Bhagavad-gita Chapter 9 summary — part 2
[When you are the overseer of material nature, why doesn’t everyone understand your divine position?] Because some people are deluded; they despise and deride me [...]
What to expect from prayer — 1
Our conceptions of things shape our expectations from those things. Suppose we conceive of prayer as a means to get God to remove obstacles from [...]
How Krishna offers a nuanced understanding of faith
In the Bhagavad-gita’s seventeenth chapter, Krishna indicates that faith isn’t just about something we believe; it is integral to our very existence, it’s about [...]
Gita 03.31 explained
Now Krishna will talk in next two verses about faith Bg 3.31 ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ śraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto mucyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ [...]
How can we reach God?
How can we reach God? -When we start on our spiritual quest, we may feel that we are far away from God. How can we [...]
When we feel devotionally weak …
When we feel devotionally weak - While practicing bhakti, suppose we feel attracted not to Krishna, but to the world’s allurements. Seeing our devotional weakness, [...]
How to overcome spiritual weakness
How to overcome spiritual weakness - When we are spiritually weak, we can’t resist the world's allurements and we get caught in things that don't [...]