Don’t pack what is back – the past – in your backpack
Don’t pack what is back – the past – in your backpack Suppose we are going trekking with just a backpack. We will carefully decide [...]
The essence of education is enlightenment engagement and encouragement
The essence of education is enlightenment engagement and encouragement If we wish to educate others about something – especially something that requires moral strength, discipline, [...]
Whose words we hear matters but whose words we hold dear matters even more
Whose words we hear matters but whose words we hold dear matters even more Suppose we are lost while driving and ask for directions. If [...]
Gita 18.07 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now Krishna will give analysis [...]
If we prayed as much as we worried we would worry a lot less
If we prayed as much as we worried we would worry a lot less We all worry, sometime or the other. Worrying may seem natural [...]
The less time we have for our problems the less problems we have
The less time we have for our problems the less problems we have We sometimes feel burdened by our problems, as if they were heavy [...]
The denial of free will converts God into devil
The denial of free will converts God into devil Some people say, “Everything is controlled by God – we have no free will. Whatever we [...]
On disagreements and fanaticism
On disagreements and fanaticism Disagreement over issues is not as disruptive as disagreement over the importance of the disagreements When we see disruptive disagreements among [...]
Learn to like the things we need to do to do the things we like to do
Learn to like the things we need to do to do the things we like to do We all have preferences (things we like to [...]
Those who are not humble are humbled
Those who are not humble are humbled We often operate under the illusion that we are fully independent, that we can do whatever we want [...]
We feel stressed not so much because we are over-worked as because we are over-worried
We feel stressed not so much because we are over-worked as because we are over-worried Stress is rampant in today’s society. Why? One common explanation [...]
The world is a resource to take us to the source
The world is a resource to take us to the source During our reflective moments, we may wonder, “What is the purpose of this world?” [...]
We can’t deprive others of their right to be wrong but we can empower them to use that right rightly
We can’t deprive others of their right to be wrong but we can empower them to use that right rightly If we see someone ignorantly [...]
Love is the limiter of freedom – and its fulfiller too
Love is the limiter of freedom – and its fulfiller too We long to be free. And we long for love. Yet love and freedom [...]
When nothing is worth fighting for anything can provoke a fight
When nothing is worth fighting for anything can provoke a fight If we see two people fighting over something trivial, we would naturally wonder: Why [...]
Living resentfully is like driving with the brake pressed
Living resentfully is like driving with the brake pressed Suppose we see someone pressing the brake of their car and also trying to drive the [...]
We are bound by our nature but we are not bound to our nature
We are bound by our nature but we are not bound to our nature We all have particular qualities, abilities and interests – all of [...]
Devotion needs to be expressed to be experienced and enriched
Devotion needs to be expressed to be experienced and enriched Some people say, “Devotion is a matter of the heart. Why exhibit it to the [...]
Before Krishna can entrance our consciousness he needs an entrance to our consciousness
Before Krishna can entrance our consciousness he needs an entrance to our consciousness In its conclusion (18.67), the Bhagavad-gita urges us to not speak its [...]
We need to forgive ourselves to give ourselves to Krishna
We need to forgive ourselves to give ourselves to Krishna When we commit some serious mistakes, we may beat ourselves down with guilt, “Why did [...]
If you get the thought that you can never resist temptation treat that thought as a temptation and resist it
If you get the thought that you can never resist temptation treat that thought as a temptation and resist it Suppose an invading army infiltrates [...]