Yearly Archives: 2020

We all have certain abilities. Though we often think that those abilities belong to us, they sometimes inexplicably desert us, as when talented sports players [...]

Suppose we are driving. We gain confidence by seeing the path ahead clearly and knowing how it takes us to our destination. However, if the [...]

Some people believe that humanity can attain immortality if we just understand what causes the aging process and then reprogram the genes that cause that [...]

Sensuality: When we are consumed by sensual pleasures or even sensual fantasies, we become oblivious to everything else. By that obliviousness, we may end up [...]

Many people think that to be happy, they need to become richer and thinner. By their wealth, they believe they can buy the things that [...]

  One of the greatest civilizing forces in human history has been the belief in a God who keeps track of our actions and who [...]

To stay civilized, every society needs to instill in its members a healthy fear of the law, which essentially means fear of the consequences of [...]

At the start of the Bhagavad-gita, when Arjuna is confronted with the prospect of fighting a brutal war against his venerable elders, he pauses. Throughout [...]

We are often fascinated by characters depicted in novels and movies. Fans fill blogs analyzing every single dialogue spoken by fictional characters in, say, Star [...]

Our mind often acts as our enemy (Bhagavad-gita 06.06). One way it acts inimically is by discouraging us whenever we attempt anything worthwhile: “You are [...]

Suppose someone is walking on a road with their eyes blindfolded and ears plugged. If they struggled only to remove the ear plugs that blocked [...]

Suppose someone is living in a pandemic area. If they have developed immunity to that disease, they may think they are safe. However, if they [...]

We often value our work based on the paycheck it provides — the bigger the paycheck, the better the work. Such assessment is understandable because [...]

Our ego often acts like a trident that pierces us with three prongs: grandiosity, blame and shame.  Grandiosity: When we set out to achieve something, [...]

Some people feel, “Devotion involves pursuing God beyond this world, whereas ambition involves pursuing worldly gain. The two are therefore incompatible.”  Not necessarily.  It’s true [...]

  Modern history is often a compilation of facts and figures, wars and conquests, births and deaths. Traditionally however, especially in spiritual cultures, history was [...]

Suppose we know certain people who talk too much and waste our time. When we meet them, we will politely but firmly restrict our meeting [...]

                                  We may try to share our beliefs with [...]