Krsna's Teachings

What is the difference between destiny and opportunity? As we all understand that destiny is programmed happening. Opportunity is that which comes before us to do something else. So the question is valid, can an opportunity not be a programmed affair? So why should we call it opportunity and not destiny?  Karma is programmed into our being and we follow the said path like the rat in a maze. He has to reach the cheese in the center any which way. Everyday is programmed in this cycle of time. After yesterday there is today and there will be tomorrow and then the day after. So man and his destiny follow a defined path in one direction. Destiny is always leading man towards this prarabdha(current) karma expiation.  So let us understand by means of examples. A man is supposed to take two glasses of drinks from his friend. But while he is going ahead with programmed repayment of two glasses of drinks, he sneaks in two more. Not that wasn't in destiny but it came as an opportunity to take

Does spirituality seem irrelevant to you? Do you wonder why the spiritual knowledge never seems applicable to your daily life? Do those verses from some profound text seem arcane and other worldly? Can they not talk today's language and logic? Why are they different and difficult to follow? Can they not seem practicable and do-able?  Look at the items from Astanga Yoga! They talk of Yama, Niyama... Pranayama and so on. Is it practical to get up at Brahma Muhurtam(very early) today and follow the path prescribed? Can you go for evacuation to some jungle or open space? Can you take cold water bath in the dirty waters of some highly polluted rivers? With the type of polluted cities that we have today, from Shanghai to Delhi, where can you practice pranayama?  A Guru can preach lots of stuff from the scriptures but can he put them to practice? Does anyone have that kind of extreme discipline to exercise controls? With the current lifestyle changes going around, can a woman or a man ado

What is tougher, to find a perfect Guru or find a great disciple? I feel the Guru part is easy since there are too many who want to teach. But to find a great student is tough because hardly anyone wants to learn.  Those who try to be a good disciple, try to teach even before they can know anything. There are classes for teachers at every school or the modern gurukul. They churn out teachers by the hundreds. Look at all the yoga schools or Vedic institutions. You can get one diploma or degree and you are on your way to minting money. Either through Instagram or YouTube, Facebook or Google, can a man become a household institution and start preaching and making money or name. So don't you think it's easy to get a guru or to become one?  But students are very rare species. They stay student for a very short amount of time. They realize very fast that they know too much or everything and want to teach ASAP. To be a dedicated student is extremely tough. You should have extra patien