How to pass life’s tests
If we don't protest against the mind's pretexts, we will never pass life's tests. When faced with life's difficulties, especially those requiring us to persevere [...]
How we lose credibility and how to prevent it
If we don't realize that our mind has low credibility, it is we who will end up with low credibility. Credibility is crucial for anyone [...]
More important than staying in touch with the world is staying in touch with you
Bhagavad Gita 13.11 mayi cānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī vivikta-deśa-sevitvam aratir jana-saṁsadi Below quartet is based on aratir jana-saṁsadi: disinterest in worldly gatherings When crowds gather [...]
How remembering Krishna is different from remembering anything else
Remembering Krishna is not like locking him into our memory bank When we try to remember something, we often imagine it as locking that fact [...]
Let me seek the support that draws me to you, not away from you (9.18)
Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, [...]
Even if I lack purity, grant me humility (11.04)
Bhagavad Gita 11.4 manyase yadi tac chakyam mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam O master of yoga, if it may [...]