September 6, 2013
The news periodically features stories of talented individuals who ruin their promising prospects by succumbing to immorality and greed. For the sake of quick...
September 6, 2013
“I have been striving for selflessness and purity, yet I feel repeatedly tempted by selfish and impure pleasures. Will I never make spiritual advancement?”...
September 6, 2013
Many people avoid meditating because they feel that meditation requires some extraordinary ability to concentrate that they don't possess. However, the fact is that...
September 6, 2013
“I have failed yet again. Maybe I should just give up.” Life’s inevitable reversals sometimes fill us with such defeatist thoughts. At such times,...
September 6, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita (02.66)(02.67) indicates that when we let ourselves forget Krishna, we lose access to the inner happiness that comes from remembering him. Consequently,...
September 6, 2013
“I want enlightenment, but I can’t give up enjoyment. What should I do?” This is the predicament of many of us as aspiring devotees...
September 6, 2013
From mission impossible to mission unstoppable In the Bhagavad-gita (11.33), Krishna assures Arjuna of success in his battle against formidable ungodly forces, provided he...
September 6, 2013
The world around us is subject to constant change, change that is often unstoppable, uncontrollable and unpredictable. The Bhagavad-gita (02.16) indicates that the best...
September 6, 2013
The power of illusion often makes us mistake the means to be the ends and the ends to be the means. Even among believers,...
September 6, 2013
During our journey through life, we sometimes feel disheartened by the pains of yesterday and the strains of today. The pains of yesterday are...