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 toxic chat groups—on adolescents. It particularly explores how [...]
Why running from our past doesn’t work
Running from our past doesn’t take us to a better future; it just makes our future a rerun of our past. We all carry scars [...]
How to stop wasting our pain
God will never waste our pain—provided we don’t waste it by feeling sorry for ourselves or feeling angry with God. Pain is one of life’s [...]
How God can use dead ends
What seems to be a dead end for us can simply be, for God, a means to show us that without him, we are dead—and [...]
Why exhaust ourselves by believing in our worries when we can energize ourselves by believing in God’s promises?
When we encounter challenging situations, our minds tend to focus on all the ways things might go wrong. This constant worrying can drain us, filling [...]
Developing Resilience by Changing Our Driving Question
We all need to develop resilience because life is hard—it will knock us down sooner or later. Resilience is largely determined by what goes on [...]
What kind of traveling companion is God?
God is not a reluctant or indifferent companion; he is a diligent and transcendent companion. Whenever we travel with someone, we seek to know what [...]
How faith and surrender can empower us to face challenges
Faith enables us to realize that God is on our side, while surrender enables us to put ourselves on God’s side. When we practice bhakti [...]
The dynamics of the human-divine partnership
Our business is to do what is possible; God's business is to do what, to us, seems impossible. Stop taking over God's business, and stop [...]
How devotional surrender brings enrichment not resentment
How devotional surrender brings enrichment not resentment Devotional surrender means that what our Lord speaks, our heart seeks. The notion of surrender often doesn’t [...]
Inability vs. unwillingness: Facing challenges and understanding ourselves
Inability vs. unwillingness: Facing challenges and understanding ourselves Whenever we face difficult situations—whether a work deadline or a family emergency requiring us to stretch beyond [...]
Planning: how to be firm yet flexible
Planning: how to be firm yet flexible Whenever we make plans, it’s essential to approach them in a balanced way. Plans can be compared to [...]
Why aligning aspiration with determination is vital
We all have various aspirations, and we often try to increase our determination to pursue our aspirations. However, when our aspiration is misguided, determination alone [...]
When living in the present is taken to an extreme
Let the present moment be the focus of our attention, not the substance of our aspiration Distraction often pulls us away from the present moment, [...]
Two things that we should never underestimate
Never underestimate two things: God's power to make things better and our power to make things worse. During our life, we may sometimes find ourselves [...]
How to help others use their freedom wisely
How to help others use their freedom wisely When we guide someone, such as a trainee or a child, it's essential to respect their need [...]
Whether a message is short is not as important as whether it is sufficient
The length of a talk is not as crucial as its completeness. A short talk can be insufficient, a long talk can be sufficient, and [...]
How to avoid becoming discouraged due to our mistakes?
Just because we have slipped and fallen doesn’t mean we have to keep slipping and keep falling. And it certainly doesn’t mean that we have [...]
Self-improvement: The PIE we can’t have and the PIE we can have
Self-improvement: The PIE we can’t have and the PIE we can have Self-improvement is one of life’s most challenging endeavors—not only because changing ourselves is [...]
When being nice is not nice…
When being nice is not nice... Be nice to contain the vice that is inside, not to conform to the vice that is outside Being [...]
Bhagavad-gita as the LED light for our life
Bhagavad-gita as the LED light for our life - On the occasion of Gita Jayanti, let us consider the life-affirming and enriching message of the [...]