Self-improvement is one of life’s most challenging endeavors—not only because changing ourselves is intrinsically difficult, but also because of the significant mismatch between our expectations [...]
Be nice to contain the vice that is inside, not to conform to the vice that is outside Being nice is often considered a hallmark [...]
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 [...]
Even if we don't feel ready to change, we can change to feel ready. Start from wherever we are, not where we think we need [...]
Three differences between educational warnings about danger and fear-mongering - Fear is one of the most common and widespread human experiences. We live in a [...]
When our mind doesn’t care for the things that matter to us, we don’t have to stop caring for those things. We can choose to [...]
Even if we have to live with our mind we don't have to live for our mind - We are stuck with our mind, but [...]
Intelligence means to know when to stick to our words and when to not stay stuck with our words. Our trustworthiness is determined, in the [...]
Does surrender necessitate checking the brain at the door of the house of God? - Surrender doesn't mean checking our brain at the door on [...]
Connecting the dots is a sign of perceptive intelligence, while creating the dots that can then be conveniently connected is a sign of deceptive intelligence. [...]
Desire abducts with the promise of pleasure and abandons us in the province of trouble. The Bhagavad Gita (18.38) states that sensual desires lead us [...]
We can choose what truth our life story will demonstrate: what is possible with God or what is inevitable without him. Our life is defined [...]
Impurity needs to be tackled by focusing on transcendence, not tickled by fantasizing about indulgence. Whenever we have any impurity within us that triggers desires [...]
To reject an opinion by default just because we dislike the person giving that opinion is just as bad as accepting an opinion just because [...]
Feeling better or healing better? When we are trying to grow spiritually, it’s important to be clear about the parameters for growth. Frequently, we understandably [...]
Just because a decision is regrettable doesn't mean that it will be regretted. Our life is filled with decisions—some small, some big, some good, some [...]
Overcoming our numbness and dumbness toward spiritual things, including ultimately God, involves addressing two ways in which we become spiritually deadened. As indicated in the [...]
The Bhagavad-gita (18.30) states that intelligence in the mode of goodness is able to view actions holistically in terms of their consequences, whether they are [...]
In the Bhagavad Gita (18.61), Krishna states that he is directing the wanderings of all living beings from his strategic vantage point, which is within [...]
Meditation is essentially about connecting with a timeless divine reality that resides and presides beyond the mundane reality, which is constantly subject to change due [...]
In the Bhagavad-gita [18.61], Krishna directs the wandering of all living beings. Does this mean he also directs the wandering of our minds? After all, [...]
