How to maintain humility while also having ability
Humility is the ability to remember that our ability is not actually our ability. When people have some extraordinary ability, it is very easy for [...]
Gita 07.08 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya In fact How He pervades How [...]
Does inequality always arise from discrimination?
Does inequality always arise from discrimination? - Suppose we are watching a sports match. What makes sports entertaining, even captivating, is the capacity of players [...]
Faith in yourself vs faith in God
Confidence is essential for doing anything challenging. Those with confidence have an energy and a magnetism: energy that enables them to push beyond the boundaries [...]
If we are grateful when ability manifests through us, we can be graceful when it doesn’t
If we are grateful when ability manifests through us we can be graceful when it doesn’t Amid life’s challenges, we all look for some ability [...]
To take sole credit for our abilities is to put too much burden on ourselves
To take sole credit for our abilities is to put too much burden on ourselves Amid life’s inevitable struggles, we all seek some abilities that [...]
Our abilities are our endowments not our entitlements
Our abilities are our endowments not our entitlements We all have certain abilities that enable us to make a contribution and gain satisfaction. When we [...]
Don’t let the mind show you what you are missing – show the mind what it is missing
Don’t let the mind show you what you are missing – show the mind what it is missing Suppose we are traveling in a plane [...]
Slave not to get worldly recognition; strive to give Krishna recognition
We all feel sometimes that our abilities are not adequately recognized, that we are underappreciated. Most people spend their entire lives trying to correct this [...]
Rumble, Grumble, Tumble? Or Humble?
Our media periodically presents us with celebrities who are self-obsessed egotists.Three words sum their life-trajectory: rumble, grumble, tumble. Rumble: These people are so self-obsessed that [...]