How Gita wisdom helped me transcend polio
Recently, during my travels to America, a devotee-doctor in Washington, D.C., suggested that I consult a polio specialist to evaluate the long-term effects I might [...]
Focus not on the size of our faith, focus on the size of our Lord
When we strive to grow spiritually, we may worry that our faith is insufficient. Faith is undeniably important in our spiritual journey, but it is [...]
Loss, guilt, and despair: the trio of emotions that can make our inner world toxic
Life often thrusts upon us difficult, dangerous, or distressing situations that can trigger negative emotions. While most such emotions decline and depart with time as [...]
Lead me out of my ego’s web by your love’s WEB: wisdom, expertise, benevolence
Bhagavad Gita 18.58 mac-cittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣyasi atha cet tvam ahaṅkārān na śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi "Focus on me, and all duality you will transcend, By [...]
Loss, guilt, and despair: the trio of emotions that can make our inner world toxic
In the face of a problem, if all we can come up with is, "It's not my fault," then that is our fault. Life is [...]
How God can use dead ends
What seems to be a dead end for us can simply be, for God, a means to show us that without him, we are dead—and [...]
Why exhaust ourselves by believing in our worries when we can energize ourselves by believing in God’s promises?
When we encounter challenging situations, our minds tend to focus on all the ways things might go wrong. This constant worrying can drain us, filling [...]
What truth will our life story demonstrate?
We can choose what truth our life story will demonstrate: what is possible with God or what is inevitable without him. Our life is defined [...]
Three things we can do when we feel helpless
Suppose life puts us in a situation where we just feel that there's nothing in our control. Rather than giving into the feeling of helplessness, [...]
Grateful for unanswered prayers
When our prayers are unanswered, how can we stay faithful? By seeing how we can be grateful for unanswered prayers. If we look at our [...]
Be faithful not fearful
When we face great imminent dangers in our life, when our prayers seem to be going unanswered, at that time, we may become gripped by [...]
Pray to gain purpose not pleasure
Pray to God—not for pleasure, but for purpose. When we approach God through prayers, we often seek pleasure or, more specifically, the objects that we [...]
How to not be discouraged by our imperfections
As we function in life, we quickly come to realize our deficiencies and defects. Deficiencies refer to areas in which we can't do things as [...]
What to pray for amid distress
When confronted with a huge problem, especially one that causes acute or unbearable distress, we often desperately turn to God for help. We pray for [...]
What to expect from prayer — 2
Suppose we enroll for an exercise program meant to build our muscles. Suppose we are told to move some heavy objects. Moving those objects can [...]
What to expect from prayer — 1
Our conceptions of things shape our expectations from those things. Suppose we conceive of prayer as a means to get God to remove obstacles from [...]
What Krishna’s assurance about bhakti-yoga means for Arjuna
Toward the end of the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna promises Arjuna of protection if he becomes devotionally conscious (18.58). What does this promise signify? To understand, let’s [...]
Where is God amid problems?
Where is God amid problems? - When we face a tough problem, we may pray to God for help in getting rid of that problem. [...]
Why helping others doesn’t always help others
Why helping others doesn't always help others - Suppose a person had a severe accident that immobilized them for a long time. As they recover, [...]
The size of our problems is inversely proportional to the size of our purpose
The size of our problems is inversely proportional to the size of our purpose Suppose a truck is moving rapidly on a road on which [...]
Seek God’s help for doing his will, or you will need his help to get out of the trouble you get into because of not doing his will
Seek God's help for doing his will or you will need his help to get out of the trouble you get into because of not [...]