We are the makers of our destiny but not the masters of our destiny
We are the makers of our destiny but not the masters of our destiny When we strive to achieve something challenging, we soon realize that [...]
Stop blaming your outer world start building your inner world
Stop blaming your outer world start building your inner world Suppose the weather suddenly turns chilly. We could blame the weather and feel sorry for [...]
Gita 18.44 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now let us look at [...]
Without going deeply into one tradition we can’t deeply appreciate any tradition
Without going deeply into one tradition we can’t deeply appreciate any tradition When we start exploring life’s spiritual side, we may hesitate to commit ourselves [...]
Comparing is unavoidable but comparing mentality is undesirable
Comparing is unavoidable but comparing mentality is undesirable In our competitive world, comparing is almost universal. In schools with any kind of assessment, who gets [...]
Weakness makes us hotheaded wickedness makes us cold-blooded
Weakness makes us hotheaded wickedness makes us cold-blooded We all sometimes act wrongly. But not all wrong actions are equally serious – they fall at [...]
What is our greatest treasure is often not what we treasure the greatest
What is our greatest treasure is often not what we treasure the greatest Suppose a child is asked to choose between a toy and a [...]
Detachment is absence of emotional dependence not absence of emotion
Detachment is absence of emotional dependence not absence of emotion Some people fear, “If I become detached, will I become emotionless, uncaring, stone-hearted?” No, detachment [...]
What differentiates spiritualists from materialists is not absence of pain but presence of healing
What differentiates spiritualists from materialists is not absence of pain but presence of healing Some people ask spiritualists, “You go through the same problems as [...]
Focus on the cause that brings us together not on the conditions and conditionings that push us apart
Focus on the cause that brings us together not on the conditions and conditionings that push us apart We all are irreducibly individual. Naturally, we [...]
What the moonlight of reason shows dimly the sunlight of revelation shows clearly
What the moonlight of reason shows dimly the sunlight of revelation shows clearly Some people think, “Reason and revelation are contradictory. If I accept revelation, [...]
Sensual hope deludes spiritual hope delivers
Sensual hope deludes spiritual hope delivers We all need hope. Without hope, life becomes unbearable, even unlivable. But we need to choose carefully where we [...]
Keep the mind on one track don’t keep a one track mind
Keep the mind on one track don’t keep a one track mind To keep the mind on one track means to keep our attention focused [...]
Fanatics don’t see how God is present everywhere; they see how God is absent everywhere
Fanatics don’t see how God is present everywhere; they see how God is absent everywhere Religious fanatics often attack those whom they deem heretics. They [...]
If we think we have no vices we are novices
If we think we have no vices we are novices A novice housekeeping employee may think that a room that appears to be clean is [...]
Time can be a fire in which we burn or a teacher from whom we learn
Time can be a fire in which we burn or a teacher from whom we learn Time is a formidable, inexorable force that pushes us [...]
To believe whatever we see is to live like an animal
To believe whatever we see is to live like an animal Some people assert, “Seeing is believing.” Their intent in making this assertion may be [...]
Gita 06.24 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]
The test of success in bhakti is taste for bhakti
The test of success in bhakti is taste for bhakti When we practice bhakti, we may wonder, “How do I know if I am progressing [...]
Intelligence is meant to be the mind’s instructor not its instrument
Intelligence is meant to be the mind’s instructor not its instrument We all have within us something that is impulsive and something that is reflective. [...]
Ritualists see hierarchy above equality spiritualists see equality above hierarchy
Ritualists see hierarchy above equality spiritualists see equality above hierarchy We cherish equality; we don’t want anyone to be discriminated against. Simultaneously, our hard-nosed side [...]