May the power of desire empower me, not overpower me
Bhagavad Gita 14.19 nānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati guṇebhyaś ca paraṁ vetti mad-bhāvaṁ so ’dhigacchati When one sees modes as all that act, In [...]
Gita 14.19 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan 19-27: Transcending the modes Now [...]
Act proactively, not reactively
Acting proactively means acting according to our principles and purposes in actions we initiate as well as the ways we respond to events. Acting reactively [...]
Let the thoughts that go away from Krishna take our thoughts towards Krishna
Suppose while swimming in a river in one direction, we find ourselves swept away suddenly and dangerously in the opposite direction. Though we may panic [...]