Let me love you while I am alive, because I am alive
Bhagavad Gita 13.14 sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati Hands and feet in every place, Eyes and heads on [...]
When the reality I create starts collapsing, lead me to your greater reality that never collapses
Bhagavad Gita 13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate Thus field and knowledge are made known, Indeed, what is to [...]
Lead me from living with fear and in fear to living with you and in you
Bhagavad Gita 13.13 jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad ucyate I now declare what is to [...]
What humility is and what it isn’t
Humility is meant to facilitate absorption in a higher reality, not abuse by a higher authority. Humility is a vital virtue, recommended by spiritual traditions [...]
More important than staying in touch with the world is staying in touch with you
Bhagavad Gita 13.11 mayi cānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī vivikta-deśa-sevitvam aratir jana-saṁsadi Below quartet is based on aratir jana-saṁsadi: disinterest in worldly gatherings When crowds gather [...]
Humility is the balance between ego and insecurity
Ego arises when we dwell on our abilities and become intoxicated by having them, parading them before others, especially those who don't have similar abilities. [...]
Shifting Focus from Illusion to Reality
In the Bhagavad-gita (13.22), it is stated that our consciousness gets caught in matter. Due to this, we experience the dualities of material existence and [...]
Two characteristics of extremism
Any extremist ideology is totalizing and demonizing. Totalizing means that it claims to have a total understanding of everything, that whatever it says is [...]
Two kinds of extremism
Extremism can be in thought and in action. Extremism in thought is often called as exclusivism: where people believe, for example, if they are religious, [...]
Being aware that we are making assumptions
Making assumptions is not a problem, not being aware that we are making assumptions is a problem. Whenever we make assumptions about people thinking that, [...]
How NOT to respond to mistakes
Pondering our mistakes is helpful if the focus is on how we can learn, but pondering our mistakes can be harmful if the focus is [...]
Why relationships are so difficult
Difficulties in relationships are caused not so much by INCOMPATIBILITY as by INFLEXIBILITY. Sometimes when two people cannot get along with each other, a common [...]
Using Ability with Humility
Humility does not require us to deny or downplay our ability. It just requires that we don't let our ability overshadow our humanity or our [...]
We don’t need to become good
We don't need to become good to come to God. We need to come to God to become good. Sometimes we may stay away from [...]
Humility is a gaining of our intelligence
See humility not as a weakening or a losing of our ego. See it more as a strengthening and gaining of our intelligence. Whenever we [...]
Far away from God
We may be far away from God, but God is close to us. Sometimes we may pray to God and not get any result from [...]
Why humility is a vital ability
Humility is the ability to ensure that our ability doesn't take over our identity. When someone possesses an extraordinary ability, they can very easily become [...]
Curiosity & humility: an empowering combination
Curiosity is often recommended and even celebrated as a great virtue for those who wish to keep learning and growing in their lives. Curiosity ensures [...]
The courage that may not look like courage
We often associate courage with physically heroic deeds, such as running into a burning building to save a trapped child. While such courage is undoubtedly [...]
Authentic = Shameless?
When we strive to be authentic by aligning with our true nature, we may face the world’s disapproval or even censure. People around us may [...]
The price for becoming wise
When we have some questions, we may hesitate to ask them thinking that others may consider us foolish for having those questions. Such a fear [...]