The heart is like a mirror
This week is Gundicha Marjanam – a festival celebrated worldwide, commemorating the beautiful pastime where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, in the role of a devotee, taught us how to truly welcome […]
The true purpose of detachment
On the path of bhakti, detachment isn’t about rejection – it’s about redirection. We don’t simply want to be detached from things. The only reason we want to be detached […]
Humility is a powerful practice
Humility is a powerful doorway to connecting with Kṛṣṇa. We can keep connected to Him by chanting His names and practicing bhakti – loving devotion – through various practices: śravaṇa, […]
Finding joy beyond anxiety
Govinda Dāsa prayed, kamala-dala-jala, jīvana talamala – that everything we have is compared to a drop of water on a lotus leaf. The nature of a lotus leaf is […]
What is holding you back?
The boatman and the marriage party One of my Guru’s favorite stories comes from his Guru Mahārāj, Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākur Prabhupāda. In Bengal, India, two villagers planned a […]
The Value of Time
I was once gathered with a group of people where a 14 year old spoke up to share something in front of everyone. Before she could speak she took a […]
Healing the Heart, Healing the Earth
What is actually the reason why the world is filled with so much pollution? The root cause is the pollution within the human heart. When our heart is polluted, […]
The Pursuit of Inner Happiness
The origin of all happiness lies within us and is experienced and expressed through love. There is a difference, however, between material love and spiritual love. Material love is when […]
The Power of Humility in Spiritual Practice
Character is an essential principle for sustained spiritual practice. The analogies given to us are that unless we become more humble like the grass, tolerant and forgiving like the tree, […]
Uprooting the Weeds of Ego
The false ego, also known as the ahankar, is the root of all the weeds in the forest of our hearts. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has explained that each of us are like the gardener of […]
