Drop Your Expectations - A young girl fell in love and got engaged with the man of her dreams. She called her parents with great excitement to tell them the news! "Mom and dad!! I have a surprise for you!", she squealed into the phone, hardly able to contain her...
Duty and devotion are not mutually exclusive. Some people think that they will do their best when they are completely focused on the results, and only the results. They think, I have to be 100% committed to the results. Only when I can see the prize, can I give my...
This weekend, hundreds of devotees had a chance to partake in the experience of a lifetime. Although it may sound like hyperbole, the facts show just how special these JKYog retreats are, and some select words from the scriptures, enumerated in Swamiji’s lectures further accentuated the urgency of these...
Choose and Commit to Excellence ! Grit. Dr Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, showed that the secret of phenomenal success is not talent but a special combination of passion and persistence called GRIT. Having grit means making the choice every moment to stick with your...
Put Problems in Perspective - The degree of our success in life depends on one thing: how we handle the problems thrown to us. There is no one who is free from problems. Knowing that problems are inevitable in the course of our lives, there are three ways that we...
Is there a day that sparks as much optimism as Janamashtmi? This day is the descension of the Supreme Divine Personality into this world. This coming means so many things to so many billions of people. It means that Dharma was restored, the pious were protected, and the wicked were...
You Are Destined for Perfection - Sounds strange, doesn’t it? When we hear that we are destined for perfection. We are usually told that perfection is a mirage that we should not be chasing after. And yet somehow, we all seem to experience that the desire to be perfect...
Power of Inspiration and Enthusiasm - We all have an ideal version of our lives that we dream of turning into reality. We may even spend our days making plans and working hard to achieve those dreams. But as they say, life is what happens to you while you’re...
“What all beings consider as day is the night of ignorance for the wise, and what all creatures see as night is the day for the introspective sage.” – Bhagavad Gita 2.69 What this verse means is that, most people see material enjoyment as the purpose of life (their “day”...
