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 [...]
Arjuna raises a question, saying, 'You are presenting all these teachings, but they are all derived from the Vedas. Even though you view them [...]
Now in next verse 50th Krishna will give another definition of Yoga: BG 2.50 buddhi-yukto jahatiha ubhe sukrita-dushkrite tasmad yogaya yujyasva yogah karmasu kausalam [...]
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence Suppose a country has a hostile neighbor. If they underestimate their neighbor, they will not pay attention [...]
An impurity censor makes no sense to those who don't have even an impurity sensor An impurity censor refers to some regulator that filters out [...]
When work doesn't work detachment works Sometimes, we work at something, yet nothing seems to work. We struggle to improve a relationship, but things keep [...]
Opinions are like onions - know when they need to be sealed and when peeled When we have an opinion about something, we may hold [...]
We relapse not because we are witless or will-less but because we are weapon-less When we make resolutions to give up some unhealthy indulgence, we [...]
Choose the good when it protects you from the bad but not when it deprives you of the best Suppose we had to choose between [...]
More important than understanding what we observe is understanding what it is that observes Every day, and indeed at every moment, many things pass through [...]
Protect the fences that protect you – keep temptation at a healthy distance Suppose we live in a neighborhood where robbery is common. We will [...]
Even when we can’t avoid sensual perception we can avoid sensual imagination We live in a world rife with temptation. Such temptation can deceive and [...]
Saying no to temptation doesn’t mean much if we don’t mean no Suppose someone we know succumbs to an unworthy temptation. On being confronted about [...]
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness not on our powerlessness Some people feel that tolerating makes them powerless: “If things are going [...]
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness not on our powerlessness Some people feel that tolerating makes them powerless. To know more about [...]
Seek the association that warns us about our urges not warms us to our urges Suppose we meet a stranger belonging to a group that [...]
To understand one thing we sometimes need to revise how we understand everything Suppose we are struggling to solve a mathematical sum, but are getting [...]
Garbage that is not cleared often tends to multiply – even if it is kept in a bin, the bin starts stinking or polluting the [...]
When we strive to free ourselves from impurities, we may still feel impure desires rising in our consciousness. To not become disheartened by such desires, [...]
To keep small things small keep big things big Suppose we are driving on a crowded lane and we notice someone driving wildly on an [...]
If we don’t give the devil his due he will take more than his due The devil is envisioned in some traditions as a malefic [...]
