Chaitanya Charan

Bhakti is a spring: Just as an object kept on a coil is sprung by the energy of that coil, we too are sprung by [...]

Intelligence and intellect are sometimes considered synonyms. However, they differ significantly. Before going into their specific meanings, let’s consider the underlying concepts.  We all have [...]

We, as a society, live largely in denial of death. Those who contemplate death are often deemed life-denying and hope-sapping pessimists.  In marked contrast, the [...]

We all start more things than we complete. When something becomes too demanding or boring or unproductive, or when it seems to require more self-mastery [...]

We are often constrained and sometimes crippled by our fears. Consequently, we may think of fear as something undesirable.  While some fears can certainly be [...]

Our mind is like an inner screen. On it appear sensory stimuli from the outer world as well as recollections arising from past impressions in [...]

We live in an uncertain world where perplexities and adversities can befall us at any moment. Naturally, we seek certainty, sometimes by turning to God [...]

When we disagree with someone, we often seek to prove not just that we are right, but also that they are wrong.  Actually however, their [...]

Yoga has become immensely popular in today's world. Millions practice yoga as a tool for making the body fitter, slimmer, healthier. They equate yoga with [...]

Suppose someone has had an accident while taking a sharp turn on a hilly road. Though they survive that accident, they get scarred — not [...]

“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.” This saying is helpful if it inspires us to be wholehearted in doing whatever [...]

Suppose a friend takes us to a movie theater and then gets us so engrossed in watching the movie that we become oblivious to everything [...]

When the world is caught in a pandemic, the government may impose social distancing or even lockdown. We can and should do our part in [...]

Suppose we are confronting someone. To face them effectively, we need to know our friends and our enemies. If someone we had overlooked turns out [...]

Suppose we come to our home and are starving. We see some food in our fridge and devour it all, even though it is more [...]

Suppose we are looking at the ground level of a skyscraper building. If we look up, we may be either impressed or intimidated to see [...]

We often equate poverty with a lack of money. And that's true at one level. If we don't have food, if we don't have clothes [...]

In today's world, people grow up bereft of many of the supports that grounded and guided their formation of identity and the development of their [...]

Life can be a constant moral struggle. We are prone to hundreds and thousands of temptation that incite us to immoral indulgence. We may resolve [...]

The word identity politics can have two distinct meanings. One is that it is a politics based on asserting identity as contrasted with asserting class [...]

Suppose we're walking along a road through mountainous territory toward a beautiful resort on the top of a mountain. On both sides of the road [...]