What Krishna’s promise of deliverance means for Arjuna
In the Bhagavad-gita’s twelfth chapter (12.07), Krishna declares that he personally delivers from the ocean of material existence those who devotedly fix their minds on [...]
How can we reach God?
When we start on our spiritual quest, we may feel that we are far away from God. How can we reach him? By seeking his [...]
Sensual hope deludes, spiritual hope delivers
We all need hope. Without hope, life becomes unbearable, even unlivable. But we need to choose carefully where we pin our hope, lest we are [...]
Immigration to the spiritual world happens not by infiltration but by invitation
When two countries have huge economic disparities, people from the poorer country often try to immigrate to the wealthier country. And if they can’t enter [...]
Seek not to grasp God – seek to be grasped by God
To grasp God means to use our intelligence to comprehend and conquer him; we treat him like an intellectual concept to be figured out. And [...]
Krishna is not a passive point of concentration – he is the proactive fount of compassion
Yogis begin their meditation by using various objects as initial points of concentration. The Bhagavad-gita mentions that they may focus on the space between their [...]
Don’t come up with the truth; come up to the truth
The phrase ‘coming up with the truth’ indicates speculating and hazarding our own way to the truth. It implies that truth is something submerged and [...]
If we hold on to Krishna long enough, nothing else will hold on to us long enough
When we strive to progress in spiritual life, we often find ourselves shaken, even shackled, by our worldly attachments. How can we break free? By [...]
Rise from defiance through reliance to transcendence
Our journey towards Krishna progresses through three stages: Defiance: We start of imagining that we don’t need Krishna, that we can do fine without him. [...]
Are we holding on to a straw instead of a lifeline?
Our present material existence is like an ocean – an ocean of misery. Though we can struggle against the waves of life’s miseries for some [...]
Go beyond the beyond
Many people think that the goal of spirituality is to go beyond emotions and actions, and attain peace by merging in an impersonal light. However, [...]
Change the stories you tell yourself about yourself
Our mind is rarely satisfied with the world and especially with our present position in it. Consequently, it frequently goes into flights of fantasies of [...]