Spiritually Speaking

HUMILITY SAVES US FROM MANY TROUBLES

07 Aug 2021 04:13 AM IST

Humility works as an armour that shields us from many troubles. A humble person, by virtue of their modesty, rarely arouses jealousy or faces undue criticism and hostility. Suppose your car happens to touch another vehicle on the road. If you step out and apologise for the mistake, the matter

SPIRITUAL STRENGTH BUILDS CHARACTER

07 Aug 2021 04:11 AM IST

Spiritual strength is necessary if you want to grow spiritually and help others grow, too. It is an inner kind of strength which builds character and allows you to discipline your mind. A disciplined mind means a peaceful and happy one. A strong mind never gets disturbed. To develop this

The way to make communities stronger, more supportive

07 Aug 2021 04:09 AM IST

I am often asked how an individual can contribute to making their community stronger and more supportive, especially now when so many in our communities are suffering in so many ways. One of the difficulties is that everywhere, people are not in touch with their inner self and so they

RELIGION IS NOT MEANT TO BE USED AS NARCOTICS

02 Aug 2021 04:24 AM IST

Man thinks he lives and he continues to live in the continuity of time. In fact, man exists. And he exists in existence. A man may simply ‘be’, he may simply ‘be’ in the being-ness of his ‘being’. And that is the right way of being. But man thinks he

ANASUYA: DEVOID OF FAULT-FINDING EYES

02 Aug 2021 04:22 AM IST

Knowledge will be different at different levels of consciousness. At a particular level of consciousness, you will become anasuya. Anasuya is devoid of fault-finding eyes. If a mirror is dusty, you need a duster to clean it. But if your eyes have a cataract, any amount of dusting will not help. So first

ANALYSING THE REAL PURPOSE OF LIFE

02 Aug 2021 04:21 AM IST

Our destiny is already fixed. We can’t change how much we will enjoy and suffer in the material world. So once we understand this, we can ‘make the best use of a bad bargain’ and use our lives as a way to elevate our consciousness to Krishna consciousness.

TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES, THINK RIGHT

31 Jul 2021 01:57 AM IST

When there is a tragedy in the family, such as the loss of a loved one, many people are bewildered as to how to deal with the emotions that come up. They wonder how they can be positive in that situation. What does positive thinking mean? It is not thinking

WHAT MAKES GOD HAPPY?

31 Jul 2021 01:55 AM IST

God does so much, yet He is beyond the feeling of doing. He does not think, yet still you can say that He thinks. That is His wonderful personality. We cannot become God, because His part is unique. But as His children, we can become like Him. And this is

Living life in a worthwhile way

31 Jul 2021 01:53 AM IST

“Time is saying to me: Live and make the most of every moment.” – The late Dadi Janki Do we know how to appreciate the things that we have in our life? How much do we take for granted? Just stop for a moment and ask yourself: How much is

WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE GOOD WISHES

31 Jul 2021 01:51 AM IST

Having good wishes for others is one of the cornerstones of a charitable life. But it can be difficult to have good wishes for everyone, or at all times. That happens when we lack good wishes for the self. We can give others only what we have. Pure and positive

TAKE A DEEP BREATH, BE CALM AND STEADY

26 Jul 2021 08:29 AM IST

If your mind is stiff, you are not mentally healthy. To attain a perfect state of health, one has to be mentally calm, steady, and emotionally strong.

YOU ARE NOT YOUR MATHEMATICAL COMPREHENSION

26 Jul 2021 08:23 AM IST

The human mind wreaks time. We think in terms of time. We think that time is not passing or time is passing fast. The sense of time that is ahead of us and the sense of time that we passed lend us an artificial cognition and we perceive this artificiality