Ananda's Blog

When Things Fall Apart

Blog post by Chaitanya Caran das - gitadaily.com Sometimes, life seems to hand us one reversal after another and all that we are doing...

Pocket Meditations

As we settle into the rhythm of the New Year here are some pocket meditations to carry with us every day. These small reminders can bring...

My Verse of the Year

I love to read books and especially love the practice of ‘lectio divina’ which is a slow reading of sacred literature. It’s the process...

Swami Jesus

With Christmas upon us, we take a look at what our Founder, Srila Prabhupada said about Jesus. The title is from a letter Prabhupada...

How to Chant and Meditate Better

As we move towards the end of the year we should be thinking how to do better in 2017. Endings are a natural time to reset, to take a...

Choiceful

I heard this word spoken recently by a smart young man and though he had made it up. I loved the word, love made up words in general, so...

The Chariot Driver

Perhaps one of the more endearing images in the Bhagavad-gita is Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, driving the chariot of His...

5 Ways to Thank

No matter who we are or where we live we have someone (or something) to thank. Perhaps we thank the sun for brightening our day, or our...

Transcending the Times

Does transcendence mean we ignore current events? Does it mean ‘we are spiritual’ and ‘that is material’ and we don’t get involved? Does...

Finding Good Things

Sometimes we find things when we least expect them, and it can remind us of the way to find the “ultimate” good things. I drove to the...