Gita 5.22 explained
Now Sri Krishna will talk about on what basis a person will become bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā. Why one should give up outer pleasures Sri Krishna says [...]
Gita 5.9 explained
BG 5.8 Bg 5.8-9 naiva kiñcit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit paśyañ śṛṇvan spṛśañ jighrann aśnan gacchan svapañ śvasan pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann unmiṣan nimiṣann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu [...]
If saving lives means something more than delaying death then we all have the opportunity to save lives
If saving lives means something more than delaying death then we all have the opportunity to save lives During a pandemic, the medical care providers [...]
For protection amid pandemics seek not just a hand sanitizer but also a mind sanitizer
For protection amid pandemics seek not just a hand sanitizer but also a mind sanitizer During pandemics, we protect ourselves from germs using a hand [...]
Gita 06.10 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya 6.10-32: From practice to perfection in [...]
More important than staying in touch with the world is staying in touch with ourselves
More important than staying in touch with the world is staying in touch with ourselves We often want to stay in touch with the world, [...]
Mind your mind to know when it is in order, when on the border and when out of order
Mind your mind to know when it is in order when on the border and when out of order Suppose we use a laptop for [...]
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, it can go [...]
Problems are like burdens whose weight increases with the attention we give them
Problems are like burdens whose weight increases with the attention we give them Suppose we have to carry a huge bag. We may struggle to [...]
Watch the mind, or the mind will catch you
Watch the mind or the mind will catch you Suppose we are living in a high crime locality where thieves will catch and steal from [...]
The images of prosperous people that make us burn with envy are just our mind’s illusions
The images of prosperous people that make us burn with envy are just our mind’s illusions Suppose we see someone driving a Porsche and looking [...]
The wild mind will make us homeless at home
The wild mind will make us homeless at home Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, It can go from one end [...]
Resenting reversals locks us in ignorance, accepting reversals opens the door to transcendence
Resenting reversals locks us in ignorance accepting reversals opens the door to transcendence When things start going wrong, we often feel resentful: ‘Why is this [...]
When the mind says our victories are too small to count, cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories
When the mind says our victories are too small to count cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories When striving for [...]
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens Suppose someone thrusts a huge burden upon us. We’ll feel [...]
The mind is a perpetual procrastinator – it postpones our resolutions to someday, then some decade and then some lifetime
The mind is a perpetual procrastinator – it postpones our resolutions to someday then some decade and then some lifetime Suppose we wanted to go [...]
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self Self-seeking people care for their own pleasures, without caring for anyone else. Such people can’t be seekers [...]
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life Suppose we wanted to walk somewhere, but somehow took several wrong turns [...]
When the mind believes something is enjoyable it stops evaluating whether it is actually enjoyable
When the mind believes something is enjoyable it stops evaluating whether it is actually enjoyable Our mind often works like a programmed device, giving particular [...]
A sight on a site can trigger a fire inside watch what you watch
A sight on a site can trigger a fire inside watch what you watch If we live in a house made of inflammable material, we [...]
Chemical highs can’t cure life’s lows we need to go spiritually high
Chemical highs can’t cure life’s lows we need to go spiritually high When life’s adversities push people down, they often feel so dejected that they [...]