A cow, after eating all the grass in one row in a uniformly green pasture, can choose whether to eat the grass on the left or the right. Animals are driven largely by their bodily drives. Yet, within the scope of those drives, they do have the free will to choose how to fulfill those drives.
Sometimes people ask spiritualists, “What do you gain in this life by your spiritual practices? You too face the same problems as we do – [...]
Money is a matter of anxiety for most people. Concern for money is understandable because we need money to survive. But what actuates and aggravates [...]
Self-control is a valuable virtue on the spiritual path. It helps us resist worldly pleasures and focus on higher purposes. But that very self-control may [...]
Our mind often makes problems seem worse than what they actually are. Suppose someone fails in an exam. Their mind may tell them that their [...]
Suppose someone invited us for a feast and then delivered food so meager that it wouldn’t satisfy even a squirrel. If they invited and under-delivered [...]
India dominated world hockey from the 1920s to the 1970s. Its success came from its wizard-like expertise in using the hockey stick. But after artificial [...]
If while traveling, our car tank starts drying up, we need to refuel, lest we get stranded. Our heart is like a tank that runs [...]
Suppose we find ourselves groping and stumbling in a dark room. We may feel irritated at the darkness, but cursing or punching it achieves nothing. [...]
For a thirsty person lost in a desert, a mirage promises the very thing they need: water. Actually however, the mirage is the very thing [...]
When children want to spend all their time playing and their parents force them to study, the children resent their studies and sneak back to [...]
When we strive to live a principle-centered life by resisting temptations, we may find some temptation irresistible and feel, “Since I will indulge eventually, why [...]
“Get out” we may tell someone who has hurt us terribly. In the past, kings would exile offenders from their kingdom, with such banishment being [...]
Suppose, while we are walking, our shoulder touches a wall, and we find ourselves wincing. Our over-reaction indicates that we have on our shoulder some [...]
Many people nowadays evaluate spirituality in utilitarian terms – they value it only for its tangible social benefits. Undoubtedly, spirituality does promote social well-being. When [...]
On knowing the definition of God as the cause of all causes, we may get the question, “Is he the cause of the wrongs that [...]
Suppose a surgeon is agitated, distracted or exhausted while doing surgery – a small wrong cut can be disastrous. Their responsibility for the lives of [...]
Now try to understand Chapter overview by trying to understand what is happening: In Arjun’s mind there were two options action or renunciation, So Sri [...]
We are in third section of chapter 05, first section talked about how Karma Yoga brings same result but is easier than Jyana Yoga. And [...]
#BG 5.17 So Sri Krishna is saying once we understand the absolute truth what we do after that, then we make that absolute [...]
Some people argue, “The world is a place of entanglement that needs to be renounced to attain liberation.” Others argue, “Our duties in this world [...]
