Choose silence in these 3 situations
Three situations when silence is our best friend, summarized by the acronym NOT: First is N when we have a negative opinion or attitude or [...]
Three situations when silence is our best friend, summarized by the acronym NOT: First is N when we have a negative opinion or attitude or [...]
Whenever we are put in a sudden unexpected and unfavorable, even unbearable situation, we may resent and even condemn either God or ourselves for having [...]
When people are in the mode of ignorance, they think of religion primarily in terms of grievance and vengeance: that, "Oh, I have been hurt [...]
When we are in the mode of ignorance, we see God primarily as a fearsome ruler and we try to stay on his good side [...]
We all have the experience that we get distracted and waste a lot of time due to the resulting underperformance. To become more focused, we [...]
Even if we can't control the quantity of our life, we can always control the quality of our life. Some people feel afraid that death [...]
The Bhagavad-gītā explains the three modes of material nature and how they affect our vision of things. Let's see how the modes affect our vision [...]
Four ways people look at problems: When we are in the mode of ignorance, whenever we are faced with problems, we go into self-pity and [...]
Whenever our mind weakens our connection with reality, we need to stop, not rush forward. Suppose we are talking with someone on phone and say [...]
Intelligence means to see beyond the things that glitter to the things that matter. The world is filled with shiny trinkets and toys and these [...]
To know what things are of value is good, to have the things of value is better and to value the things of value that [...]
We don't get to choose whether we die, but we do get to choose whether we live before we die. Death is unavoidable for everyone. [...]
The jealous are expert at two things, counting others blessings and discounting their own blessings. Jealousy is such a peculiar vice that when we are [...]
Making plans makes us productive. Becoming attached to our plans makes us unproductive or even counterproductive. Whenever we have to do something worthwhile in our [...]
Making assumptions is not a problem, not being aware that we are making assumptions is a problem. Whenever we make assumptions about people thinking that, [...]
Humility is the ability to remember that our ability is not actually our ability. When people have some extraordinary ability, it is very easy for [...]