September 6, 2013
Life’s reversals can often be demoralizing. To regain our morale, we need both enlightenment (knowing what to do) and encouragement (feeling confident that we...
September 6, 2013
The great diplomat Chanakya Pandita pointed out that one moment of time is more valuable than wealth equivalent to millions of gold coins. Why?...
September 6, 2013
The word “cutting edge” refers literally to the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife. Figuratively, it has come to refer to...
September 6, 2013
When we strive to practice devotional service, the power of illusion is ever-waiting to thwart our efforts. If we are casual about our practice,...
September 6, 2013
Imagine a group of people who desire to play a virtual-reality video game. Their desire divorces them from the reality of their identity and...
September 3, 2013
Whenever Gita wisdom encourages us to perform any act of self-denial like fasting on certain holy days, the purpose is not self-torture, but self-fulfillment....
September 3, 2013
The Bhagavad-gita (17.15) explains that speaking the truth in a way that is beneficial, pleasing and non-agitating is the discipline of speech. Neglecting this...
September 3, 2013
In contemporary culture, the advertising industry offers us visual confirmation of an important teaching of the Bhagavad-gita repeatedly, even constantly. The Gita (02.62 -63)...
September 3, 2013
Just as weapons of mass destruction can destroy thousands of bodies, weapons of mass distraction – the mass media – can destroy thousands of...
September 3, 2013
Our happiness depends not on our valuables, but on our values. Why? Because our values shapehow we use our valuables, which actually determines our...