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REACT, RESPOND or RETREAT?
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
4 months ago4 months ago

REACT, RESPOND or RETREAT?

In our dealings, we encounter various situations. How we respond determines the extent to which we are affected. In the face of any incident, should we react, respond, or retreat?

Want to go BTG?
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
5 months ago5 months ago

Want to go BTG?

Dhruva Maharaja’s life is an ideal for one who wishes to go back home, back to Godhead. Which qualities, when cultivated, can make our journey BTG easier?

Becoming a Gentleman
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
7 months ago7 months ago

Becoming a Gentleman

Vaishnava etiquettes are the ornaments of a devotee. Genuine qualities of a devotee result in the pleasure of the Supreme Lord and his devotees. What about surrender without bothering about externals?

Self-Promotion: A Breach of Humility?
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
11 months ago11 months ago

Self-Promotion: A Breach of Humility?

When is self-promotion a breach of humility? Can self-promotion be justified anytime? How to develop a broader outlook in one’s life?

Sharing Lord’s Personal Reciprocation – A breach of Humility?
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
11 months ago11 months ago

Sharing Lord’s Personal Reciprocation – A breach of Humility?

Scriptures extol humility as the foremost quality of a devotee. Is sharing how the Lord reciprocated with oneself a breach of humility? Not necessarily. An analysis with various examples narrating how sharing the Lord’s reciprocation can be a perfect demonstration of humility.

Entering the Internal Circle of Mahaprabhu
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
1 year ago1 year ago

Entering the Internal Circle of Mahaprabhu

Pratap Rudra entered Mahaprabhu’s internal circle not through his political influence, or his eloquence in persuading Sarvabhauma, or by doing some great service for the Lord. His entry ticket was menial service of sweeping. Humility has the power to purchase the ticket to enter the internal circle of Mahaprabhu.

A Devotee’s Compassion – from the life of Prahlada
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
1 year ago1 year ago

A Devotee’s Compassion – from the life of Prahlada

The spirit of Prahlada’s compassion can be understood through his prayers to Lord Narsimhadeva. A reflection on how we can emulate the depiction of Prahlada’s towering compassion in our own tiny lives.

The Parampara of Giving Credits
  • Vaishnava Sadachara
1 year ago1 year ago

The Parampara of Giving Credits

Should we desire Credits for our own work, or should we desire Krishna? Does a Vaishnava take any credit for himself or herself?

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