sattvic living - Chaitanya Charan Das, Bhagavad Gita ISKCON

Make me determined to not just pursue the desirable but also determine what is truly desirable

Chaitanya Charan2026-06-01T13:50:46+05:30May 13, 2026|Chapter 18, Chapter 18, Text 34, Prayer – Chapter 18, Prayers|

Bhagavad Gita 18.34 yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛtyā dhārayate ’rjuna prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī That determination which holds on tight, To pleasure and [...]

Help me be materially regulated and devotionally connected (6.17)

Chaitanya Charan2025-09-26T16:40:14+05:30July 2, 2025|Chapter 06, Chapter 06, Text 17, Prayer – Chapter 6, Prayers|

Bhagavad Gita 6.17 yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā "Balanced in eating, rest, and play, Measured in work throughout the day, With sleep [...]

Protecting cows protects the cow protectors from greed

Chaitanya Charan2025-05-09T14:10:24+05:30October 10, 2018|Chapter 18, Text 44|

Protecting cows protects the cow protectors from greed Some people ask, “Why does bhakti culture stress cow protection?” Multiple reasons. The cow is a gentle [...]