Life is filled with ups and downs. These fluctuations, when seen with exaggerated importance, can turn routine events into massive dramas, escalating into emotional traumas. [...]
Gita 05.20 – Equanimity is meant to make us not emotionless, but purposeful Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-20-equanimity-is-meant-to-make-us-not-emotionless-but-purposeful/ na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.20 na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthirabuddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ "Getting the desirable, one who is not elated, Nor [...]
Overcoming distractions by aligning with our spiritual essence Life is inevitably characterized by distractions. The very word "distraction" implies that there is a purpose from [...]
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 [...]
When we strive to do anything in life, we naturally want to be successful. It is delightful when we succeed, and our capacity to persevere [...]
But how will one practically do this? So now Sri Krishna will describe a process, so set of verses from here are both descriptive and [...]
Suppose we are in an ocean characterized by huge waves. How can we protect ourselves from being swept away by those waves? By having an [...]
Suppose we invest a lot of effort in actualizing a particular aspiration — be it a career or a relationship or a calling — but [...]
Becoming emotionally sober - People who get intoxicated frequently act in ways that are short-sighted, stupid or even self-sabotaging. Consequently, we readily recognize the need [...]
How can we redefine our relationship with failure - Suppose a bully has been terrorizing us for a long time. Suppose further that they are [...]
How to stop struggling with our feelings? - We often find ourselves obstructed by our feelings, as when we feel bored, annoyed, perplexed, frustrated, enraged, [...]
Go beyond both negative thinking and positive thinking - Life is filled with binaries of ups and downs. In the world outside, we encounter binaries [...]
In today’s fast-paced world characterized by sudden and massive changes, we often appreciate people who stay cool-headed. How can we too develop such equanimity? Do [...]
Suppose we are forced to go through certain experiences that we just didn’t want to go through. When such things happen, it’s natural to feel [...]
Pleasure and pain are both life’s ringtones - don’t keep hearing the tone start picking up the phone Suppose our phone rings. Some ringtones are [...]
Chemical highs can’t cure life’s lows we need to go spiritually high When life’s adversities push people down, they often feel so dejected that they [...]
Comparing is unavoidable but comparing mentality is undesirable In our competitive world, comparing is almost universal. In schools with any kind of assessment, who gets [...]
Don’t run from pain or rush towards pleasure – refocus on your purpose Suppose we are driving on a road to a destination. If the [...]
Failure is a bump on the road not the end of the road When we fail at anything, we feel disheartened. Some people, however, become [...]
See failure as a practical problem not as an existential problem During life, we all fail sometime or the other. How we respond to a [...]
