Can I Give You a Hug?
"Can I Give You a Hug?" I stared at the American girl who had asked me this question with a bright smile on her face. [...]
Birthmarks and the Memories of the Soul
The Bhagavad Gita explains that the soul transitions from one body to another, just as a person progresses from childhood to youth to old age. [...]
Consciousness Outside the Body
A common assumption in modern science is that the physical brain generates consciousness. However, scientific evidence regarding near-death experiences (NDEs) poses a significant challenge to [...]
Why You Need a Metaphysical Orientation
Just as our bodies require physical nutrition to survive, our minds require a metaphysical orientation to thrive. Metaphysical orientation provides us with a profound sense [...]
Four meanings of consciousness
The many meanings of consciousness and how they matter Consciousness is a frequently discussed concept among those seeking personal and spiritual growth. Gaining a clearer [...]
How to compartmentalize our life and how not to
We may have to compartmentalize our life in terms of our activity, but we should not compartmentalize our life in terms of our identity. In [...]
Let me put the unchanging soul first, not the changing body (2.13)
Bhagavad Gita 2.13 dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati "As we move through childhood, youth, and old [...]
Gita 02.13 – Explanation
Gita 02.13 – The body is changing, not just growing – so focus on the unchanging Audio Link 1 : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-13-the-body-is-changing-not-just-growing-so-focus-on-the-unchanging/ dehino ’smin yathā dehe [...]
Gita 02.13 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
2.11-2.30: counters first argument – compassion – by Jnana So after discussing the eternality of the individuals in the next verse, Sri Krishna will [...]
What is self-realization?
When we gain a realization, that essentially means we understand and accept as a reality that which is already a reality. By extension, when we [...]
When labels help and when they harm
When labels help and when they harm - Suppose we lose our temper repeatedly. Soon, people around us may label us as short-tempered. Eventually, we [...]
Even if we can’t elevate our consciousness we can still expand our consciousness
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 [...]
By overemphasizing identity identity politics ends up obscuring identity
By overemphasizing identity identity politics ends up obscuring identity The word identity politics can have two distinct meanings. One is that it is a politics [...]
We aren’t merely physical being seeking sustenance, safety and sex – we are essentially spiritual beings seeking purpose and progress
We aren't merely physical being seeking sustenance safety and sex - we are essentially spiritual beings seeking purpose and progress Today’s materialistic worldview holds that [...]
Spiritual knowledge makes us far-sighted and deep-sighted
Spiritual knowledge makes us far-sighted and deep-sighted To be far-sighted means to prepare for our long-term future. To be deep-sighted means to address issues at [...]
We may have scars, but we don’t have to be scarred
We may have scars but we don’t have to be scarred To have scars means to have some physical marks. To be scarred means to [...]
Information doesn’t have to be new to be helpful – it just has to be timely
We live in a culture where the new is incessantly glamorized – new gadgets, new fashions, new data, new news. But we don’t always need new information – what we need is timely access to the known. If students have prepared for an exam, they don’t need any new information at the time of the exam – they just need to recollect what they already know.
To tap your potential, expand your awareness
What we are aware of determines what we can do or can’t do. If we become aware that some attacker is sneaking in on us, [...]
Strive for self-understanding, not self-esteem
As we live in a rabidly competitive society, we may feel that we lack self-esteem. Such feelings become aggravated when the media bombards us with [...]
Spirituality is not about suppressing grief – it is about transcending grief
The Bhagavad-gita (02.13) states that the spiritually enlightened are not bewildered by death. Does this mean that spiritualists shouldn’t grieve the death of their loved [...]
Don’t just change perception – change perspective
“Change your perception – think positive,” urge many self-help books. It’s good to think positive, but the best positive thinking comes by changing not just [...]