The pains of life don’t sentence us to a life of pain
The pain of life may be unavoidable, but the life of pain is definitely avoidable. Pain is one of the greatest realities of life. Our [...]
The pain of life may be unavoidable, but the life of pain is definitely avoidable. Pain is one of the greatest realities of life. Our [...]
The essence of leadership lies not in how much value people give to us but in how much value we can bring to their lives. [...]
Healthy relationships strike a balance between predictability and unpredictability. When we are in a long-term relationship, this balance is essential for keeping the relationship dynamic, [...]
Balancing sensitivity in speech The oversensitive consider even a mild observation to be a condemnation, while the insensitive treat even harsh condemnation as a mere [...]
Three tips to persist in the journey of self-improvement Self-improvement is not an easy path, particularly because the tools and strategies that worked initially may [...]
Self-improvement is one of life’s most challenging endeavors—not only because changing ourselves is intrinsically difficult, but also because of the significant mismatch between our expectations [...]
We often underestimate the pivotal role that attention plays in our lives. While we recognize its importance when we fail to focus—such as when we [...]
Be nice to contain the vice that is inside, not to conform to the vice that is outside Being nice is often considered a hallmark [...]
When memory is coupled with desire, attachment, or an emotional investment, it starts flooding, filling, and fueling our consciousness. On the other hand, when memories [...]
How to be flexible without being sentimental - The first chapter of the Bhagavad-gita begins with a description of Kurukshetra as a battlefield, where two [...]
Anxiety: is it coming from insecurity or from gravity? - Anxiety can arise from a sense of insecurity or a sense of gravity. The latter [...]
Bhagavad-gita as the LED light for our life - On the occasion of Gita Jayanti, let us consider the life-affirming and enriching message of the [...]
Make God both the defining center and the driving force of your life - Devotion is not just about making God the defining center of [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So now Arjuna is describing [...]
We are never forgotten by God, even when we have forgotten God. When we go through life with many tests and trials, it is natural [...]
Why seeing the good in bad people can be a double-edged sword - Know when seeing the good in bad people is an expression of [...]
Even if we don't feel ready to change, we can change to feel ready. Start from wherever we are, not where we think we need [...]
Four levels at which the mind can mislead us - The Bhagavad Gita 6.34 describes four characteristics of the mind that make it so difficult [...]
Two levels for focusing the fickle mind on Krishna - Even if we can't keep our mind in Krishna through absorption, we can still keep [...]
Three differences between educational warnings about danger and fear-mongering - Fear is one of the most common and widespread human experiences. We live in a [...]
Why our feelings are not our failings- Our feelings are not our failings, but our failure to feel our feelings leads to our failings. When [...]