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Patience and more patience enable a closed mind to gently unfurl.

SB 5.5.3 — Those who are interested in reviving Kṛṣṇa consciousness and increasing their love of Godhead do not like to do anything that is not related to Kṛṣṇa. They are not interested in mingling with people who are busy maintaining their bodies, eating, sleeping, mating and defending. They are not attached to their homes, although theyContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Krishna consciousness”

Varuthini Ekadashi is observed during the waning phase of moon in March/April. In 2015, the date Varuthini Ekadasi is April 14 /15. It is believed that observing Varuthini Ekadasi will make a person fortunate, prosperous and helps in redemption of sins and in attaining moksha. The greatness of this Ekadasi fasting was narrated to YudhishtiraContinue reading “Varuthini Ekadasi”

We are all part of Bhagawan and therefore all have the same soul – like sparks off of the fire.. Our souls (atma) are the sparks and the lord is the fire.  That is why when you see any living being you should treat them no different than you would treat yourself  as they no different from you.

If there is any sadness I make a strong effort to be free of it quickly, otherwise it grows like a vine in the rainy season: by midday I will be confused; by evening a whole jungle of weak, wasteful and negative attitudes will have taken deep roots in my mind. The result equals chaos.Continue reading “Thought for the day – Am I Happy?”

SB 5.11.15 — My dear King Rahūgaṇa, as long as the conditioned soul accepts the material body and is not freed from the contamination of material enjoyment, and as long as he does not conquer his six enemies and come to the platform of self-realization by awakening his spiritual knowledge, he has to wander among different placesContinue reading “Teaching for the day – the mind and the soul”

You have the determination to plant seeds of change now, and the wisdom to wait for the fruits to emerge.

SB 5.11.9 — There are five working senses and five knowledge-acquiring senses. There is also the false ego. In this way, there are eleven items for the mind’s functions. O hero, the objects of the senses [such as sound and touch], the organic activities [such as evacuation] and the different types of bodies, society, friendship and personalityContinue reading “Teaching for the Day – the senses”

Honesty does not mean simply speaking your mind. Honesty means to be very clear about everything going on inside you. Where there is honesty, feelings become pure and clean. Honesty is where there are no other thoughts or feelings inside, other than those that God himself would have. Such clarity is reflected in your words;Continue reading “Thought for the day – Honesty & Clarity”

SB 5.11.8 — When the living entity’s mind becomes absorbed in the sense gratification of the material world, it brings about his conditioned life and suffering within the material situation. However, when the mind becomes unattached to material enjoyment, it becomes the cause of liberation. When the flame in a lamp burns the wick improperly, the lampContinue reading “Teaching for the Day – The Mind”