Death is meant to point to enlightenment not be a plot point in entertainment
Death is meant to point to enlightenment not be a plot point in entertainment Death is one of life’s most sobering realities, being the irreversible [...]
Even if we can’t understand Krishna we can still stand under Krishna
Even if we can’t understand Krishna we can still stand under Krishna Life sometimes assaults us with devastating adversities that cripple us materially and spiritually. [...]
Our urges aren’t like endlessly rising lines they are like endlessly recurring waves – surf them patiently
Our urges aren’t like endlessly rising lines they are like endlessly recurring waves – surf them patiently Whenever some self-destructive urge attacks, we tend to [...]
Turning away is not running away if we are turning toward something better
Turning away is not running away if we are turning toward something better Suppose we see a person who constantly agitates us. Not wanting to [...]
What we know doesn’t define us as much as what we want to know
What we know doesn’t define us as much as what we want to know Suppose someone who is in a disaster-hit area knows the path [...]
Problems may get stuck inside us but we don’t have to get stuck inside them
Problems may get stuck inside us but we don't have to get stuck inside them Suppose someone writes abusive graffiti on our house wall. We [...]
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life Suppose we wanted to walk somewhere, but somehow took several wrong turns [...]
We don’t have to outweigh our urges; we just have to out-wait them
We don’t have to outweigh our urges; we just have to out-wait them Suppose a thief is trying to barge into our house by breaking [...]
Thinking that thinking is troublesome is troublesome
Thinking that thinking is troublesome is troublesome Some people avoid thinking about life’s big questions such as: “What is life meant for? What happens after [...]
When we resist our urges, they may become scarier, but they don’t become stronger
When we resist our urges they may become scarier but they don’t become stronger Suppose an animal trainer is domesticating a wild tiger by starving [...]
To be caught unawares occasionally is condonable to be caught unawares repeatedly is condemnable
To be caught unawares occasionally is condonable to be caught unawares repeatedly is condemnable Suppose a person who runs a ferryboat gets caught in a [...]
We may be circumstantially distanced from Krishna, but we don’t have to be devotionally deprived of Krishna
We may be circumstantially distanced from Krishna but we don’t have to be devotionally deprived of Krishna Life sometimes puts us in situations where we [...]
The mind’s complaining about a problem is often a bigger problem than the problem itself
The mind’s complaining about a problem is often a bigger problem than the problem itself When the weather is bad, say, too cold, we all [...]
Insight comes by catching sight of the link between things already in sight
Insight comes by catching sight of the link between things already in sight Whenever we encounter some especially insightful people, we may wonder, “How do [...]
To see our own stupidity, unvarnished and unjustified, is infuriating and invigorating
To see our own stupidity unvarnished and unjustified is infuriating and invigorating When someone we care for does something stupid, they often try to hide [...]
Opening the mouth without opening the mind helps neither the mouth nor the mind
Opening the mouth without opening the mind helps neither the mouth nor the mind We all have had to sometimes bite our words. On seeing [...]
If conscience doesn’t create a barrier between impulse and indulgence, intelligence must
If conscience doesn’t create a barrier between impulse and indulgence intelligence must Suppose a river tends to overflow unpredictably, flooding the nearby areas. To protect [...]
When the sensual deludes the eye the spiritual eludes the I
When the sensual deludes the eye the spiritual eludes the I The world around us is filled with innumerable sensual stimuli. And most such stimuli [...]
When we are attached to someone we don’t care much for them; we care much more for what they think about us
When we are attached to someone we don’t care much for them; we care much more for what they think about us Suppose a doctor [...]
Use introspection as a confession by the self to the self
Use introspection as a confession by the self to the self Confession is a religious practice wherein confessants, people who have done something wrong, admit [...]
Pleasure is too fragile a purpose to sustain us through life’s troubles
Pleasure is too fragile a purpose to sustain us through life's troubles We all seek pleasure. Yet life can put us in such dilemmas and [...]