Don’t prolong problems more than needed
When we take an issue further than it needs to go, then we are making the issue: the issue is not making itself. Sometimes when [...]
When we take an issue further than it needs to go, then we are making the issue: the issue is not making itself. Sometimes when [...]
Just because our dreams do not come true does not mean that we do not have a right to dream. We just need to dream [...]
Worrying is expressing a vote of no confidence in God. Generally, when things seem to be going wrong, we start worrying. Why such worrying is [...]
Why we are sometimes a mystery to ourselves. Sometimes we behave in ways that we just can't figure out: “What made me speak like that?” [...]
To have options is empowering; To have the intelligence to know which options are good for us is even more empowering; And to have the [...]
Why do some people become bitter when life gives them problems? And why do others become better, not bitter? That's primarily because people view themselves [...]
When we are overcome by fear, then we constantly replay the bad things that have happened to us in the past, and we dread that [...]
Even though emotions can't be commanded, they can still be cultivated. Suppose someone is feeling cold. We can't command them not to feel cold. But [...]
Are we catching opportunities or complaining about opportunities? Whenever we seek to do something special, we may often not endeavor because we feel that we [...]
Whenever we are faced with problems, it is natural that we may start worrying about how to drive those problems away. But sometimes, those problems [...]
Just because we have a right to be unhappy does not mean that we are right to be unhappy. Sometimes, such terrible things may happen [...]
The world may make our power less, but it is our mind that makes us feel powerless. Sometimes, the world may put us in situations [...]
Suppose we are lost in a dangerous forest, trying in vain to find a way back to safety. Suppose further we find a way that [...]
Suppose we are in our home theater, and we find a horror movie playing on our TV when we had no desire to watch such [...]
When we face a difficult situation, to what extent do we accept that situation as destiny and to what extent do we take responsibility for [...]
When we face a difficult situation, to what extent do we accept that situation as destiny and to what extent do we take responsibility for [...]
Uncertainty is an undeniable fact of existence — life often requires us to tackle complex situations, in which many factors are beyond our control. Faced [...]
When we are trying to discipline and elevate ourselves, we may resort to two unhealthy approaches toward emotions: suppress them or repress them. Although these [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now let us discuss determination [...]
Suppose we try to do something important and make a mistake that leads to our failure. But that failure, no matter how severe, won’t ruin [...]
When adversity befalls us, we don’t have much choice about what has already happened. But we do have a choice about how we respond. Our [...]