Bhakti Notes

Daily, several hundred ants risk their lives walking back and forth across the top step on my backyard deck. I don’t know who advised them to build their home in

Insurance: “A thing providing protection against a possible eventuality.” Here are several insurance options that one can buy to protect oneself from just a few of the possible eventualities one may

Burlingame, CA In the Gita, Lord Krishna says that one must train the mind to become one’s friend. This takes a lot of practice. Fortunately, however, bhakti yoga is pleasant

Burlingame, CA I met a pathologist recently who works with cancer patients. She explained to me that there is a certain kind of pancreatic cancer that is most deadly and

Burlingame, CA The word, responsibility, derives from Old French, respondre, “to answer.” In other words, responsibility, can be literally taken as, “one’s ability to respond.” The way we respond to

Burlingame, CA The verb, prepare, means: to make something ready for use or consideration. Great thinkers everywhere speak enthusiastically about the power of preparation. For instance, George Clason writes: “Opportunity

Newark, New Jersey (En route to Mayapura Dhama) Here’s a good way to begin your day. Select a verse from the Srimad-Bhagavatam (or another bhakti scripture), write it down, and

Burlingame, CA It’s difficult to feel satisfied. Try it. “Tusthi, satisfaction, means that one should not be eager to gather more and more material goods by unnecessary activity. One should

Dallas, TX What would you do if someone you trusted told you that they know God’s name? Would you ask him or her to reveal it to you? If your

Burlingame, CA It feels really good to fully depend upon Krishna. What’s more, Krishna personally invites us to do just that:“In all activities just depend upon Me and work always