“I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas am I to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.” (Lord Krishna,… Read More ›
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The One With the Cookie Competitor
“Everyone thinks of things in a relative way, in his own terms. This is the meaning of ‘frog philosophy.’ The frog is always thinking of things in relation to his well. He has no power to conceive of the Atlantic… Read More ›
Ranging In Darkness
“It is not proper to speak with her while visible to the night-rangers. So now how am I supposed to proceed? I am indeed in great difficulty.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.11) niśā carīṇām pratyakṣam akṣamam ca abhibhāṣaṇam |… Read More ›
Using Common Sense
“Indeed, if I shall go without consoling this lady, whose mind is overpowered by grief, then my setting out becomes offensive.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.8) yadi hi aham imām devīm śoka upahata cetanām | anāśvāsya gamiṣyāmi doṣavat gamanam… Read More ›
God Is Good
“It is proper for me to console the wife of He who is of immeasurable potency and kind to all beings, for she is hankering to see her husband.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.6) yuktam tasya aprameyasya sarva sattva… Read More ›
Checking Your Work
“By me, who has been secretly moving about as a well-equipped spy tasked with ascertaining the strength of the enemy, this has been seen.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.4) cāreṇa tu suyuktena śatroḥ śaktim avekṣitā | gūḍhena caratā tāvat… Read More ›
The Ecstasy of Gold
“That same lady, for whom thousands upon many thousands of monkeys have been searching everywhere, in all directions, has been found by me.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.3) yām kapīnām sahasrāṇi subahūni ayutāni ca | dikṣu sarvāsu mārgante sā… Read More ›
The One With The Bitter Lemonade
“If I offer auspicious words, which are in line with dharma, about the self-realized Rama, the most excellent prince of the Ikshvaku dynasty, saying these words in a sweet voice in hearing me she will believe me, for I will… Read More ›
The One With The Team Captain
“Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge. Armed with yoga, O Bharata, stand and fight.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.42) Download this episode (right click and save) The… Read More ›
The One With The Frozen Wiper Fluid
“In summary, to reach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the highest goal, there are two processes: one process is by gradual development, and the other process is direct. Devotional service in Krishna consciousness is the direct method, and the other… Read More ›