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Dr. Daniel Goleman, PhD, former associate editor of Psychology Today and author of The Meditative Mind: The Varieties of Meditative …

Everyone knows that a happy life requires good health. Proper diet, adequate exercise, and sufficient rest are necessary to keep …

More important but less well known is the inner self’s need for spiritual nourishment and attention. If we ignore our …

In order to counteract and prevent these subtle infections of the self, we should, as recommended in the Vedic literatures …

The transcendental potency necessary for developing complete psychological and spiritual fulfillment is already present within everyone. It must, however, be …

The initial result of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is summarized by Śrīla Prabhupāda in his commentary on the Bhagavad-gītā: …

In the preliminary stages of chanting, practitioners experience a clearing of consciousness, peace of mind, and relief from unwanted drives …

And in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, a multivolume work describing the life and teachings of Śrī Caitanya, founder of the modern-day Kṛṣṇa …

So by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, one reaps innumerable benefits, culminating in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and love of God. We can realize …

Peace of Mind

Initially, meditation focuses on controlling the mind, for in our normal condition we are slaves to any whimsical thoughts, desires, …

The materialistic mind attempts to enjoy by employing the senses to experience matter and material relationships. It is full of …

In the Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa explains, “One who is not in transcendental consciousness can have neither a controlled mind nor steady …

Mantra is a Sanskrit word. Man means “mind” and tra means “to deliver.” Thus a mantra is a transcendental sound …

In his commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Prabhupāda explains, “Our entanglement in material affairs has begun from material sound.” Each day we …

Knowledge of the Self

The Vedas state that consciousness is a symptom of the soul. In its pure condition, the soul exists in the …

When the living being identifies with the material body and loses awareness of his real, spiritual self, he inevitably fears …

Attaining personal self-awareness also gives us the ability to see the spiritual nature of other living beings. When our natural, …

This higher vision is explained by Śrīla Prabhupāda in Transcendental Teachings of Prahlāda Mahārāja. “When a person becomes fully Kṛṣṇa …