When we feel worthless …
Suppose we find ourselves trapped in a dark dungeon. We struggle in vain to pry out the rocks from a place where we think there [...]
Suppose we find ourselves trapped in a dark dungeon. We struggle in vain to pry out the rocks from a place where we think there [...]
Suppose we want to write a best-selling book. Suppose further we start worrying that what we write may not turn out to be so wonderful. [...]
Suppose we have ten urgent things to do that all seem equally important. If these ten things require us to go in ten different directions, [...]
Suppose a class teacher resolves to do away with all inequality in students’ marks. So they decide to average the marks of all the students [...]
We often equate hurt, the sensation of pain, with harm: injury or damage. And they do frequently correlate. If our hand goes too close to [...]
Many people think that to be happy, they need to become richer and thinner. By their wealth, they believe they can buy the things that [...]
When we start practicing bhakti yoga, we may expect to relish great joy because we are connecting with the one who is the source of [...]
Suppose we're walking along a road through mountainous territory toward a beautiful resort on the top of a mountain. On both sides of the road [...]
The outer world is subject to uncontrollable change that can limit our physical freedom. If we can’t go outside, we might go stir-crazy, becoming bored, [...]
Suppose we want to develop a good habit centered on doing something creative or constructive such as meditate, study wisdom-texts, journal or write. Even when [...]
Some people ask, “If God loves us, why does he interfere with our enjoyment?” God doesn’t interfere with our enjoyment; he helps us infer what [...]
Suppose a child doesn’t want to study a particular subject, say, math. He may protest to his mother, “I can’t do this.” If the mother [...]
Suppose we are seeking something that requires effort and involves risk. When we start stretching ourselves, others may caution us, “You are going too far [...]
If we want to eat food, we need to earn it. If we want to eat sweet food, we need to pay more, that is, [...]
Babies tend to wander and pander. They wander wherever they can without considering where they are going and why. They typically pander to their tongue, [...]
Suppose we live in a thief-infested locality. We will want a strong, permanent lock for our home door. But if somehow we can’t have such [...]
Suppose we have to do something difficult, be it physical such as push-ups or intellectual such as complicated assignments or spiritual such as mantra meditation. [...]
Youths often like to drive their bikes superfast, way above the speed limit. They get a thrill when they feel the wind whistling through their [...]
We don’t like to lose things. If a choice entails some loss, we recoil from it. Such recoiling can make us miss out on choices [...]
Few activities captivate the human imagination as much as the hope of finding underground gold. However, such fantasies often overlook the reality that that gold [...]
When we hear scriptural descriptions about the immense, intense bliss of bhakti, we may get the question, “Is this for real?” This question may become [...]