SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 16 Text 4
dambho darpo 'bhimanas ca
krodhah parusyam eva ca
ajnanam cabhijatasya
partha sampadam asurim

dambhah--pride; darpah--arrogance; abhimanah--conceit; ca--and; krodhah--anger; parusyam--harshness; eva--certainly; ca--and; ajnanam--ignorance; ca--and; abhijatasya--of one who is born of; partha--O son of Prtha; sampadam--the qualities; asurim--the demoniac nature.

TRANSLATION

Pride, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Prtha.

JOURNAL:

I was listening to Srila Prabhupada's lecture (01/30/1975, Hawaii) on this sloka this morning. Near the end he says, "Now the two things are there; the divine characteristic and the demonic characteristic. Both of them are there and you have to select which one you want. If you actually want to love Krishna then take this divine characteristic. There is no cause of helplessness."

It is my choice how I live. Krishna will help me live that way, no matter what my choice is. Let me make the right choices so that I may grow closer to Him, day by day.