Bhakti Wisdom

From a young age, I wasn’t interested in travelling or sightseeing. Instead, I preferred spending time in nature or reading a good book. Even when travelling or socialising was unavoidable, I’d find a way to distance myself and have some time on my own. After joining the monastery almost 16…

The strong conviction that one will certainly receive the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called in Sanskrit āśā-bandha. Āśā-bandha means to continue to think, “Because I’m trying my best to follow the routine principles of devotional service, I am sure that I will go back to Godhead,…

We were driving with a friend around 5:30 pm for an evening programme. What was supposed to be an hour car journey stretched into almost two hours. Heavy traffic, intense rain and darkness made it impossible to reach on time. Normally, I’d get annoyed and complain. However, my friend, stuck…