Impersonalism is the notion that ultimate reality is without any personal attributes. It conceives of spiritual perfection as freedom from all emotions and reciprocations, the [...]
People whose lives are messed up often long for a magic wand type solution – just one touch and everything becomes wonderful. Gita wisdom doesn’t [...]
Drunkards suffer terribly due to their addiction – the hangover, the mortification at finding oneself crazed out, the humiliation when one becomes an object of [...]
Seekers sometimes ask: “I was told that mantra meditation will de-stress and relax me. But I find that meditation itself is a demanding exercise. What’s [...]
The controlling mentality is often an expression of the desire to be God. The Bhagavad-gita declares as demoniac people who imagine themselves to be controllers [...]
The Bhagavad-gita repeatedly urges us to view worldly dualities with equanimity. Why? Because our emotional attachments for worldly things bind us. When our emotions run [...]
When people hurt us, we often want to get back at them, hurt them the way they have hurt us. When things go wrong in [...]
Many people think of surrender as passive acceptance. However, surrender involves not just acceptance but also action. The Bhagavad-gita’s conclusion demonstrates this active dimension of [...]
While traveling, sometimes the people sitting next to us are less than pleasant. We may not be able to avoid their company, but we don’t [...]
Some people feel that their faith in God will be boosted if they see miracles performed by him. In fact, many people accept some godmen [...]
People sometimes resent scriptural guidance: “If I am constantly told to do this and to not do that, won’t that take away my freedom of [...]
Can we finite beings ever understand infinite Krishna? By our capacity, no. By Krishna’s grace, yes. Let’s see how. Krishna is like the sun, whereas [...]
We live in an age of changing “truths” – theories are often propagated as established truths, but when some contrary information comes up, they are [...]
To be unqualified for something means to not have the necessary qualifications to do it. To be disqualified means to not be allowed to do [...]
The Bhagavad-gita concludes ((18.78) with a prophecy: when the devotee is one in will with the Lord, victory will ensue. This prophecy was fulfilled when [...]
Doctors give patients a didactic explanation centered on what is wrong (diagnosis). But the diagnosis is not the therapy, which involves taking some prescriptions. Thus [...]
We all have a lower side that induces shortsighted desires which end in misery. To resist this lower side, our higher ties – our connections [...]
“I surrender.” These words are usually spoken when a combatant lays down arms and accepts defeat. Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita concludes his counsel (18.66) with [...]
“As I am a devotee, even if I sin, it doesn’t matter because Krishna will free me from all sins.” Some people argue thus while [...]
“Is our destiny sealed?” This question may trouble us when, despite our best efforts, things go wrong. No, answers Gita wisdom unambiguously. Philosophical technicalities apart, [...]
As seekers, we get inspiration and guidance from our spiritual mentors. So if those mentors fall prey to temptations, our faith naturally gets jolted. To [...]
