Can’t set things right? See things right
Whenever things go wrong in life, we can generally do something to set them right. But when death strikes, there’s nothing that we can do [...]
Whenever things go wrong in life, we can generally do something to set them right. But when death strikes, there’s nothing that we can do [...]
We may hesitate to adopt authentic scripture-based spirituality because of the fear that we will have to give up too many worldly pleasures. Such fears [...]
In our introspective moments, we often sense a void within: a feeling of incompleteness, even emptiness. This void in our heart is due to our [...]
Sometimes we feel mentally tired even when we are not physically tired. What causes this mental tiredness? Among its various causes, a common, major, and [...]
We may find Krishna’s pastimes of magically killing demons fantastic. Yes, they are fantastic, in the sense that they demonstrate his capacities to effortlessly accomplish [...]
“Why am I not advancing fast enough?” This question sometimes troubles our hearts and makes us feel dissatisfied with our spiritual lives. This dissatisfaction can [...]
Few consumer products shape the contemporary home as much as a television. Few images represent a contemporary family better than a group of people, physically [...]
Love is not just a feeling, but also a doing; not just an emotion, but also an action. In fact, love as a feeling is [...]
All of us have experience of times when our impulses overpower our values and goad us into actions that we regret later. How do our [...]
We often presume that to become happy, we need lots of wealth. However, the pursuit of wealth as a source of happiness inevitably frustrates us [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (09.18) states that Krishna is present in the hearts of all of us as the witness. Fortunately for us, he is present there [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (18.58) indicates that all of us have essentially two choices in making our life's decisions: to act according to the voice of Krishna [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (16.09) indicates that the atheistic, being possessed by their meager intelligence, flourish in self-destructive and world-destructive activities. In these people, ignorance not only [...]
We may sometimes doubt: “The mind is so wild. Will I ever be able to conquer it?” Surely we can, reassures the Bhagavad-gita (06.36), provided [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (07.15) uses the word mudhas, meaning asses, to refer to those unfortunate people who violate their own human rights. Our society exalts as [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (06.06) points out the two opposite roles that the mind can play in shaping our destiny: if controlled, it can be our friend; [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (7.24) indicates that impersonalists who consider Krishna’s form to be a temporary and illusory product of the impersonal Brahman are abuddhayah, bankrupt of [...]
A war of attrition refers to a war in which victory requires wearing out the opponent. As spiritual seekers, we need to wage war against [...]
Surrender is a word that often brings negative connotations, making us imagine that it involves forced submission to an aggressor. But surrender is simply a [...]
The Bhagavad-gita’s fundamental teaching (02.13) is that we are not material bodies but are spiritual beings. Even when we understand this intellectually, we can’t abruptly [...]
When Krishna descends to the world, he appears to be just like any other person, someone who is limited to one place and needs to [...]