Anything sung in the praise of the Lord is śruti-mantra. There are songs of Ṭhākura Narottama dāsa, one of the ācāryas in the Gauḍīya sampradāya, composed in simple Bengali language. But Ṭhākura Viśvanātha Cakravartī, another very learned ācārya of the same sampradāya, has approved the songs by...

There's a way in which also we can also help ourselves by putting ourselves in situations, in environments where we're more likely to make good choices. This is Sādhu-Saṅga. If we get good association, at least we can do that. Even if we feel like we're the most fallen and we make bad choices, if...