Our pain is meant to be harvested not wasted
Our pain is meant to be harvested not wasted Suppose we get a seed that tastes extremely bitter. Just when we are about to throw [...]
When the mind is fast the intelligence needs to be faster
When the mind is fast the intelligence needs to be faster Our mind can act extremely fast – within moments, it can take our thoughts [...]
The awe-inspiring mystery of God is to be venerated not penetrated
The awe-inspiring mystery of God is to be venerated not penetrated When we come to know of Krishna’s form, pastimes, philosophy, associates, paraphernalia, we may [...]
To trust God means to trust that he can run the world without us
To trust God means to trust that he can run the world without us When we hear the Bhagavad-gita’s repeated exhortation to fix our mind [...]
The mind makes the easy seem difficult and the difficult seem impossible
The mind makes the easy seem difficult and the difficult seem impossible When we have to do something, we often assess how easy or difficult [...]
Our losses empty our heart for God to fill
Our losses empty our heart for God to fill Suppose our house is filled with junk. If we buy some good furniture, we won’t have [...]
Intelligence means to understand how the mind makes us misunderstand
Intelligence means to understand how the mind makes us misunderstand Suppose we are driving a car and our rear-view mirror gives us a distorted picture, [...]
Seek not to grasp God – seek to be grasped by God
Seek not to grasp God – seek to be grasped by God To grasp God means to use our intelligence to comprehend and conquer him; [...]
Don’t give your mind to people whom you wouldn’t give your time
Don’t give your mind to people whom you wouldn’t give your time When somebody has hurt us grievously, we may decide to avoid them in [...]
Focus not on life’s unfairness; focus on Krishna’s mercifulness
Focus not on life’s unfairness; focus on Krishna’s mercifulness Life sometimes seems terribly unfair. For no good reason, people accuse, cheat or hurt us. When [...]
Godliness is both a decision and a disposition
Godliness is both a decision and a disposition When we strive to lead a godly life, we soon realize that some of us are innately [...]
Turn to God not to get something, but to be with Someone
Turn to God not to get something but to be with Someone When we face problems beyond our power to solve, we often seek God’s [...]
When the mind shows us all that we don’t have, the intelligence needs to show us all that we do have
Our mind frequently craves for the things we don’t have. And such craving is aggravated by today’s media which dangles before us images of thousands [...]
The mind is a great storyteller, but what it tells are just stories, not realities
Some people narrate stories with such animation and emotion that they completely captivate their audiences. While we may appreciate their storytelling expertise, we won’t assume [...]
Personhood is innate to consciousness; it’s not a stage of manifestation of consciousness
Some spiritualists hold that our sense of personhood (“I am a person”) is just a stage in the evolution of consciousness – when consciousness evolves [...]
Materialism reduces human life to an inhuman race from nowhere to nowhere
Many people adopt a materialistic lifestyle without thinking about its implications. A materialistic worldview implies that we have come from nowhere because we didn’t exist [...]
We can’t always control how we feel, but we can control how we act
We all face situations wherein our emotions go wild and push us to act impulsively, say, angrily. Regretting such actions, we resolve to become self-controlled. [...]
Passion increases desire not just in intensity but also in quantity
We may see responsible people become alcoholics and wonder: how can anyone get so bound by desire? Gita wisdom explains that our desires grow by [...]
Our body is not ours to abuse by arbitrary austerity
We often think of ourselves as our body or at least think of the body as ours. When we get spiritual knowledge, we understand that [...]
Evidence is only as good as the person evaluating it
Suppose someone infected by a disease is in denial. Even when their physician shows them the relevant reports, if they aren’t medically well-read enough to [...]
Happiness is found not in sensation but in absorption
We often equate happiness with sensations. If something tastes good, if something looks attractive, if something smells delightful, we think that by getting those things, [...]