Gita 05.23 – The disease of material attachments can’t be cured just by knowing the disease or knowing even the cure – we need to take the medicine of the holy name
Vedanta Sutra 04.04.23 – The liberation of the soul (anavrttih) happens through the uncovering (anavrttih) of its consciousness
SB 10.01.07 – Let there be a symbiosis between the outer call of the tongue and the inner call of the heart
Gadadhar Pandit – The devotee gives up everything for the Lord; the Lord gives up everything for the devotee
Lakshmi Narasimha Karuna Rasa Stotra 8 – Beware of the fruit that promises happiness but delivers misery
Lakshmi-Narasimha Karuna-rasa-stotra 7: Counter the poison coming from the fangs of the sense objects with the nectar of devotion
Value Education and Spirituality 2 – Our values serve as protecting fences and as focusing default settings
Value Education and Spirituality 1 – What we value determines our values – and our values determine our value
Gita 10.25 – Chanting involves sacrficing that which is most dear to us for the one who is the most dear to us
Chitrakavitvani 2 – Chanting doesn’t make us give up what we naturally like to do – it enables us to do it better and do it for the best purpose
Bhagavatam tenth canto study 6 10.01.36-44 – Vasudeva expertly uses sama, dama and bheda to pacify Kamsa
Bhagavatam tenth canto study 3 – 10.01.14-20 – The glory of the speakers and hearers of the Bhagavatam
Bhagavatam tenth canto study 2 – 10.05.01-13 – Krishna is everyone’s benefactor – I long to hear about him
Gita 16.14 – Chanting infuses even the ishvara-bhava with dasya-bhava, thus dovetailing the controlling mentality
SB 07.09.39 – The mind’s madness can be controlled by seeking Krishna’s help through the readymade template of the holy name
Venkatesh Stotram 5 – Contemplate Krishna’s personal and reciprocal nature to bring depth and devotion into the mantra meditation
Gita 14.11 The holy name not only brightens the innner landscape as does the mode of goodness but also beautifies it
Reviving Love 1 – Para dharma contrasted with apara dharmas like patriotism, be-good and service to parents
Three ways to understand the maha-vadanyaya nature of Lord Chaitanya – the magnitude of the charity, the unworthiness of the recipients and the self-sacrifice of the giver
Gita 09.14 Strive to show Krishna our desire to break the blockages of contaminations and he will do the magic
Gita 18.29-39 Choose the intelligence, determination and happiness for attaining auspiciousness (Hindi)
Gita 17.07-16 – Understanding food, sacrifice and austerity from material and transcendental perspectives (Hindi)
Gita 15.15-16.12 – Purushottama – the highest reality and the qualities that define our natures (Hindi)
Gita 05.20 – The holy name connects us with spiritual reality and protects us from being overwhelmed by material reality
Bhaktisiddhanta S T appearance – Faithfulness to tradition includes faithfulness to the tradition’s flexibility
SB 01.05.36 – Chanting integrates the inner devotion and the outer service dimensions of devotional service
