‘I feel so angry at him’, ‘I am irresistibly drawn to her’. Do you feel helpless in the face of such overwhelming emotions? Most people mistakenly believe that they have no control over how they feel. ‘He just makes me wild,’ they usually say, blaming the other person for their feelings, thereby giving the power…
She also appeals Krishna to stay longer with her and offers the following prayer that echoes with the mood of seeing Krishna’s or God’s hand always in our lives. “As the name and fame of a particular body is finished with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us,…
If we recall the past with either gratitude or as lessons it taught us, our living in the past is healthy. It’s in fact guaranteed to make our present and future better. Principles of appreciation, thankfulness, purpose centred life etc nourish us and make our life and endeavours worth it. When we have a vision…
Although we are often encouraged to live in the present and not worry about the future or regret the past, still living in the past is healthy if we enter that space with gratitude. During the tenth anniversary of ISKCON in 1976, Srila Prabhupada was in New York and when driving from the airport to…
Flash back to early 20th century – When the Titanic – the ship that even ‘God could not sink’ hit the iceberg, passengers, still in a jovial mood, threw the ice cubes at each other and made merry. Infact the crew carried less life boats in the first place because they felt they will never…
Strange insects are buzzing by. Ants of many sizes rush on the floor; some seek shelter on my dhoti and others – so tiny they could fit into my nails- explore my back, on a hot summer evening. Birds of many colors sing and dance merrily. The squirrels on the trunk of a mango tree…
I took life for granted. I thought my freedom was always available. Now I am exposed – am I really a free bird or caged by the mind?Can I fly high and soar the skies while confined to my room?If I can’t cope now, it only means I was always encaged by my freedom.And if…