Not turning back the clock, but turning on the compass

We may get the question, “To practice the Gita, do we need to turn back the clock to the time thousands of years ago when it was first spoken?” Not necessary, answers Gita wisdom, because its message is not merely historical, dating back to thousands of...

Krishna is ever-waiting, ever-willing and ever-working

The Bhagavad-gita (15.15) states that Krishna personally resides in the hearts of all of us so as to guide us to our ultimate good. From this strategic vantage point, he observes our misadventures in material existence and strives to bring them to an adventurous,...

“Seeing is believing” drags humans to the animal level

The Bhagavad-gita (15.10) reproaches as deluded (vimudha) those materialists who are blind to the soul due to their overdependence on their undependable senses. “Seeing is believing” is the credo that such people use self-righteously to justify their...

Time expresses Krishna’s tough love

The Bhagavad-gita (10.33) identifies time as a manifestation of Krishna. Time is one of the most forceful teachers about the temporary nature of worldly existence. All of us can learn about the fragility and the perishability of all things material by everyday...

Why give up the ocean for a drop?

“I would like to make spiritual advancement, but giving up worldly pleasures is too much of a price to pay for it.” Such thoughts may dissuade us from following the regulative principles that urge us to eschew the anti-scriptural worldly pleasures of...