The importance of complexifying things
The importance of complexifying things When we want to understand things, we often want them to be explained simply. Indeed, effective education centers on [...]
How to persevere amid uncertainty?
Suppose we are driving. We gain confidence by seeing the path ahead clearly and knowing how it takes us to our destination. However, if the [...]
How Krishna descends to civilize and spiritualize humanity
One of the greatest civilizing forces in human history has been the belief in a God who keeps track of our actions and who [...]
Why fear of God is healthy — and when it becomes unhealthy
To stay civilized, every society needs to instill in its members a healthy fear of the law, which essentially means fear of the consequences of [...]
How we can learn from history to shape our history
Modern history is often a compilation of facts and figures, wars and conquests, births and deaths. Traditionally however, especially in spiritual cultures, history was studied [...]
Is faith irrational?
Some people say, “I am rational; I don’t accept irrational ideas such as faith.” While rationality is a vital tool in the human search for [...]
How God is rational and reciprocal — and is more
Understanding God is most difficult because he is the biggest reality in all of existence. By definition, he is supreme and is therefore superior to [...]
Why the Gita is misunderstood — and how it can be understood
Suppose we want to talk with someone who has closed body language. We hesitate in opening up to them because we don't know what will [...]
Focusing only on suffering’s immediate cause makes us short-sighted focusing only on suffering’s remote cause makes us hard-hearted
Suppose someone falls sick because of being infected by a virus. While the virus is the immediate cause of their suffering, is it the complete [...]
Devotion is not just about bringing God into our life; it is also about letting God bring us into his life
Devotion is not just about bringing God into our life; it is also about letting God bring us into his life Most people nowadays are [...]
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune, but it can save us from misfortune
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune but it can save us from misfortune Suppose someone gambles for the first time. [...]
Power needs to be kept out of the hands of those who worship power
Power needs to be kept out of the hands of those who worship power To do anything at all, we need power, be it physical, [...]
Don’t be so afraid of the irrational as to deny the possibility of the transrational
Don’t be so afraid of the irrational as to deny the possibility of the transrational We live in an age that prides itself on its [...]
Doubt is a disease that makes the patient believe the doctor is sick
Doubt is a disease that makes the patient believe the doctor is sick Suppose a patient rejects a doctor’s advice, arguing that it is the [...]
We have snakes inside us, but we are not one of them
We have snakes inside us but we are not one of them Suppose someone we thought we knew suddenly does something terrible and hurtful. We [...]
God keeps the door to him unlocked from his side till every soul, however degraded, comes to him
God keeps the door to him unlocked from his side till every soul however degraded comes to him Some religions hold that God gives us [...]
Gita 04.10 explained
Bg 4.10 vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ Word for word: vīta — freed from; rāga — attachment; bhaya — fear; krodhāḥ [...]
Ask not why bad things happen to good people, ask what good people do when bad things happen to them
Ask not why bad things happen to good people ask what good people do when bad things happen to them One of the oldest philosophical [...]
Equality that is imposed doesn’t raise everyone up, it brings everyone down
Equality that is imposed doesn’t raise everyone up it brings everyone down We live in an age where equality is celebrated. Any discrimination, based on [...]
Seeking requires believing: believing that something worth seeking exists and that we have the capacity to find it
Seeking requires believing: believing that something worth seeking exists and that we have the capacity to find it Some people say, “Be a seeker, not [...]
Karma is not like a mysterious contagious disease – it is logical not diabolical
Karma is not like a mysterious contagious disease - it is logical not diabolical When we understand the principle of karma – of how we [...]