Resilience

When life hurts

Overcoming Obstacles

We are like birds on a branch — our wings need to grow before the branch breaks

Wisdom Munches 20: Loss process?

Even if we can’t flatten the pandemic curve we can flatten the panic curve Gita 18.35

When we tolerate amid difficulties, how can we tolerate not out of helplessness but out of purposefulness?

The Monk’s Podcast 20 with Shyamananda Prabhu – How to see failure positively

The Monk’s Podcast 10 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Where is God amid crisis

Can we see adversities like the corona crisis as blessings?

The Monk’s Podcast 2 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Karma-and-Corona

QA with youth – Coping with corona crisis

Will war break out because of the corona crisis, as some devotee-astrologers say – should we withdraw to self-sufficient village communities?

When we see that devotees aren’t being cared for, how can we see it positively and what can we do about it?

When Lord Chaitanya destroys demonic mentality, not demons, why did the person who threatened devotees constructing the Juhu temple die?

How can we keep our emtions steady amid varying situations?

Comparing exiles in Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatam – How to face distress

Mandodari’s lament 1 – How to be empowered in disempowering situations – Hindi

Mandodari’s lament 2 – How can we transform ourselves – Hindi

Staying steadfast amid confusing situations

Why do bad things happen to good people – QA

Most of my fears don’t actualize, but some do – how can we be prepared without becoming fearful?

Krishna demonstrates through his devotees how to respond to adversity wisely

How can we continue our spiritual practice when we get no taste?

How can we suffer insufferable people?

How strengths can become weaknesses and how weaknesses can become strengths

Dealing with discouragement through 3 Es: Expansion, Elevation and Execution

Does emotional pain indicate something wrong that needs fixing or should it just be tolerated

How obstacles become opportunities – Hanuman’s burning tail

How to deal with distress through devotion

Inner Change – 3 reasons why changing ourselves is tough and 6 ways to make it easier

Rama at home in exile 1 – The power of acceptance

Finding security in insecurity

Overcoming discouragement in spiritual life

Is not trusting those who have cheated us a weakness of the mind?

Dhruva pastime analysis 1 – Everyone faces distress, the fortunate find the right direction – DHRUV acronym

Gita 18.37 Spiritual knowledge gives us the purpose to persevere through the poison till the nectar

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

When India is the land of spirituality why was it overrun by so many invaders – why does it still have a colonial mentality?

Gita Jayanti class – The Gita brings a message of fearlessness to a fear-filled world

How do we deal with negative people who are not transformable?

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?

Even if we can’t be grateful for all circumstances we can be grateful in all circumstances

How my laptop was stolen and recovered – and what I recovered in between

If our past bad habits keep dragging us down what should we do?