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The easiest way to face temptation The easiest way to deal with temptation is to not deal with temptation. Whenever we are faced with temptation, especially temptations that we tend to succumb to, one of the easiest ways to face such temptations is by having some time and space for ourselves where we don’t have to face such temptations. Such withdrawal of the senses into ourselves, as recommended by Bhagavad-Gita 2.58, when we thus focus on a higher reality within a safe space, whether it be a worship place in our home, or a sacred place like a temple, or a peaceful place like a park, riverside, or a hilltop, then we can, by reconnecting with higher realities, calm and strengthen ourselves. Thereafter, we can re-emerge to face temptation with greater strength. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 02.58) From: https://gitadaily.com/the-easiest-way-to-face-temptation/ Watch this content at: The easiest way to face temptation https://youtube.com/shorts/RYYG5aHPTac To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Far away from God We may be far away from God, but God is close to us. Sometimes we may pray to God and not get any result from Him, and because of that, we may feel that He’s very far away from us. Actually, He’s extremely close to us. We, as souls, are present in our hearts, and the Supersoul is closer to us than any other person can ever be. Unfortunately, it is we who have turned away from Him, and that is why we don’t feel His proximity. Bhakti-yoga is the process by which we can turn our consciousness towards Him and start feeling His presence more and more until it becomes a constant, enriching, empowering divinity present within us. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 13.16) From: https://gitadaily.com/far-away-from-god/ Watch this content at: Far away from God To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Announcing on the occasion of the Rama temple inauguration a new book by Chaitanya Charan to be released next month.

Make up for lost time Even if we can’t get back lost time, we can make up for lost time. Sometimes we may miss some opportunities in the past, or because of some people or some situations, we may have lost time. We can keep regretting that lost time and lamenting why we can’t get it back. Instead, we can still make up for lost time. How? By using every moment that we have right now. We can understand, based on the wisdom of the Bhagavad-Gita, that Krishna still has a plan for us, and if we do our best, he will help us make up for lost time and take us to a better and brighter future, if we start right now. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 02.69) From: https://gitadaily.com/make-up-for-lost-time/ Watch this content at: Make up for lost time To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Catching opportunities or complaining about opportunities Are we catching opportunities or complaining about opportunities? Whenever we seek to do something special, we may often not endeavor because we feel that we haven’t yet got a special enough opportunity to do that activity. But if we don’t grab or catch the small opportunities that we may have right now, that will create a mentality or habit of lethargy and complacency, and then even if the big opportunities come in the future, we may not be able to catch them. The Bhagavad-Gita warns about such a self-defeating mentality in 18.35. Therefore, rather than complaining about big opportunities that we lack, let us focus on catching the small opportunities that we do have right now. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 18.35) From: https://gitadaily.com/catching-opportunities-or-complaining-about-opportunities/ Watch this content at: Catching opportunities or complaining about opportunities To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Focus on progress, not success To grow steadily, focus on progress, not on success. Whenever we start doing something challenging, such as focusing our mind and learning to gain mastery over our mind, we often discourage ourselves by feeling and fearing that we are not achieving success, that our mind is repeatedly going out of control. Instead of worrying about success, if we start working on progress, that means whenever the mind wanders, we just bring it back gently and firmly, as the Bhagavad-Gita recommends in 6.26. Then we will find, by that repeated exercise of refocusing the mind through that gradual process, we will make progress and eventually attain success. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 06.26) From: https://gitadaily.com/focus-on-progress-not-success/ Watch this content at: Focus on progress, not success To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Giving others what they deserve is not love Love means to give others what they need, not what they deserve or even what they desire. When we try to show our affection to others, we may go wrong in two ways. If we consider a pendulum, one is we may start pandering to them and giving them whatever they desire. This will spoil them or even harm them. On the other hand, we might go to the other extreme and give them what they deserve. If they have been hurtful, if they have been resentful, then we may withhold even necessary and beneficial things for them out of our own angry emotions. But if we are truly loving, then we will focus on what they need and try to provide that to them. That is what Krishna recommends as compassion in Bhagavad-Gita 12.12. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 12.12) From: https://gitadaily.com/giving-others-what-they-deserve-is-not-love/ Watch this content at: Giving others what they deserve is not love To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Two ways to avoid agitation Whenever something happens in the world, which is agitating, be it in the form of some temptation or some trouble coming upon us, how can we avoid getting agitated? The Bhagavad-Gita recommends two ways. One is by practicing śamaḥ (peacefulness), where we don’t let our mind get agitated by shifting our focus to something more positive, peaceful, and uplifting. The second is even if our mind gets agitated, we don’t act out of agitation by getting ourselves physically engaged in something that consumes our attention and takes the energy of our consciousness away from our mind. This is damaḥ (sense control), where there is sense control even in the absence of mind control. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 18.42) From: https://gitadaily.com/two-ways-to-avoid-agitation/ Watch this content at: Two ways to avoid agitation To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Changing emotions, unchanging actions Even if we can’t stop our feelings from changing, we can stop our feelings from changing our actions. Whenever we resolve to do something good, uplifting, and positive, we are often slowed down or even sabotaged by our feelings. We just don’t feel like doing those things, whether it is exercising regularly, doing regular mantra chanting or sadhana, or reading wisdom texts like the Bhagavad-Gita. At such times, to be able to persevere, we need to know that our feelings don’t have to control our actions. Once we understand that we are souls and we have a mind and we have a body, and the body can be controlled by the soul, not by the mind, then we can put aside our emotions and continue with our actions. That is what the Bhagavad-Gita recommends when it tells us in 15.15 to push on by divine grace. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 07.04-05) From: https://gitadaily.com/changing-emotions-unchanging-actions/ Watch this content at: Changing emotions, unchanging actions To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Awesome or Wholesome? Not everything wholesome is awesome, and not everything awesome is wholesome. We are often attracted to things that feel good, even if they’re not actually good for us. We love tasty food, even if it is not healthy. The Bhagavad-Gita points to this phenomenon in 18.38 as ‘nectar in the beginning, poison in the end,’ so things which feel awesome to us are not wholesome or good for us. Conversely, there are many things which are wholesome; they are beneficial, and they are not just in the long run but even in the short run; they can be good for us once we develop a taste for them, just like healthy food doesn’t always have to be tasteless. It is the acquired or cultivated taste. So just because something is not awesome initially does not mean it can’t be wholesome if we just persevere. That which tastes like poison in the beginning will taste like nectar in the end, as the Bhagavad-Gita 18.37 states. From: https://gitadaily.com/awesome-or-wholesome/ (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 18.37-38) Watch this content at: Awesome or Wholesome? To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

The difference between forgiving and trusting The difference between forgiving and trusting is vital for us to understand if we are to not make forgiveness more difficult than what it needs to be. Forgiving is for the past; trusting is for the future. Forgiveness can and should be given irrespective of whether that person seeks it or deserves it. Forgiveness is a gift that we give to ourselves so that we can put closure to the past. Trust, however, has to be earned by the other person through their reformed and repentant actions. If we equate forgiveness and trust and we start trusting the other person, they may hurt us, and when we are hurt, we may stop forgiving entirely. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 16.03) From: https://gitadaily.com/the-difference-between-forgiving-and-trusting/ Watch this content at: The difference between forgiving and trusting https://youtube.com/shorts/pdFLL1_cud8 To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

The key to lasting confidence Base our confidence not on who we are but on whose we are. Whenever we face some difficult challenge, we often try to boost our confidence. Now, we can do it by thinking about how much ability we have, how much confidence, how much experience we have, and that can sometimes help. But sometimes life may present us with such big challenges that our ability and experience may fall short. That’s why if we want to have enduring confidence, we need to base that confidence not on who we are, but whose we are. The Bhagavad Gita explains that each one of us is an eternal, precious part of God (Krishna), and God always has a plan for our life. The challenges coming in our life are not coming by chance. By knowing our connection with God, we can face our challenges with greater confidence. (Inspired by Bhagavad-Gita 11.33) From: https://gitadaily.com/the-key-to-lasting-confidence/ Watch this content at: The key to lasting confidence To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

When compassion discourages instead of encouraging When we wish to be compassionate to others, we may not realize that we might be unintentionally discouraging them instead of encouraging them. How might that happen? Suppose we wish to share God’s message of love with them. But if we unknowingly or even knowingly emphasize how far they are from God, how fallen they are, how self-destructive their habits are, how non-spiritual or anti-spiritual their life is, then that will naturally discourage or even alienate them. Instead, the way Krishna does in the Bhagavad-Gita while speaking to Arjuna, if we emphasize how close God (Krishna) is always to them, no matter how far they are from God or where they are right now, then they will feel encouraged to take the steps to come closer to God and realize His presence in their hearts. That indeed is encouraging compassion. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 03.26) From: https://gitadaily.com/when-compassion-discourages-instead-of-encouraging/ Watch this content at: When compassion discourages instead of encouraging To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

How to share wisdom effectively Sharing wisdom effectively is not about convincing others that we are right. It is about connecting them with the Lord in their heart, who is right next to them and who is always right. If we think that it is we who are going to persuade others, then often their ego will come in the way. But if we focus on prayerfully trying to connect them with the source of wisdom that is within them, then when that answer comes from within their own hearts, when they connect with wisdom within themselves through their devotion, then it is not just that they will make that one decision right, but they will learn to get their decision-making process right. And that is an enduring asset. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 18.68) From: https://gitadaily.com/how-to-share-wisdom-effectively/ Watch this content at: How to share wisdom effectively To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Does surrender take away our free will Some people are afraid of surrendering to God because they fear that they will lose their free will. However, surrendering to God is not about giving up our free will; it is giving up the mentality that impels us to misuse our free will. God doesn’t just want our obedience; He wants our heart. He wants our love, and love has no meaning without free will. So God wants us to happily, joyfully, lovingly use our free will in harmony with His divine will as an expression of our love. And when we surrender to Krishna, at that time, our free will is not suppressed; it is sublimated, it is spiritualized. In fact, it is utilized to its fullest for giving both God the Supreme satisfaction and our heart also the Supreme satisfaction. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 16.12) From: https://gitadaily.com/does-surrender-take-away-our-free-will/ Watch this content at: Does surrender take away our free will To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

The cure for dissatisfaction Whenever we feel dissatisfied, we often attribute it to some external cause: ‘I don’t have this house. I don’t have this car. I don’t have this phone.’ However, even if we got those things, we would soon start looking for other things that we don’t have and would still feel dissatisfied. What then is the actual cause of the dissatisfaction? It is not the absence of things externally; it is the presence of thoughts internally—thoughts that are associated with greed, possessiveness, and craving. And these thoughts can actually be removed only by purification. That is why the way to satisfaction is not greater possession; it is greater purification, which comes through our connection with God through devotion. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 14.16) From: https://gitadaily.com/the-cure-for-dissatisfaction/ Watch this content at: The cure for dissatisfaction To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

How to stop worrying about problems Whenever we are faced with problems, it is natural that we may start worrying about how to drive those problems away. But sometimes, those problems may persist in spite of our best efforts. What do we do at such times? We can work not to drive the problems away but to draw God’s presence close, to invoke Him through prayer, meditation, and mantra chanting. As His remembrance starts rising and spreading in our heart, His very proximity will drive not necessarily the problem away but our fear of the problem away. Thus, we can be secure, steady, and strong even in the presence of problems, as the Gita assures when it says, ‘mac-cittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣyasi’ (Gita 18.58): ‘If you become conscious of me, you will pass over all obstacles by my grace’. From: https://gitadaily.com/how-to-stop-worrying-about-problems/ (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 18.35) Watch this content at: How to stop worrying about problems To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

Grateful for unanswered prayers When our prayers are unanswered, how can we stay faithful? By seeing how we can be grateful for unanswered prayers. If we look at our past with honesty, we will notice many occasions when we prayed to God, and those prayers were not answered. But if we look further ahead, we will also notice that while some doors remained closed, God’s ‘no’ actually led us to situations eventually where far better doors opened for us. And then, as we feel grateful to God even for His unanswered prayers in the past, we can carry the faith from our past experiences into the present and maintain our faith when our present prayers seem unanswered. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 18.58 ) From: https://gitadaily.com/grateful-for-unanswered-prayers/ Watch this content at: Grateful for unanswered prayers To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP

When God says no When it seems that God has not answered our prayers, actually, God has answered our prayers. Even a ‘no’ is an answer. And when it seems that we got a negative answer, rather than focusing on the answer, we can focus on the one who has given that answer. That God is our greatest well-wisher. And when He says ‘no’ to our plan, even when that plan seems to be good to us, we can know for sure that God has a better and bigger plan for us. If we keep patiently doing our part, waiting faithfully for God to reveal what His plan is, then we will realize how the ‘no’ of God today will pave the way to a bigger ‘yes’ tomorrow. (Inspired by Bhagavad-gita 18.78) From: https://gitadaily.com/when-god-says-no/ Watch this content at: When God says no To get short articles daily on the practical application of the Bhagavad Gita now on telegram, join the channel via this connecting link Gita Daily https://t.me/gitadailyCCP