Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence Suppose a country has a hostile neighbor. If they underestimate their neighbor, they will not pay attention [...]
For inner change, momentum matters more than movement
For inner change momentum matters more than movement Suppose we strive to improve ourselves in some area, but fail repeatedly. We may feel disheartened, “There [...]
As long as we don’t mine under the mind, the mind will undermine us
As long as we don’t mine under the mind the mind will undermine us Suppose someone is digging for buried gold. If they find iron [...]
If we justify our weaknesses by comparing ourselves with those who are weaker, we weaken our motivation to rectify ourselves
If we justify our weaknesses by comparing ourselves with those who are weaker we weaken our motivation to rectify ourselves Suppose we have a weakness, [...]
Gita 09.28 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan And Krishna will describe in [...]
Even if we fare well in life, we still have to say farewell to life
Even if we fare well in life we still have to say farewell to life We all wish to fare well in life; we seek [...]
Even if we are feeling miserable, that doesn’t give us the right to make others miserable Gita 17.16
Even if we are feeling miserable that doesn't give us the right to make others miserable Gita 17.16 When something goes wrong in our lives, [...]
Life becomes meaningless not when we tire of life’s problems, but when we tire of life’s pleasures Gita 03.16
Life becomes meaningless not when we tire of life's problems but when we tire of life's pleasures Gita 03.16 When we face many problems repeatedly, [...]
An impurity censor makes no sense to those who don’t have even an impurity sensor
An impurity censor makes no sense to those who don't have even an impurity sensor An impurity censor refers to some regulator that filters out [...]
Obscenity is objectionable not because it shows too much of a person, but because it shows too little and obsesses people with the too little
Obscenity is objectionable not because it shows too much of a person but because it shows too little and obsesses people with the too little [...]
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect, it is our intelligence that is suspect
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect it is our intelligence that is suspect Suppose we are robbed and the prime suspect is [...]
Resilience comes when we accept what is unchangeable, but don’t accept that everything is unchangeable
Resilience comes when we accept what is unchangeable but don't accept that everything is unchangeable What makes some people resilient and some people weak? It’s [...]
When work doesn’t work, detachment works
When work doesn't work detachment works Sometimes, we work at something, yet nothing seems to work. We struggle to improve a relationship, but things keep [...]
Just as bigotry can blind emotionally, ideology can blind intellectually
Just as bigotry can blind emotionally ideology can blind intellectually In today’s social justice ethos, if someone makes a racist or sexist statement, they are [...]
The mind overpowers us by making us believe that we are powerless
The mind overpowers us by making us believe that we are powerless Suppose a person about to confront an opponent is told that their opponent [...]
Opinions are like onions – know when they need to be sealed and when peeled
Opinions are like onions - know when they need to be sealed and when peeled When we have an opinion about something, we may hold [...]
Reason can’t reach beyond reason, but it can give us reason to reach beyond reason
Reason can't reach beyond reason but it can give us reason to reach beyond reason Reason, or our rational faculty, is said to be the [...]
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 [...]
Seeking requires believing: believing that something worth seeking exists and that we have the capacity to find it
Seeking requires believing: believing that something worth seeking exists and that we have the capacity to find it Some people say, “Be a seeker, not [...]
The night after a quake, the stars still shine in the sky – don’t let the misery of your life blind you to the beauty of life
The night after a quake the stars still shine in the sky - don't let the misery of your life blind you to the beauty [...]
Fanatics use God’s name to give God a bad name
Fanatics use God’s name to give God a bad name The news often reports how religious fanatics kill innocent people and justify their barbarity in [...]