Answer: Such a question has no simple answer. As the Bhagavad Gita itself acknowledges, gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ—the workings of karma are profound and difficult to [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.74 sañjaya uvāca ity ahaṁ vāsudevasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ saṁvādam imam aśrauṣam adbhutaṁ roma-harṣaṇam Sañjaya said: Thus have I heard this conversation, [...]
Bhagavad Gita 18.61 īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā The Lord within all hearts resides, And there, O Arjuna, gently guides; All [...]
When something terrible happens, do you ever wonder— Did God really want this to happen? Nothing happens outside his loving plan. Every event is [...]
Whenever we lose something, it hurts— the deeper our attachment, the deeper the pain. But spirituality gives a bigger vision. Think of a garden: even [...]
Bhagavad Gita 2.13 dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati "As we move through childhood, youth, and old [...]
Bhagavad Gita 1.14 tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ "Then Krishna and Arjuna, standing tall, On their [...]
Know that God is working behind the scenes for our good, even when what is happening on the stage doesn't seem to be good. A [...]
Whenever we become excessively self-conscious, we tend to worry too much about how others see us, what they think about us, and what they might [...]
Destiny is often a generic term used to refer to factors beyond our control, especially when such factors shape or determine the outcomes in our [...]
Are soldiers heroes or victims? - In many traditions, warriors were often praised as heroes; in much postmodern thought, they are often seen as victims. [...]
By overemphasizing identity identity politics ends up obscuring identity The word identity politics can have two distinct meanings. One is that it is a politics [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now after describing this Krishna [...]
Ask not why bad things happen to good people ask what good people do when bad things happen to them One of the oldest philosophical [...]
Even if we fare well in life we still have to say farewell to life We all wish to fare well in life; we seek [...]
Obscenity is objectionable not because it shows too much of a person but because it shows too little and obsesses people with the too little [...]
Even if our worldview stays out of view it shapes our every view Suppose a beautiful bird is seen in the sky. A nature lover [...]
When the Infinite is discovered the infinitesimal is uncovered Love is our innate need – we all long to love and be loved. However, in [...]
To become broad-minded know that reality is broader than what the mind shows Why are some people narrow-minded? Because they are very attached to their [...]