Let my good deeds express the good within me, not conceal the bad within me
Bhagavad Gita 16.15 āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛśo mayā yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣye ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ “I am wealthy, noble, of high birth, Who [...]
Let our activism be transformative, not performative
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How delusions of omnipotence become increasingly dangerous
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How can we know others properly?
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Are we living inside an echo chamber?
Are we living inside an echo chamber? - Suppose we are walking through nature, while wearing earphones to hear music. Suppose further we are unwittingly [...]
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Satisfaction comes most reliably not by accumulation or appreciation but by absorption
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To mistake attention to be affection is delusion
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Go to the temple to take darshan, not to give darshan
Some celebrities such as politicians or movie stars often visit temples on special holy days such as Janmashtami. If they see such visits merely as good photo-ops [...]
Blind people can be cured – people proud of their blindness can’t be
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To convert a prison into a kingdom is a fool’s errand
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The defining characteristic of humanity distorted by ignorance is inhumanity
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Those who crave to look big are small
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You are meant for more than a weary, dreary and scary reality
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We cannot get pure devotion by more donation
“This person gives liberal donations for charitable causes.” Statements like these are becoming increasingly commonin the public profiles of well-to-do individuals. This trend may inspire [...]
Is the purpose of eating to get fatter?
Obviously not, we would unhesitatingly answer. We eat to get energy for pursuing worthwhile ends in life. Gita wisdom urges us to apply this same [...]