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The one true purpose of life: Taking shelter of God

India, Dec. 13 -- Human life appears complex, yet its true purpose is profoundly simple: to take shelter of God and advance ourselves spiritually. The Bhagavad Gita (15.7) states that we are souls, et... Read More


Why we fail at control: The Gita on surrender

India, Dec. 8 -- We all wish to be in control, yet we fail repeatedly - and often miserably. The simple reason is that control never truly rests in our hands. Lord Krishna explains this with crystal c... Read More


Choosing Divine Shelter: Trap of Self-Dependence

India, Dec. 1 -- Lord Krishna repeatedly emphasises in the Bhagavad Gita that we must take His shelter, yet most of us prefer to take our own shelter. What I mean is simple: we mostly depend on oursel... Read More


Tamoguna reveals darkness hidden within us

India, Nov. 20 -- Tamoguna is commonly translated into English as the mode of darkness. But what does this really mean in our day-to-day lives? We often classify actions as good or bad, yet we rarely ... Read More


The Bhagavad-Gita reveals God's active presence

India, Nov. 14 -- Most of us imagine God as a distant and detached being-watching us from afar but rarely intervening. Yet, Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita offers a very different understanding. He ... Read More


In liminal light grace speaks through unseen breath

India, Oct. 29 -- Lord Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita (7.16), explains that four kinds of virtuous people turn to Him in devotion: "The distressed, the inquisitive, the seeker of wealth, and the wise."... Read More