What are You Giving ME Today, Krishna?
Should we look for something at the end of our chanting? The barometer for good chanting.
Where is Krishna? Hampi Reflections Part-4
When we expect to find Krishna at some place, and He is not, it is extremely disgusting. It is one thing to connect everything material and spiritual to Krishna, but at places where we already feel there is something spiritual, and it doesn’t exist, or we cannot see it, then to connect it to spiritual becomes challenging. What should one do in such cases?
Hampi Visit: Reflections Part-1
On the way to Hampi. Some reflections on the Holy Name, on sadhana, on practicing bhakti with the right intent.
Anointing the Blurry Vision
Rising from fault finding to worthy appreciation. Four levels of Fault Finding and Four levels of seeing good in others.
Forest Ablaze and Forest of Grace
Can a forest fire provide us shelter? Absolutely not. Yet, we are accustomed to taking shelter of this material world which is compared to a blazing forest fire. When we surrender to Krishna, He swallows the forest fire thus enabling us to be happy even in the material world.
From PRACTICING to a PERFECTED Lover
Eternal associates of Krishna enact pastimes with Krishna, whereas ordinary souls receive mercy in their interaction with Krishna. Chanting the Holy Name is the best means to receive this mercy, and subsequently the same Holy Name will enable us to enter the pastimes of Krishna.