Four levels at which the mind can mislead us
Four levels at which the mind can mislead us - The Bhagavad Gita 6.34 describes four characteristics of the mind that make it so difficult [...]
Gita 06.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Now Arjuna will give one more [...]
When discipline feels like self-deprivation …
We often think of discipline as something that deprives us of life’s pleasures and comforts. For example, we may fear that waking up early to [...]
How to mentor the mind? (Managing the mind series 7)
How to mentor the mind? - Our mind is restless like a child (Bhagavad-gita 06.34). To help it outgrow its fickleness, we need to mentor [...]
Our mind as an Alzheimer’s patient
Our mind as an Alzheimer’s patient - Suppose we are the main caregiver for a dear relative suffering from Alzheimer's. When they become non-communicative or [...]
Why we need to transform pain
Why we need to transform pain - Suppose we catch an infection. If we aren’t careful, we will transmit it to others. While we are [...]
Let the mind be
Let the mind be - Suppose we have to work with a colleague who tends to hyperventilate. Once they calm down, it’s possible to work [...]
On parenting the mind
On parenting the mind - When parents decide to have a child, they know they are taking up a serious responsibility. Undoubtedly, parenting can be [...]
How our mind misdirects our energies
How our mind misdirects our energies - Suppose a child is trying to heat some water on a stove and starts stoking the fire. But [...]
How to get the mind to go along with us?
How to get the mind to go along with us? - We sometimes resolve to do certain things that are important for us. But our [...]
Technologically connected, mentally disconnected
Our phones are nowadays so advanced that just by pressing a few buttons, we can connect with people in remote parts of the world. Yet [...]
To take the task of training the mind seriously, stop taking everything it says seriously
Suppose we have a child. If we take the responsibility of caring for and training the child seriously, we won’t take everything the child says [...]
If we get into the mind’s discourse, we go down a disastrous course
Suppose someone gave a talk that is captivatingly delivered but is filled with semi-truths and untruths. If we get into that talk, we will end [...]
What the mind makes us do would be comic if its consequences were not so tragic
In some comedy shows, some people do stunningly stupid things, repeatedly. Seeing their stupidity can be hilarious. Sadly, many people’s real lives are not much [...]
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier
Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, it can go from one end of the universe to another within a moment. It [...]
Watch the mind, or the mind will catch you
Suppose we are living in a high crime locality where thieves will catch and steal from us if we aren’t alert. Naturally, we will give [...]
The wild mind will make us homeless at home
Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, It can go from one end of the universe to another within a moment. It [...]
The lesser the structure in our life, the greater the rupture the mind can cause in our life
Our mind is restless (Bhagavad-gita 06.34) – it’s like a child. Children can spend their entire day or even their entire life playing with toys. [...]
The mind is restless, reasonless, ruthless, relentless
Why is controlling the mind so difficult? The Bhagavad-gita (06.34) explains using four describers, which can be summarized as four R’s: Restless (canchala): The mind [...]
The mind stops us not just from achieving our dreams, but also from pursuing them
People on the deathbed often have many regrets. The greatest of such regrets center on, “If only I had done this …”. We all dream [...]
The mind doesn’t know what it wants – and is ready to fight against the world to get it
When children become infatuated with a toy, they throw a tantrum till they get it. But on getting it, they play with it for some [...]