“Courtney, Grandma just gave you a cookie. What do you say? Thank you, Grandma.” “You’re welcome, Courtney. Such nice manners…” Most of us can remember being taught the basic etiquette of saying please and thank you growing up. Our parents and other adults repeatedly emphasized the importance of showing appreciation in our interactions with others […]
1. There’s more to life than this: Sad to say, but like Buddhism, which came later, and many other traditions of spiritual wisdom, the Vedas are quite pessimistic about the prospect of us ever quite reaching nirvana through shopping or sex. Material nature – the stuff that surrounds us – is organised in such a way […]
If Srila Prabhupada visited you, Maybe just for a day or two, And came by unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do. Oh, I know you’d give your nicest room, To such an honored guest, And all the food you’d offer, Would be the very best. And you would keep assuring him, You’re glad to have […]
