Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
“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 who find ourselves caught in an inner tug of war between our spiritual aspirations and our material addictions. Gita...
Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
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 just becomes determined to assist in the divine mission. Krishna’s assurance applies not...
Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
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 way to cope with change is to focus on the unchangeable: our spiritual nature and our spiritual...
Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
The power of illusion often makes us mistake the means to be the ends and the ends to be the means. Even among believers, many get misledby religious materialism. They mistake the things of this world to be the ends and devotion to Krishna to be the means for...
Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
During our journey through life, we sometimes feel disheartened by the pains of yesterday and the strains of today. The pains of yesterday are all the past reversals that had punctured our morale. The strains of today are all the present obstacles that are deflating...
Sep 6, 2013 | Articles
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 can do it). Those who encourage without enlightening often end up delivering shallow, cosmetic or...