Gita 09.26 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 9.26 patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ [...]
When we feel that we lack ability …
When we try to grow spiritually by serving God, we may sometimes feel discouraged, “I don’t have much ability.” Thankfully, God doesn’t fixate on our [...]
The simplicity of bhakti-yoga (Gita 09.20-34 explained: Appreciating bhakti-yoga 2)
Various religious paths require particular resources to be successfully executed. Those resources may relate with the capacities to get expensive paraphernalia, perform elaborate rituals, engage [...]
Everything expensive is not valuable, everything valuable is not expensive
We all long for the best in life, be it in looks, careers, positions, possessions, or relationships. While seeking the best, we need to differentiate [...]
Don’t let our desire to use something for Krishna become greater than our desire for Krishna
Suppose we are driving to meet someone dear to us, and we get a desire to offer them a special gift. But we get so [...]
The world sees outside-in; God sees inside-out
The world often judges us by our actions. Even if we have the best of intentions, if our actions don’t work out right, the world [...]
Devotion is more a function of intention than of action
The world sees us outside in. It rates us by our clothes, phones and cars. Such a rating pattern often sentences us to insecurity and inferiority, especially when we are stuck, by factors beyond our control, with unimpressive externals.
No rite can make us right with God – we need to make our heart right
Some people reduce religion down to a set of rituals, “If you just do the rites right, God will be pleased with you.” Such a [...]
The idea that choosing God costs nothing reduces God to nothing
Some people argue, “God is so great and so accommodating that he will love us, no matter what we do.” Yes, the point of contention [...]
Devotion’s simplicity is the refuge for the empty-handed, not the subterfuge for the close-fisted
The empty-handed refers to those who have very little material resources. So, when they come to Krishna, they come with next to nothing. Yet Krishna [...]
Devotion is Krishna’s appetizer
Some people ask, “God is complete and doesn’t need anything. As he never feels hungry, what is the need to offer him food?” This question [...]