The Mind
Illuminations Newsletter 50 In this issue of the audio newsletter, we elaborate on how the mind can be a friend or enemy and suggest ways…
Category: Sadhana
Cause of the Problem
Illuminations Newsletter 56 Below is a summary of this issue of the Bulletin. Often, when discussing attempts to control our mind, we pay attention only…
Balance Between Taste and Sense Gratification
Illuminations Newsletter 65 What is the motive for sense gratification? It is simply to squeeze the maximum amount of pleasure out of our senses. This…
What is Your Problem?
Illuminations Newsletter 42 The problem, Prabhupada said, is that we all want to be God. Okay, we know this is a problem, but in particular,…
Material attachments: a curse or blessing?
Illuminations Newsletter 40 In this chapter, I will share with you an effective way to deal with harmful material desires and attachments. These desires are…
Wake Up
Illuminations Newsletter 71 Last week I was asked, “What’s the most important practice for advancing in spiritual life?” Srila Prabhupada said chanting of Hare Krsna…
No One Can Help You Like You Can
Illuminations Newsletter 75 Reverse thinking “Reverse thinking” means thinking that “I need to be spiritually strong to keep my vows,” when in fact our strength…
What to Prayer for and How Krishna Answers
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur paced the balcony and asked questions to himself and then answered them. In this newsletter, I do the same. I ask…
How Your Beliefs Affect Your Commitments
Illuminations Newsletter 33 As you know, I am developing an online course on vows. It is turning out to be much more purifying than I…
When Sadhana Becomes an Obstacle
Illuminations Newsletter 24 We have talked about various obstacles to the attainment of bhakti, but one obstacle that we have not mentioned is the path…
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