“Is the Bhagavad-gita polytheistic?” This question is often raised especially by those coming from the Western intellectual tradition. They are familiar primarily with the rigidly [...]
Many people conceive God’s greatness in terms of size and imagine him to be a giant being pervading the whole universe. Gita wisdom accommodates such [...]
The Bhagavad-gita is a book of conflict resolution. It was spoken when the territorial conflict between the cousins the Pandavas and the Kauravas was about [...]
Live in the present is a popular and valuable saying among self-help teachers. After all, that’s where we can do anything worthwhile. We can and [...]
The yoga of the heart refers to bhakti-yoga, the yoga that centers on spiritualizing our heart’s central force: love. The heart of yoga refers to [...]
In the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna admits (10.14) that even superhuman beings such as gods can’t understand Krishna. Thereby, he conveys that he too can’t understand Krishna. [...]
As pride is a major pitfall on the spiritual path, we may think, “By not expressing my talent and keeping a low profile, I will [...]
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 [...]
“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; [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 infinite, whereas we are finite. The finiteness of our head prevents us from intellectually grasping Krishna completely. No doubt, Gita wisdom helps us [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
