Two ways to know our attachments
To understand our attachments, we need to notice where our thoughts go when they have nowhere else to go. Our minds are always full of [...]
Greedy to be grateful
We all have certain impurities within us that sabotage our attempts to live more holistically and wholesomely. One such inner impurity is greed, which fixates [...]
Is the dark side stronger than the bright side?
We all have inside us a divine side and a demonic side, or phrased metaphorically, a bright side and a dark side. The bright side [...]
Biological hunger is need, but sensual hunger is greed
Biological hunger refers to the body’s call for food, whereas sensual hunger refers to the senses’ craving for sense objects. The Bhagavad-gita (02.59: niraaharasya) uses [...]
Express devotion by endeavoring for excellence in service
Devotion is a state of the heart – a state of spontaneous inner attraction to Krishna. Yet that state manifests as outer action too, for [...]
Money unmakes those who make making money their life’s purpose
Money is a necessity for our existence, but many make it the purpose of their existence. They equate money with pleasure, possession, prestige and power. [...]
The resolution to the confrontation between reason and emotion lies in purification
Whenever we have to make choices in life, we usually turn to two courts: the court of reason (“That makes sense”) and the court of [...]
Wealth of the world without wealth of the heart wrecks the world
Most of the world's big problems, including poverty, are caused by people who are in a state opposite to poverty – prosperity. It is the [...]
Are we mistaking an inner lacking for an outer lacking?
We sometimes feel that something is lacking in our life. Before we can soberly investigate what it is that is missing, the culture fills our [...]
We cannot get pure devotion by more donation
“This person gives liberal donations for charitable causes.” Statements like these are becoming increasingly commonin the public profiles of well-to-do individuals. This trend may inspire [...]