This first episode introduces the purpose of this series of videos, which is to offer the anchor of spiritual reality in a world that has become increasingly phantasmagorical. People are surrounded by fake everything- fake news, fake men, fake women, fake clouds, fake photos, fake videos, fake foods, fake

As God, Krishna, is the Greatest, there is also a personality at the helm of the quarrel, hypocrisy, and false leadership that is so prevalent on the planet today.  He is a powerful personality and represents all bad qualities, but at his core, he is also the well-wisher of

Srila Prabhupada said that any educated man knew some Shakespeare. We were raised studying Shakespeare in school and my parents also had a full set of Shakespeare’s works on special shelves that were inset on the door of our large storage closet.  There were some things that could never

The word “karma” essentially means that for every action there is a reaction, or in terms of the Bible, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” The world is in a precarious situation.  There is much talk of war, and much talk of achieving peace.  There is desire for

I recently saw a post on social media criticizing “Bhagavad-gita,” a “religious book,” as being a book of war, while extoling “Mein Kampf,” written by Adolf Hitler, as a “book of peace.”  Even though it can be acknowledged that the mainstream historical representation of Adolph Hitler may not be

A religion is bonafide if it teaches one how to love God, how to serve God.  Religions may look different according to the culture in which they are practiced, but if the essence of learning to love God is there, the outer appearances are superficial.  Our spiritual master, His

We are in this material world, this tiny corner of the creation.  Most of the living beings are not here, they are there, where there is no envy, where there is only bliss and eternality, where all the beings are living harmoniously and appreciatively of each other in their

When I was a teenager, it became a burning desire of mine to understand what it was that Jesus understood that the others did not, when he beseeched the Lord, “Please forgive them, they understand not what they do.”  I had, with great emotion, at the age of 17,

The foundational understanding of real spiritual life is that we are not this material body in which we find ourselves.  By accepting this truth, even just logically, we can change the way we act in this world for achieving the highest benefit.  Even if we examine how we speak

This is the tenth video of the series.  It is called, “Controlled by uncontrolled senses.” This presentation is foundationally philosophical, and we have to understand and apply some basic rudiments of philosophy in order to build real spiritual strength.  Without a strong spiritual understanding, it is hard to stay

Separation of church and state essentially means that the government cannot impose a certain religious doctrine or sectarian structure upon the populace.  This principle, derived from the first amendment of the US Constitution, is there to give some protection from a government that by nature, will try to control

We are not a Christian nation, no matter what anyone proclaims.  We are not following Jesus simply by calling ourselves Christians.  I saw recently on one Christian based social media site criticisms of a very traditional Asian Indian parade on a Florida beach.  Someone posted video clips of this

The United States Declaration of independence speaks of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  The Declaration states that these are rights given by God and should be protected by the government.  It is not a legal statement, but is put forward to inspire what was seen by the

Sometimes we see in on the label of an herbal product that it is standardized to a certain percent of the “active ingredient,” or the “active principle.”  But any good herbalist knows that the active principle of the herb is the entire herb, with all its natural constituents, some

The world is in an upheaved condition.  Division, political intrigues, information anomalies, societal disputes, violence, lies, more lies, cover-ups, things seem to shift by the minute.  Even the most stoic of minds are becoming confused, doubtful, and irritated.  What is solid?  What is real?  It feels that we are

This is the sixteenth video of the series.  It is called “The Peace Formula.”  This is not my writing.  It is an essay that was written in the latter part of 1966 by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.  It was printed very simply and distributed

Sustainable, God Conscious communities are essential.  This means cooperation, this means mutual respect, this means that people need to be situated according to their natures, both physical and psychological. Then, there can be individual and collective strength, and everyone can advance in the goal of life, learning to love

There is a need to distinguish between what is darkness and what is light, and then make our choice where we want to align.  In this world, darkness often masquerades as light, and we must become informed of its nature so that we are not tricked by the illusory

Artificial intelligence has unfortunately become a very popular pursuit.  I was thinking to actually call the video “Thou shall have no other Gods before Me,” the first commandment from the Bible, as noted in Exodus 20:3, because sadly, even persons of faith are consulting with AI programs in the

People often choose to walk away from what they cannot change.  They switch jobs, they try other churches, they change addresses.  They try to find what works for them within the confines of the material world.  When I was younger, I used to think that the goal of life

In 1970, Srila Prabhupada went to Tokyo to speak with the officials of Dai Nippon printing company regarding the printing of his books.  A junior executive met Srila Prabhupada and the two disciples who were with him and brought them into the meeting room.  There were six top Dai

This is a very deep and emotional presentation for me.  Srila Prabhupada saved me in every way.  His disciples and literatures came into my life when I was in utmost desperation, looking for the meaning of my existence, the purpose of life, questioning what happens at the time of

We know that Jesus instructed, “Thou shall not kill,” but still, most people who claim to be followers of Jesus eat meat in spite of that directive and the verse Isaiah 66.3, “He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man.” Also in Isaiah 1.15, we

The main teaching of Jesus was to learn to love the Lord with all one’s heart, soul, and mind.  This is the way I learned the verse many years back, but the modern translations are a little different, that one should love the Lord thy God with all one’s

The real glory of India is her wealth of spiritual knowledge.  There is nothing that can compare to the depth of transcendental wisdom that has its origins there.  India was not meant to be a country of beggars, but rather, an active fountainhead of the distribution of the teachings

There is much talk in the United States about the coming “Golden Age.”  It possibly has to do with a return to the gold standard of currency, but it definitely is in reference to the economy and material prosperity.  The considerations of this “Golden Age” have nothing to do