Practical Spirituality

How can we detach ourselves from what others think about us?

How bhakti helps us get past our past

From passion to compassion 1

Can the mind sting us – how?

When a loved one is hurt, we feel disturbed, but not so much when someone unknown is hurt – is this attachment?

Why do Vraja-vasis need to perform a karma-kanda reformatory ceremony?

From Damodara month to Damodar mood – From circumstantial devotion to transcendental devotion through intentional devotion

The mind makes the intelligence act unintelligently

How do we overcome ambiguity about going ahead in a relationship?

Prabhupada life-story 12 – Through serious difficulties to serious seekers

In the treasure hunt for happiness, avoid the leads that mislead

When chanting, should we just hear the holy name or try to focus the mind on Krishna’s lotus feet?

Empower those who are protecting us, not those who are attacking us

We get creative ideas but feel that implementing them requires too much work – what to do?

Ramayana series 5 – Hanuman – There is a time and place for everything, don’t lose heart

From destructive competition to constructive competition – 2

From destructive competition to constructive competition – 1

Don’t use God to stay away from God

Why crave for the pleasures that make you a slave

When a parent won’t give a child a pile of chocolates, why does Krishna create a world filled with sense objects?

Ramayana series 4 – SEES acronym – 4 explanations why Rama abandoned Sita

Just Because We Have Got The Monkey Off The Back Doesn’t Mean The Circus Has Left Town

Should I Choose The Spiritual Master Whose Personal Association I Get Or Whose Classes Inspire Me

Ramayana series 3 – Shurapanakha’s slyness – Beware of those who manipulate us using our weakness

Ramayana series 2 – Maricha’s miscalculation – Our destination is not as important as our action

The mind keeps us enslaved

Ramayana Series 1 – Dasharatha’s dilemma

Thwart the desires that titillate initially but torment eventually

How can we avoid impulsive angry responses?

Inner healing through forgiveness

Love is the ultimate reality that unifies all reality

Prabhupada life-story 11 – On the bowery – A follower turns attacker

Stung by the tongue

Overcoming negative emotions 5 – Self-doubt

The greatest danger is the danger of forgetting the danger

Understanding how bhakti fulfills the purpose of scripture – and how we can help

How can Vyasadeva refer to himself as a great sage in the Bhagavatam?

Even if we can’t be on the same page as God, be at least in the same book

Focus on Krishna’s glories while studying Bhagavatam – don’t be distracted

How is temperament more important than talent?

If we resist a desire, it increases, and our mind goes crazy – what to do?

When we have to work so many hours in nondevotional jobs for our financial needs, how can we grow devotionally?

Even when we have knowledge, we can’t apply it – what to do?

Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 4 – The destination is also our companion

Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 3 – Our attitude is our steering wheel

Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 2 – What we are driving matters, but where we are driving matters more

Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 1 – The mind is the passenger, don’t let it become the driver

As a to-be householder, should I work fulltime in a temple or take a job outside

Freedom for what – our surface desires or our deepest desires

Prabhupada life-story 10 – How Krishna set the stage for Prabhupada

My husband doesn’t oppose my bhakti, but he wants me to take interest in worldly things that I have lost interest in – what should I do?

If my counselor breaks a regulative principle, how do I maintain my faith?

If our past bad relationships make us averse to exploring new relationships, what should we do?

How can we emotionally accept that people who treat us like crap are delivering us our past karma?

How can we overcome the expectation of apology from someone who has hurt us?

What are the precursors to anger – how can we know that we are likely to explode at someone?

How can we preach with sincere devotees who are desensitized to newcomers’ sensitivities?

Overcoming negative emotions 4 – Overcoming anger through forgiveness

If circumstances make following bhakti principles impossible, what should we do?

When our emotions come in the way of our bhakti practices, what can we do?

In youth, how much should we be preparing for our career and how much focusing on devotional growth?

How much should we restrict our children from hearing mundane music?

How can we prioritize our services, when we have limited time?

Advancing spiritually at our pace, from our place by understanding the power, principle and process of krishna-bhakti

How can we avoid judging ourselves?

How can we deal with self-doubt?

What does it mean to be consistently content with the self?

If we see patterns similar to a failed relationship in a new relationship, how can we avoid becoming pessimistic?

Devotion doesn’t restrict us – it empowers us

Gita 02.20-30 Go beyond lamentation by understanding the eternality of the soul and the multiplicity of its reincarnations

How the Universal Form makes Krishna accessible

Prabhupada life-story 09 – Alone and unaided in an alien land

Overcoming negative emotions 3 – Fear

If we don’t have gratitude, how does it matter in bhakti?

How to overcome lust or material desire

If my chanting remains inattentive despite my best effort, am I being offensive?

How the fictional points to the spiritual

QA on dealing with material desires, excessive workload, inattentiveness in chanting and other bhakti principles

Understanding Surrender – Meditation on Prabhupada’s prayer Markine Bhagavata Dharma – 5

Understanding Surrender – Meditation on Prabhupada’s prayer Markine Bhagavata Dharma – 4

Understanding Surrender – Meditation on Prabhupada’s prayer Markine Bhagavata Dharma – 3

Understanding Surrender – Meditation on Prabhupada’s prayer Markine Bhagavata Dharma – 2

Understanding Surrender – Meditation on Prabhupada’s prayer Markine Bhagavata Dharma – 1

Should medicines be used to treat depression?

If negative events cause a panic attack, what can we do?

Should we be simply attached to the principle of service or to specific services according to our nature?

Ramayana reflections – Maricha represents worship in fear

Damodara lila analysis – Going beyond cultural conceptions to spiritual revelation

How our vision alters our perception – Gita study 01.24-36

Overcoming negative emotions 2 – Depression

Prabhupada life-story 08 – Journey on Jaladuta – Physically demanding, Divinely revealing

How can we deal with gossipy or critical family members?

What is the difference between greed and ambition?

What role does sleep play on the spiritual path?

Can we see the future in our dreams?

How do some people get guidance in the state of being half-awake, half-asleep?

What is the source of the programming we have?

When our emotions don’t keep pace with our convictions, as when facing adversities, what can we do?

What we can learn from our dreams

Simplify Clarify Purify – Three principles for a fulfilling life