How to make our approach to meditation more positive
To approach meditation more positively, focus not on the effort of paying attention, focus on the opportunity to get an enriching experience. Many of us [...]
What differentiates deep thinking from overthinking?
We have all likely been told at some point that overthinking is bad for us. Perhaps this advice was given in a situation where we [...]
Loss, guilt, and despair: the trio of emotions that can make our inner world toxic
In the face of a problem, if all we can come up with is, "It's not my fault," then that is our fault. Life is [...]
How hope, faith, and purpose can help us move toward a better future
Life sometimes places us in moments where the present seems unbearably dark, like an unbreakable prison, making it hard to envision a better future. Regardless [...]
Mumbai–Pune Expressway Nightmare: The Sattvic Need for Negative Imagination
When a three-hour drive turns into a thirty-two-hour ordeal, it’s not just an accident. It’s a systems failure. A failure of imagination. A failure of [...]
How to get rid of the demons from our past
Focus not on escaping the demons from our past; focus on embracing the Lord who can make all those demons flee and in whom we [...]
Two ways to deal with our past
Even if we can't escape our past, we can still outgrow it We all carry scars from our past—deep wounds that cause fears or impressions [...]
Fix the need to fix others
Whenever we take on a responsible role in our relationships, such as being a parent or mentor, part of that responsibility involves helping others make [...]
“What is my calling?” and “What am I calling?”
To find our purpose in life, focus not just on what our calling is but also on what we are calling We all aspire to [...]
Focus on our availability for God, not God’s availability for us
Stop worrying whether God is there for us; start working on whether we are there for God. When facing difficulties, we may sometimes expect support [...]
Don’t be difficult while going through difficulties
Our life may be difficult, but that doesn't give us the right to be difficult When we face tough situations, they naturally affect our behavior. [...]
How to pass life’s tests
If we don't protest against the mind's pretexts, we will never pass life's tests. When faced with life's difficulties, especially those requiring us to persevere [...]
Be simple, not naive
Simplicity is often lauded as a virtue in spiritual traditions worldwide. Yet, simplicity is sometimes conflated with naivety, leading people to become uncritical, gullible, and [...]
How to see our pain positively
See whatever is lacking within us or whatever is hurting within us to be not so much broken as unfinished. During the course of life, [...]
Let me seek alignment of hearts, not just agreement of heads
Bhagavad Gita 18.70 adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ Whoever studies this, our dialogue of truth [...]
How to deal with our past constructively
How to deal with our past constructively Boasting about how good our past was can be as childish and pointless as complaining about how bad [...]
Three ways to deepen our immersion in Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita (9.13–14) describes the external and internal characteristics of those whose lives are totally devoted to Krishna. These characteristics, which can inspire us [...]
We may be constrained by our past, but we don’t have to be contained in our past
All of us are affected by our past to varying degrees. Some of us may have incurred wounds so deep that we feel permanently damaged, [...]
Hear to be here and be here to hear
The Bhagavad Gita concludes with Krishna asking Arjuna whether he was able to hear attentively and whether his illusions were thereby dispelled. This question points [...]
What is the difference between Lamentation and Grief?
Answer: It depends on how the terms are understood. However, if we consider the philosophical context of the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita, then these two [...]
The Netflix series Adolescence: a Bhagavad Gita perspective
The Netflix series Adolescence: a Bhagavad Gita perspective The Netflix series Adolescence has gained attention for its depiction of the impact of the online world—especially [...]