Before the Loss
“The Blessed Lord said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither fo...
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20 of 767 episodesFive Aspects To A Yajna
“Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devo...
If Knowledge Is Supposed To Prepare You For Living
“Maharaja Parikshit knew that the curse of the brahmana’s son upon him was unjustified, as everyone else knew, but he did not want to counte...
Five Reflections On The Image of Yashoda Binding Krishna
“’O naughty child, now try going from here, if you can.’ Having spoken thus, she returned to her household duties.” (Vishnu Purana, 5.6.15)
Two Kinds Of Teachers I Could Meet
“The Supreme Lord said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most secret wisdom, knowing which yo...
Three Places in Bhagavad-gita Where Krishna Mentions Auspicious and Inauspicious
“He who is without attachment, who does not rejoice when he obtains good, nor lament when he obtains evil, is firmly fixed in perfect knowle...
Thinking About The Continuation Of Life
“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rain. Rains are produced by performance of yajna [sacrifice], and yajna i...
Four People Who Made Sure The Injury To The Enemy Was Noticeable
“The goddess Durga was decorated with flower garlands, smeared with sandalwood pulp and dressed with excellent garments and ornaments made o...
The One With The New Game
“Good and bad, which are part of the illusion created by Hari, cannot be removed without worshiping Hari. Keeping this in mind, worship Rama...
Five Questions For the Person Chasing Sense Gratification
“In spite of achieving the power to control in all directions and in spite of enjoying all types of dear sense gratification as much as poss...
Five Places I Get Bullied
“The Blessed Lord said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither fo...
Why Not Spend Time With Scholars
“Sometimes mother Yashoda used to ask Krishna to bring her a wooden plank for sitting. Although the wooden plank was too heavy to be carried...
Five Candidates For Yukta-Vairagya
“Rupa Gosvami says that as long as we are in this material world we have to act; we cannot cease acting. Therefore if actions are performed...
Five Miracles of Nature
“Everyone can understand that we drink the milk of cows and take the help of bulls in producing agricultural products. Therefore, since our...
Why The Disproportionate Focus On The Childhood Lila of Krishna In Shastra
“That best among men would not go to sleep without Him, nor would he eat without Him, even if the food brought was very palatable.” (Valmiki...
Five Possible Reasons To Go To Rehab
“All living entities are rotating throughout the universe, going sometimes up to the higher planetary systems and sometimes down to the lowe...
Five Contexts For Use Of The Sanskrit Word Guna
“Good and bad, which are part of the illusion created by Hari, cannot be removed without worshiping Hari. Keeping this in mind, worship Rama...
I Hope He Fails
“In the way that parents intervene when the children play with a snake or put a hand in fire, Sita and Rama are like the mother and father w...
Put Up a Sign
“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.” (...
Five Controversies Sparking Endless Debate In Bhakti Culture
“Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are i...