The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier
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 [...]
No one has a right to mistreat you, not even you
No one has a right to mistreat you not even you Suppose someone repeatedly derided us. We would be incensed: “You have no right to [...]
Watch the mind, or the mind will catch you
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 [...]
The wild mind will make us homeless at home
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 [...]
Better to be crazy in being busy than to be just crazy, better still is to be busy without being crazy
Better to be crazy in being busy than to be just crazy better still is to be busy without being crazy We sometimes feel, “I [...]
Analyzing a spiritual text without applying it is like examining food without eating it
Analyzing a spiritual text without applying it is like examining food without eating it Suppose someone is starving. If they are given food and they [...]
The essence of commitment is recommitment
The essence of commitment is recommitment We sometimes resolve to do something constructive such as exercising, meditating, studying wisdom-texts or becoming more tolerant in our [...]
Everything is not in the mind, but everything comes through the mind
Everything is not in the mind but everything comes through the mind Some people say, “Everything is in the mind; if you just learn to [...]
When we make God our friend, we become our own friend
When we make God our friend we become our own friend We are often our worst enemies. When we get some lucky breaks, we let [...]
When the mind says our victories are too small to count, cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories
When the mind says our victories are too small to count cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories When striving for [...]
Virtue that is more talked than walked is not necessarily infertile, it may just be infantile
Suppose someone speaks big things, but doesn’t live accordingly. We may dismiss their talk as big bluster: “What they speak is infertile – nothing comes [...]
Stop playing games with your mind – and with those who play games with your mind
Stop playing games with your mind - and with those who play games with your mind Suppose a person starts playing with a poisonous snake, [...]
Boring people find people boring
Boring people find people boring We all probably know some people who bore us to death. Nothing they say or do interests us – and [...]
For changing yourself, focus on comprehending yourself, not on criticizing yourself
Suppose someone criticizes us constantly about something we are doing. Instead of understanding where we are coming from, if they simply judge and condemn us, [...]
Our mind is constantly hiding – and is constantly ready to give us a hiding
On our daily path, suppose someone waits hiding for us. Catching us unawares, they bully and beat us. As long as they are hiding, [...]
To regulate your eating, listen to your body, not to your mind
Our body is like a car. Both cars and bodies give signals when their fuel tanks or stomachs respectively start becoming empty. We respond to [...]
Even if the mind is not shrill, it is still a shill
A shill is someone who enthusiastically pretends to buy something from a shop so as to allure others to also buy. Our mind is sometimes [...]
The mind is like a bully who has terrorized us for long – it’s time to stand up
Suppose a school has a bully who terrorizes smaller children. Bullies generally prey on the weak and the weak-willed. Whoever becomes scared of them, they [...]
Spiritual vision sees people not as philosophical categories, but as conscious beings
When we gain spiritual knowledge, our zeal to share it with others may blind us to basic human courtesies. While interacting with people, we may [...]
There is more to us than what faces us
Suppose an unarmed civilian is facing an armed aggressor. The odds may seem hopeless. But if they discover that they have a weapon more powerful [...]
Satisfaction comes by knowing ourselves, not by making ourselves known
Suppose we see someone who turns heads wherever they go. We may naturally want to be similarly well known. Given the world’s hugeness and crowdedness, [...]