How much we improve
How much we improve depends not on how much we know but on how much we are ready to say no. Many times, to improve [...]
How to get the will to say no
To get the will to say no to something, focus on the thing that we are saying yes to. Whenever we have to say no [...]
What are we saying no to
How we are saying no, even when we aren't saying no? Saying no is difficult, whether it is to some person who is asking us [...]
Does God come from our imagination
God does not come from our imagination; our imagination comes from God, and it can take us to God as well as away from God. [...]
Miracles are not against science
Miracles are not against science; they are above science. Every theistic tradition has accounts of miracles performed by God, wherein actions are done that seem [...]
Lack of faith
We worry not because we have too little faith in God, but because we have too much faith in our fears. Whenever we worry, especially [...]
Cheating is not cheating when I do it?
When cheating is not cheating, cheating is cheating when you do it, but cheating is not cheating when I do it. Such is the mentality [...]
Something beyond us that is working through us
Outreach, in any form, compels us to become conscious of something beyond ourselves. At times, we may think, "I want to speak the best possible [...]
God is working on His project us
We all have our projects, ambitions, and dreams. We work on them, pray for them, and sometimes engage in them as a service to God, [...]
Don’t limit God with your dreams
Don't limit God with your dreams. While we all aspire to create a better life, there are times when our dreams remain unfulfilled despite our [...]
Accepting that some things are beyond our understanding
Does faith mean accepting without understanding? Not at all. Faith means accepting that some things are beyond our understanding, not that we accept all things [...]
Protecting ourselves from a bad attitude
Just as we wouldn't choose to live with someone with a bad attitude, why should we tolerate our own bad attitude? Imagine living with a [...]
Choosing to be resourceful
Even if we can't control what we are going through, we can control how we go through it. Sometimes, problems come rushing at us from [...]
Resist the temptation to quit
Resist the temptation to quit on ourselves by recalling the Lord who never quits on us. When striving for self-improvement and facing repeated lapses and [...]
Does God know our pain?
God knows our pain, and He understands what we stand to gain by persevering through the pain. When we are suffering, we might question whether [...]
Who is writing our life’s story
If we consider our life to be a story, then who is writing the story? We may say that we ourselves are writing the story [...]
Are we indispensable or dispensable?
To think that we are indispensable is an illusion. But to think that we are dispensable is also an illusion. Whenever we have some significant [...]
Graduating in the university of adversity
Graduating in the University of Adversity. The universe is a university, and in this, the subject that we learn is adversity. The Bhagavad Gita states [...]
Becoming Bitter or Becoming Better
Why do some people become bitter when life gives them problems? And why do others become better, not bitter? That's primarily because people view themselves [...]
Humility is a gaining of our intelligence
See humility not as a weakening or a losing of our ego. See it more as a strengthening and gaining of our intelligence. Whenever we [...]
Hopeless not to be helpless
We may be helpless, but we don't have to be hopeless. Sometimes life puts us in situations where there is absolutely nothing we can do [...]