No faith in GOD

When a person believes in something they cannot see or prove, they are often saying this is what I want to believe in, this is what I would hope is true. Even atheists put faith in what they cannot see and believe it to be true for the same reason. For example, they hope creation(…)

— Mahatma Das

What Forgiveness Is and Is Not ?

Forgiveness is: Giving up all hope for a better past Giving up the resentment to which you are entitled Returning unkind acts with kindness Taking responsibility for how you feel Healing your wounds A trainable skill that everyone can learn and practice Living in the present instead of being controlled by the past Taking back(…)

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Installing Love

Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first? Tech Support:(…)

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Paradoxical Commandments

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank(…)

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My conversation with Krsna

I called up Krsna the other day because I was having a really hard time. There were so many things going wrong and I couldn’t understand why. So I said, “Krsna, you love me, right? “And feelingly He said, “Of course. I love you unconditionally.” So I questioned how you can love someone and at(…)

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Forgiveness Affirmations

I openly recognize and accept my feelings. I am grateful for this situation. I embrace the difficulties I need for my growth and purification. I positively respond to the events in my life. I accept that no one can hurt me unless I allow them to. I connect with my compassionate side as I empathize(…)

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Prayer as goal setting

Prayer is the highest form of goal setting, both because it makes those goals more active in your life and because Krishna is now on your goal setting team.

— Mahatma Das

The voice of Wisdom

Have you ever heard the voice of wisdom faintly speaking to you from within your heart, but you turned down the volume because you didn’t like the message?

— Mahatma Das

Your priorities

What’s most important in your life is not what you say is important. What you do defines what’s most important to you. Look at your life, look at what you do, and you’ll know where you priorities lie.

— Mahatma Das

Be ready to receive

If you sincerely pray for strength, God will likely put obstacles in your path to make you stronger. If you sincerely pray for humility, God will likely send someone to humiliate you.

— Mahatma Das

Out of balance

Being good in a specific area of our lives is not our challenge. We can easily be a success in one part of our lives and failures in another. Our challenge is balance, to succeed in all areas of our lives.

— Mahatma Das

Humility makes you strong

Low self esteem is self indulgent neurotic behavior.  It is self centered and makes you weak because you have no shelter. Humility makes you strong, both because you are not thinking of yourself and because you feel helpless, and thus take more shelter of Krsna’s power.

— Mahatma Das

The power of environment

Environment can be more powerful than willpower, so it’s important to create environments that are conducive to bhakti. If you find yourself in an environment that is not conducive, consider whether you created that environment or whether you could have prevented yourself from being in that environment.

— Mahatma Das

Worse than the fault you find

We may notice a fault in another and it may upset us. But talking about the fault, unless we are in a position to help, and actually want to help, is almost always a worse action than what the person you are faulting did.

— Mahatma Das

Connecting with your dharma

Connect with your talents and begin a project that employs your natural gifts and really inspires you to serve. Don’t think about what is possible, think about what will really move you. Then begin with what you have from where you are at. The moment you start your project, the moment you do one little(…)

— Mahatma Das