his battle against formidable ungodly forces, provided he just becomes determined to assist in the [...]