Chaitanya Charan

Suppose a patient has been fleeced by a doctor and so can’t trust any doctor. That cynicism imprisons the patient perpetually in disease. A far [...]

In our rushed lives, we often have so many things to do that we are caught in getting them done, not in enjoying doing them. [...]

“Cool down; otherwise you won’t be able to think clearly.” Common statements like these indicate that emotions often act as roadblocks to perception of reality; [...]

Responsive refers to those who respond and are capable of responding, whereas responsible refers to those who are ‘response + able’, able to choose an [...]

Just as we need a manual to best handle a technological device, we need a manual to best handle the ultimate cosmological device – the [...]

Crime, terrorism, brutality. Whenever we hear about such evil things happening in the world, we naturally feel angry at the evil perpetrators. While such reactions [...]

Love is what novels and movies talk about. Such depictions of love conjure images of sensual highs and emotional crests.   But real love is [...]

Loneliness is a widespread problem nowadays. Not loneliness in a physical sense; many people live in crowded matchbox-like apartments in skyscraper building. But loneliness in [...]

We all feel sometimes that our abilities are not adequately recognized, that we are underappreciated. Most people spend their entire lives trying to correct this [...]

Two buildings may look equally firm, yet when a devastating storm comes, one crumbles, while the other stands strong. Why the difference? Because their foundations [...]

“No problem’s so big that sex can’t solve it.” So believe the materialists whose minds are filled with endless sexual fantasies. The Bhagavad-gita (16.10) indicates [...]

Charity is usually thought of as an activity, the action of contributing to some worthy cause. But the Bhagavad-gita (16.01) lists charity as a quality. [...]

Suppose while swimming in a river in one direction, we find ourselves swept away suddenly and dangerously in the opposite direction. Though we may panic [...]

“I don’t have time.” That’s how we often respond whenever we are urged to give devotion to Krishna its due place in our lives. This [...]

If we look in a mirror and find a stranger looking back at us, we will be disturbed.  That’s what sometimes happens to us when [...]

Worry accelerates our imagination. When we face problems, worry paints dreadful pictures of the many further things that may go wrong, thereby sucking our mental [...]

We treasure freedom as an inalienable right and resist anything that threatens it.    However, we think of freedom largely in terms of the freedom [...]

“Am I really free?” We may get this situation when we try to change ourselves for the better and realize how difficult it is, realize [...]

The idea of discipline often evokes in us an inaudible sigh, if not an audible groan – it appears to be a deprivation, as a [...]

The word ‘self-conscious’ refers to an excessive awareness of one’s appearance and actions. For example, when we give our first public speech, we may be [...]

Many people reject discipline: “I want to be free to do my own thing.” Our aspiration to be free is natural and laudable. But we [...]