We will never stay low if our thoughts are high. Our mind is the driver of our lives. The problem is that we often drive down the wrong road. Sometimes we even let go of the wheel! Can we always think good thoughts, or is responding to the mind’s whims man’s default setting? When anger […]
Devotee: As you said in your mail that greatest inspiration comes from service in connection with guru and Krsna! So honestly, I myself have been looking for that! So what’s your instruction for me? Mahatma Prabhu: First you need to search your heart to find out what you really connect with, what you really like […]
In the book My Glorious Master, Bhurijan Prabhu writes, “A devotee asked Prabhupada for help, saying that he was not able to follow the four rules. Prabhupada looked sternly at him, ‘If you do not follow the regulative principles, then no one can help you’.” The platform from which help comes is following the principles and […]
Attachments come from conditioning (habit) and the best way to break a bad habit is to stop indulging in it. Once an alcoholic gets off alcohol, he is told never to take one drop of alcohol again for the rest of his life. He shouldn’t get near alcohol, look at it, think about it, etc. […]
Krsna helps us to the degree we have the intention, and make the effort, to improve. Certainly no problem of ours is too great for Him to solve. We just need to be willing to let Him solve it. One of the offenses to the holy name is to maintain material attachments. The holy name […]
In this issue I focus on positive and productive ways to deal with falldown, ways that will enable you to move forward with renewed enthusiasm. May you always think of Krsna, Mahatma Das Illuminations Newsletter 34 What is falldown? Breaking the four regulative principles or giving up devotional service is generally referred to as falldown. […]
“One should be more humble than a blade of grass.” OK, another “one should.” Becoming humble is difficult enough, what to speak of becoming humbler than a blade of grass. I know “I should”, but how do I actually do it?” In this article I look at one often overlooked and extremely helpful way this […]
Here H G Mahatma Prabhu very kindly acknowledges, converses, and encourages a devotee who was upset with the way life was for that devotee.. Devotee: Hare Krsna Mahatma Prabhuji, due to personal reasons I was upset and impulsively wrote you the last message. Mahatma Prabhu: Yes, it did seem you were upset. Devotee: I was […]
Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first? Tech Support: […]