Krsna's Teachings

Bitter taste can be experienced by eating bitter gourd. Similarly sour taste comes from sour lime. In our life we experience lots of bitterness and sour taste too.  Some people leave behind a bitter experience.  Truth by itself is very bitter and we wouldn't want to face it more so often. Failures are a great way of showing these kind of tastes to us.  Having lost your girlfriend to your best friend makes us so. So also seeing your dimwitted colleague getting promoted to your dream position, will put you in that state. Your neighbor friend getting the latest model of the coveted car can ruin your taste too. Some stray observation by your friend or acquaintance could set the alarm bells ringing too. Everyday we face a barrage of situations which makes us bitter or sour. So ask yourself where is the sweetness?  Sweetness lasts for the shortest duration of time. Happiness is always short lived and we become bitter too very soon.  The greatest reason for the switch ...

What's initiative? Hardly anyone works on his own steam. Everyone needs a prod before they move. Those who have their own motivation to do the stuff are called the ones who take the initiative.  The people who set their own standards of excellence and keep on bettering it with every achievement are the doers and beacons of this world. Rest are all just followers. The leaders are the baton holders.  We have been always told to take the initiative and leadership positions right from childhood. There are some who have it in their blood to take charge and lead but others don't. Are these born leaders or do they become one? Now we can put forth various arguments for and against and there won't be any conclusive proof whether the individual has inherent leadership qualities or not! So it is genetic or not? Driven by the circumstances or destiny? Is there any definitive answer? They say success comes to those who try hard, real hard and put in their all to succeed. But some have s...

The people who irk you just by appearing in front of you are many. Why would they make you so upset or disturb your peace of mind?  They might not have even troubled or disturbed you, yet just by their presence your peace of mind disappears. Let us see why it happens.  I still remember seeing Pran, the quintessential villain of Bollywood in many films and the moment he appeared on the screen, I would get scared. Even if he was just performing a character artists role, I would feel goosebumps and experience terror.  Then my aunts appearance at home would signal some big family fight. She was instrumental in lighting the spark of disturbance in everyone's minds.  This made me realize that some people have certain qualities which are inherent. Russell Peters would evoke laughter even if he appeared serious. These features are present in everyone just like an inbuilt quality. Just as the tamarind fruit would make a person salivate or a bitter gourd would make some throw ...

Some of the commonest issues we face in our lives are the toughest to deal with. On the face of it they look very simple and solvable but they are the biggest obstacle to overcome.  To wake up your son or daughter is like climbing Mount Everest. Everyday shaking them up or even pouring cold water on their face makes them curl up again and hide up. It's been an impossible task for you the last few years to raise them up from their bed.  To tell your neighbor not to litter the floor near your door or chucking wrappers from their windows is a complete waste of your time and energy. They never listen to you. You wonder why God has been so kind to them? They deserve to be shot, you think. Not only do they litter, they also wet the entire floor and the water enters your house too. How many times have you gone and told them not to do that? They never can understand. You sometimes wish you can give them tit for tat. You wish you could take your entire rubbish and dump it on their door...

We have conditioned our mind to such a level that if you are called out by another name you will not look up. Remember the Emily of Devil Wears Prada? Our ego makes us believe that we are the name we are. Any other name won't be right!  The aliases we use on the internet for maintaining anonymity, gives us false sense of protection. But anyone who wants to hack into our name can do so just by a little effort. Everyone who is someone has pages and pages of stuff linking us to our true bodily identity.  Even a cellphone doesn't give you any incognito status. You are traceable and knowable the moment you resort to these devices. People are foolish enough to leave traces of who they are even without their own knowledge. They believe they are the smartest but they turn out to be the dumbest.  Take the case of the thieves who robbed a house. While keeping the woman of the house away from the rest of the thieves who were taking the booty out, this silly thief, kissed the woman o...

She left three years ago to do her Graduation in Economics, from the University of Durham. Aparajita, will be graduating this July and we, very much want to be there for her. We want to be a part of her future when she receives the degree. We can tell you with so much of pride, how these years have gone by.  We told her that she should always aim high and she took it to heart. The Market Square in Durham She wanted to make both of us proud so she attempted her IELTS and other subjects which would lead her to admission in the prestigious Durham University, in the United Kingdom. The day she was leaving for Newcastle, we were very afraid. Our little daughter had never traveled anywhere alone in this world. She flew British Airways from Bangalore to Newcastle on Tyne. We were tracing her flight in our computer every moment of time. Our little girl was all alone flying to some foreign land where there wasn't anyone to show her around or receive her. We had never left her a...

Ask yourself this question, why do I keep on doing the same mistake again and again? Why can I not understand it in the first place and never repeat it again? Is it always necessary to fall down every now and then?  I am tired of my own self now! I cannot understand my own nature. How is it that the learning doesn't happen to me, even after multiple exposures? I am fed up of this constant apologies and repentance. I wish I can put an end to this nature of mine. It's very disturbing and harmful to everyone and very much to me.  Now you would like to know whom I am talking about? Surely, those whom I speak know it very well. People who got into relationships time and again hoping that the next one would be much better. People who hoped that their first child born after a Caesarian, should not be left alone go in for another one which turns out to be autistic. Now what makes them believe the next one would be a perfect human specimen?  Going to the same restaurant where afte...

St. Valentine's day is celebrated with gifts and words, hugs and kisses and on the other side by protests and boycotts. Why are these days controversial, just like the books which cause an ire with some folks?  Everyone has an opinion about everything. Be it religion or sex! People are ready to take up cudgels for or against them. So what makes a good copy or a best seller? Controversy! So let's try to drum up some controversial topics here. Valentines day was never meant to stir up any passion other than love but it caused hatred amongst people. Surely, hatred is the alter ego of love and it is going to be around. Just like the enemies enemy is your friend, so also, every book full of love is creating hatred too and it sells! Take for example our own Ramayana. Everyone opposing it is out to kill Shri Ram, without any idea what He is all about. Similarly every other opportunist wants to sell books on subjects which can cause heartburns.  The root cause of all problems is ignor...

So what is the truth and what is falsehood? The media is having a ball of a time today about the Dylan and Woody Allen affair! So who is telling lies and who is telling the truth?  We have always faced these issues. Lies and truth are the two sides of the same coin. So which side are you seeing now? The head or the tail? The head tells you the symbol of what we stand for. It never changes even if the tail changes. The tail tells us different stories. How much is it worth? A Dollar or Rupee or half of it or a quarter! All depends upon the number it is imprinted upon.  Lies are like that. They change accordingly. Sometimes they are big and sometimes small but a lie is a lie. But a lie runs the world. You buy things with lies. Happiness or sorrow, laughter or sadness, destruction or construction. Whatever you desire, the lie can make that happen. Let's see how that is possible.  Superman wears a suit which is the truth, his alter ego is the reporter, which is a lie. Most peo...

Why is one afraid to approach a Guru? What is it that makes a person not come to their Guru? Why does the anger well up when you think of Him having all the answers and yet not even looking towards you? Why doesn't He give you what He gives others?  I am sure these thoughts have come to you when you really feel that you wanted to download everything to the Guru. But the reluctance to come ahead is too much of a hinderance.  You look at the body of the Guru and see Him as a human being with such human qualities. With all kinds of likes and dislikes. Anger and greed, wants and desires. Living with a family like any other mundane family man. Having a wife, parents and children. Eating, drinking and exhibiting all symptoms of a human. Showing partial attitude, going around with one particular devotee always and extremely biased towards his family.  Even His dressing sense and demeanor is very much earthly. On top of it all He doesn't even pay attention to you. He is always lo...

Like they say in the world today,"shit happens!" What happens if you believe that the one person whom you had trusted to handle a situation, botches it up? Your entire effort goes down the drain. You wonder if you will ever be able to trust that one to deliver any results.  Relying on someone was never your forte but then you had to forgo off that one time to allow someone else to handle the situation. But then, what happened is a complete disaster and you will never be able to forgive yourself or the person who buggered it up for you.  You recommend someone for the prestigious job or position in an organization and that person creates the biggest blunder for that company, you know you had taken a bad decision.  You had little time to go to the bank and you are forced to give your long term employee to deposit the funds. He gambles with it and looses it all.  Your wife had a very important appointment with the gynecologist and she requests you to pick up your son fro...