Is Forgiveness Possible Before We Are Pure?
Illuminations 57 Is forgiveness possible before we are cleansed? In this age of Kali, the golden avatar of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu encourages us to practice…
Category: Relationships
Living a Life of Total Forgiveness
Illumination 13 Forgiving those who hurt us is very difficult. In some cases, this may even seem impossible. But forgiveness is a spiritual panacea, a…
Cooperation Our Biggest Challenge
Illuminations 10 Collaboration is the most difficult task It is said that if you reach the top of a mountain alone, then you have not…
Forgiveness Quotes
Forgiveness frees you from being locked in a prison of your own making, in which you are both prisoner and jailer. (Sydney and Suzanne Simon)…
Equal Vision and Gratitude
Equal Vision We tend to judge people we don’t know (and therefore treat them) based on their religion, ethnicity, race, education, gender, age, and so…
Self Forgiveness
Illuminations Newsletter 47 In this audio issue of Illuminations, I talk with counselor Arcana Siddhi about self-forgiveness. Those of us on the spiritual path have…
Responsibility – Insight 54
Illuminations Newsletter 54 In this issue of Insights, we’re going to talk about responsibility. Responsibility means the ability to respond to a problem with a…
How to Balance Dependency and Independence
Illuminations Newsletter 62 Srila Prabhupada, the sastras, and the acaryas speak of complete dependence on guru and Krishna. We are taught that independence is our…
Why we Blame or Criticize Others?
Illuminations Newsletter 80 Why do we criticize others? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur said that we find fault in others because of our absolute lack of…
Who are you Offending?
Illuminations Newsletter 37 In this chapter, I am writing directly about Vaishnava aparadha. Why? Because I really want to help you chant better. What does…
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