Srila Prabhupada writes, “Without humility, understanding is not truly possible… The beginning of knowledge, therefore, is amanitva, humility. One should be humble and know that he is subordinate to the Supreme Lord.” (Gita 13.8-12 purport)

The secret to overcoming the archenemies of good relationships – lust, greed, anger, and envy – is to realise that ultimately Sri Krishna is the controller, not us. Our position is to try our best in any endeavour and to let go; to be detached from the result. Ultimately, the result is not in our control, but in Krishna’s.

We can invite people to our homes and share prasad with them. Whether we serve simple or opulent prasad isn’t as important as the affection with which we offer it to Sri Krishna and serve it to our guests, as Krishna is pleased by the love and devotion of our offerings

The food we eat affects our minds and health. As Krishna’s devotees, we eat only Krishna prasad because our goal is to develop our innate love for Krishna. As we eat (we call it ‘honour’) prasad, we’ll notice our consciousness is uplifted; it’s spiritualised.

A healthy mind is an inquiring mind, but what should we inquire about? We may ask, “How are you?” many times in a day, but the answers, like the question, are usually superficial. To build caring, meaningful relationships, we need to go deeper.

Each of us needs at least one person in our lives who we can trust implicitly, who won’t judge us for our darkness, and who will love us despite everything.