The world is a classroom, not a courtroom
Some religious people have a negative fear-centered conception of God as a judge waiting to catch them doing wrong. They also view the world darkly [...]
Some religious people have a negative fear-centered conception of God as a judge waiting to catch them doing wrong. They also view the world darkly [...]
The Vedas are a voluminous body of knowledge. Often compared to a desire tree, they provide guidelines for people at all levels of consciousness to [...]
“Always remember Krishna? That’s impossible.” This may be our understandable reaction on hearing the Bhagavad-gita’s central devotional recommendation. Thinking about Krishna constantly will naturally seem [...]
When we practice bhakti-yoga, we frequently find ourselves relapsing to worldly anti-devotional indulgences. Why does this happen? Because in the school of devotion we are [...]
During our spiritual journey, we face dangers from worldly temptations. When we encounter things that seem delightful but are actually painful, our conscience acts like [...]
Some people ask Bhagavad-gita students, “Don’t you people live in the past – spending so much time on an ancient book?” No, Gita study is [...]
The sun is one of the objects we see, but it is also the object by which we see all other objects. Without sunlight, we [...]
“Krishna is present in my heart. That means he has the best vantage point to catch all the wrongs that I do.” If such fears [...]
We all fear loss– loss of job, money, health, looks, things. Most of all, we fear the loss of love. Love is what all of [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (15.15) states that Krishna gives us remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. Then when we forget Krishna, is he responsible for our forgetfulness? No, because [...]
Suppose students at a school don’t understand the subjects that are taught because they don’t the language in which the lessons are taught. When a [...]
All of us have an inner voice that expresses our deepest concerns, our noblest values, our highest aspirations. That inner voice is the voice of [...]
Many of us often make resolutions for living according to principles of moral and spiritual integrity, but during times of temptation, our impulses ambush us. [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (15.15) states that Krishna personally resides in the hearts of all of us so as to guide us to our ultimate good. From [...]
When life hands out difficulties to us, we may feel forlorn and deserted due to the thought that Krishna is far away, somewhere out there [...]