InnerPeace

Does becoming spiritually advanced means treating all situations and all people equally?

The way to Vrindavan is through Kurukshetra

If after some wrongdoing, we feel guilty and don’t feel like coming close to Krishna, what can we do?

If bhakti practice doesn’t make us joyful, what can we do?

Rise from being full of thoughts to being thoughtful – 4 reflections

Overcoming negative emotions

Gita 18.62 The deepest peace comes by not an external serene situation but by an internal spiritual connection

No price is too high to possess ourselves – RECAP acronym

How practical is it to reach enlightenment in today’s fast-paced world?

Gita 18.52 Take shelter of renunciation to cultivate inner absorption

The search for happiness – how bhakti pacifies, purifies and satisfies us

How to become peaceful and purposeful

Selfie – Self = IE – Two things that technology provides and two things that spirituality provides

Will all our anxieties take us towards Krishna?

Bhagavatam study 102 1.18.36-43 Avoid offenses carefully and avoid getting offended easily

Gita 18.05 To be mana-isha, we need not just a mana free from ishvara-bhava, but a mana fixed on ishvara

How does bhakti wisdom help us to become more tolerant?

What is the happiness that comes from inside?

If our mind troubles us more than others’ mind troubles them what to do?

How the mind troubles us – and how to protect ourselves – Hindi

Keep the mind on the spiritual track to keep it out of trouble

When we can’t avoid anxiety what can we do?

How to become pacified purified and satisfied

The way I feel is the way I feel – Accepting our emotions and transcending our emotions

Focus on life not on the mind’s commentary on life

The mind may stray away, but don’t let it stay away

Gita 17.16 Austerity of mind transforms our inner disruptive enemy into a constructive friend

How chanting works on the mind – and how the mind works during chanting

Tap the mind don’t be trapped by the mind 3 – From shakshi bhava to seva bhava

If seva-dhyana comes in the way of nama-dhyana, what to do?

How are some people fearless of death?

Tap the mind dont be trapped by the mind 1 – The pressure for pleasure

How does bhakti-yoga help us overcome anger?

How can we be authentic while living according to others’ expectations?

Understanding how bhakti addresses anxiety

How we spend more time avoiding pain than seeking pleasure – and why we shouldn’t

If wanting to do a lot of service spoils our health how to stay balanced?

We often direct our anger towards those who can’t hurt us – how to avoid getting angry – Hindi

When happiness is a subjective experience can there be any absolute happiness?

While pursuing ultimate reality is happiness the purpose or a byproduct?

The search for pleasure is often the source of the greatest trouble

If our service forces us into agitating situations how can we keep ourselves safe – Hindi?

What the self seeks beyond the selfie

How chanting helps us understand ourselves and our mind

How can we deal with past hurtful memories?

Gita 16.21 The metaphorical usage stresses the reality and gravity of the demoniac forces of lust anger and greed

How can we avoid becoming discouraged on seeing that the modes are pulling us down?

If I want to come first in my class am I being attached to results?

When we live in a competitive world how can we avoid comparing ourselves with others?

How can we get rid of unwanted thoughts?

How is the moon the mind’s predominating deity?

How is the Gita relevant today – Marathi

Stung by the tongue

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

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

How can we avoid judging ourselves?

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

Tolerating phases of bad fortune

How can we stop being resentful towards others?

Overcoming negative emotions 1 – Resentment

Why can’t all realized souls join hands to demonstrate a working model of harmonious spiritual living?

From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 2 – Understanding Nivrtti

From anartha-nivrtti to artha-pravrtti 1 – Understanding Anartha

How do we balance thinking and feeling in spiritual life?

How can we be grateful to Krishna in all situations?

Does complete faith in Krishna make us fearless?

How can bhakti help us overcome our emotional fears?

Prabhupada life-story 05 – Indian Partition – Transcendence amidst turbulence

Desires exhaust us but remain inexhaustible themselves

Change your inner world to change your outer world

How can we be more and more in the present?

If someone has hurt us grievously what should we do?

When waves of desire come suddenly do they have some rational cause?

Irrational irritability results from indiscriminate sensuality

Go beyond the mind’s transitory feelings to the heart’s transcendental feelings

Be open-minded not empty-minded

When our goals are in the future how can we live in the present?

How can we know that we are subconsciously justifying our anger?

If we get dreams of our past profession even after having retired for over ten years is that good or bad?

Learning to not go up and down with life’s ups and downs – Gita 02.54-57

Does spiritual knowledge decrease our tendency to find faults with the present?

Kusum Sarovar meditation – Cherishing the culture rich with spiritual stimuli

How can we overcome anger?

What is the best way to understand spirituality?

Those who believe that their mind is their friend become their own enemies

How can we fix the mind on the heart – Hindi?

When problems trouble us and we can’t put our heart in our service what can we do?

By what practices can we control the mind – Hindi?

How can we remember to process our emotions not act on them – Hindi?

How can we overcome worrying habit – Hindi?

How can we deal with our need for approval while doing good things – Hindi?

How can bhakti help students to not get too disturbed about their marks – Hindi?

Is forgiving those who have hurt us necessary for moving on in our life?

How can we harmonize ourselves with our situation when say our boss works by opposite principles?

Even after practicing bhakti we explode at people who irritate us – what can we do?

Is it better to be overwhelmed by knowledge or by ignorance?

What is wrong with seeking the desirable and avoiding the undesirable?

The relief of turning away from the social mirror

We are never alone – we are always with our thoughts

When fantasy distracts us from reality let reality distract us from fantasy