How to make difficult decisions
How to make difficult decisions- Throughout our life, we make decisions, consciously or unconsciously, about what to eat, what to read, whom to spend time [...]
Gita 01.23 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So Arjuna continued his request [...]
When form and substance are different — and when they aren’t
When form and substance are different — and when they aren’t - All that glitters is not gold. Such sayings which are present in almost [...]
How to act wisely?
How to act wisely? - When we face perplexing situations, how can we act wisely? By the proper interaction between our intentions and our perceptions. [...]
Does the Gita discourage material solutions to problems?
Does the Gita discourage material solutions to problems? - Some people ask, “When the Bhagavad-gita (08.15) states that the world is a place of misery, [...]
Is the world really a place of misery?
Is the world really a place of misery? - Sometimes, the Bhagavad-gita statement that the world is a place of misery (08.15) is seen as [...]
How Krishna is much bigger than our understanding of Krishna
How Krishna is much bigger than our understanding of Krishna - Krishna may be thought by some as as an image in a temple or [...]
The scapegoating tendency
The scapegoating tendency - Scapegoating is one of the most universal of human tendencies. When we face difficulties, especially difficulties that seem unfair to us, [...]
How to be more creative?
How to be more creative? - Creativity is essentially divinity manifesting through humanity. When we are creative, we become channels for a wisdom far bigger [...]
How to gain insight into complicated situations?
How to gain insight into complicated situations? - When confronted with complicated situations, we can gain insight into them by using two principles. Let’s apply [...]
Mindlessly mindful?
Mindlessly mindful? - Mindfulness is often equated with greater awareness of both our outer and inner worlds. Still, not every detail of the outer world [...]
Are we training our mind in distraction or in concentration?
Are we training our mind in distraction or in concentration?- We all have noticed times when we get distracted, sometimes from important things. If only [...]
Beyond mindfulness to purposefulness
Beyond mindfulness to purposefulness - Suppose we are working in customer support and a disgruntled customer is speaking with us rudely, even obnoxiously. Still, we [...]
When living in the present helps and when it harms
When living in the present helps and when it harms - “Live in the present” is valuable advice to counter our mind’s tendency to wander [...]
How to see negative emotions positively
We all sometimes experience negative emotions such as loneliness, dejection, resentment, anger or fear. When such emotions arise, we may let ourselves get carried away [...]
Gita 02.52 explained
Now, after describing this, Krishna will again come to the point of how this attainment of anamayam (2.51) is beyond even the Vedas. It [...]
How to expand our God consciousness in our relationships
How to expand our God consciousness in our relationships - When we strive to become God conscious by doing various devotional practices, we often start [...]
Are thoughts things?
Are thoughts things? - The word “thing” has multiple meanings. It can refer to an object, especially an inanimate object, as in: “There wasn't a [...]
Gita 02.63 explained
BG 2.63 krodhad bhavati sammohah sammohat smriti-vibhramah smriti-bhramsad buddhi-naso buddhi-nasat pranasyati SYNONYMS krodhat -- from anger; bhavati -- takes place; sammohah -- perfect illusion; [...]
The power of negative imagination
The power of negative imagination - Biologically, we are wired more to fear pain than to savor pleasure. In most enjoyable situations, there’s a self-evident [...]
We are already in God’s embrace
We are already in God’s embrace - How we conceive God determines how we relate with him. If we conceive of him as a being [...]