How to overcome spiritual weakness
When we are spiritually weak, we can’t resist the world's allurements and we get caught in things that don't really matter to us. To overcome [...]
Why spiritual weakness is tougher to detect than physical weakness
What happens when we become physically weak? Many of our normal activities become difficult or even impossible. We can't lift heavy weights; we can’t even [...]
How God’s love is both universal and particular
God loves us — this is the common teaching of the world’s theistic traditions. And this teaching is expanded in the bhakti tradition through the [...]
When scripture seems unbelievable …
On reading that the Bhagavad-gita was spoken to the solar deity (04.01), we may get the question, “How can any being live in the sun’s [...]
Why we need to transform pain
Suppose we catch an infection. If we aren’t careful, we will transmit it to others. While we are usually aware that physical infection is transmissible, [...]
What’s wrong with unrestrained sexual activity?
Today’s culture glamorizes lust as the source of immediate and immense pleasure. However, such glamorization impoverishes our existence, depleting three of its vital dimensions: Spirituality: [...]
Dealing with the mind’s negativities (Why we need inner redesigning 3)
Suppose we are trapped in a cell with a cellmate who constantly draws our attention to the many terrible images on the cell walls. While [...]
How to change our inner imagery (Why we all need inner redesigning 2)
Suppose we were confined in a room filled with the darkest images of our life. The first thing we would want to do is to [...]
The mind as our inner cell and inner cellmate (Why we all need interior redesigning – 1)
Suppose we are confined in a cell whose walls are filled with pictures of all the worst moments in our life. Suppose further we are [...]
When philosophy seems pessimistic …
Philosophy centers on asking big questions: such as where we came from, where we are meant to go (if anywhere) and how best we can [...]